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Food Safety Minister Annette King says the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code comes into full effect tomorrow, just in time for Christmas.

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).

Food Safety Minister Annette King says New Zealand’s almost 20-year-old food regulations will be revoked tomorrow to make way for the new Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

19 December 2002Media Statement
Embargoed to 1am, ThursdayCullen on business confidence figures

Customs Minister Rick Barker is concerned at the ongoing importation of MDMA (ecstasy)

New Zealand deeply regretted and opposed North Korea’s decision to reopen nuclear facilities capable of producing nuclear weapons material, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff will host his Australian counterpart in Taupo this weekend for their regular six-monthly meeting.

“The issues resulting from the Kahukura Productions collapse have to be sorted out for the good of the New Zealand film-making and film-watching community,” Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard said today.

The government today agreed to Qantas taking a 4.99 per cent stake in Air New Zealand and gave conditional support to a strategic alliance between the two airlines.

Some alcoholic drinks manufacturers seemed to be using anomalies in the way excise taxes are charged to target young drinkers, Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor said today.

The government will seek amendments to the Television New Zealand Bill to split the broadcasting and transmission arms of the company into separate companies.

Average composite ACC levies for employers, self-employed and earners will remain the same or decrease for 2003/2004, ACC Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

A major Government initiative to engage with ethnic communities was launched today by Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.

The European Commission’s release of a detailed draft proposal for the agriculture negotiations in the World Trade Organisation was a step forward, but it needs to go further, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said.

The Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Tariana Turia, says the retiring Chief Executive of the Kohanga Reo National Trust, Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, is a battler who has never sold her people short.

The country’s volunteer fire brigades and fire fighters have nothing to fear from changes proposed under the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill, Labour Minister Margaret Wilson said today.

Health Minister Annette King says the second annual report on implementing the NZ Health Strategy illustrates a real commitment to progress.

Legislation introduced to the House today by Associate Minister of Commerce Judith Tizard meets a commitment made by the Labour-led government in 1999 to address the effects of parallel importing and copyright piracy on the creative industries.

Two new members have been appointed to the Takeovers Panel, and the chair has been re-appointed for a further term

A former chief executive of Environment Waikato and Hutt Valley Health Ltd Graeme Nahkies has been appointed to review some of the Environmental Risk Management Authority's operations, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs announced today.

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor announced today the second round of funding to relieve rural doctors and nurses working onerous rosters.

Cabinet has approved the reclassification of methamphetamine to class A from class B and the classification of four similar drugs.

Justice Minister Phil Goff announced the Counter-Terrorism Bill has been introduced. It creates a range of new offences and penalties for terrorist acts.