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I am delighted to be here with you this evening.

In considering a title for my speech – something snappy as befitting the Association– I decided on Getting a Life: The future of careers and learning services.

The Government is making good progress implementing manifesto commitments to improve access to quality careers information and advice, says Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.

Thank you for the invitation to address the conference today.
Almost exactly one year ago I came to address this conference as Leader of the Opposition.
I said then that I came to offer a positive vision for the future of local government under a new government.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. You will know that I am strongly committed to the importance of early childhood education.

Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey this evening welcomed the decision by the University of Otago to freeze their tuition fees next year.

Better evaluation ability within the public sector will be critical if the Government is to improve the delivery of social services and employment, says Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today released details of a $4 million plus programme to attract high quality people into the teaching profession

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you tonight.

You may be aware that in addition to my duties and obligations as Member of Parliament for Taupo, I have a number of ministerial portfolios – five in fact.

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs today released the Annual Survey of Local Authorities - an indicator of the comparative performance of local government in implementing the Resource Management Act.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs and the President of Local Government New Zealand, Louise Rosson, today announced details of a joint central and local government initiative to reduce the volume of waste produced in New Zealand.

How are local councils implementing processes under the Resource Management Act (RMA) – the big law that comprehensively rewrote the way we manage land, air and water in New Zealand?

Thanks for inviting me to speak today. Environmental issues are high on all our agendas and there are issues confronting us that need to be resolved.

“The New Zealand Government has contributed a total of $466,000 to Red Cross Societies in response to humanitarian needs arising from the Solomon Islands and Fiji crises”, the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon Matt Robson, says.

Local Government New Zealand President Louise Rosson, Vice Presidents Phil Warren and Gordon Blake, conference delegates ¡V It¡¦s a pleasure to be here with you this afternoon.

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Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey today urged tertiary education managers to take a more active role in developing a cooperative and innovative tertiary education system.

Thank you for inviting me to address this plenary session of the Association of Tertiary Education Management’s 2000 Conference.

Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey today urged tertiary education managers to take a more active role in developing a cooperative and innovative tertiary education system.

Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton expressed disappointment today at the allocation of subsidies for a range of dairy products by the United States Government under its Dairy Export Incentive Programme.

Thank you for this opportunity to address your conference and outline some of the Government’s plans for early childhood education.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff says he has conveyed directly to the Malaysian Government New Zealand's concerns at the conviction of former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim and the process followed in securing that conviction.

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Fifty families in Porirua and South Auckland will be part of a pilot for a new Computers in Homes project, Education Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.

The Minister of Labour, the Hon Margaret Wilson has announced the details of the government's plans to review the Health and Safety in Employment legislation.