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Primary school principals who are covered by a collective employment contract will be eligible for a supplementary funding entitlement currently only available to boards of schools whose principals are on individual employment contracts.

All public hearings of the Ministerial Inquiry into the under-reporting of cervical smear abnormalities in the Gisborne region will now be held in Gisborne rather than Auckland, Health Minister Annette King said today.

The Minister of Energy, Pete Hodgson, released today further details of the budget for the Ministerial Inquiry into the Electricity Industry.

Hon Matt Robson announced from Dili today his intention to provide Department of Corrections Officers and legal experts to assist in the training of prisons staff and the judiciary in East Timor.

A Cabinet paper released today makes it clear all key Government agencies support the Government's direction for the public health sector, Health Minister Annette King says.

The overseas sale of Coats Spencers' knitting yarn business with the loss of 141 permanent jobs in its Mosgiel plant will be a devastating blow to a region that is already under pressure, Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton said today.

Dunedin’s two Labour MPs, Pete Hodgson and David Benson-Pope, expressed today their deep regret at the closure of Coats Spencer Crafts at Mosgiel.

Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton and Finance Minister Michael Cullen today welcomed progress in establishing a new regional development strategy for the West Coast.

Australian and New Zealand officials have met over the last two days to finalise a new and more durable Arrangement which puts in place a conservation and management regime for fishing for orange roughy on the South Tasman Rise, Foreign Minister Phil Go

The Minister of Internal Affairs Mark Burton has received a preliminary report on the banner advertising found on the New Zealand Government Online Website.

The Minister of Agriculture, Jim Sutton, has approved the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Boards' revised restructuring plan and it will now go to a grower referendum for endorsement later this month.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today welcomed the drop in unemployment for the December 1999 quarter but said there was no room for complacency.

Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton will attend Waitangi Day commemorations at Orongomai marae in Upper Hutt.

The Minister of Energy, Hon Pete Hodgson, announced today the terms of reference and membership of a three-person Ministerial Inquiry into the electricity industry.

Prime Minister Helen Clark today officially opened the new neuro-services unit at Starship Children's Hospital.

This is a great occasion for Wellington and for sevens rugby.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff raised concerns about developments in Austria during a call by Austrian Ambassador Otmar Koler this morning.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, has welcomed the offer of a voluntary moratorium on genetically modified organisms by the New Zealand Life Sciences Network.

Conservation Minister Sandra Lee has presented seven outstanding native wetland restoration projects with awards, as part of a World Wetlands Day celebration.

The Justice Minister Phil Goff commented today on the Peter Ellis case.

"The Governor General sought my formal advice last year on an application for a pardon and a Royal Commission of Inquiry on behalf of Mr Ellis.

The Minister of Social Services and Employment, Steve Maharey, announced today that an external WINZ Advisory Board was being disestablished as he moved to effect a culture change within the department.

THE Government has agreed on a plan and timetable to implement improvements to the public health system, Health Minister Annette King said
today.

The life of the Mental Health Commission will be extended to ensure the mental
health strategy is put in place, Health Minister Annette King announced today.

Work has begun on developing a strategy to eradicate barriers for people with disabilities, Health Minister Annette King and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson said today.