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Government funding has been confirmed for a multi-million dollar revamp for New Lynn rail station and full trenching of a twin-tracked rail line through central New Lynn in West Auckland.

Finance Minister Michael Cullen has approved $120m for the grade separation option for the New Lynn rail station, complementing funding commitments from Waitakere City Council and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority.

William McLeod Wilson QC has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal and will be sworn in early next year.

Health Minister Pete Hodgson has announced new board member appointments at Taranaki and Southland District Health Boards (DHBs).

Jim Anderton and David Parker say Ngati Porou venture is what New Zealand needs

New Zealand's deployment of defence personnel to the Solomons will continue until March 2008

His Royal Highness the Duke of York will visit New Zealand in March 2007.

New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Mexico will be career diplomat Cecile Hillyer

The National Party have responded to the government's climate change initiatives announced today with an all too familiar hysterical response

More fines and reparation have been collected than ever before.

Immigration Minister David Cunliffe says the reported case of hundreds of potential migrants allegedly owed money by a failed recruitment company highlights the need for his bill to licence immigration agents.

The Code of Good Faith for the Public Health Sector contains an obligation for employers to provide for patient safety during industrial action

The minimum wage will increase from $10.25 to $11.25 an hour from 1 April 2007

The Government is consulting on proposals for agriculture and forestry in tackling the threat of climate change

The government released today the discussion document Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change, which outlines policy options to address the risks and opportunities of climate change in the land management sectors

Unemployment and Domestic Purposes Benefit numbers are continuing to fall

The century old bridge is a vital part of the West Coast rail and road network which cannot be allowed to deteriorate any further.

NZ leads 27 countries in the largest ever diplomatic protest against Japanese whaling programme

The release of the 2006 report on Public Perceptions of our courts has been released

New Zealand Defence Force personnel will deploy to Lebanon in the new year as part of a UN force to clear unexploded ordnance.

More New Zealanders are studying in the workplace and achieving a tertiary qualification in 2005, compared to 2004, and this will help accelerate economic transformation.

Doctor's expertise welcomed

Regulations giving effect to United Nations-imposed sanctions against North Korea have come into force here

Today’s results of the November Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) launched by the Northern Employers & Manufacturers Association have been welcomed by Government Spokesperson for Buy Kiwi Made, Sue Bradford.