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Prime Minister Jenny Shipley today announced a new range of Royal awards to be established to recognise acts of gallantry and bravery by New Zealanders - both civilians and military.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said he was appalled at Pakistan's further nuclear testing. "Pakistan may have been seriously provoked by India.

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said tonight that New Zealand utterly condemns the further nuclear testing carried out by Pakistan.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said that he is dismayed and disappointed that Pakistan has exploded a nuclear device.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said today that since news broke of Pakistan's nuclear tests, New Zealand missions have been active in United Nations organisations in seeking to increase intern

New Zealand's relationship with Peru will strengthen as dialogue becomes more regular in the future, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon, said during his visit to Peru.

Defence Minister Max Bradford has deplored the latest action by Pakistan in exploding five nuclear devices.

The Government today re-iterated that negotiations with the PPTA can only resume if the union comes back to the table focusing on pay and conditions, and with no threats of industrial action.

The Minister for Courts Wyatt Creech today opened the revamped and renamed Waitakere District Court in West Auckland.

Corrections Minister Nick Smith welcomed today the Prime Minister's opening of the country's first self-care units at Christchurch Women's Prison, saying the new approach would help the rehabilitat

"New Zealand denounces these tests unequivocally.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton welcomed political and economic measures announced earlier this week by the Indonesian Government as an encouraging step towards peaceful and constitutional refo

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Israelis will be able to visit New Zealand for up to three months without needing a visa, Immigration Minister Max Bradford announced today.

"The public and students will welcome the PPTA's decision to stop the proposed industrial action next week," Education Minister Wyatt Creech and Associate Education Minister Brian Donnelly said t

Employment Minister Hon Peter McCardle today welcomed the Governor of the Reserve Bank's clarification of his submissions yesterday on the Community Wage to Parliament's Finance and Expenditure com

The Government has appointed a new Chairman for Radio New Zealand. Mr John Isles, currently Acting Chairman, takes over the helm from Mr Bryan Kensington who retired at the end of April.

Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Tony Ryall, announced today the appointment of five directors to the inaugural board of Valuation New Zealand Ltd, the Government's newest Crown Owned Company.

Members of the new boards for the two hospital and health services in the Bay of Plenty, including the first community representatives, were announced today by Health Minister Bill English and Asso

Members of the new boards for the two hospital and health services in the Bay of Plenty, including the first community representatives, were announced today by Health Minister Bill English and Asso

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley today announced that the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Tung Chee-Hwa will visit New Zealand from 17 to 19 June.

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley this evening announced a three-pronged Government initiative to encourage the New Zealand public sector and private businesses to respond to computer problems associate

Today's announcement by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley establishing a Year 2000 (Y2K) Task Force and the appointment of Hon Maurice Williamson as Associate Minister of State Services with particular

New Zealand's success in the global knowledge age will largely depend on projects such as those undertaken by the Cawthron Institute," the Minister of Research, Science and Technology Hon Maurice W