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Health Minister Annette King says DHBs will receive an extra $137 million in the next financial year to bring their total new funding for the year to $338 million.
- Annette King
- Health
Good morning everyone.
It gives me great pleasure join my colleague Ruth Dyson Minister for ACC to co-host this very important resource launch.
- George Hawkins
- Internal Affairs
The 2003 Budget will reinforce the government’s reputation as a careful fiscal manager and advance New Zealand further along the path to a strongly growing and socially cohesive society, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
- Michael Cullen
- Finance
Justice Minister Phil Goff today released the second Ministry of Justice statistical report on the possible effects of lowering the minimum drinking age in 1999.
- Phil Goff
- Justice
Food Safety Minister Annette King says the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code comes into full effect tomorrow, just in time for Christmas.
- Annette King
- Food Safety
A family whose daughter died when a farm bike overturned, today helped launch a resource kit and video aimed at keeping children safe around All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).
- George Hawkins
- Internal Affairs
Food Safety Minister Annette King says New Zealand’s almost 20-year-old food regulations will be revoked tomorrow to make way for the new Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
- Annette King
- Food Safety
19 December 2002Media Statement
Embargoed to 1am, ThursdayCullen on business confidence figures
- Michael Cullen
- Finance
Customs Minister Rick Barker is concerned at the ongoing importation of MDMA (ecstasy)
- Rick Barker
- Customs
New Zealand deeply regretted and opposed North Korea’s decision to reopen nuclear facilities capable of producing nuclear weapons material, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today.
- Phil Goff
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff will host his Australian counterpart in Taupo this weekend for their regular six-monthly meeting.
- Phil Goff
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
“The issues resulting from the Kahukura Productions collapse have to be sorted out for the good of the New Zealand film-making and film-watching community,” Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard said today.
- Judith Tizard
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
The government today agreed to Qantas taking a 4.99 per cent stake in Air New Zealand and gave conditional support to a strategic alliance between the two airlines.
- Michael Cullen
- Finance
Some alcoholic drinks manufacturers seemed to be using anomalies in the way excise taxes are charged to target young drinkers, Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor said today.
- Damien O'Connor
- Health
The government will seek amendments to the Television New Zealand Bill to split the broadcasting and transmission arms of the company into separate companies.
- Steve Maharey
- Broadcasting
Average composite ACC levies for employers, self-employed and earners will remain the same or decrease for 2003/2004, ACC Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
- Ruth Dyson
- ACC
A major Government initiative to engage with ethnic communities was launched today by Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.
- Chris Carter
- Ethnic Affairs
SECOND READING SPEECH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL
Hon Chris Carter
Mr Speaker, I move that the Local Government Bill be now read a second time.
- Chris Carter
- Local Government
SECOND READING SPEECH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL
Hon Chris Carter
Mr Speaker, I move that the Local Government Bill be now read a second time.
- Chris Carter
- Local Government
Speech to launch major listening intiative with ethnic communities throughout the country
- Chris Carter
- Ethnic Affairs
The European Commission’s release of a detailed draft proposal for the agriculture negotiations in the World Trade Organisation was a step forward, but it needs to go further, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said.
- Jim Sutton
- Trade Negotiations
Thirty years ago the Third Labour Government led by Rt Hon Norman Kirk established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.
- Helen Clark
- Prime Minister
The Associate Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Tariana Turia, says the retiring Chief Executive of the Kohanga Reo National Trust, Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, is a battler who has never sold her people short.
- Tariana Turia
- Maori Affairs