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The Minister for Courts, Hon D.A.M.

Trick or Treaty?

BANQUET HALL, THE BEEHIVE

Mr Prime Minister, Mrs Kok and members of your delegation, ladies and gentlemen.

"I am honoured to accept the challenge of leading New Zealand to a brighter future," Jenny Shipley said today.

Cairns, Australia

Ladies and Gentlemen

Health Minister Bill English today announced approval of a $4 million project to build four new theatres at Nelson hospital.

Prime Minister Jim Bolger has announced that he will retire as Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party before the end of this year.

The dates for terms and holidays for state primary and secondary schools have been set for the next three years, Education Minister Wyatt Creech announced today.

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Good Evening, and thank you for the invitation to speak to you tonight.

An RNZAF Hercules is scheduled to fly emergency supplies to the cyclone-swept northern Cook Islands early tomorrow morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon said today.

Minister of Defence, Paul East, today described the Alliance's defence assessment as a retreat into isolationism

After considerable discussion and work, we have now moved to deal with the issues related to the group of overseas trained doctors who gained permanent residence in New Zealand but were unable to p

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The Government's financial statements released today provide further reassurance that economic growth forecasts are on track, said the Treasurer Winston Peters today.

The Education Minister is taking the next step in the decision making process on the merger of Massey University and Wellington Polytechnic by seeking submissions from the public and interested gro

Tertiary education funding of $1.14 billion has been allocated to the country's universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and wananga for the new academic year.

BAYCOURT, TAURANGA

John Palmer, Doug Voss, Malcolm Cartwright, fellow Ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Bargaining agents are empowered by law in the Employment Contracts Act and they will stay that way, Labour Minister Max Bradford said today.

WELLINGTON

Health Minister Bill English announced today that financial support for a new health centre in Balclutha had been approved by the Government.

Health Minister Bill English announced today he had unfrozen applications under the Government's Waiting Times Fund and approved a further $66 million of contracts to help people on waiting lists.

Associate Education Minister Brian Donnelly announced today that new kura kaupapa Maori will be established next year at Port Waikato, Wanganui, Hawera, Hastings and Dunedin.

The Government has approved $18.5 million in extra funding for the New Zealand Police for the 1997/98 financial year, Police Minister Jack Elder announced today.

The Government has sold the Crown's interest in Tainui-Kawhia lease forest to the Maori landowners for just under $9 million, Forestry Minister Lockwood Smith announced today.