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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

The Ministers comments follow the release of the latest CPI index which rose by 0.7% in the December 1996 quarter.

"The Ministry of Consumer Affairs report identifying serious shortcomings with the retail electricity distribution sector's treatment of domestic consumers is disturbing," said Max Bradford, Minist

"Following the statement that the nuclear waste shipment will be travelling through the South Pacific I asked the Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade to talk again to the Japanese Ambassa

"Extremely disappointed" was Foreign Minister Don McKinnon's reaction today to the news that the shipment of vitrified high level nuclear waste will pass through the South West Pacific on its way t

Prime Minister Jim Bolger and wife Joan will be visiting Antarctica next week to attend the anniversary commemorations of the setting up of Scott Base 40 years ago.

In a break with tradition the International Monetary Fund released a summary of its review of the New Zealand economy today which strongly endorses the country's economic performance, Treasurer Win

Housing Minister Murray McCully says Labour MP Pete Hodgsons grumbles about the bad old days show he appears to have "spent too much time lying in the sun over the New Year holiday break".

The Minister of Health, Bill English, announced today that he had initiated an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the cancellation before Christmas of cataract operations in Southland.

Priority will be given by the Ministry of Womens Affairs to addressing the gender pay gap between men and women.