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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.

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.

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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.

"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.

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.

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

A record number of apples have been approved for export by independent suppliers, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Prevention, rehabilitation and compensation - in that order
New accident compensation legislation, introduced to the House today, promotes prevention rather than cure.

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.

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.

Te Kura Hauora in Rotorua will be closed next April, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.