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The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald, today welcomed the timely release from the Commerce Commission of the "Pyramid Selling" publication which provides guidelines about pyramid sel

Associate Social Welfare Minister Nick Smith today released the funding decisions for the New Zealand Community Funding Agency for the 1996/97 year saying the $110 million funding illustrated the G

Associate Social Welfare Minister Nick Smith today released the funding decisions for the New Zealand Community Funding Agency for the 1996/97 year saying the $110 million funding illustrated the G

The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith today welcomed a proposed study to measure the effects cats are having on native birds, but Mr Smith challenged the Auckland SPCA to ensure any study was cre

The Minister of Conservation Nick Smith today welcomed a proposed study to measure the effects cats are having on native birds, but Mr Smith challenged the Auckland SPCA to ensure any study was cre

The Producer Board Acts Reform Bill, which aims to significantly reduce producer board powers, was today given its second reading in Parliament and referred to the primary production select committ

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Social Welfare Minister, Hon. Roger Sowry, today agreed to provide a one-off grant to fund counselling services for witnesses of the Raurimu massacre.

The deferral of the carbon tax decision is an appropriate response to a difficult domestic and international issue, Energy Minister Max Bradford said today.

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Chairman Grant Paterson, John Macfarlane, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Good evening.

Nations will only sign up to a legally binding reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, if a least cost solution can be found, said Hon Simon Upton today.

The Minister of Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance, the Hon Jenny Shipley, says today's High Court decision on compensation for a drunk driver highlights why the Coalition Governmen

The Government has decided to defer until early 1998 a decision on whether to introduce a low level carbon charge.

The Minister of Justice, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the appointment of Auckland Barrister David Graham Mather as a District Court Judge.

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"New Zealand's defence capability will be greatly enhanced by the Government's decision to purchase four new helicopters for the Royal New Zealand Navy," Minister of Defence, Paul East, said today.

The Attorney-General Paul East announced today the appointment of Bradley Harle Giles and Judith Marjorie Potter as Judges of the High Court.

On January 27, Cabinet approved additional funding to Aotearoa Television Network subject to a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the service by its funding agency, Te Mangai Paho, no later t

The Minister of State Services, the Hon Jenny Shipley, is welcoming the move to delegate responsibility for industrial negotiations in the education sector to the Ministry of Education.

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Health Minister Bill English said today he had had confirmation that Stephen Anderson was receiving treatment from mental health services in Wellington.

New Zealand is to give 50 thousand dollars to help victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Iran, Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today.

The Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Hon D.A.M.

Hon Deborah Morris, Minister of Youth Affairs, will tomorrow (10th March) visit two Conservation Corps programmes operating in the Wellington Region.