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Veterans Affairs Minister Rick Barker was at the Queenstown War Memorial today to announce that the New Zealand Government has designated 2006 as the Year of the Veteran.
- Rick Barker
- Veterans' Affairs
Seven tourism researchers receive scholarships worth $105,000
- Damien O'Connor
- Tourism
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Phil Goff announced a new medal for New Zealanders who served in areas affected by the Boxing Day tsunami.
- Helen Clark
- Prime Minister
The wananga's status under the Treaty has to be balanced against its obligations as a publicly funded organsation.
- Michael Cullen
- Tertiary Education
A coordinated, cooperative forestry industry will be the positive result from Woodco
- Jim Anderton
- Forestry
Set nets must be watched carefully to avoid killing the maui dolphin in the north island
- Jim Anderton
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
Set nets must be watched to avoid killing Hectors' dolphins in the South Island
- Jim Anderton
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
Two re-appointments to the Takeovers Panel have been announced
- Lianne Dalziel
- Commerce
A pair of re-appointments have been announced for the Commerce Commission.
- Lianne Dalziel
- Commerce
Sue Suckling has been appointed Chair of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Board
- Steve Maharey
- Education
NZ contributes $1.2million to a Siberian chemical weapons destruction project and the decommissioning of Russia’s last plutonium-producing nuclear reactor
- Phil Goff
- Disarmament and Arms Control
Japanese whaling programme lacks scientific credibility - critique
- Chris Carter
- Conservation
We have been working alongside local and regional councils, industries and communities towards a waste-free New Zealand
- David Benson-Pope
- Environment
Only Santa has an excuse to speed this holiday season
- Harry Duynhoven
- Transport Safety
The government is aiming to further reduce business compliance costs with changes to the financial reporting system
- Lianne Dalziel
- Commerce
Threshold for compulsory repayment rises to $17,160 on 1 April.
- Michael Cullen
- Tertiary Education
Road fatalities during the festive season are the surest way to kill good cheer for years to come
- Annette King
- Police
A working party is being established to consider options for extending the state sector superannuation scheme, says State Services Minister Annette King.
- Annette King
- State Services
A newsletter highlighting government and non-government initiatives to remove barriers for people with disabilities
- Ruth Dyson
- Disability Issues
"Some progress has been made but there's much more to be done," said Communications Minister David Cunliffe about the release of a telecommunications benchmarking report today.
- David Cunliffe
- Communications and Information Technology
The Chief of Defence Force and chiefs of the Army and Air Force have their contracts briefly extended until 30 April
- Phil Goff
- Defence
The Government is to explore alternative measures to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions arising from deforestation
- Jim Anderton
- Forestry
The government is considering ways other than a carbon tax to meets NZ's commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions
- David Parker
- Climate Change Issues
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Russia will be career diplomat Chris Elder
- Winston Peters
- Foreign Affairs