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The Minister of Fisheries, Hon John Luxton announced today the he intends to consider the closure to commercial finfish fishing of small area/s north of Whangaparaoa Peninsula, in the Hauraki Gulf.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Health Minister Bill English and Associate Health Minister John Delamere announced today Government support for doctors and nurses from the Lakeland, Western Bay and Eastbay Crown health enterprise

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English today announced the establishment of the Child Health Advisory Committee, which will develop a National Child Health Strategy.

  • Bill English
  • Health

A piece of legislation whose time has finally come.

  • Tau Henare
  • Maori Affairs

New Zealand and Norway concluded a Statement of Antarctic Cooperation today.

  • Simon Upton
  • Antarctic Affairs

The Government is moving against dangerous dogs with regulations banning four dangerous breeds, in force early next year, announced Hon Maurice Williamson Minister of Local Government, today.

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Local Government

The Government's review of the education external evaluation services should have a positive influence on the early childhood and school sectors, according to the Minister responsible for the Educa

  • Brian Donnelly
  • Associate Minister of Education

Lottery funding will go into the redevelopment of Auckland's Eden Park, Lottery Grant's Board Chairman and Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder announced today.

  • Jack Elder
  • Internal Affairs

"Over the last seven years the Government has delivered significant legislative protections and policies that have improved women's lives," said Hon Jenny Shipley tonight addressing the Guild of Ai

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Women's Affairs

One year after New Zealand signed the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, Parliament has passed the legislation enabling this country to ratify the convention.

  • Doug Graham
  • Justice

The Minister for Courts, Hon D.A.M. Graham, said today court fees and charges payable by those who use the court system will rise from the beginning of next year.

  • Doug Graham

The Government's determination to have all prison inmates doing a full day's work moved a step closer today with the release of the inmate employment policy by Minister of Corrections Paul East.

  • Paul East
  • Corrections

"Ki mai ki ahau, he aha te mea nui o te ao ?
You ask me what is the most important thing in the world?
Maku e ki atu,
I say to you,
he tangata !
tis people !
he tangata !
tis people !"

  • Doug Graham
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

International Trade Minister Lockwood Smith has attacked Alliance "gibberish" over foreign investment.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

The Minister of Commerce, the Hon John Luxton, announced the alteration of an appointment to the Commerce Commission today.

  • John Luxton
  • Commerce and Industry

Minister of Commerce, Hon John Luxton, today welcomed the Dairy Section of Federated farmers discussion document, "The Changing Structure of the Dairy Industry".

  • John Luxton
  • Commerce and Industry

The Minister of Commerce, the Hon John Luxton, announced an appointment to the Securities Commission today. Mr Stephen Franks has been appointed to the Commission for a period of five years.

  • John Luxton
  • Commerce and Industry

Mr Henare today moved to allay fears that recent proposals regarding the Maori Reserved Land Bill would disadvantage Maori owners.

  • Tau Henare
  • Maori Affairs

The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith today announced, in Northland, the protection of a 654 hectare area of indigenous forest under a Nga Whenua Rahui kawenata (covenant).

  • Nick Smith
  • Conservation

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon, today officially welcomed China's Former Vice Premier, Huang Ha, who is visiting New Zealand to celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations w

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

New Zealand is among countries leading the way in the fight to rid the world of land mines as Deborah Morris, Minister of Youth Affairs, signs an international treaty banning anti-personnel land mi

  • Don McKinnon
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Hon Deborah Morris, Minister of Youth Affairs, today signed an international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines.

  • Deborah Morris
  • Youth Affairs

xHousing Minister Murray McCully today visited the Cannons Creek Fanau Centre in Porirua to meet tutors who will be delivering a new Homebuyer Education Programme to be piloted in the area, and som

  • Murray McCully
  • Housing

Associate Health Minister Hon Tuariki Delamere said today poisonous lead levels in the air have continued to drop significantly, following the switch to unleaded petrol early last year.

  • John Delamare
  • Associate Minister of Health