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Dirty dairy farmers risking “100% Pure NZ” brand
19 March 2010 6:04pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Dirty dairy farmers risk ruining the New Zealand tourism industry with their unacceptable effluent management, Labour’s tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis said today. More >>
McCully to visit China and Hong Kong
19 March 2010 5:45pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully leaves on Monday for his first official visit to China, where he meet Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other senior leaders. More >>
Turia: Maori Nurses and Midwives forum
19 March 2010 3:56pm | New Zealand Government
Maori Nurses and Midwives forum; Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa, Hamilton Friday 19 March 2010; 10.15am Hon Tariana Turia; Associate Minister of Health E nga mana o tenei whenua, tena koutou. Ko nga awa o Whanganui, o Whangaehu hoki e mihi atu nei ki te ... More >>
Sharples: Maori Rugby Centenary luncheon
19 March 2010 3:55pm | New Zealand Government
I am happy to host this Māori Rugby Centenary luncheon – because both Rugby and being Māori, are foremost in my heart. More >>
Flag burning incident in Parliament’s grounds
19 March 2010 3:33pm | Parliamentary Services
The Parliamentary Service can confirm that two people staging an unauthorised protest on the grounds of Parliament at 1307 today set fire to a New Zealand flag which had been doused with an accelerant. More >>
Telecommunications reforms bad for economy, kiwis
19 March 2010 3:16pm | ACT New Zealand
Recently announced proposals by the Government to reform the Telecommunications Service Obligation (TSO) and create a new levy to fund the development of rural broadband are bad for the economy and everyday Kiwis, says Hon Rodney Hide, Leader of ACT New ... More >>
Public consultation on natural health products
19 March 2010 1:08pm | New Zealand Government
The Ministry of Health today launched a two-month public consultation period on a proposed regulatory scheme for the fast-growing natural health products industry. More >>
Greens, National release Natural Health regulation
19 March 2010 1:07pm | Green Party
A proposal to set up a stand-alone New Zealand regulator for natural health products has been developed by the Green Party and the Government. A consultation paper on this proposal has been released by the Ministry of Health today. More >>
Labour welcomes Brownlee u-turn on Rally funding
19 March 2010 12:46pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Sport and Recreation spokesperson Chris Hipkins has welcomed the Government’s change of heart over providing funding to support the iconic Rally of New Zealand. More >>
Dalziel: Illegal Contracts Amendment Bill
19 March 2010 12:17pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Thank you for the opportunity to address you and to present to you the Illegal Contracts (Unlawful Limitation on Regulators’ Powers) Amendment Bill. More >>
Bill to increase protection for investors
19 March 2010 12:15pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Commerce and Justice spokesperson Lianne Dalziel has today launched a Private Members Bill to better protect investors. More >>
Summer fisheries programme a success
19 March 2010 11:36am | New Zealand Government
A summer programme designed to encourage responsible behaviour in New Zealand fisheries is proving to be a great success, says Acting Fisheries Minister David Carter. More >>
Labour works to win back Waitakere
19 March 2010 11:29am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s campaign to win back supporters in Waitakere kicks off in earnest tomorrow with a four-way contested candidate selection. More >>
Rally NZ receives government backing
19 March 2010 11:16am | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today that the government will contribute $250,000 from the Major Events Development Fund towards Rally New Zealand 2010 event, being held around Auckland in May. More >>
Questions and Answers - 18 Mar 2010
19 March 2010 10:53am | Office of the Clerk
Te Puni Kōkiri—Role in Policy Development; Schools—Teacher Training in Treaty of Waitangi Curriculum; Health Services—Minister’s Statements; Productivity—Government Initiatives More >>
Mackenzie decision a victory, but battle not over
19 March 2010 10:12am | Green Party
The decision to withdraw effluent disposal applications for factory-style dairy farms in the Mackenzie Country is a victory for the green movement, but the Mackenzie is still not safe, the Green Party said today. More >>
Dunne: International Fiscal Association Conference
19 March 2010 10:01am | New Zealand Government
Last year when I was invited to address your annual conference, New Zealand was facing one of its greatest economic challenges since the great depression of the 1930s. More >>
Rahui Katene - Education Amendment Bill
19 March 2010 9:56am | The Maori Party
The issues affecting the educational horizons of our young people are of the utmost priority to the Maori Party. More >>
Further consultation on international tax rules
19 March 2010 9:51am | New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne today announced a new round of consultation on the reform of New Zealand’s international tax rules. More >>
Minister must insure taxpayers money is well spent
19 March 2010 9:50am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey is calling on Housing Minister Maurice Williamson to intervene and assure taxpayers that the money being spent by Housing New Zealand to develop a business case for replacing their IT systems is justified. More >>
Spy agency’s become only area of Government growth
19 March 2010 9:49am | Green Party
The transformation of the External Assessments Bureau into the National Assessments Bureau should not have occurred without proper consultation, said Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke. More >>
