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Health Minister Bill English today praised a group of Dunedin women with disabilities who have written a book, Speaking Out for Ourselves.

The Prime Minister Jenny Shipley and the Minister of Police Jack Elder today assured the public and police that any resources freed up from the Police Review will be spent on policing in New Zealan

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said today he was delighted that the initiative by New Zealand and Australia in calling for an emergency meeting of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva has s

The Government's new immigration policy to achieve a net gain of 10,000 migrants a year, and a new pilot programme for attracting higher skills is another New Zealand First initiative that will ben

Media speculation on the future management structure of Police is premature, Police Minister Jack Elder said today.

A union says Labour MP Trevor Mallard and Alliance MP Grant Gillon are asking parliamentary questions on its behalf, Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder reported today.

"Labour's announcement that it would restore a state monopoly makes a very clear point of difference on ACC between the Coalition Government and Labour," said ARCI Minister Murray McCully and Assoc

Brazil is forming the new frontier for New Zealand Investment in Latin America, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon said today after a busy three-day visit in powerful Latin America

"Papua New Guinea's decision to withdraw its Defence Force personnel to create a neutral zone in Bougainville township of Arawa, is welcome news," Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinno

Seventy percent of New Zealanders want a strong and effective national armed force, according to an annual UMR-Insight poll released today by Defence Minister Max Bradford.

Defence Minister Max Bradford today announced the formal recognition of two new Cadet Force Units.

"Labour's announcement that it would restore a state monopoly makes a very clear point of difference on ACC between the Coalition Government and Labour," said ARCI Minister Murray McCully and Assoc

The speech focuses on how a 24 hour, no fault accident rehabilition scheme will be maintained, benefits for workers and employers from the introduction of competition and how the changes to ACC wil

An assessment of the way the Ministry of Education establishes new kura kaupapa Maori is underway to ensure such schools are set up to succeed right from day one, the Associate Minister of Educatio

Health Minister Bill English said today a hi-tech pilot project on long-distance skin clinics demonstrated how new technology could help provide better patient care outside the main centres.

Customs Minister Hon Tuariki Delamere today rejected the reported comments of Automobile Association secretary-general George Fairbairn that "the Government had abandoned car buyers by stopping Cus

Associate Health Minister, Hon Tuariki Delamere, today called for easier access to the New Zealand health system for suitably-qualified overseas doctors.

"Special Air Services (SAS) personnel in the Multinational Coalition in the Gulf will be redeployed to New Zealand from this week," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said today that special meetings being held in Geneva and Vienna will provide another opportunity for the international community to express its condemnation of

Hon Deborah Morris and other South Pacific Region Youth Ministers have united to present a statement condemning recent nuclear weapon tests.

Immigration Minister Max Bradford is launching a pilot programme next week to attract more skilled migrants to New Zealand.

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The Minister of Customs and Associate Health Minister, Hon Tuariki Delamere, will deliver New Zealand's address to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem in N

President Alberto Fujimori of Peru is to make a state visit to New Zealand from June 11 to 13, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley announced today.