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Tourism Minister Murray McCully says he is annoyed at some unnecessarily negative international media coverage of the effect the Auckland Power Crisis is having on New Zealand's tourism industry.

Seeking Australian market access for New Zealand apples by mid-year will be top of Trade and Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith's agenda when he leaves for Hobart tomorrow.

"For business and New Zealand's overall economy to stay competitive we must be prepared to adapt and change if necessary," said Jenny Shipley in addressing the Rotary Club of Port Nicholson this mo

The latest risk-adjusted quality measures for New Zealand hospitals were released today by Health Minister Bill English.

Health Minister Bill English said today that there were no quick-fix solutions to resolving historical funding inequities for Canterbury Health.

Energy Minister Max Bradford totally rejects allegations that the Government had known about the "impending crisis" with Auckland's electricity for at least a year.

Peters Supports Calls for Full Inquiry and Public Accountability

Tourism Minister Murray McCully is in Sydney tomorrow to discuss the effects of the Asian crisis on the tourism industry with his counterpart in Australia and to explore areas for greater cooperati

Health Minister Bill English was put through a fitness test today to support this week's National Employee Health and Fitness Day.

Health Minister Bill English today launched a Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing to undertake the first major review of nursing in New Zealand for more than 15 years.

The Minister of Fisheries, Hon John Luxton, today expressed his disappointment at the outcomes of the latest round of talks with Japan and Australia on the conservation of southern bluefin tuna (SB

Energy Minister Max Bradford today announced that the Coalition Government had decided there would be a formal inquiry into the Auckland electricity failure.

The current track of the Government's operating surplus confirms that prospects for future tax cuts remain intact, the Minister of Finance, Rt Hon Bill Birch said tonight.

Health Minister Bill English said today he had accepted that there were people in the south waiting too long for heart surgery and that up to $1.5 million would be made available to pay for more su

Health Minister Bill English announced today the Government has allocated $1.6 million so that a community trust can buy the Mangere Community Health Centre.

Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith has welcomed moves by the New Zealand Wool Board to separate its statutory and marketing operations.

"It is totally erroneous to suggest the Government is already committed to a strategy for road reform," Minister of Transport, Hon Maurice Williamson said today.

Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaime Gama, arrives in New Zealand this afternoon for a two-day visit, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Don McKinnon said today.

Large pay rises for primary school teachers costing more than quarter of a billion dollars are there for the taking, following the Government's final pay offer," Education Minister Wyatt Creech sai

Education Minister Wyatt Creech today released background information highlighting the flimsiness of Labour's Tertiary Education Campaign.

Minister of Employment Peter McCardle said today there was a small increase of .2 percent in the number of registered unemployed during January.

Health Minister Bill English said today it was likely around 6,000 hospital admissions a year for heart disease and strokes could be prevented by people eating less salt.

Health Minister Bill English today totally rejected figures released by Labour showing future cuts to elective surgery.

Health Minister Bill English said today total discharges from public hospitals had increased 35 percent since 1990.

"The biggest increase was 51 percent in disability services, followed by 48 percent in obstetrics, 45 percent in medical services, and 23 percent in surgical services. The lowest increase was 8 percent for mental health.

"This increase shows again that our public hospital services are doing more and more.