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MTA President Jeff Dobson, members of the MTA Executive, ladies and gentlemen.

Kia Ora Koutou, Greetings and Talofa Lava.

It gives me great pleasure to join you at this “Back to Work” Cocktail Function.

Minister Responsible for Timberlands West Coast Pete Hodgson today welcomed the decision by the company to end the consultancy arrangement with Mr Kit Richards.

Prime Minister and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Helen Clark today announced that the government has cancelled the move by the previous government to make the Historic Places Trust's funding contestable.

The Minister of Conservation, Sandra Lee, today paid tribute to the achievements of the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project at St Arnaud including improved visitor facilities and increases in native bird populations.

Thank you Dr Opie for your very warm welcome and may I welcome you all, especially our overseas guests, to Wellington Central,

Fisheries Minister Pete Hodgson welcomed the news today that the value of seafood exports reached a record total of $1.3 billion last year.

Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced the programme for United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, who will visit New Zealand from 22-24 February.

Thank you for inviting me to be with you today for the opening of SAFE’s new premises in Grafton.

The Maori Broadcasting Committee has agreed with Te Mangai Paho's current contract tendering process, which it understands will see contracts run for 12 months, chairman Hon Parekura Horomia, said today.

The usual revision of agreed teacher staffing entitlements at primary schools with rolls of under 160 students will not be applied this year in cases where the school’s roll has fallen, Education Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.

This is my first keynote address in the education portfolio since becoming Minister nine weeks ago.

Greater participation by whanau, hapu, iwi and Maori in the contracting process is necessary to improve the services of Child Youth and Family Services says Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Social Services and Employment Hon Tariana Turia.

The Minister for Rural Affairs, Jim Sutton, is urging rural communities to nominate people for their local Hospital and Health Service Boards.

Racing Minister Annette King today announced she has called a Community Racing Forum at Parliament Buildings on June 1.

The Youth First research project enables young people to send a clear message to the government about the realities of growing up in New Zealand, said Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré.

Finance and Revenue Minister Michael Cullen outlined the Government's thinking on a range of tax matters in a speech today to the Institute of Chartered Accountants conference in Christchurch.

The Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), Steve Maharey, today announced that the student loan interest rate for the 2000/01 tax year will be frozen while the Government reviews the way the rate is struck.

I am pleased to give one of my first talks as Environment Minister to the Resource Management Law Association.

"A contract entered into by the former government with a private sector company for the management of the new Auckland Central remand Prison will have to remain in place, but any further plans to involve the private sector in prison management will ceas

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Auckland Central MP, Judith Tizard said today that she was delighted that Parliament had agreed to progress the MOTAT (Museum of Transport & Technology) Bill.

Welcome

Firstly I would like to congratulate all of you who have come this far. Succeeding in the business world at any time is difficult, but succeeding as a woman is even more of a challenge.

The Defence Minister Mark Burton has given the opening address today at a "Defence Policy after East Timor" seminar at Victoria University, hosted by the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. The key points of his address were: