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New funding for four major research consortia

The government is requiring the electricity industry to make new arrangements to manage wholesale electricity price risk caused by transmission line congestion...

Remarks at the signing of New Zealand's instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

International researchers are meeting at a workshop to establish research priorities for New Zealand to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Opening address to Australia/New Zealand joint workshop, "Research Priorities for Abatement of Agricultural Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions", Christchurch

Dunedin North MP and Energy Minister Pete Hodgson took part today in the first installation of energy use monitoring equipment in a Dunedin house.

Address to meeting of Oceans Policy stakeholders, Port Nicholson Yacht Club, Wellington

Opening remarks to the Being Human conference, Te Papa, Wellington

Questions and answers about bioprospecting and the government discussion paper on the subject.

Opening address to the 8th International Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference, Auckland

The government has produced a public discussion paper on bioprospecting – the investigation of biological resources for commercial purposes.

Minister of Fisheries Pete Hodgson has decided to put forward by one year the intended date for introducing scampi to the fisheries Quota Management System ...

Act MP Deborah Coddington is living in a strange fantasy world where her attacks on the reputations of leading business people under cover of Parliamentary privilege make her "pro-business" ...

New Zealand is ready to ratify the Kyoto Protocol following the passage through Parliament last night of the Climate Change Response Bill

Speech notes for the Third Reading of the Climate Change Response Bill

Technology New Zealand is granting almost $1.7 million to a ground-breaking research and development project that will increase the capacity in New Zealand to commercialise newly discovered pharmaceuticals

Contrary to a New Zealand Herald report today the Government has not "ignored" any advice from the Serious Fraud Office on the allocation of scampi quota

New government policy is designed to enhance efficiency and reliability in gas production and transportation, and improve fairness for gas customers.

The Government will facilitate the negotiation of open access arrangements to the Maui gas pipeline

The Government will request the Commerce Commission to report on whether increased regulatory control should be introduced for gas pipelines

A link to the draft policy statement

A link to a Q&A on the government's review of policy on the gas industry.

Minister of Fisheries Pete Hodgson says he is comfortable with the Primary Production Committee's decision in principle to inquire into the scampi fishery

A New Zealand Press Association report misrepresents the significance for New Zealand of some Italian research on a climate change issue.