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"The Greens' attempts to distance themselves from the drug subculture have backfired again today with revelations that their Justice Spokesman, Nandor Tanczos, believes he is worshipping God by smo

  • Tony Ryall
  • Justice

Running arts and culture from the Prime Minister's office would debase the whole portfolio, Hon Marie Hasler Minister for Culture and Heritage said today.

  • Marie Hasler
  • Cultural Affairs

At a ceremony marking the formal handover of Te Puia Hospital on the East Coast to Ngati Porou Hauora today, the Associate Minister of Health expressed her delight at seeing Maori leadership coming

  • Georgina te Heuheu
  • Associate Minister of Health

The Reserve Bank confirmed today that New Zealand has now entered a new era of strong and sustained export-led economic growth, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

The Ministry for Emergency Management has sent one of its South Island staffers to liaise with the flood-affected districts of Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes, the Minister of Civil Defence, Jac

  • Jack Elder
  • Civil Defence

Education Minister Nick Smith today responded to NZEI's statement on the NZCER report Ten Years On: How Schools View Educational Reform saying that the union is launching yet another negative attac

  • Nick Smith
  • Education

Conservation Minister Nick Smith has lodged a formal complaint with Police over a guide for sabotage and eco-terrorism on the Greens' Internet site.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The China-United States agreement on WTO entry is great news for New Zealand, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Agreement between China and the US on China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is excellent news for New Zealand farmers, manufacturers and service suppliers, according to Trade Mini

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

"The mystery surrounding Labour Party President Bob Harvey's trip to the UK to meet with Tony Blair's campaign advisers has now been solved," according to Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services,

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Conservation Minister Nick Smith has lodged a formal complaint with Police over a guide for sabotage and eco-terrorism on the Greens' Internet site.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Helen Clark's support this morning for the use of government-subsidised export credits is inconsistent with New Zealand's international commitments with important trading groups, such as the Cairns

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

Conservation Minister Nick Smith today announced that he had approved the major Resource Management Act (RMA) consents for the new Clifford Bay Port development proposed by Tranz Rail.

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Labour's promise of export guarantees and export credit financing schemes was a last-ditch effort to curry favour with business, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Jim Sutton's claim that National's support in South Canterbury is collapsing has been rubbished by Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith and Associate Food and Fibre Mi

  • David Carter
  • Associate Minister for Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Jim Sutton's claim that National's support in South Canterbury is collapsing has been rubbished by Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith and Associate Food and Fibre Mi

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

Jim Sutton's claim that National's support in South Canterbury is collapsing has been rubbished by Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith and Associate Food and Fibre Mi

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Food and Fibre Minister John Luxton said today that the Green's Agricultural policy released today reflected their extreme views and showed how out of touch they were with the agricultural sector.

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

"New figures showing a dramatic drop in the number of infant deaths and cot deaths are encouraging, but National is committed to continuing to do more to turn other child health statistics around,"

  • Wyatt Creech
  • Health

Mrs Claire Elder, wife of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Jack Elder, died in Auckland yesterday after a long battle with cancer. She was 49.

  • Jack Elder
  • Internal Affairs

ACC policy has been declared a "line in the sand election issue" by Accident Insurance Minister Murray McCully, releasing the National Party's ACC policy today.

  • Murray McCully
  • Accident Insurance

Annette King continues to repeat Labour's lies about its health budget, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

The Alliance's budget is so mickey mouse it should carry a health warning, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Student debt would skyrocket under Labour's blank cheque policy on student loans, while the ability of students to repay debt would be dramatically reduced under a high tax centre-left government,

  • Max Bradford
  • Tertiary Education