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The prospect of having Parliament in virtual recess for almost six months is hardly satisfactory for the country, yet it is one of the real outcomes of MMP, Social Welfare Minister and National Lis

Crown health enterprise boards are responsible for setting and evaluating performance criteria for the payment of chief executive bonuses, Crown Health Enterprises Minister Bill English said today.

The Minister of Police, Hon John Luxton today announced that the deadline for the report of the Independent Review of Firearms Control has been extended by another four months to 30 June 1997.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon reinforced New Zealand's strong opposition to Japan's "scientific whaling" programme in recent talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Ikeda.

New Zealand will give $100,000 to the appeal launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for field operations in Rwanda and Burundi for returning refugees, the Prime Minister,

The Minister for the Environment, Hon Simon Upton, today announced the release of the OECD's review of New Zealand's environmental performance.

Forty eight schools on the West Coast of the South Island are to get extra help to attract teachers, Education Minister Wyatt Creech said today.

The Minister of Social Welfare, Hon.

Crown Health Enterprises Minister Bill English announced today that Jack Jenkins, the chairman of Health Waikato, had been appointed acting executive chairman of Capital Coast Health.

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

The Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon D.A.M. Graham, has welcomed the overwhelming support for a United Nation's resolution on a nuclear-weapon-free Southern Hemisphere.

Registered unemployment fell slightly again last month, Minister of Employment, Wyatt Creech, said today.

Deputy Prime Minister Don McKinnon today released the design for Parliaments new Ministerial Building, with construction due to start by April next year.

The Acting Minister of Agriculture Denis Marshall said today that Mike Moore has jumped the gun by asking the Minister of Agriculture to arbitrate in the consideration of Apple-Fields' application

Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today that Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash's speech clearly focused on the pressures on monetary policy and the exchange rate if spending is increased substa

Labour force participation rates are at an all-time high and employment is continuing to grow, Minister of Employment, Wyatt Creech, said today.

The Prime Minister today announced the reallocation of the portfolios of the Ministers who retired from Parliament at the General Election.

Schools will from today receive details of the funding they will get from the $10 million property Financial Assistance Scheme, Education Minister Wyatt Creech announced today.

Education Minister Wyatt Creech has announced that the Caretaker Government has made an interim funding decision for tertiary institutions for 1997.

Attorney-General Paul East said today that he had every confidence in the ability of judges to exercise their powers to grant bail, based on all the information presented to them at the time.

Tourism Minister Murray McCully has paid tribute to Norman Geary who indicated his retirement today as inaugural Chairman of the NZ Tourism Board, saying "he has been an outstanding leader during t

Police Minister, Hon John Luxton today expressed support for Police in working on new strategies to enhance the safety of Police officers.

The Prime Minister today announced that he had accepted the resignation from Cabinet of the Hon John Banks, Minister of Tourism; Sport, Fitness and Leisure; Local Government; and Civil Defence.

The Government is to make an immediate grant of $200 000 in emergency funds for use in Eastern Zaire.