Productivity Commission needs proper purpose
19 March 2010 9:45am | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour is calling on the government to better explain the role and purpose of the proposed Productivity Commission. More >>
IPU delegation gets youth views on participation
18 March 2010 5:17pm | NZ Delegation to IPU
The delegation who will be representing the New Zealand Parliament at the 122nd Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly has met with a group of young people to discuss their views on youth participation in the democratic process. More >>
Bills to improve justice system passed
18 March 2010 4:39pm | New Zealand Government
Laws that will enhance public confidence in the judicial complaints process, and ensure that Courts are adequately resourced to improve access to justice were passed by Parliament today. More >>
Fair review required for duck shooting
18 March 2010 4:10pm | United Future NZ Party
United Future leader Peter Dunne has called for a thorough review of the environmental impacts of duck shooting on the Pencarrow Lakes following the banning of duck shooters from using the lakes by the Port Nicholson Settlement Trustees. More >>
Rahui Katene: Judicial Matters
18 March 2010 4:09pm | The Maori Party
Just three months ago, a report was released, based on research published during the last forty years, to bring together findings on bias against ethnic minority and indigenous peoples at key stages of the criminal justice system. More >>
No plan to save the whales Mr Key?
18 March 2010 3:59pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Foreign Minister Murray McCully today claimed in Parliament that the National-ACT Government did not have an alternative plan to end Japanese Whaling in the Southern Ocean, and dodged questions about Prime Minister John Key’s public statement that ... More >>
Mental health disaster unfolding in Canterbury DHB
18 March 2010 3:41pm | Progressive Party
Something has gone terribly wrong with the Canterbury DHB’s management of New Zealand’s only high quality Eating Disorder Unit, Wigram MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
MP welcomes $15 million design contract
18 March 2010 3:32pm | New Zealand National Party
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, MP for Maungakiekie, welcomes the start of Auckland’s long-awaited $1.33 billion package of eastern suburban transport projects that will kick start under a $15 million design contract. More >>
Government pays tribute to Sir Ian Axford
18 March 2010 3:31pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has lost a remarkable man with the passing of Sir Ian Axford, Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp said today. More >>
Government leaves out budget 'leak' from inquiry
18 March 2010 3:11pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government seems to have conveniently omitted a major unauthorised release of information from its witch-hunt into public service leaks, Labour State Services spokesman Grant Robertson said today. More >>
Minister needs to review broadcasting
18 March 2010 2:59pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Confirmation by Television New Zealand of another round of job cuts including $5m slashed from the news and current affairs budget should cause the Government to re-activate plans to review broadcasting competition issues, says Labour's broadcasting spokesman ... More >>
Save 198 Youth Health Centre
18 March 2010 2:02pm | Progressive Party
The services provided by the 198 Youth Health Centre over the last 10 years have played a critical part in the mental and physical well-being of tens of thousands of our most vulnerable young citizens, local Wigram MP, Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Electricity Authority Establishment Board picked
18 March 2010 1:55pm | New Zealand Government
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced the formation of the Electricity Authority Establishment Board. More >>
Questions and Answers - 17 March 2010
18 March 2010 1:42pm | Office of the Clerk
Mining in Conservation Areas—Prime Minister’s Statement; Auckland, Local Government Reform—Council-controlled Organisations; Budget 2010—Effect on Economic Performance; Roading—Waikato Expressway More >>
Productivity Commission will focus on higher grow
18 March 2010 1:42pm | New Zealand Government
A new Productivity Commission will be set up early next year to help boost New Zealand’s economic performance across the public and private sectors, Finance Minister Bill English and Regulatory Reform Minister Rodney Hide said today. More >>
TVNZ cost-cutting strategy worthy of Dilbert
18 March 2010 1:39pm | Green Party
TVNZ’s proposal to make savage cuts to its news and current affairs is an idiotic strategy worthy of the bosses of the Dilbert comic strip, said Green Party Broadcasting spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
TVNZ cost-cutting strategy worthy of Dilbert
18 March 2010 1:39pm | Green Party
TVNZ’s proposal to make savage cuts to its news and current affairs is an idiotic strategy worthy of the bosses of the Dilbert comic strip, said Green Party Broadcasting spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Turia on Disability Services Consumer Consortium
18 March 2010 1:36pm | New Zealand Government
It is the sign of a remarkable attitude– and yet, in my experience, a completely typical attitude for any one living with disabilities – the determination to live an ordinary life. In fact as I am frequently told, the real disability is that of ... More >>
Questions for Oral Answer - 18/03/10
18 March 2010 1:19pm | Office of the Clerk
# Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Māori Affairs: What role is Te Puni Kōkiri playing in developing policy under this Government? # TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Minister of Education: He aha tā te minita mahi kia āta mōhio pai ai a ia kei ngā kaiako ... More >>
