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1 Clinicians’ tsunami response ‘a source of pride’
21 November 2009 12:24pm | New Zealand Government
Clinicians who responded to a call for volunteers to go to Samoa to help the tsunami response were honoured at a dinner attended by Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu in Auckland tonight. More >>
2 Nelson botanist to receive Loder Cup award
21 November 2009 12:29pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Tim Groser is to honour botanist Dr Philip Simpson by presenting him with New Zealand’s premier plant conservation award, the Loder Cup, at a ceremony in Nelson tonight. More >>
3 EU export subsidy removal helps dairy markets
21 November 2009 12:27pm | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed news that the European Union (EU) has removed all remaining export subsidies for dairy products. More >>
4 McCully: APEC: 20 years of evolution and progress
20 November 2009 5:35pm | New Zealand Government
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to join you today in marking the 20th Anniversary of APEC. Exactly a year ago today, I was involved in my first international meeting as Foreign Minister. More >>
5 Hide: Speech to the Passing Go Conference
20 November 2009 5:33pm | New Zealand Government
Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to join you today. It is good to be here on the North Shore to discuss the Government's vision for the future of the Auckland region. More >>
6 Flexible funding good, but quality counts too
20 November 2009 3:18pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has welcomed today's announcement that funding for the Warm-Up New Zealand Heat Smart home insulation scheme has been changed, but questions whether other changes are needed, Labour's Associate Energy spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More >>
7 Questions and Answers - 19 Nov 2009
20 November 2009 9:45am | Office of the Clerk
Alcohol Abuse—Effect on Productivity; Unemployment—Effect on Youth of Government Policies; Economy—Reports; Economic Policy—Prime Minister’s Views; Child Abuse and Neglect—Prevention Initiatives More >>
8 Bennett: Passing Go Conference
20 November 2009 5:31pm | New Zealand Government
• As you all well know, I'm an Aucklander. • I love living here, and I'm staunchly proud of being a Westie as well as an Aucklander. More >>
9 Mapp Report - Honouring the Fallen
20 November 2009 4:41pm | New Zealand National Party
On Wednesday 11 November I attended Armistice Day commemorations at the World War 1 Sanctuary at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. I had the honour of laying a wreath on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand. Some 350 people attended the ... More >>
10 Minister welcomes new Weta Workshop exhibition
20 November 2009 4:01pm | New Zealand Government
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson spoke today at the announcement of a major original exhibition by Weta Workshop which will tour China later this year. More >>
11 Auckland ward boundaries a gerrymander
20 November 2009 3:19pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The boundaries proposed by the hamstrung Local Government Commission smack of a gerrymander and will have to be revisited, says Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. More >>
12 Speech: Goff - Federated Farmers National Council
19 November 2009 10:21am | New Zealand Labour Party
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Back in September, the Labour Party had the pleasure of inviting Lachlan McKenzie to our annual conference to give Federated Farmers’ perspective on economic issues. It was the first time Fed Farmers ... More >>
13 Return of right to sue employers for hearing loss
20 November 2009 9:40am | New Zealand Labour Party
The Transport and Industrial Relations select committee was today warned that changes to ACC would result in a return to the right to sue employers, says Labour’s ACC spokesperson David Parker. The committee today heard the first tranche of submissions ... More >>
14 Speech: Twyford - Promoting social wellbeing in Ak
20 November 2009 12:28pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Speech to PASSING GO: Promoting Social Wellbeing in Auckland Council conference, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Good morning. Much of the debate since the Royal Commission released its report eight months ago has focused on the structures ... More >>
15 Bill on polytechnic councils now even worse
20 November 2009 3:59pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s plan to seize greater control of polytechnic governing councils has become even worse with the decision to remove dedicated positions for student or staff representatives, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan ... More >>
16 Lack of planning by Tony Ryall fails patients
