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New Zealand’s involvement with a major e-learning project for schools has been discussed at a meeting of Australian and New Zealand Education Ministers in Auckland today says Education Minister Trevor Mallard.

The establishment board of trustees appointed for the new primary school in Rototuna is set to add an exciting level to the school network in Hamilton.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard has approved $7.88 million for new property at Westlake Girls’ High School in Auckland.

Over nine hundred school principals are benefiting from a rollout of brand new laptop computers in their offices.

National will not produce costings of its policy programme despite earlier promises that it would.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion departed Whenuapai at 7:12 am this morning to monitor the passage through the Tasman Sea of vessels carrying nuclear fuel

IN CONFIDENCE

19 July 2002

Minister of Education

Progress on initiatives to support the implementation of the NCEA

Irrigation is vitally important to New Zealand, and a variety of ways to fund new schemes will be considered in the future, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton says.

A nationwide telephone interpreting service will be a priority for the next Labour Government, Ethnic Affairs Minister George Hawkins says.

Employing additional community advisors in the Office of Ethnic Affairs will mean better communication, a better informed government and a stronger base for New Zealand’s ethnic communities, says Ethnic Affairs Minister, George Hawkins.

The government is to introduce a new telephone interpreting service to allow better communication between New Zealand’s growing ethnic community and key government departments.

The Thames-Coromandel District Council will receive an ex-gratia payment of up to $330,000 in response to last week’s civil emergency, Civil Defence Minister George Hawkins announced today.

New figures show a big drop in violent crime over the last 10 months, Police Minister George Hawkins said today.

A nationwide telephone interpreting service will be a priority for the next Labour Government, Ethnic Affairs Minister George Hawkins says.

Speech to Police Assn members
Stella Maris, Seatoun, Wellington.
Thursday 30 May 2002.

Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Steve Maharey is promising that Labour in government will continue to strengthen the community and voluntary sector and improve its relationship with government.

Director-General of Conservation Hugh Logan says DOC welcomes the chance to be involved in discussions about the future of important conservation and heritage areas at Young Nick's Head.

Greenpeace has been protesting a ‘cover-up’ over GM sweetcorn when it was told the test results in May 2001.

Total gross earnings rose by more under two years of Labour-led government than under three years of National.

21 July 2002Media Statement
DOC to mediate solution to Young Nick’s Head dispute

Funding for the five specialist centres of research excellence (CoRE) chosen in March and criteria for the allocation of an additional $58 million provided for new centres in the May budget has now been confirmed, Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey said today.

A report suggesting a Judge was impeded by the new Sentencing legislation from imposing a tougher penalty on a young offender is absolutely incorrect

In the invitation to come today, Barbara Phair asked me to speak on Labour’s philosophy, hopes, desires and ambitions in this year of the General Election.

Good morning and welcome to you all – students, nurses and doctors.
Many of you have travelled a long way to be here, particularly the Australian visitors and the two guest speakers, Dr Ian Stiell from Canada and Dr Mike Clancy from the United Kingdom. I hope you all enjoy your stay in New Zealand, and in my home city of Wellington.