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Education Minister Nick Smith today announced changes to the National education guidelines (NEGs) that give schools a clear direction that basic literacy and numeracy skills must be the priority in

  • Nick Smith
  • Education

"As someone responsible for coalition management and Leader of the House, I know that the Greens position as outlined by Ms Fitzsimons today would only lead to instability."

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Last time Dr Michael Cullen made election promises, he plunged his portfolio into massive overdraft, said Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Labour leader Helen Clark has confirmed Labour's plan to hand monopoly powers to unions, with a mischievous half-truth during last night's Holmes debate, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradfo

  • Max Bradford
  • Enterprise and Commerce

"Government will ensure the health needs of children of Vietnam or Operation grapple Veterans are supported," Veteran's Affairs Minister Don McKinnon said today.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Veterans' Affairs

A survey by two students' associations shows that banks don't consider student loans to be a major factor in refusing finance, Minister for Tertiary Education Max Bradford said today.

  • Max Bradford
  • Tertiary Education

Government has approved Radio New Zealand's proposal to start broadcasting National Radio in FM giving listeners a better sound quality, the Minister responsible for Radio New Zealand, Hon Marie Ha

  • Marie Hasler
  • Radio New Zealand Ltd

Alliance plans to regulate the Telecommunications industry would bring an end to many benefits New Zealanders now enjoy, Communications Minister Maurice Williamson said today.

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Communications

Labour's efforts to score a 'king hit' against the Government by highlighting a personal grievance payout by WINZ have turned into an own goal, Treasurer Bill English said today.

  • Bill English
  • Treasurer

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton, today said that the fishing sector has expanded under a National led Government, but that all this is a risk if a Labour/Alliance/Green Government gets it's han

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

"National creates jobs, others will destroy them.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Major progress has been made towards the successful introduction of Digital Terrestrial Television, Communications Minister Maurice Williamson said today.

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Communications

The Government has offered Jeff Todd as a mediator to help Auckland local bodies and Tranz Rail to identify the best way forward for Auckland's passenger transport problems, Prime Minister Jenny Sh

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Primary industry cannot afford a political rainbow

  • John Luxton
  • Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Two hundred Task Force Green workers will be sent immediately to help clean up after the floods in Otago and Southland, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Twenty-one regulations in the Commerce and Labour portfolios have been axed as part of a National Government initiative to cut red tape, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford announced toda

  • Max Bradford
  • Enterprise and Commerce

A strong vote for Labour on Saturday will spell the end of job growth and the beginning of a dramatic rise in job-killing business costs, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford said today.

  • Max Bradford
  • Enterprise and Commerce

Siemens, 300 Great South Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

It is truly wonderful to be here to launch this stunning new product onto the world market.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

It continues to grow strongly.

* Auckland's economy grew 2.7 per cent in the year to June.

* Business confidence is up.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Associate Work and Income Minister Peter McCardle said the severance payment to a senior WINZ manager was properly authorised.

  • Peter McCardle
  • Associate Minister of Local Government

Labour MP Pete Hodgson has again shown his contempt for consumers as he tries to fudge Labour's appalling record of backing monopolies when it comes to the power reforms, Enterprise and Commerce Mi

  • Max Bradford
  • Enterprise and Commerce

Associate Foreign Minister, Rt Hon Simon Upton, today applauded the pioneering research completed this week by the New Zealand led Cape Roberts Project in Antarctica.

  • Simon Upton
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Minister of Education, Nick Smith, and the Minister of Social Services, Work and Income, Roger Sowry, announced today the schools that will be invited to participate in the Government's expande

  • Nick Smith
  • Education

"National will hold an initial referendum on MMP in May next year followed by a binding second referendum in November should New Zealanders vote to reconsider the electoral system," Justice Ministe

  • Tony Ryall
  • Justice