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New Zealand is the first Western country to sign a trade deal with the Russian Federation as part of its joining the World Trade Organisation.

  • Jim Sutton
  • Trade Negotiations

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today launched a new health and physical activity resource, which aims to improve the wellbeing of New Zealand children.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Sport and Recreation

The Ministry of Social Development is employing 100 young people in a new cadet training and work programme

  • Rick Barker
  • Social Development and Employment

Speaking at the launch of a high tech children's book (HIT Lab's Eye Magic), Jim Anderton says all industries could create value with high tech innovation.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Reparation and fines defaulters, expect a call

  • Rick Barker
  • Courts

Jim Anderton congratulates NZ's award winning apprentices and promotes the government's Modern Apprentices programme.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Jim Anderton celebrates New Zealand company Bloomz. While working in partnership with NZTE, Bloomz went to the international hortifair in Amsterdam recently and won gold for it's 'Hot Chocolate' calla lilies.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard is reminding Christmas shoppers about the dangers of noisy toys.

  • Judith Tizard
  • Consumer Affairs

Online access to this year’s internally assessed NCEA results has been made available for the first time, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Motor vehicle drivers are to be encouraged to improve their knowledge of the road code as part of a new education campaign designed to improve road safety

  • Paul Swain
  • Transport

Forestry industry representatives have been invited to Wellington to
meet with Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton to discuss the
industry's development strategy.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Health Minister Annette King has announced a new deputy chair for Southland District Health Board, and three other new DHB board appointments.

  • Annette King
  • Health

A new agreement between Dunedin health practitioners Activ8 and Work and Income aims to vocationally assess 25 people who have been receiving an unemployment benefit for more than 8 years

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

An intensive three-days of interviews began recently to try and match this year's secondary teacher graduates with job vacancies in Auckland and Northland

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

The government is to invest $25 million in the University of Otago’s ‘Leading Thinkers’ advancement programme.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

The establishment of the screen council was one of the key recommendations of the Screen Production taskforce, one of four sector taskforces established by the government in May 2002.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Economic Development

Moves by the government to foster a greater sense of national identity ensures a bright future for the independent production industry.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Broadcasting

Minister for the Environment Marian Hobbs has announced that the Environment Court today approved a Consent Order for the clean-up of the Mapua contaminated site.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Environment

Prime Minister Helen Clark says that the New Zealand government is shocked and appalled by the cold-blooded and indiscriminate terrorist attacks in Istanbul.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

The Corrections Minister Paul Swain has released the following correspondence to the New Zealand First MP Ron Mark, in response to documents tabled in Parliament and a letter received from Mr Mark.

  • Paul Swain
  • Corrections

The Government has confirmed its view that publicly owned petroleum assets are not available for use in settling Treaty of Waitangi claims.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The Crown will proceed with the sale of its share in the Kupe gas field to Genesis Power

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The Crown will proceed with the sale of its share in the Kupe gas field to Genesis Power.

  • Harry Duynhoven
  • Energy

Te Tai Hauauru MP Tariana Turia says iwi will clearly be disappointed at the government's response to the Waitangi Tribunal's report on petroleum claims.

  • Tariana Turia
  • Maori Affairs