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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Shared Services Establishment Board appointed
20 November 2009 12:57pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the make up of the Shared Services Establishment Board, which will help reduce the cost of DHB back office functions with estimated savings of up to $700 million. Mr Ryall says, "That money will be crucial to help ... More >>
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 >>
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 >>
Ministerial visit to Canada
20 November 2009 11:33am | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp is on his way to Canada for a formal bilateral Defence visit and a Research, Science and Technology visit. Dr Mapp will also attend the first Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend. ... More >>
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 >>
Turia reiterates smoking kills message to dairies
20 November 2009 10:45am | The Maori Party
The New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores needs to stop hiding behind their tobacco displays and face the fact that the products they sell kill “One does not need to understand retailing businesses to know that over a 10 year period 50,000 ... More >>
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 >>
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 >>
Govt marks death of Defence Force member
19 November 2009 5:08pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy today extended the Government’s deepest sympathies to the wife and family of Air Force Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster, killed in a routine explosive ordnance demolition task at ... More >>
Catching Australia By 2025
19 November 2009 5:01pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today released his discussion document 'Catching Australia By 2025: An Alternative Approach' which outlines a comprehensive reform of Government expenditure, accelerating our economic growth and creating opportunities ... More >>
Government clearly boycotting Dalai Lama visit
19 November 2009 4:49pm | Green Party
The Government is clearly embarrassed about its ‘unofficial’ boycott of the Dalai Lama when he visits New Zealand next month, said Green Party MP Keith Locke today. Answering questions in Parliament this afternoon from the Green Party, Foreign Minister ... More >>
Bill will make fundraising transparent
19 November 2009 4:28pm | New Zealand National Party
Selwyn MP Amy Adams’ Bill to ensure those donating money to charity are told how much is going to fundraising firms has today been introduced to Parliament. Ms Adams said she is delighted the Fair Trading (Soliciting on Behalf of Charities) Amendment ... More >>
2010 Winston Churchill Fellows Announced
19 November 2009 4:17pm | New Zealand Government
Tariana Turia Today Announced The Recipients Of The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowships For 2010. “The Trust Allows New Zealanders To Apply Learnings From Their Global Counterparts To Our Own Situations At Home,” Mrs Turia Said. “Our ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Whanganui Iwi Settlement Bill
19 November 2009 4:16pm | The Maori Party
I stand today, to add to the debate on the Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Whanganui Forest) On-Account Settlement Bill. I welcome those of Whanganui descent who have come today to this first reading, tena koutou. This ... More >>
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 >>
Bennett discriminates against solo mothers
19 November 2009 3:35pm | New Zealand Labour Party
While Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett continues to trumpet her Community Max scheme as making a positive difference for young people, she is forgetting about young mums that she has barred from accessing the scheme, Labour Associate Social ... More >>
Speech: Turia - Whanganui Iwi Settlement Bill
19 November 2009 3:31pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Speaker, on behalf of the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, I move that the Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill be now read a first time. Mr Speaker, at the appropriate ... More >>
Maori families will be among hardest hit by ETS
19 November 2009 3:12pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Lower income Maori households will be amongst the hardest hit by the ETS deal, as they are forced to pay more taxes to subsidise big polluters while much- needed social spending is slashed, says Labour MPs Charles Chauvel and Mita Ririnui. The MPs today ... More >>
Dunne: Tax bill brings super portability closer
19 November 2009 2:59pm | New Zealand Government
A tax bill introduced to Parliament today by Revenue Minister Peter Dunne opens the way for New Zealanders returning home from Australia to bring their retirement savings with them. The changes are part of the Taxation (Annual Rates, Trans-Tasman Savings ... More >>
Speech: Katene - Govt Vehicle Procurement Bill
19 November 2009 2:57pm | The Maori Party
The Maori Party has supported all previous legislation that seeks to address the dual crises of peak oil and climate change. Within this, the Māori Party is committed to ensuring tangible outcomes, in the national interest, in respect of four areas. ... More >>
Patients to go without under National
19 November 2009 2:55pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thousands of patients will fail to get treatment under a massive regime of current and impending health sector cutbacks, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. “DHBs around the country are already preparing to turn thousands of patients away ... More >>
Goff sad for victims of Waiouru explosion
