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

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

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.

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

The government has adopted a formal policy on volunteering.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Auckland Issues Minister Judith Tizard says the government’s commitment to helping Auckland meet its infrastructure needs is even stronger with the release of the New Zealand Transport Strategy and the introduction of the Land Transport Management Bill.

The government has appointed a reference group of tertiary education sector representatives to advise on the design of the new fee maxima system that will semi-regulate tuition fees from 2004.

A learner advisory committee is to be established to assist the Tertiary Education Commission.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff will arrive in Afghanistan this weekend and will also visit Iran next week.

The Aranui (Christchurch) and Wairoa communities are to receive a total of $426,000 over each of the next four years as part of the expansion of the Stronger Communities Action Fund.