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Acting Communications Minister Trevor Mallard today accused National Leader Jenny Shipley of rank hypocrisy over her opposition to the Government's spectrum plans.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Communications and Information Technology

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address the opening of this important seminar on gene technology in New Zealand. First of all I welcome all of you who come from a broad cross section of interested communities.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for inviting me to speak today. It is with great pleasure as both local MP and Minister of Rural Affairs that I welcome the expansion of the New Zealand Honey Producers Cooperative.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Rural Affairs

Minister of Justice Phil Goff announced today that he has appointed Ms Kristy McDonald QC to assist the parents of the children who gave evidence at the Christchurch civic crèche case to make submissions to the current inquiry into the case.

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

Cabinet Minister Hon Sandra Lee has marked the unveiling of the country's first dual name state highway sign in the South Island today with a suggestion that the whole of New Zealand should consider following the South Island lead on bilingual road sign

  • Sandra Lee
  • Local Government

New Zealand's eight universities must work together if they are to succeed in the future, Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey said this evening.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Thank you to the Victoria University of Wellington Alumni Association for inviting me here today to open this seminar addressing ¡§What does New Zealand want from its universities in this new millennium?¡¨

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. Thank you also for providing some issues that you wanted me to address. I will do that and then leave some time for questions and discussion.

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Education

This evening’s function marks two important events. The first is the annual celebration of World Environment Day, first established by the United Nations in 1972. That year the United Nations Environment Programme began its work to build greater international awareness of the environment and mobilise political will to protect it.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

Thank you for the invitation to address you all this evening.

I understand that you have enjoyed a full day discussing landscaping, rural and urban values, and subdivision. Interesting areas of work and very topical when I think of the development pressure issues in places like Auckland or Queenstown.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

The government aims to introduce income related state house rents for low earners from December 1, the Minister of Housing Mark Gosche confirmed today.

  • Mark Gosche
  • Housing

Education Minister Trevor Mallard said the decision by the licensee of the Cottontails Educare early childhood centre to close has saved the Ministry of Education a difficult job.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

The Government is inviting interest from potential partners to sponsor parts of a two day e-commerce summit later this year.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Commerce

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today welcomed evidence of a steady improvement in employment.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Minister of Police Hon. George Hawkins will not be making any comment regarding the Waitara fatal shooting while a Police homicide inquiry and Police Complaints Authority inquiry are underway.

  • George Hawkins
  • Police

The Minister of Corrections Matt Robson today announced two new initiatives designed to make prisons safer and support the Departments’ goal of reducing re-offending.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

You will have noticed there's been a change of Government and you will have noticed, I hope, that the change is not just cosmetic.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Economic Development

New Zealand is chairing the important Negotiating Committee on Nuclear Disarmament, Minister of Disarmament Matt Robson announced today on his return from the NPT conference in New York.

  • Matt Robson
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

National wanted to cut funding to the Department of Child, Youth and Family despite knowing it was struggling to keep up with demand for its services, Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey told Parliament this afternoon.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. It is a pleasure to be here, not just because I'm in my favourite part of the country (home) but because it’s rather a novel experience to be able to speak to a group of professionals about ACC and not feel like I am rubbing salt into an open wound.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

The Bill establishing Industry NZ as a Crown entity was introduced into parliament today, fleshing out further details of the Government's new 'jobs machine.'

  • Jim Anderton
  • Industry and Regional Development

The Government is seriously considering giving a pan-Maori trust the exclusive right to purchase one of the four blocks of third generation (3G) spectrum to be auctioned in the forthcoming 2GHz auction.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Communications and Information Technology

The Minister of Local Government and Associate Maori Affairs Minister Hon Sandra Lee has welcomed the election of environmental activist Raymond Ahipene-Mercer to the Wellington City Council, following a by-election in the city's eastern ward.

  • Sandra Lee
  • Local Government

Good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.

As the topic of this year's conference is Professionalism in Youth Work, I thought it best to give some thought to what exactly is meant by the label "professional".

  • Laila Harré
  • Youth Affairs