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Commerce and Transport Ministers, Lianne Dalziel and Paul Swain, today announced that no specific government intervention would be taken in relation to competition issues that had been raised in respect to the seaports sector.

  • Paul Swain
  • Transport

No specific action to be taken over competition issues raised in respect to the ports sector

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Commerce

Minister of Tourism Mark Burton is delighted by the news that annual inbound visitor numbers totalled over 2 million people for the first time ever this year. And he’s even more delighted that statistics are showing that our visitors are staying longer and spending more.

  • Mark Burton
  • Tourism

Local Government Minister Chris Carter welcomed the start of a fresh era for New Zealand's city, district and regional councils today after Parliament passed the new Local Government Bill.

  • Chris Carter
  • Local Government

Documents released by Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel today show that Cabinet first looked at changed English language requirements for some migrants in April

  • Lianne Dalziel
  • Immigration

Justice Minister Phil Goff has announced the Court of Appeal will re-hear David Bain's appeal.

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice

Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff has announced MP Graham Kelly will be the next NZ High Commissioner to Canada

  • Phil Goff
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

“The GDP figures for the September quarter support the growth track in the December Economic and Fiscal Update,” Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey is welcoming the formation of a new television industry group working to develop voluntary targets for New Zealand programming for the major free-to-air networks.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Broadcasting

Labour Minister Margaret Wilson is confident the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment is the best Christmas present many New Zealand families will ever get.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Labour

Minister of Transport Paul Swain celebrated the arrival of Auckland’s first renovated train at the Auckland Railway Station this morning.

  • Paul Swain
  • Transport

The Telecommunications Commissioner is now able to start an investigation into whether local loop unbundling and access to Telecom’s data network should be regulated or not.

  • Paul Swain
  • Communications and Information Technology

Ministerial Action Group on Alcohol and Drugs

New Zealand’s needle and syringe exchange programme saves lives and $35 million in treatment costs and is limiting problems associated with drug use, says Associate Minister of Health Jim Anderton.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Health

Health Minister Annette King says the Mental Health Commission’s review of Auckland mental health services is a “call to action”.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today he wants the inquiry by the Auditor -General into allegations against Act MP Donna Awatere Huata widened to also include the circumstances surrounding the original decision of the then National Government to give the Pipi Foundation funding.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced decisions on the introduction of the export education levy and the work programme of industry development and risk management activities it will fund.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Act MP Muriel Newman has got her sums wrong with claims the December Economic and Fiscal Update (DEFU) is predicting beneficiary numbers and expenditure to increase.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

A family whose daughter died when a farm bike overturned, today helped launch a resource kit and video aimed at keeping children safe around All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

  • Ruth Dyson
  • ACC

Low paid workers will receive a 6.25 per cent boost in income following changes to minimum wage rates announced today by Labour Minister Margaret Wilson.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Labour

Labour Minister Margaret Wilson announced today the Government will ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining early next year.

  • Margaret Wilson
  • Labour

The former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Neil Walter, has been appointed chair of the Environmental Risk Management Authority, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs announced today. He replaces Jill White whose term has expired.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Health Minister Annette King says DHBs will receive an extra $137 million in the next financial year to bring their total new funding for the year to $338 million.

  • Annette King
  • Health

The 2003 Budget will reinforce the government’s reputation as a careful fiscal manager and advance New Zealand further along the path to a strongly growing and socially cohesive society, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

  • Michael Cullen
  • Finance

Justice Minister Phil Goff today released the second Ministry of Justice statistical report on the possible effects of lowering the minimum drinking age in 1999.

  • Phil Goff
  • Justice