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Freelance journalist Tapu Misa has been appointed to the Board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Broadcasting

Minister of Transport Paul Swain talks to the Local Government Forum about the Land Transport Management Bill and the NZ Transport Strategy.

  • Paul Swain
  • Transport

The first companies to have received Industry New Zealand Business Growth Grants have doubled their staff numbers and increased sales by 46 per cent in the year since their grants were approved Jim Anderton announced today.

“Since the Business Growth Fund was established in early 2001, Industry New Zealand has approved grants totalling $14.7 m to 231 small to medium sized companies throughout New Zealand.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Te Rarawa, the largest of the five iwi in the Far North, and the Crown will sign Terms of Negotiation on Thursday, 5 December.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Thank you for inviting me to celebrate the launch of Drug Help Line today, and I’d especially like to welcome Paul Traynor, Chief Executive of the Alcohol and Drug Association of New Zealand, to Parliament.

  • Annette King
  • Health

The government has adopted a formal policy on volunteering.

  • Tariana Turia
  • Community and Voluntary Sector

While tonight is a celebration for the community and voluntary sector who have made a success of the International Year for Volunteers, it is also an opportunity for us, as the Government, to say ‘Thank you’ to all you unsung heroes, who work tirelessly in our communities.

  • Tariana Turia
  • Community and Voluntary Sector

Te Rarawa, the largest of the five iwi in the Far North, today signed Terms of Negotiation with the Crown, Treaty Negotiations Minister Margaret Wilson said.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Education Minister Trevor Mallard announced today that 89 early childhood education centres across New Zealand will receive $8.8 million to extend, upgrade or develop their buildings, creating extra places for more than one thousand young children.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

The failure of industry partners to agree on their share of funding for the Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Strategy was disappointing, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton says.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Agriculture

The government will develop a plan of action to address the challenges facing New Zealand women, Women’s Affairs Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Women's Affairs

A new action plan being developed by the government will recognise the role of Maori women within whanau, hapu and iwi, Women’s Affairs Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Women's Affairs

The report draws a clear link between the oppression of tangata whenua following confiscation and alienation of lands, and the loss of te reo amongst our people in following generations.

  • Tariana Turia
  • Maori Affairs

A range of government agencies have breathed life into the Positive Ageing Strategy

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Senior Citizens

Today’s verdict in the Stephen Wallace case should allow everyone involved to move on with their lives, Police Minister George Hawkins says.

  • George Hawkins
  • Police

Treaty Negotiations Minister Margaret Wilson will meet with a number of central North Island claimant tribes on Friday, to begin dialogue on how Treaty claims in the region might be progressed.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Attorney-General

Nearly 53,200 low-income state house tenants are now paying an income related rent, saving on average about $35 every week.

  • Mark Gosche
  • Housing

The government has released the report of the Performance Based-Research Fund Working Group, Investing in Excellence, and accepted all its recommendations.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Justice Minister Phil Goff has tabled a bill which will help enhance the independence of the Police Complaints Authority

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

The Minister for Regional and Industry Development, Jim Anderton, today announced the results of a new round of Industry New Zealand funding for regional initiatives.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Industry and Regional Development

Jim Anderton speaks to Local Government NZ economic development forum.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Volunteers who work for an employer or self-employed person on an ongoing and regular basis, where that work is integral to the business, should have the same health and safety protections as paid employees, Labour Minister Margaret Wilson said today.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Labour

Women's Affairs Minister Ruth Dyson has launched two key documents for New Zealand women: 'The Status of Women in New Zealand 2002', the government’s 5th report to CEDAW, the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; and 'Towards an Action Plan for New Zealand Women', a discussion document to develop an action plan for the future.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Women's Affairs

United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage had been a significant year in terms of focusing on the importance of preserving our cultural heritage for future generations, said Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard.

  • Judith Tizard
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage