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I am delighted to have this opportunity to address representatives of Japan's economic organisations.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.

No-one is more concerned than I am about ensuring sufficient teachers are available to provide a quality education for all New Zealanders, Education Minister Wyatt Creech said today.

Claudia Orange, Hugh Rennie, Tairongo Amoana, Hon Peter Dunne, ladies and gentlemen, we are here to mark a milestone.

The Minister of Energy, Hon Doug Kidd, today announced that he had approved the grant of six petroleum exploration permits in the East Coast Basin (on and offshore East Coast, North Island).

To the sounds of conch shells and the singing of the Maori cultural performance group, Kahurangi, the New Zealand Consulate in Atlanta was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister Don McKinnon during a

Chairman David Bennett, deputy chairs Annabel Young and Peter Hammond, members of the Executive, members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen.

Chairman Bernard Duncan, deputy chairs Robyn Andersen, Angus McKay, Members of Parliament, delegates, ladies and gentlemen.

I am very pleased to be here today to open this new facility - the Grey Street campus which is part of the Manawatu Polytechnic. I commend you on this development.

Mr Paul Richardson, Principal Mrs Crossan, Chairperson Thank you very much for the invitation to be with you today to participate in the opening of your new Special Needs Unit.

Thank you for your invitation to visit Newlands Intermediate today to open your new computer suite.

This afternoon I want to paint a picture from a more personal
palette, rather than from one with perhaps the more limited colours of

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon John Luxton today called for nominations from interested parties for the 13 Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission (Te Ohu Kaimoana) Commissioner positions.The s

You are lost, my son, to these marae
And sorrow weighs me down
You are in Egypt, my son, and Gallipoli
Alas, what pain! Farewell, farewell!

This special issue of Health Matters covers the subject of income and asset testing for longterm residential care of older people.

Education Minister Wyatt Creech said today he was delighted to release to schools the final version of the first-ever Mäori language curriculum document, Te Reo Mäori.

Up in Te Puke, they normally get around 4,000 along to the local A&P Show.

As we head towards the 21st century, New Zealand enjoys one of the most deregulated and open broadcasting environments in the world.

The Minister of Energy, Hon Doug Kidd, today welcomed the advice from the oil companies, the motor industry and Government agencies that, based on extensive tests and investigations, the new premiu

Results of testing and investigative work into reported fuel system failures after the introduction of premium unleaded petrol were released today.

On the 16th having a breeze, we sailed along the shore of the land we had passed the day before, which appeared as wild and romantic as can be conceived.

Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today he was disappointed that the 0 to 2 per cent underlying inflation target range outlined in the Policy Targets Agreement had been breached.

Delegates attending the Commonwealth Law Ministers Conference in Kuala Lumpur have shown great interest in New Zealands new domestic violence legislation.

Prime Minister, Rt Hon J B Bolger, is shocked and outraged at hearing reports that up to 100 refugees, many of them women and children, were killed and more than 150 injured when Israeli forces shelled a UN base in southern Lebanon.

The horrific events in Lebanon underscore the urgency of the need to find a peaceful and comprehensive solution in the Middle East. I am deeply concerned that the headquarters of the Fijian battalion of UN peacekeeping troops has been fired upon by Israeli forces. I call on all parties to respect the relevant UN resolutions, Mr Bolger said.