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Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the report in an Australian newspaper about Australian changes to the trans-Tasman travel agreement was a beat-up and had no substance as far as New Zealand was aware.
- Helen Clark
- Prime Minister
Minister of Internal Affairs Hon. George Hawkins said the Government has had to bail Waitangi Marae out of debt after a facilities upgrade project, driven by the previous National government, went over-budget.
- George Hawkins
- Internal Affairs
Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain has launched a new web page within the MED website where people can compare international petrol and diesel price movements with changes in retail petrol prices in New Zealand.
- Paul Swain
- Commerce
"This Christmas thousands of New Zealand families will be able to put fresh fruit and vegetables on the table thanks to the scrapping of market rents," says Housing Minister Mark Gosche.
- Mark Gosche
- Housing
INCOME-RELATED RENTS
This year the Government instructed Housing New Zealand to move from charging market rents to income-related rents.
Why?
· The 'market rents' policy saw state house rents rise significantly.
- Mark Gosche
- Housing
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey is hailing a new youth employment partnership between the Canterbury Development Corporation (CDC)and the Department of Work and Income (DWI)as an historic development in the maturing relationship be
- Steve Maharey
- Social Development and Employment
A record number of apples have been approved for export by independent suppliers, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.
- Jim Sutton
- Agriculture
Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Conservation Minister Sandra Lee leave for a week-long tour of the Pacific on Sunday accompanied by a delegation of seven MPs.
- Phil Goff
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Minister of Conservation Hon Sandra Lee will discuss the proposed Rakiura/Stewart Island national park with local communities when she visits Invercargill and Oban in just under two weeks time.
- Sandra Lee
- Conservation
Pacific sporting and entertainment personalities have joined forces for a Land Transport Safety Authority campaign aimed at reducing the high pedestrian injury rate among Pacific children.
- Mark Gosche
- Transport
Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey has totally rejected today's Dominion front page lead story suggesting that the Government's new Modern Apprenticeship Bill has a race clause and condemned the National party's refusal t
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the restoration of income-related rents for low-income state house tenants from tomorrow was another major step towards a fairer, decent society in which New Zealanders felt more secure.
- Helen Clark
- Prime Minister
Prevention, rehabilitation and compensation - in that order
New accident compensation legislation, introduced to the House today, promotes prevention rather than cure.
- Michael Cullen
- Unassigned Portfolio
IPR Bill is the second phase of the Government's commitment to building a first class, fair and sustainable scheme for reducing personal injury which upholds the unique principles of no-fault, 24 hour cover.
- Michael Cullen
- Unassigned Portfolio
Associate Education Minister Lianne Dalziel tabled in Parliament today, a report that highlights problems within New Zealand's literacy sector that the previous government's policies failed to address.
- Lianne Dalziel
- Education
Te Kura Hauora in Rotorua will be closed next April, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
- Trevor Mallard
- Education
Cabinet has approved plans for higher qualification requirements for people responsible for the education and care of children in early childhood education services, Education Minister Trevor Mallard told Parliament today.
- Trevor Mallard
- Education
Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey says that it was standard practice over the course of the 1990s for governments to require departments and agencies to encourage participation by Maori, Pacific peoples, and groups disadvan
- Steve Maharey
- Education
Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton distributed 2 kilograms of chocolate to diplomats at a function in Wellington today to demonstrate the barriers on many New Zealand agricultural exports.
- Jim Sutton
- Trade Negotiations
The next stage in developing a New Zealand Tourism Strategy gets underway next week with the convening of eight focus groups in Auckland and Wellington.
- Mark Burton
- Tourism
The Minister of Labour Margaret Wilson says the Evening Post appears to be wrong in claiming it has been leaked a copy of a draft discussion paper on Health and Safety.
- Margaret Wilson
- Labour
The column Rudman's city ( NZ Herald on 17 November), criticises the QE ll National Trust for their handling of the Glenoaks property in Howick.
- Sandra Lee
- Conservation
New Zealand’s next ambassador to China will be John McKinnon, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.
“Our relationship with China is critical for New Zealand both in diplomatic and economic terms,” Mr Goff said.
- Phil Goff
- Foreign Affairs and Trade