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Hon Deborah Morris, Minister of Youth Affairs, today presented $30,000 to five Wellington charities working with youth. The money was raised by the Lions Club of Johnsonville.

The Queen's Baton, the Commonwealth Games equivalent of the Olympic torch, will leave New Zealand tomorrow (Tuesday 16 June) on the final stage of its journey which started at Buckingham Palace in

Health Minister Bill English said today Labour continued to be dishonest over its rural health policy.

Health Minister Bill English said today people with disabilities might in future be able to get more control over funding so they could organise their own support services.

Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Winston Peters said today that he was looking forward to a satisfactory resolution to the issue of compensation for those suffering from Hepatitis C and HIV, con

It was important Asian nations carried out internal reforms first to deal with the financial crisis in Asia, before they sought outside help, Philippine President Ramos told Deputy Prime Minister a

The Coalition Government is committed to an immigration policy which contributes to the New Zealand economy and society, treats genuine residency applicants and asylum seekers fairly and quickly, b

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley today announced that an APEC Women Leaders Network (WLN) meeting will be held in June next year as part of New Zealand's APEC responsibility.

Wellingtonians are right to be concerned about the quality and quantity of services offered at their hospital, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Winston Peters said today, responding to suggestio

Retail customers will be the big winners from the Government's plan for more competition in electricity generation, State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall said today.

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Frontline policing will be strengthened as a result of a review of police, the Minister of Police Jack Elder said today.

New Zealand is continuing to call for a major overhaul of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Labour Minister Max Bradford said today.

Energy Minister Max Bradford today rejected claims by power companies that electricity prices would rise under the Coalition Government's reforms package.

Health Minister Bill English today released a report on hospital performance, which showed hospitals have achieved an increase in productivity, further reductions in the length of time patients nee

Health Minister Bill English said he had been advised close to 80 percent of the recommendations made in Health and Disability Commissioner Robyn Stent's report on Canterbury Health had been addres

A stocktake of services available to families at risk under the Government's Strengthening Families initiative shows there is significant room for improved communication and coordination among the

The partnership of Government and local communities working through Safer Community Councils can make a real difference in reducing crime and making communities safer, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley

Mrs Shipley warmly welcomed His Excellency Mr Alberto Fujimori, President of the Republic of Peru, his Ministers and his delegation to New Zealand.

Prime Minister and Minister of Women's Affairs Jenny Shipley and Associate Minister of Women's Affairs Deborah Morris today reiterated the achievements highlighted in the Government's report to the

The Government today emphatically rejected the CTU's accusation that New Zealand is in breach of the ILO's minimum wage conventions (Conventions 26 and 99).

Energy Minister Max Bradford said today he is saddened by the tactics being used by the Electricity Supply Association against the Coalition Government's electricity reforms.

The Minister for Courts, Hon Wyatt Creech, said today some courts fees payable by those who use the court system will rise from 1 July 1998.

The changes will be gazetted today.

The Government's electricity reforms are all about lower power prices for consumers, not protecting the vested interests of power companies, State Owned Enterprises Minster Tony Ryall said today.