19 November 2009 2:37pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff has expressed his condolences to the families and friends of military personnel killed or injured in today’s explosion at Waiouru Army Base. “As a former Minister of Defence, I am well aware of the dangers that our military ... More >>
Jack Matthews added to Crown Fibre Holdings board
19 November 2009 2:30pm | New Zealand Government
Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce today announced Mr Jack Matthews as a further member of the board of Crown Fibre Holdings. Crown Fibre Holdings is the Crown-owned company established to manage the government’s $1.5 ... More >>
Speech: Smith - Agriculture And The ETS
19 November 2009 2:21pm | New Zealand Government
It's a great pleasure to be here today to talk to you all. While I know emissions trading is not farmers’ favourite subject, today has to be an improvement on talking to several thousand angry bikies. Can I acknowledge your President, Don Nicolson, ... More >>
'Science heroes' key to New Zealand's future
19 November 2009 2:18pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The wide range of scientific excellence recognised by the Royal Society’s annual Science Honours awards demonstrates the outstanding contribution scientists are making and can continue to make to New Zealand, says Labour Research, Science and Technology ... More >>
Summary of road safety submissions released
19 November 2009 2:15pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Steven Joyce has today released a summary of the more than 1,500 submissions received as part of a wide-ranging review of road safety. Issues around alcohol and drugs and younger drivers drew the greatest level of comment, with older ... More >>
McClay delighted Easter Trading Bill Introduced
19 November 2009 1:31pm | New Zealand National Party
Rotorua MP Todd McClay has said that he is delighted his Easter Trading Bill has been drawn from the Members Ballot in Parliament today. "On the day of our one year anniversary of the National Government, this is fantastic news" he said. Mr McClay ... More >>
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 >>
The law stops us saving dolphins
19 November 2009 1:19pm | Progressive Party
The Fisheries Act must be amended so that ministers have a clear mandate to protect our oceans as a priority, when fish stocks are low or a species is threatened with extinction, says MP for Wigram and Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton. The Act ... More >>
Hundreds call anonymous crime line
19 November 2009 1:17pm | New Zealand Police
Police Minister Judith Collins today hailed the success of the Crimestoppers initiative which has received hundreds of calls from the public since it was launched last month. Crimestoppers NZ gives New Zealanders an avenue to anonymously pass on information ... More >>
Katene praises youth's get up and go spirit
19 November 2009 1:13pm | The Maori Party
Maori Party MP Rahui Katene is commending a young Maori woman based in Dunedin for initiating a Maori tourism venture as a way to address unemployment. Jackie McGregor’s decision to tap into the lucrative cruise ship market with kapa haka performances ... More >>
Questions for Oral Answer - 19 Nov 2009
19 November 2009 1:05pm | Office of the Clerk
# RĀHUI KĀTENE to the Associate Minister Health: What value of productivity is lost to the economy as a result of the misuse of alcohol and what strategies does the Government have to address this issue? # Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for ... More >>
Improving childhood immunisation completion rates
19 November 2009 1:01pm | The Health Committee
The Health Committee has initiated an inquiry into how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation. More >>
Recognition for outstanding work in science
19 November 2009 12:43pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has awarded $100,000 in prize money to the recipient of Royal Society’s prestigious Rutherford Medal. The move follows the establishment of the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, recognising New Zealand’s most talented and successful researchers. ... More >>
Speech: Carter - World Summit on Food Security
19 November 2009 12:09pm | New Zealand Government
Statement to World Summit on Food Security, Rome Mr Chairman, distinguished delegates. I wish to be frank. Very simply we have failed to meet the aspirations set by the World Food Summit in 1996. Rather than reducing, the number of hungry and malnourished ... More >>
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 >>
Speech: Key - Securing a Brighter Future
19 November 2009 11:10am | New Zealand Government
On this day exactly a year ago, the 19th of November 2008, the new National-led Government was sworn into office. I remember the awesome feeling of responsibility as I took my oath that day. The sense of the huge challenges before us, the sense of opportunity ... More >>
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 >>
Health and Disability Commissioner Resignation
19 November 2009 10:06am | New Zealand Government
The Health Minister Tony Ryall has received the resignation of Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson. Mr Paterson has been appointed Chair of Law at Auckland University. Mr Paterson, who has been in the role for ten years, will leave big shoes ... More >>
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 >>
Customs and Excise Amendment Bill
19 November 2009 9:08am | The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, this Bill amends the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to prohibit the importation of illegally and unsustainably produced timber and wood products into New Zealand. More >>
Palmerston North Showgrounds Act Repeal Bill
19 November 2009 9:06am | The Maori Party
Manawatu Arena, the venue at the heart of this Bill, hosted a massive 2064 events during the year, an increase of 132 on the previous year. More >>
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