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"New Zealand's Permanent Representative in New York signed the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on behalf of the Government last night", Hon Simon Upton,

Health Minister Bill English announced today he had given approval for work to start on the first stage of Wellington hospital's site redevelopment, including a new Accident and Emergency departmen

"The New Zealand soldiers who served their country in Vietnam deserve our respectful recognition and support," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

A third ACT MP has been exposed as a part-timer at Parliament, at the expense of taxpayers, Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said today.

ACT MP Owen Jennings is no stranger to public controversy having established a reputation for mixing business and politics in his hometown of Nelson.

Health Minister Bill English today announced that he had approved a $80,000 grant to the Marlborough Transitional Health Trust for development work.

Health Minister Bill English announced today that a major Government-sponsored conference on how to improve the health of New Zealanders would be held in October.

The Government has decided to free up the New Zealand hop industry, by removing the statutory backing for the New Zealand Hop Marketing Board, Hon John Luxton, Associate Minister of Agriculture ann

"The people of Marlborough have faced testing times with the severe drought and the Asian financial situation adding to a difficult business climate," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley acknowledged duri

"New Zealand's delegation to the inaugural meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) will be pushing for work to begin on a State of the Environment Report for Antarctica," the As

"New Zealand welcomes the American initiative to track trade in illegal and unreported catches of toothfish," the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon Simon Upton said today.

"New Zealand has pledged additional funding of US$45,000 for UNEP", Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Upton announced today.

Yet another ACT MP has established a record for part-time work at Parliament at the expense of taxpayers', Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said today.

Ken Shirley's resignation as chairman of the transport and environment select committee confirms he is a part-time MP drawing a full-time salary, Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader

Don McKinnon will become New Zealand's first Foreign Minister to officially visit Latin America when he makes a five-nation visit to Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile from May 26 to June 1

Energy Minister Max Bradford today rejected the "extraordinary statements" made by the Electricity Supply Association of New Zealand (ESANZ) following the introduction of the Government's electrici

The Minister of Education said today he was treating very seriously repeated accusations from the PPTA President that the Minister was a "liar."

"The Government's ongoing programme to reduce costs to the primary sector takes another step forward today with the appointment of the MQM Meat and MQM Food Establishment Boards," State Owned Enter

Electronic commerce via the Internet has been made safe from customs duties, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said from Geneva today.

The world's most powerful country, the United States, has agreed to support the Cairns Group's trade liberalisation vision for the 1999 agricultural negotiations, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said

Health Minister Bill English announced today that Ms Patricia Seymour had been appointed chair of the Board of Tairawhiti Healthcare Ltd.

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley commended the decision by Indonesian President Soeharto to resign today as a step towards promised political reforms.

Customs Minister, Hon Tuariki Delamere, said tonight that any importers who tried to exploit a loophole in the law concerning the tariffs on imported luxury cars would find it a very expensive exer

"A grant of $117,000 for the New Zealand Film Archive's Rosier Fund will help ensure the safekeeping of this country's film heritage", the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Hon Simon Upton, said today.