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Defence Minister Max Bradford is flying to the Ross Sea with an aerial surveillance team searching for "pirate" vessels fishing for Toothfish.

  • Max Bradford
  • Defence

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon will hold bilateral talks with his Fiji Islands counterpart Berenado Vunibobo in Auckland tomorrow, for the first of what are to be annual consultations.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

The export sector, positive business and consumer confidence, and strong economic growth in 1999 will be supported by a low inflationary environment, Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today.

  • Bill Birch
  • Treasurer

Tourism Minister Murray McCully says hoteliers should remember that the Millennium is an opportunity "to make our reputation rather than just making a fast buck".

  • Murray McCully
  • Sport Fitness and Leisure

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley left North America today at the end of a visit which she described as "a week very well spent from New Zealand's point of view."

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

"The Government has no plans to sell Timberlands West Coast.

  • Tony Ryall
  • State Owned Enterprises

New Zealand has triggered the entry into force of an important international convention protecting United Nations personnel, Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Senior Citizens Minister, Hon David Carter, today announced the recipients of $250,000 of Government funding for community projects that celebrate and recognise the United Nations International Yea

  • David Carter
  • Senior Citizens

New Zealand's Defence Forces began their aerial surveillance activities in the Ross Sea region yesterday, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon Simon Upton said this evening.

  • Simon Upton
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley yesterday sent a message of congratulations on behalf of New Zealand to His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, CVO on his engagement to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

United States Department of State, Washington DC

Reinventing Government is ultimately about improving people's lives.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

New Zealand's Associate Foreign Minister, Hon Simon Upton, announced today that Ministers and officials from 24 countries have accepted his
invitation to the Ministerial on Ice.

  • Simon Upton
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Minister responsible for the day to day operations of Customs, Hon David Carter, will join staff on Custom's new patrol vessel, Hawk IV, this Friday, when it tours the Marlborough Sounds asking

  • David Carter
  • Associate Minister for Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control

Lester B Pearson Building Ottawa, Canada Arriving in an Ottawa winter, from a southern hemisphere summer, I am struck by the warmth of the welcome I have received.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

The new freephone clinical advice line Healthline is a step closer with the Health Funding Authority due to decide by the end of this month who will run the trial phone service.

  • Wyatt Creech
  • Associate Minister of Health

The Prime Minister extended the best wishes of all New Zealanders to explorer Peter Hillary and his team when he called Mrs Shipley from
Antarctica last night.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley will advance New Zealand's trade interests and its goals for this year's APEC summit on a visit to Ottawa and Washington D.C. this week.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

The Minister of Local Government and Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall says the Government will look at adopting a private member's bill that will give local councils greater control over people drinking

  • Tony Ryall
  • Local Government

"Rodney Hide's claim that Inland Revenue has blocked the release of an internal market research report is rubbish," says the Associate Minister of Revenue, Hon David Carter.

  • David Carter
  • Associate Minister of Revenue

Preparations for the Millennium celebrations move into top gear this year, following the recent allocation of more than two million dollars for Dawn 2000 events and a range of commemorative special

  • Murray McCully
  • Sport Fitness and Leisure

Corrections Minister Nick Smith today released the first six month results of inmate drug testing showing good progress in reducing prison drug use.

  • Nick Smith
  • Education