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  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

The three new Crown owned electricity generators resulting from the split of ECNZ, will continue to be strategic assets protected under the Coalition Agreement, Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealan

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

ECNZ cannot have it both ways, Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said in response to the company's opposition to the three-way split announced today.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Labour is on the verge of abandoning its higher tax policy for the sake of political gain, Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said today.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

The Government will provide an initial $84,200 to assist the drought relief efforts of Hawke's Bay farmers and horticulturalists, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture

The Government is to begin consultations with Maori over a proposal to end the unsustainable logging of indigenous forests on lands granted to Maori under the South Island Landless Maoris Act 1906

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Forestry

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley has asked the elected local body leaders of Auckland to work together to come up with a detailed plan for an infrastructure fund for Auckland.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

One of New Zealand's best-known cooks, Alison Holst, has been appointed to one of the two New Zealand positions on the Australia New Zealand Food Authority.

  • John Delamare
  • Associate Minister of Health

"Owen McShane's 'Think Piece', released today, will initiate three months' serious debate on the thorny issue of land use controls and the scope of the RMA", the Minister for the Environment, Hon S

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

Labour's backtrack on high taxes shows Dr Cullen has learned something about politics - but he still has no understanding of economics, Finance Minister Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

ACT's criticism of the Government's proposed energy reforms are further evidence of Richard Prebble's unfinished agenda of "privatisation at all costs", Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Winston

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters today condemned Labour Leader Helen Clark of attempting to separate New Zealanders on the basis of race, instead of financial and social circumstance.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters today questioned the motives behind Helen Clark's meeting with Auckland Mayors over the Auckland Regional Services Trust, since her party refused to give Auc

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Health Minister and Clutha-Southland MP Bill English today offered his condolences to Mrs Christine Morrison and her family over the sudden death of her husband Colin.

  • Bill English
  • Health

George Hawkin's comments on the review of Police illustrate just how out of touch the Labour Party has become to modern New Zealand, Police Minister Jack Elder said today.

  • Jack Elder
  • Police

Police Minister Jack Elder today announced a review of the New Zealand Police aimed at freeing up resources for front-time policing.

  • Jack Elder
  • Police

The Government is setting up a new top-level policy unit that will be known as the Office of Tourism and Sport.

  • Murray McCully
  • Tourism

"The Government is committed to helping parents meet the early childhood education needs of their children," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today at the opening of the new Opoho Playcentre in Du

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

The Coalition Government will increase funding to the Otago Museum's redevelopment project by $2.87 million (including GST) over the next two years, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley announced in Dunedi

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Access to computer technology and information has been made easier as a result of a new initiative by the YWCA.

  • Deborah Morris
  • Associate Minister of Women's Affairs

"Talking is the only way to get progress with the secondary teachers' employment contract.

  • Wyatt Creech
  • Education

New Zealand and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China today signed agreements covering extradition and mutual assistance on criminal matters.

  • Doug Graham
  • Justice

The Minister of Maori Affairs, the Hon Tau Henare, is seriously considering a Heritage Protection Order for the historic Matukutureia archaeological sites on the Matukurua Stonefields in South Auck

  • Tau Henare
  • Maori Affairs

Comments by Labour's agriculture spokesperson, Jim Sutton, that the Government has hasty, confused and radical plans to change producer boards are astounding, Agriculture Minister Lockwood Smith sa

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Agriculture