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The blow-out in the current account recorded today shows the total failure of the National party’s economic management, Alliance leader and deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton said today.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Deputy Prime Minister

The Controller and Auditor-General’s report on Information Requirements for the Sustainable Management of Fisheries confirms that fisheries research has slipped into a parlous state after years of National government underfunding and neglect, says Fishe

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Health Minister Annette King has begun consultation with the Mental Health Commission to finalise a timetable for providing the necessary mental health services for New Zealand.

  • Annette King
  • Health

The Government today took the first step in its promised streamlining of health administration by announcing the chairman of an interim board to oversee the process of bringing the Health Funding Authority Health into the Ministry of Health.

  • Annette King
  • Health

Health Minister Annette King said today she was disturbed at some aspects of Health Waikato Ltd’s procedures in deciding to purchase and implement a new information technology system.

  • Annette King
  • Health

It is a privilege for me to exercise the prerogative of Her Majesty and open the 46th Parliament.

Today’s announcements on the minimum wage, training incentive allowance, student loans and the F-16 review show that the Labour-Alliance government is determined to advance rapidly with the programme of positive change New Zealanders mandated on 27 November.

  • Helen Clark
  • Prime Minister

The 2GHz auction scheduled for January 31 is to be postponed to allow competition concerns with the auction to be addressed, the Minister of Communications Paul Swain announced today.

  • Paul Swain
  • Communications and Information Technology

The $22 a week increase in the minimum wage announced today is being welcomed by the Alliance.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Work is to begin immediately to review the youth minimum wage, Youth Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of Labour Laila Harré announced today.

The adult minimum wage was today increased from $7 an hour to $7.55.

  • Laila Harré
  • Youth Affairs

Alliance leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton is attributing the rapid pace of action by the new government to the co-operative approach the Alliance and Labour are taking to the new coalition.

  • Jim Anderton
  • Unassigned Portfolio

A planned strategy is needed to stop the exodus of young New Zealand doctors to Australia, Health Minister Annette King said today.

  • Annette King
  • Unassigned Portfolio

Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee, in one of her first acts as Conservation Minister, today declared New Zealand’s only native dolphin a threatened species under the provisions of the Marine Mammals Protection Act.

  • Sandra Lee
  • Unassigned Portfolio

Dannevirke’s Te Kura Kaupapa o Tamaki Nui a Rua will be able to accept secondary students from next year, Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia said today.

  • Parekura Horomia
  • Education

"On Monday this week the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus an important resolution put forward by New Zealand which will change the way in which international cooperation on ocea

  • Simon Upton
  • Environment

"How will the Crown's ownership and purchase interests in science and technology evolve as private investment in R & D expands".

  • Simon Upton
  • Conservation

Dunedin Railway Station

Mr Chairman, honoured members, ladies and gentlemen.

We all need heroes.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Centra Hotel, Christchurch

On Saturday New Zealand must choose a Government for the new century.

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today the Acting Minister of Immigration has advised her that he has taken action to rescind the residency applications of Chinese investors, approved by former Im

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

His Excellency The Governor-General has advised that Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the retention of the title "The Honourable" by:

Rodney Gerald GALLEN

  • Jenny Shipley
  • Prime Minister

Education Minister Nick Smith announced today that the Homai Vision Education Centre in Auckland would become part of the state school network from next July.

  • Nick Smith
  • Education

Education Minister Nick Smith today announced the selection of forty schools that will participate in next year's $10 million trial of self managing property funding, during a visit to Waihi Colleg

  • Nick Smith
  • Education

Tourism Minister Lockwood Smith today announced a grant of $112,500 to the Museum of Wellington, City and Sea. The grant will be directed towards one of the Museum's signature displays, known as the 'Creation Legend' feature, which opens to the public on Saturday.

"The Creation Legend feature uses modern day technology to tell two Maori legends, one of the creation of Wellington Harbour by the taniwha Whataitai and Ngake, and the other of how Maui found fire," said Dr Smith.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Tourism

Tourism Minister Lockwood Smith today announced a grant of $50,000 to the Greymouth Heritage Trust towards the development of Coal River Park.

  • Dr Lockwood Smith
  • Tourism