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Health Minister Bill English said today that anti-competitive practices in health would cost money that should be being spent on health services.

  • Bill English
  • Health

The Information Technology Stocktake Report produced by the State Services Commission was released today by the Minister of State Services Hon Simon Upton and Minister for Information Technology Ho

  • Simon Upton
  • State Services

The Information Technology Stocktake Report produced by the State Services Commission was released today by the Minister of State Services Hon Simon Upton and Minister for Information Technology Ho

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Information Technology

Employment Minister Peter McCardle said today that although any increase in the register was undesirable, the number of people enrolled with the Employment Service in November increased by 1.9% to

  • Peter McCardle
  • Employment

The Department of Internal Affairs restructuring will not affect the level of service provided to ethnic affairs, Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder said.

  • Jack Elder
  • Police

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley announced today that the Government has agreed to provide emergency labour assistance for West Coast local authorities affected by the unusual flooding that occurred th

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Health Minister Bill English said today the funding for hospitals was not yet finalised and it was wrong to assume there would be cuts in some areas, particularly in the southern hospitals.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English said today more than a fifth of the new money the Government provided for mental health last year had been spent on child and youth mental health services.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English today stressed the Government's support for the public health services as he opened a new $9 million emergency and theatre block at Hutt hospital.

  • Bill English
  • Health

The efficiency of the Resource Management Act will be improved by a raft of minor technical improvements which came into force yesterday, the Minister for the Environment, Hon Simon Upton, said tod

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

The Minister of Maori Affairs, the Hon Tau Henare, welcomed the review of the Ministry of Health's internal processes for the provision of health services to Maori done by Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry

  • Tau Henare
  • Maori Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon, deplores this morning's terrorist attack on tourists near Luxor in Egypt.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

"New Zealand will contribute $US25,000 to a United Nations fund set up to monitor the safety of Cambodian politicians returning from exile," Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon said today.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Minister of Conservation Nick Smith has rejected a report commissioned by the Business Round Table, which calls for access changes, privatisation of conservation land, private ownership of endanger

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

Deborah Morris today announced the first in a series of Government actions in an effort to prevent youth suicide.

In summary the initial work will deliver:

  • Deborah Morris
  • Youth Affairs

Associate Health Minister, Hon Tuariki Delamere, has welcomed Te Puni Kokiri's review of the Ministry of Health's contribution towards improving the health status of Maori.

  • John Delamare
  • Associate Minister of Health

"The Periodic Report Group chaired by Jeff Todd presents a challenge to politicians and the public alike to seek a consensus on retirement income," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

New Zealand has signed an international convention to combat bribery, Trade Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

The Associate Minister of Agriculture, Hon John Luxton, has decided that there is no need for a board of inquiry into the proposed national pest management strategy (NPMS) for the major honey bee d

  • John Luxton
  • Associate Minister of Agriculture

Health Minister Bill English said today the national cervical screening programme had reached its year 2000 target, this month, two years ahead of time.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English today announced the formation of the Health Funding Authority, which is being set up to replace the Transitional Health Authority.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Education Minister Wyatt Creech has authorised the Ministry of Education to purchase part of the Fort Dorset land in Seatoun, Wellington, to establish a school.

  • Wyatt Creech
  • Education

The creation of a one-stop-shop to deliver income support and employment services will make a tremendous difference to New Zealanders looking for work or moving from welfare towards work, the Minis

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Welfare

The single agency for employment assistance and income support announced today will have no effect on Training Opportunities Programmes in 1998, according to the Associate Education Minister, Brian

  • Brian Donnelly
  • Associate Minister of Education