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This week's World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial will determine whether negotiations to liberalise agricultural trade can be successfully launched as scheduled by the end of 1999, Trade Minis

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Trade

"The Government is working to provide seats on charter flights for New Zealanders wishing to leave Jakarta from this weekend," Foreign Minister, Don McKinnon, announced this afternoon.

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Rural health services were a success story of the last five years, Health Minister Bill English told a rural health conference in Invercargill today.

  • Bill English
  • Health

The passing of the Copyright (Removal of prohibition on Parallel Importing ) Amendment Bill, was welcomed by the Minister of Commerce John Luxton today.

  • John Luxton
  • Commerce

The passing of the Social Security Amendment Bill (No.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Minister of Cultural Affairs, Hon Simon Upton, today announced three appointments to the New Zealand Film Commission.

  • Simon Upton
  • Cultural Affairs

Cultural Affairs Minister, Simon Upton, restated the arts funding situation after a wildly misleading headline in the Dominion muddied the waters.

  • Simon Upton
  • Cultural Affairs

The Government's commitment to boosting public safety is continued with 114 extra police to be added to the front line this year and another 100 next year, Police Minister Jack Elder said.

  • Jack Elder
  • Police

An increase of $157 million over three years has significantly boosted the ability of the Police to respond to the security needs of New Zealand communities, Police Minister Jack Elder said.

  • Jack Elder
  • Police

Up to $20 million funding is being made available for New Zealanders to celebrate the arrival of the new Millennium, Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder announced today.

  • Jack Elder
  • Internal Affairs

New Zealand is to increase the funding available for overseas development assistance, with most of this being earmarked for the Pacific, the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Up

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

This Coalition Government welcomes the opportunity to chair the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum in 1999, and believes New Zealand will be profiled on the world stage as never before

  • Don McKinnon
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Energy Minister Max Bradford today dismissed Opposition claims about Budget funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) as showing the Labour Party's lack of understanding o

  • Max Bradford
  • Energy

Wellington Town Hall

The 1998 Budget is a budget for our times.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Business Leaders' Luncheon
Aotea Centre, Auckland

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Waiomio School in Northland will close on July 19, Minister of Education Wyatt Creech announced today.

  • Wyatt Creech
  • Education

The 1998 Budget brings great news for providers in the voluntary child welfare sector.

  • Nick Smith
  • Associate Minister of Social Services, Work and Income (Work and Income)

The Attorney-General, Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the appointment of W.A. (Bill) Moore as a Parliamentary Counsel in the Parliamentary Counsel Office.

  • Doug Graham
  • Attorney-General

TRADE MINISTER LOCKWOOD SMITH will be the first foreign guest of key ministers in the new Russian Government when he visits our fastest growing export market this week.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Trade

It was a great day for new car buyers today, the Minister responsible for tariffs, Minister of Commerce, the Hon John Luxton said tonight.

  • John Luxton
  • Commerce

Russian Diplomatic Academy
Moscow
Russia

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • International Trade

Yesterday's Budget is pivotal in the evolution of Government policy:

1. As a basis for on-going business confidence 2. In the management of the Asian crisis and the current account

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this afternoon.

By now you should have had time to digest not only your meals but several interpretations of the Government's 1998 Budget.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance

The Budget combines progress towards the fiscal objectives of the Government with substantial advances in economic and social well-being for New Zealanders, Finance Minister Bill Birch said.

  • Bill Birch
  • Finance