Displaying 1 - 24 of 94 results.

The Minister for the Environment, Hon Simon Upton, is extremely concerned that open burning lingers as a traditional approach to reduce the volume of waste in the landfills of many smaller communit

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

Three weeks ago in Kyoto, representatives from 160 nations negotiated themselves into the ground to limit greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions.

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

The Minister for the Environment, Hon Simon Upton, has confirmed that the target date for bringing into force the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) is now 1 July 1998.

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

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 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 Commerce, Hon John Luxton, and Minister for the Environment, Hon Simon Upton, today said that there was good news and bad news in the results from a study on the impact of the Resou

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, NEW ZEALAND
Mr President

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

New Zealand's call for the progressive inclusion of developing countries in any legally binding commitment on greenhouse gases is a long standing one, according to Environment Minister Simon Upton.

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

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

  • Simon Upton
  • Antarctic Affairs

New Zealand will be advocating a uniform greenhouse gas reduction target of up to 5% below 1990 levels, the Minister for the Environment, Hon Simon Upton, said today.

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

While the average Kiwi would prefer to deal with authorities as little as possible, few really want our country to become an environmental 'wild west', the Minister for the Environment, Simon Upton

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

ONEHUNGA

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

The Government has made considerable progress towards sorting out the highly complex legal issues surrounding the use of rabbit calicivirus (RCD) in New Zealand, the Minister for Biosecurity, Hon S

  • Simon Upton
  • Biosecurity

The Government is spending a total of nearly half a million dollars for research, surveillance and distribution of information related to rabbit

  • Simon Upton
  • Biosecurity

An agreement has been signed today between New Zealand's AgResearch and the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China which will see AgResearch provide an exclusive licence to China

  • Simon Upton
  • Crown Research Institutes

The Minister for the Environment, Simon Upton, announced today that the Government has agreed to a phase-out schedule for methyl bromide.

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

New Zealand's Environment and Associate Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon Simon Upton, is travelling to Tokyo today to attend a Ministerial meeting on Climate Change.

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

WELLINGTON

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

Auckland Art Gallery

  • Simon Upton
  • State Services

Most New Zealanders think that cultural activities help enrich people's lives, bring people together and give us a sense of identity.

  • Simon Upton
  • Cultural Affairs

New Zealanders want to see more about cultural activities in the media, but almost a third want less sport, a new survey shows.

  • Simon Upton
  • Cultural Affairs

Most New Zealanders think they're pretty 'cultured' themselves - but they're not so sure about others.

  • Simon Upton
  • Cultural Affairs

Law School, Wellington

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

New Zealand is taking a leading role in promoting a Pacific region conference on credit opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged, Associate Foreign Minister Simon Upton said today.

  • Simon Upton
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade