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Reserve Bank Governor, Dr Donald Brash, is to be reappointed for a third five-year term, when his current term expires on 31 August 1998, Treasurer Winston Peters announced today.

  • Winston Peters
  • Treasurer

Celebrations in Wellington today showed the excellent work being done in schools around the country every day, according to Associate Education Minister Brian Donnelly.

  • Brian Donnelly
  • Associate Minister of Education

New Zealand and Australia will recognise each other's nationally recognised vocational qualifications from the beginning of 2000, Associate Minister of Education Brian Donnelly said today.

  • Brian Donnelly
  • Associate Minister of Education

National party leader-elect Jenny Shipley welcomes the New Zealand First party's decision to continue in coalition with National.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

The independent Ministerial Review Panel reviewing the Education Review Office has already considered an earlier version of the PPTA's review of ERO, the acting Minister responsible for ERO Wyatt C

  • Wyatt Creech
  • Education

Immigration Minister Max Bradford says he is looking to establish an advisory group on population and immigration issues following the Population Conference which concluded in Wellington today.

  • Max Bradford
  • Immigration

The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith, says his door still remains open to negotiate with the Wild Horse Trust take the remaining 100 horses mustered from the Kaimanawa ranges.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon, tonight advised New Zealanders against travelling to Iraq in light of the current security climate.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

New Zealand will donate $100,000 to a United Nations relief fund to help Viet Nam recover from Cyclone Linda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon announced today.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Housing Minister Murray McCully has announced a programme to deliver over 2,000 additional Housing New Zealand units in Auckland over the 1997-98 period, to alleviate housing pressures.

  • Doug Graham
  • Housing

Health Minister Bill English confirmed today that he had laid a complaint with the Advertising Standards Complaints Board about the advertising campaign being run by drug companies.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Business Development Boards grants have been suspended temporarily, not axed - contrary to alarmist Alliance claims, Business Development Minister Max Bradford said today.

  • Max Bradford
  • Business Development

The Governor-General has appointed Judge Arthur Middleton to the position of Deputy Chairperson, Social Security Appeal Authority, the Associate Minister of Social Welfare Hon. Dr.

  • Nick Smith
  • Associate Minister of Social Welfare

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon today welcomed additional spending outlined in the Defence White Paper saying rebuilding New Zealand's defence forces was essential to enhance ou

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the re-appointment of Pamela Adrienne Jefferies as the Chief Human Rights Commissioner.

  • Doug Graham
  • Justice

Health Minister Bill English today announced the structure and organisation of the new National Blood Service which will be responsible for the supply of safe, high quality blood and blood componen

  • Bill English
  • Health

"A stronger social mandate for Housing New Zealand is the key theme of the company's 1997-98 Statement of Corporate Intent", released by Housing Minister Murray McCully today.

  • Murray McCully
  • Housing

The Government's Education Strategy for Maori is about to take another step forward, through a series of regional meetings to gather information from communities.

  • Tau Henare
  • Maori Affairs

The government is being challenged to develop a strategy for the wider and more consistent use of information technology (IT) in schools, Minister for Information Technology Hon Maurice Williamson

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Information Technology

The Government's Education Strategy for Maori is about to take another step forward, through a series of regional meetings to gather information from communities.

  • Brian Donnelly
  • Associate Minister of Education

The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith today announced the discovery of a previously unknown bird, on a island south of the Campbell Islands.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Private Sector Development in the Pacific Islands received a boost today with the Foreign Minister, Don McKinnon, announcing 18 new training and business development grants.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Transport Minister Jenny Shipley will this week be hosting the meeting of the Australian Transport Council, which brings together the Australian Federal and State Transport Ministers and the New Ze

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Transport

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, said today reform of the law relating to the repossession of goods would provide consumers with greater safeguards.

  • Doug Graham
  • Justice