20 November 2009 12:07pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Minister of Health’s failure to plan for ACC cutbacks and resulting shambolic introduction of physiotherapy part-charges is just the tip of the iceberg, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “The Ministry of Health this week told parliament’s ... More >>
17 Anderton: Opening the new Rodger Wright Centre
20 November 2009 2:56pm | Progressive Party
I am very happy to be here today to witness this blessing, and the opening of the new Rodger Wright premises. It’s normal practice at a house-warming to bring a present or flowers, and I’m sorry I’ve come empty handed. But giving the wrong ... More >>
18 Questions and Answers - 18 Nov 2009
19 November 2009 10:01am | Office of the Clerk
Emissions Trading Scheme—Statements; Economy—Fiscal Challenges; Whānau Ora—Purpose and Outcomes; Schools—Property; Television New Zealand—Boundaries of Role as Shareholding Minister More >>
19 Katene: Iwi Maori Kaumatua Service Provider Hui
20 November 2009 3:03pm | The Maori Party
It was interesting to relive the experience of the hikoi for Te Takutaimoana; the opposition to the Foreshore and Seabed Bill; and to consider all of that context. More >>
20 Minister welcomes changes to Bill
20 November 2009 2:49pm | New Zealand Government
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the changes to the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill made through the Select Committee process. More >>
21 Speech: Turia - Kaumatua Service Provider Hui
20 November 2009 10:47am | The Maori Party
Lovey made sure to ask me to come to this hui a year ago, so there no way I could have missed it! I have always been a firm believer in te hunga wairua. It was te hunga wairua that brought me here to you today, here to Te Tau Ihu, almost five years ... More >>
22 Bill To Empower Victims
20 November 2009 3:35pm | ACT New Zealand
The censoring of Victim Impact Statements is an example of the courts attempting to usurp the role of Parliament; my Victims’ Rights (Victim Impact Statements) Amendment Bill makes it clear that it is Parliament - and not the courts - that make ... More >>
23 Flexible funding for insulation scheme
20 November 2009 2:54pm | New Zealand Government
The government is making a key change to improve the delivery of its Warm Up New Zealand Heat Smart home insulation scheme. The change sees the fund become a multi-year appropriation allowing flexibility to bring funding forward to meet demand. More >>
24 Parenting courses secure further funding
20 November 2009 1:39pm | New Zealand Government
Twenty five groups supporting positive parenting are to receive more than $810,000, says Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett. For the first time the Ministry of Social Development’s SKIP (Strategies with Kids, Information for ... More >>
25 Laban Welcomes "A Theology of Children"
19 November 2009 12:04pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A new resource produced by Plunket and Barnardos and written by Rev Nove Vailaau, "A Theology of Children" which provides guidance to Pacific parents within a biblical context, is a fantastic resource and deserves to be read widely, Labour’s Pacific ... More >>
26 Labour remembers Dutch Ambassador
17 November 2009 2:36pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party is today mourning the passing of Her Excellency Ms Annelies Boogaerdt, Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to New Zealand. Mrs Boogaerdt died suddenly in Wellington Hospital last night. Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson ... More >>
27 Far North District Council review team announced
20 November 2009 1:37pm | New Zealand Government
The investigation into Far North District Council’s performance in processing applications for resource consents will start on Monday 23 November, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today. Dr Smith said independent consultants Mark St Clair and Brent ... More >>
28 Motorcycle accident record cannot be ignored
17 November 2009 2:00pm | New Zealand Government
ACC minister Nick Smith responded to today’s motorcycle protest over proposed ACC levy increases by highlighting the significant increase in fatalities and claims from motorcycle accidents. “Forty six motorcyclists died last year in accidents, ... More >>
29 Mr Goff's Monetary Mischief
19 November 2009 4:06pm | ACT New Zealand
Labour Leader Phil Goff's belief that the Reserve Bank's role of focussing on inflation should shift to trying to address exchange rate concerns displays his poor understanding of basic economics and suggests that Labour's anticipated big spending may be funded ... More >>
30 Speech: Anderton - sustainability of our fisheries
19 November 2009 1:26pm | Progressive Party
Has anyone here eaten fish and chips recently? Because apparently I’m the minister who took the fish out of fish and chips. The fact that someone could even say that shows you how far we are from having a rational debate about the right of a minister ... More >>
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