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Foreign Minister Phil Goff has announced an arrangement between New Zealand and Iran which promotes the relationship between universities in the two countries.

The government will legislate next year to tighten regulation of the building industry and extend the current review of the Building Act.

Health Minister Annette King said she was pleased to confirm the new Chair of the Health Research Council is Massey University’s Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Graeme Fraser.

Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of three new Judges. Paul Geoghegan of Hamilton has been appointed a Family Court Judge and will sit in Rotorua. Bridget Mackintosh and Bruce Davidson, both of Wellington, have been appointed District Court Judges.

New funding for four major research consortia

There is more that government can do to help New Zealand businesses grow and succeed, Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton said today on the release of the 2002 Business Practices and Performance Survey.

Published under the title Firm Foundations, the study’s underlying premise is that better practice results in improved operational outcomes. Jim Anderton said there is more for business, industry groups and researchers to do.

ACC is taking the safety message to children, road users, swimmers and boaties in its biggest-ever summer injury prevention campaign, ACC Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

Police Minister George Hawkins has welcomed the addition of 78 more police officers, following tomorrow’s graduation ceremony at Porirua’s Police College.

“We should all be concerned with what has happened. The government has been working with tangata whenua on rural housing and community development programmes throughout the far north. We will not tolerate criminal action which endangers life and safety, frustrates progress and threatens community relations.

Acting Foreign Minister Marian Hobbs has welcomed the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

Welcome and thank you for coming to the launch of the second edition of the Office of Treaty Settlements' Healing the Past, Building a Future.

A position paper “Digital Technology and the Copyright Act 1994” outlines the Ministry of Economic Development's suggested policy responses to the issues arising from the current review of the implications of digital technology for the Copyright Act 1994.

An untouched slice of Northland's coast has been saved from developers and preserved as a new scenic reserve, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today

The rights of ACC claimants have been enshrined in a new code, approved by the government after extensive consultation, ACC Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

The government is requiring the electricity industry to make new arrangements to manage wholesale electricity price risk caused by transmission line congestion...

Treaty Negotiations Minister Margaret Wilson launched the revised guide to the Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement process, "Healing the Past, Building a Future", at Parliament today.

Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia is encouraging the tangata whenua of Whatuwhiwhi, in the Far North, to continue with a private housing scheme.

Prime Minister Helen Clark today signed the document that effects New Zealand's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

“I have been regularly briefed by the NZ Film Commission Board chairman on the Kahukura Productions Limited issue since it first became obvious that Kahukura was in financial difficulty,” said Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard.

The government is welcoming new information from Statistics New Zealand on the student loan scheme.

Child, Youth and Family has been given the green light to proceed with the development of its new Canterbury youth justice residence.

The government is to provide an additional $12.184m this financial year to Child, Youth and Family and increase its baseline by $13.164m in future years to enable it to respond to increased demand for its services.

Local Government Minister Chris Carter has welcomed changes to the Local Government Bill recommended by Parliament's local government and environment select committee today.

Health Minister Annette King says that she is excited Hutt Valley District Health Board has accepted her invitation to introduce the “Magnet Hospital” programme in New Zealand.