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"Farmers in North Canterbury and other drought-hit parts of the country have my admiration and support as they deal with the devastating effects of the drought," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said t

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

"New Zealand and Brunei Darussalam have negotiated what are almost certainly the most liberal air services arrangements in the world", the Minister of Transport, Hon Maurice Williamson, announced t

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Transport

Finance Minister and Acting Treasurer Rt Hon Bill Birch said today that the report out of the Australian National University (ANU) about the risk to the New Zealand economy was grossly misleading.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Associate Minister of Justice, Hon Tony Ryall, today introduced legislation modifying the licensing of motor vehicle dealers.

  • Tony Ryall
  • Associate Minister of Justice

The Minister of Justice, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, today introduced legislation modernising New Zealand's extradition law.

  • Doug Graham
  • Justice

The quest for Parliament's laziest MP is over. We have our winner. Ladies and gentlemen the prize for the all-time, part-timer goes to ACT leader Richard Prebble.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Hon John Luxton, Minister of Commerce, and Hon Tuariki John Delamere, Minister of Customs, announced that regulations had been made today, which came into force from 3pm this afternoon, that will p

  • John Luxton
  • Commerce

Opening of 66th General Session
World Animal Health Organisation (OIE)
12 rue de Prony
Paris
France

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

Hon John Luxton, Minister of Commerce, and Hon Tuariki John Delamere, Minister of Customs, announced that regulations had been made today, which came into force from 3pm this afternoon, that will p

  • John Delamare
  • Customs

In announcing a joint science promotion programme, the Minister of Research, Science and Technology, the Hon.

  • Maurice Williamson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Treasurer Winston Peters joined other APEC countries in welcoming Vietnam, Peru and Russia as observers to the APEC Finance Ministers meeting, being held in Alberta, Canada from May 22 - 25.

  • Winston Peters
  • Treasurer

"New Zealand's Permanent Representative in New York signed the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on behalf of the Government last night", Hon Simon Upton,

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

Health Minister Bill English announced today he had given approval for work to start on the first stage of Wellington hospital's site redevelopment, including a new Accident and Emergency departmen

  • Bill English
  • Health

"The New Zealand soldiers who served their country in Vietnam deserve our respectful recognition and support," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

A third ACT MP has been exposed as a part-timer at Parliament, at the expense of taxpayers, Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said today.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

ACT MP Owen Jennings is no stranger to public controversy having established a reputation for mixing business and politics in his hometown of Nelson.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Health Minister Bill English today announced that he had approved a $80,000 grant to the Marlborough Transitional Health Trust for development work.

  • Bill English
  • Health

Health Minister Bill English announced today that a major Government-sponsored conference on how to improve the health of New Zealanders would be held in October.

  • Bill English
  • Health

The Government has decided to free up the New Zealand hop industry, by removing the statutory backing for the New Zealand Hop Marketing Board, Hon John Luxton, Associate Minister of Agriculture ann

  • John Luxton
  • Associate Minister of Agriculture

"The people of Marlborough have faced testing times with the severe drought and the Asian financial situation adding to a difficult business climate," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley acknowledged duri

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

"New Zealand's delegation to the inaugural meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) will be pushing for work to begin on a State of the Environment Report for Antarctica," the As

  • Simon Upton
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

"New Zealand welcomes the American initiative to track trade in illegal and unreported catches of toothfish," the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hon Simon Upton said today.

  • Simon Upton
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

"New Zealand has pledged additional funding of US$45,000 for UNEP", Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Upton announced today.

  • Simon Upton
  • Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Yet another ACT MP has established a record for part-time work at Parliament at the expense of taxpayers', Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters said today.

  • Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister