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Education Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government decision to establish a New Zealand Teaching Council in response to the Green Paper on Teacher Education and the report released today f

The $2.25 million a year incubator programme to help innovators access the skills and finance they need for developing ideas will be launched by the end of April, Enterprise and Commerce Minister M

Labour has been embarrassed again over political advertising with the complaints board throwing out its objections to National's ads on tax, Treasurer Bill English said today.

Tourism Minister Lockwood Smith has welcomed the latest Tourism Industry Outlook, which shows strong growth in the tourism industry in the past year.

Waimea Estates Wines are a great example of the success possible when farmers further diversify into niche-market products that can win the world over, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said tonight.

The facts speak for themselves

Parents should be aware of the extreme cannabis policies of the Greens and the influence they would have over health policy in the Labour/Alliance/Greens bloc," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said in

Arts allowances are bureaucratic and another example of Labour's stifling hands-on policy that would smother inspiration and creativity, Hon Marie Hasler Minister for Culture and Heritage said.

New Zealand's next Ambassador to Spain will be career diplomat Christine Bogle, Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton announced today.

There's little hope the Left could form any sort of Government, if they have so much trouble trusting each other over disabled parking spaces, said Roger Sowry.

Dr Cullen's silly outburst over today's Reserve Bank statement shows yet again that Labour hates New Zealand doing well, and that he cannot deal with the facts, Treasurer Bill English said today.

"The Greens' attempts to distance themselves from the drug subculture have backfired again today with revelations that their Justice Spokesman, Nandor Tanczos, believes he is worshipping God by smo

Running arts and culture from the Prime Minister's office would debase the whole portfolio, Hon Marie Hasler Minister for Culture and Heritage said today.

At a ceremony marking the formal handover of Te Puia Hospital on the East Coast to Ngati Porou Hauora today, the Associate Minister of Health expressed her delight at seeing Maori leadership coming

The Reserve Bank confirmed today that New Zealand has now entered a new era of strong and sustained export-led economic growth, Treasurer Bill English said today.

The Ministry for Emergency Management has sent one of its South Island staffers to liaise with the flood-affected districts of Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes, the Minister of Civil Defence, Jac

Education Minister Nick Smith today responded to NZEI's statement on the NZCER report Ten Years On: How Schools View Educational Reform saying that the union is launching yet another negative attac

Conservation Minister Nick Smith has lodged a formal complaint with Police over a guide for sabotage and eco-terrorism on the Greens' Internet site.

The China-United States agreement on WTO entry is great news for New Zealand, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

Agreement between China and the US on China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is excellent news for New Zealand farmers, manufacturers and service suppliers, according to Trade Mini

"The mystery surrounding Labour Party President Bob Harvey's trip to the UK to meet with Tony Blair's campaign advisers has now been solved," according to Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services,

Conservation Minister Nick Smith has lodged a formal complaint with Police over a guide for sabotage and eco-terrorism on the Greens' Internet site.

Helen Clark's support this morning for the use of government-subsidised export credits is inconsistent with New Zealand's international commitments with important trading groups, such as the Cairns

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today announced that he had approved the major Resource Management Act (RMA) consents for the new Clifford Bay Port development proposed by Tranz Rail.