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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.

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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:

The Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), Steve Maharey, has today launched a discussion document on the Government's planned Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC) at a specially called together meeting of sector representatives

The Health Minister today pledged to lead by example and give blood more regularly.

The Minister of Immigration, Hon Lianne Dalziel, said today there were no grounds for appealing Deportation Review Tribunal decisions allowing Rudra Nana Naicker and Janardan Gounder to remain in New Zealand.

Minister of Health Annette King today urged communities to nominate people they believe will be effective on their local health boards.

I ask our whanau, hapu, iwi to get together and discuss who can best represent their interests on the interim health boards says Associate Minister of Health Hon Tariana Turia.

Kia Ora Koutou, Talofa Lava and Greetings to you all.

The Minister of Social Services and Employment, Steve Maharey, said he would not allow the previous Government or WINZ to escape accountability for problems with student loans processing which have emerged this week.

Health Minister Annette King today announced the appointment of Ron Paterson as the new Health and Disability Commissioner.

John Goulter, a prominent Auckland businessman, has been appointed a non-executive director of the Reserve Bank.

Health Minister Annette King announced today that Plunket Line, the telephone help line for parents and caregivers of babies and young children, will become a round-the-clock service from 1 May.

New Zealand is donating NZ$150,000 to provide relief supplies to Mozambique following the serious flooding which struck Southern Africa this month, Associate Foreign Minister Matt Robson announced today.

The previous government's uncoordinated approach to social service funding has cost Waitakere City an important community resource for at risk teens, says Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré.

Finance Minister Michael Cullen and State Owned Enterprises Minister Mark Burton have ordered that plans to sell the Waikaremoana Power Scheme be dropped.