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In an informal meeting Foreign Minister Don McKinnon today spoke to Jose Ramos Horta, a prominent spokesperson for East Timorese independence and 1996 co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, for nearly

A range of Waitangi Day activities around the country have Government input this year.

Minister of Commerce, Industry, Fisheries, Lands, and associate Agriculture, Hon John Luxton, today welcomed calls from the Chambers of Commerce, Employers Federation, Federated Farmers, and Manufa

Health Minister Bill English said today he wanted to see a decision on the provision of heart surgery in Christchurch as soon as possible.

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the appointment of Auckland Barrister Christopher John Field as a District Court Judge.

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the appointment of Auckland Barrister and Solicitor Merelina Letitia Spring Forbes Burnett as a District Court Judge.

Education Minister Wyatt Creech today released a survey of primary schools in Auckland which confirms that primary teacher supply in the region is well under control.

The Government will extend funding to Aotearoa Television Network until the end of June, the Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon

New statutory minimum wage rates will apply from 1 March 1997 the Minister of Labour, Hon Max Bradford said today.

The Government will extend funding to Aotearoa Television Network until the end of June, the Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Tau Henare and the Minister of Communications, Hon Maurice Williamson ann

Associate Education Minister Brian Donnelly said today that the PPTA executive's paranoia over bulk-funding has the potential to be extremely harmful to the secondary teachers it is supposed to sup

Tourism and Sport Minister Murray McCully says its vital that the New Zealand tourism industry is fully geared up to take advantage of major sporting events in this part of the world over the next

Long-term and intergenerational welfare dependency is one of the greatest problems facing New Zealand today according to Social Welfare Ministerial pre-election briefing papers released today.

The Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Youth Affairs announced today that the minimum age for recruitment into the armed forces had been raised from 16-and-a-half to 17 years.

Education Minister Wyatt Creech today moved to clear-up misunderstandings about the nature of the Governments response to schools teacher needs as the start of the school year looms.

The PPTA has its facts wrong on bulk-funding once again, the Associate Minister of Education, Brian Donnelly, said today.

The Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Youth Affairs announced today that the minimum age for recruitment into the armed forces had been raised from 16-and-a-half to 17 years.

The Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Youth Affairs announced today that the minimum age for recruitment into the armed forces had been raised from 16-and-a-half to 17 years.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon will meet the Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, in Adelaide on Thursday.

Prime Minister Jim Bolger said today that the Australian Prime Minister John Howard would visit New Zealand from 15-17 February.

The Government will have up to forty emergency standby primary teachers available in Auckland during the first month of the new school year.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today that New Zealand would contribute $20,000 to the relief programmes of the Solomon Islands Red Cross.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon has welcomed the accord on Hebron negotiated this week between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Minister of Commerce, Industry, Fisheries, Lands, and associate Agriculture, Hon John Luxton, today said one of the things the Government must do to help the export sector in particular, and the co