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Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key has congratulated Air New Zealand for its successful test flight today of a biofuel-powered Boeing 747 aircraft.

  • John Key
  • Prime Minister

My sincerest sympathies go out to the family of the volunteer rural firefighter who died today, says the Minister responsible for the New Zealand Fire Service, Richard Worth.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

Energy and Resources Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says it's time for local oil companies to stop monitoring and start nudging down fuel prices for New Zealand motorists.

  • Gerry Brownlee
  • Energy and Resources

Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee today announced that New Zealand had secured oil reserves for 2009 that would ensure New Zealand would continue to meet its International Energy Agen

  • Gerry Brownlee
  • Energy and Resources

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the Fiji Interim Government this afternoon moved to expel New Zealand's Acting High Commissioner, Caroline McDonald.

  • Murray McCully
  • Foreign Affairs

Minister of Consumer Affairs Heather Roy today released the annual reports - for the period July 1 2007-June 30 2008 - from the adjudicators of the upper North Island (Chris Cornwell), lower North

  • Heather Roy
  • Consumer Affairs

Biosecurity Minister Hon David Carter welcomes urgent work by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) that has resulted in a positive outcome for the horse racing industry. 

  • David Carter
  • Biosecurity

Gross Domestic Product figures issued this morning confirm the need for the government's robust economic plan to lift New Zealanders' incomes through sustainable medium to long-term growth, Finance

  • Bill English
  • Finance

The government is looking for organisations that can develop and provide the Maori Tourism Mentoring Programme in 2009, the Associate Tourism Minister, Jonathan Coleman, said today.

  • Jonathan Coleman
  • Tourism

  • John Carter
  • Civil Defence

Proposals are being sought to establish New Zealand's first professorship for the study of the environmental footprint of our primary products, the Minister of Agriculture & Forestry Hon David

  • David Carter
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry

World-first super conductor technology created by New Zealand scientists today won praise from Research, Science & Technology Minister, Dr Wayne Mapp.

  • Wayne Mapp
  • Science and Innovation

"Evidence just keeps piling up of the mess we've inherited in Health from the previous Labour Government " says new Health Minister Tony Ryall.

  • Tony Ryall
  • Health

  • Murray McCully
  • Foreign Affairs

"I have received a report on the investigation into allegations concerning the use of non load-bearing timber for trusses and frames," says Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson.

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Building and Construction

Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced his decision to refer the Mighty River Power proposal for a 131-turbine wind farm at Turitea, near Palmerston North, to an independent Board of In

  • Nick Smith
  • Environment

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is urging motorists to take care on the roads this festive season.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Transport

Details of the make-up of the new National-led Government's Cabinet committees were announced today by Prime Minister John Key.

  • John Key
  • Prime Minister

A new Policy Targets Agreement signed by Finance Minister Bill English and Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has been released today.

  • Bill English
  • Finance

Corrections Minister Judith Collins today visited Rimutaka Prison in the first official inspection of a New Zealand prison by a woman Corrections Minister.

  • Judith Collins
  • Corrections

Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced capital funding of $17.3 million for a new primary school in Queenstown, Remarkables Primary School.

  • Anne Tolley
  • Education

The Government today reintroduced a Bill to the House that would make it harder for inmates to bring prohibited items into prison and commit crimes.

  • Judith Collins
  • Corrections

Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett has welcomed the decision in the Crown's favour in the Child Poverty Action Group's case against the in-work tax credit.

  • Paula Bennett
  • Social Development and Employment

Police Minister Judith Collins has welcomed the speedy commitment by police to the Government's policy of injecting 300 new police into the Counties-Manukau district.

  • Judith Collins
  • Police