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Firstly, I would like to thank the Advertising Standards Authority and the Association of New Zealand Advertisers for inviting me to speak to you today and for convening this Forum.

Thanks for the invitation to launch the National Sports Academy North.

In three days time, I will have been Minister of Sport, Fitness and Leisure for one year.

It's been a year of great challenges for me and in some ways this portfolio has provided me with a bit of light relief among all the paperwork that crosses my desk. I consider myself extremely lucky that this job allows me to satisfy my passion for sport and still call it work.

Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey announced today that the Government is to increase the maximum membership fees which can be paid to members of tertiary councils.

The World Trade Organisation disputes panel's final ruling in favour of New Zealand's case against tariffs on lamb imports into the United States was welcome, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.

The Government today announced initiatives to improve learning opportunities for Pacific students who speak English as a second language.

The Government today announced initiatives to improve learning opportunities for Pacific students who speak English as a second language.

Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson today released the final version of a Government Policy Statement on the further development of New Zealand's electricity industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton is staggered by National's hypocrisy over the Napier-Gisborne rail line.

The Government is looking at new sources of funding for economic development in disadvantaged communities.

Mr Speaker, I move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Bill be now read for the third time.

I have had a keen interest in the Palmerston North Hospital site redevelopment for a number of years, so it is a pleasure to celebrate with you all the completion of the Women's and Children's Building and the new Ambulatory Care Centre this afternoon.

Health Minister Annette King said today the passing of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Bill through its third reading in Parliament marked the return of a genuinely public health service in New Zealand.

Mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods, where introduced DNA or protein is present in the final food, will come into force 12 months from today, says Health Minister Annette King.

Health Minister Annette King says the initiative to retrain overseas doctors has attracted so much interest that it will be necessary to ballot doctors for the first retraining programmes at Auckland and Otago medical schools next year.

The Minister of Tourism Mark Burton says the release today of two key tourism sector research projects will greatly assist the tourism industry to plan for future development.

Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton met ENZA chairman Tony Gibbs and ENZA chief executive David Geor this morning.

Mr Sutton said the meeting was interesting.

Reporting requirements on schools will be changed to make them more useful in improving educational outcomes.

A plan to help reduce the amount of waste generated nationwide has been unveiled by the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, and Local Government New Zealand representative, Don Riesterer, at the Zero Waste Conference in Kaitaia today.

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