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The Minister of Police, Hon John Luxton today welcomed the release by Police of the crime and road safety statistics for the June year 1996, saying that they showed very good trends in many key pol

Alliance leader Jim Anderton's comments to Kerikeri orchardists yesterday regarding the Government's commitment to strengthening border controls were misinformed, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smit

The Minister of Police, the Hon John Luxton said today that he was encouraged by the positive action Police have been taking to deal more effectively with youth offenders in our communities.

The Government today injected a further $14 million over two financial years into its campaign to provide more teachers in schools in 1997 and 1998.

More than 1,800 people on waiting lists will be offered procedures as a result of the latest allocation from the Government's Waiting Times Fund aimed at reducing New Zealand's public hospital waiting lists," announced the Minister of Health Jenny Shipley today.

The Waiting Times Fund Advisory Group considered seven more applications at their third meeting last week.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon has been aware of an action pending involving Mr Nattrass for about three or four years.

The Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon D.A.M.

Asian investors were encouraged to invest in New Zealand this morning when Foreign Minister Don McKinnon opened the Second Conference Asia in Auckland.

Transport Minister, Maurice Williamson is concerned that the Tasman District and Nelson City Councils may have been misinformed about the Government position regarding an Iwi shareholding in Nelson

Crown Health Enterprises Minister Bill English said today that the boards running the public hospital system had a wide range of skills.

The Minister of Police, Hon John Luxton today announced the appointment of an Independent Review of Firearms Control in New Zealand.

No public money will be used in any proposed legal action relating to appointments at Southern Health, Crown Health Enterprises Minister Bill English said today.

The Government is pleased to announce the following appointments to the Board of Te Mangai Paho, the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency:

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M.

Food Amendment Bill No 2 has had its 3rd reading in the House today and in speaking to the Bill, Mrs O'Regan, Associate Minister of Health, said that "The Food Amendment Bill No 2 proposes a comple

The Credit (Repossession) Bill 1996 was introduced to the House today. The Bill corrects credit law shortcomings in the area of repossessions.

Career diplomat John Mills is to be New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the Republic of Kiribati Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today.

New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the Cook Islands will be career diplomat James Kember Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said today.

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon John Luxton today welcomed the introduction to Parliament of the Maori Reserved Land Amendment Bill 1996 and also announced the Government's decisions to initiate

The Government has agreed to a large new capital investment in Manawatu Polytechnic.

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today introduced legislation to restrict the activities of gangs and provide the public with better protection from harassment.

Strenuous efforts have been made on behalf of the the Waterloo Teachers Childcare Centre in Lower Hutt, which has to shift premises, Associate Minister of Education Bill English said today.

The health sector will be concerned and confused at Helen Clarks appointment as Labour health spokesperson, Crown Health Enterprises Minister Bill English said today.

The Government today sold its shares in Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited to a Fletcher Challenge Ltd consortium in a deal which valued the assets at $2.026 billion, Finance Minister Rt H