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Prime Minister Helen Clark officially opens the Carter Holt Harvey New Zealand Pavilion at the Viaduct Harbour today.

The Pavilion celebrates New Zealand’s innovation leaders – past, present and future – and highlights the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit driving New Zealand’s success.

New information showing the extent of skill gaps in the economy reinforces the need for strong partnerships on skills between the government, employers, unions, Industry Training Organisations and others.

Finance Minister Michael Cullen today welcomed the latest National Bank Outlook showing confidence improving for a fourth consecutive month.

Tomorrow's third anniversary of Labour's return to Parliament'sTreasury Benches (on November 27) is a fitting time to register the importance the government has placed on achieving a cleaner, 'greener' environment, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs told a public meeting in Northcote tonight.

An Auckland rest home is the first health and disability provider to meet new safety standards under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act that came into effect on 1 October 2002.

Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that the Crown Prince and Princess of Japan will visit New Zealand from 12 to 16 December.

The critically endangered North Island Hector’s dolphin has for the first time been recognised as genetically different from its South Island relative, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today.

The World Series showcase of New Zealand music has finished with the promise of international opportunities for local musicians and record labels.

The Government is to extend medical assistance provided to the children of Vietnam and Operation Grapple veterans.

Health Minister Annette King says the importance of the contribution nurses make to the quality and safety of health care cannot be overstated.

Action already undertaken by Civil Defence and the Department of Conservation have reduced the risk to life if Ruapehu’s Crater Lake produced a lahar (mudslide), a report released today shows.

The government is to seek planning approvals for a corrections facility at Milburn, South Otago, Corrections Minister Mark Gosche announced today.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey today launched WorkSite – a new internet gateway to information about skills and work.

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The government today received a proposal for Air New Zealand to enter a strategic alliance with Qantas under which Qantas would take a minority stake in Air New Zealand.

Process and timing of consideration of Air New Zealand proposal

25 November 2002Government as 82% shareholder receives proposal from Air New Zealand for Qantas to take a stake in Air New Zealand.

Jim Anderton's comment on the Air NZ proposal

Communications Minister Paul Swain, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton and Rural Affairs Minister Jim Sutton have welcomed the new connection price structure announced by Telecom this morning.

A new national Mäori health strategy builds on the strengths of whänau, hapu, iwi and Mäori, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson and Te Tai Tonga MP Mahara Okeroa said today.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced two new initiatives to get more teachers into secondary schools to accommodate predicted roll growth, and to help schools fill the additional 373 teacher positions announced earlier this year

Te Tai Hauauru MP Tariana Turia says the Memorandum of Understanding, signed at Putiki at 1.00pm today by the iwi of Whanganui and Ministers of the Crown, will help iwi to take the initiative in addressing education issues.