Kupe Gas Project opened
18 March 2010 12:45pm | New Zealand Government
The $1.3 billion Kupe Gas Project in Taranaki was officially opened by the Prime Minister John Key today. More >>
Time for Govt to regulate dairy pollution
18 March 2010 12:22pm | Green Party
The latest Clean Streams Accord report shows that the time has come for the Government to step in to prevent further pollution of New Zealand’s rivers and streams by dairy farming, the Green Party said today. More >>
Medical Council to review issues of timeliness
18 March 2010 12:20pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall has met with the Medical Council to discuss issues which emerged from a case of a suspended doctor. More >>
Minister takes dairy farmers to task on pollution
18 March 2010 11:49am | New Zealand Government
Agriculture Minister David Carter is putting dairy farmers who pollute on notice following the release today of the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord 2008/09 snapshot report. More >>
Positive indicators in labour market
18 March 2010 11:33am | New Zealand Government
Demand for skilled workers is steadily increasing according to latest figures says Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett. More >>
Government has only itself to blame for leaks
18 March 2010 10:48am | New Zealand Labour Party
If the government had been more open about its intentions to mine the conservation estate and mergers of public services then it would not find itself in the embarrassing position of investigating leaks from the public sector, Labour State Services Spokesperson, ... More >>
Mental Health Bill voted down by National
18 March 2010 10:45am | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Party put politics before metal health patients and their families when it voted against a bill to improve the delivery of mental health services last night, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says. More >>
Inquiries into unauthorised release of Govt info
18 March 2010 10:28am | State Services Commission
The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, today announced two inquiries into the unauthorised release of Government information. More >>
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment & Treatment)
18 March 2010 9:48am | Progressive Party
Here and around the world, mental health illnesses are a growing public health issue. More >>
Resource Management Amendment Bill
18 March 2010 9:46am | The Maori Party
During the review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act, one of the three Commissioners, Kai Tahu educator Hana O’Regan, said that the issue of private land was a mess, leading to people often being misinformed of their rights. More >>
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment & Treatment)
18 March 2010 9:45am | The Maori Party
Last week at a hui on Maori mental health up in Whangarei, Te Rau Hinengaro, the New Zealand Mental Health Survey, was discussed, a report which found that one in three Maori suffer from mental disorders during their lifetime – anxiety, mood ... More >>
Rahui Katene: Imprisonment in the 21st Century
18 March 2010 9:38am | The Maori Party
For twenty five years policy approaches to reduce Maori offending have failed to bring home the gold. In the penal industry ranks, Maori are over-represented at every step of the criminal justice process. It seems the criminal justice system is chasing ... More >>
Waihopai acquittal a victory for peace movement
18 March 2010 9:33am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has greeted the acquittal of three men who slashed a dome at the Waihopai spy base as a victory for the peace movement. More >>
Genesis Energy Confirms Price Increase
17 March 2010 5:07pm | ACT New Zealand
New Zealanders can definitely expect to have to pay more for power from July 1, with Genesis Energy CEO Albert Brantley's confirmation before the Finance Select Committee today that his company "will recover the cost" of complying with the Government’s ... More >>
Labour clumsy in opposition - Sharples
17 March 2010 5:06pm | New Zealand Government
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says Labour is clumsy in opposition and suprisingly unclear about how multiple Ministerial roles work. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell: Budget Policy Statement 2010
17 March 2010 5:02pm | The Maori Party
This debate is timely as we reflect on the residual effects of the worst of the recession and concentrate on the six key areas that the Government is proposing to prompt growth in the economy. More >>
Govt, industry combine on new code for cranes
17 March 2010 4:53pm | New Zealand Government
The new Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for the cranes industry is a great example of Government and industry working together on health and safety, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson. More >>
Kids suffer from Tolley’s haste to close Aorangi
17 March 2010 4:37pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The education of children forced to leave Christchurch’s Aorangi School last year is suffering from Education Minister Anne Tolley’s haste to shut it down, Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel said today. More >>
Te Atiawa, Taranaki sign Terms of Negotiation
17 March 2010 4:14pm | New Zealand Government
The 150th anniversary of the start of the Taranaki land wars was marked today by signing of Terms of Negotiation with two of the iwi of Taranaki, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced. More >>
Kiwis need quality services not Ryall’s PR spin
17 March 2010 3:55pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealanders deserve efficient quality public services not the PR spin the Government is using to try and justify cuts, Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said today. More >>
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