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A new programme between New Zealand and China will open the door to exchanges for promising researchers.
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Associate Health Minister and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne tomorrow leads the New Zealand delegation to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, spearheading the country's contribution to a new declaration on international drugs control.
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WELLINGTON — A second contingent of New Zealand firefighters will fly to Australia this Wednesday to help contain the bushfires in the state of Victoria, says the Minister responsible for New Zealand's fire services Richard Worth.
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Trade Minister Tim Groser Friday signed the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) at an official signing ceremony in Hua Hin, Thailand.
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Trade Minister Tim Groser and his Indian counterpart, Kamal Nath, today agreed that New Zealand and India will launch bilateral Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
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Melamine has been detected in an imported ingredient used to fortify food with iron in New Zealand, but consumers are not at any risk, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson.
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The Government has declined Rex Haig's application for compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.
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Housing Minister Phil Heatley says the public should be under no illusion whatsoever about who is dealing in smoke and mirrors when it comes to state house numbers: it’s Labour.
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State highways have received an immediate boost of $142.5 million as part of the Government's Jobs and Growth plan.
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Thousands of existing state houses will be upgraded and new state homes will be built as the Government fast-tracks $124.5 million worth of investment, Housing Minister Phil Heatley said today.
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Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the resumption of trade talks with Hong Kong.
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Today’s Government announcement bringing forward capital expenditure on infrastructure projects in the education, transport and housing sectors is good news for Maori and Pacific communities, Associate Minister of Maori Affairs and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Georgina te Heuheu said today.
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Three groupings of iwi with interests in the Northern South Island and Southern North Island today counter-signed letters of agreement with the Crown.
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Professor Peter Hunter of the University of Auckland has been appointed Chair of the Marsden Fund Council.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley today released Ng Haeata Mtauranga - the Annual Report on Mori Education, 2007/08.
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New Zealand firefighters will fly to Australia on Friday [13 Feb] to help fight the devastating bushfires in the state of Victoria, says the Minister responsible for New Zealand’s fire services Richard Worth.
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Environment and Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the announcement that electric cars would be commercially available in New Zealand.
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MANUKAU CITY — Police Minister Judith Collins today opened the second stage of the new $35 million Manukau police station, the nerve centre for policing in South Auckland.
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Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the start of a search for New Zealand's latest batch of environmental champions, calling for nominations for the 2009 Green Ribbon Awards.
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New Zealand will make an initial contribution of $100,000 to help people affected by flooding in Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
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Career diplomat Andrea Smith will be New Zealand's new Ambassador to Turkey, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today.
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Schools will no longer be required to act as food police under changes announced by Education Minister Anne Tolley today.
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Unemployment figures out today underline the importance of the Government's jobs and growth plan, says the Minister of Social Development and Employment Paula Bennett.
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The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series provides New Zealand the opportunity to show case itself around the globe at a time when the world is facing huge economic challenges, said Associate Minister for Tourism Jonathan Coleman in a speech to international and local media.
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Racing Minister John Carter has announced that applications for the next round of the Racing Safety Development Fund are now open.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley today unveiled a package of changes that reflect the government's commitment to providing quality and accessible early childhood education to all New Zealand families.
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A capital gains tax would be inefficient and distortionary and is never going to happen, Revenue Minister and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne said today.
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New Zealand supports the debate at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) exploring ways of reducing the number of whales being killed, without endorsing any of the specific proposals being advanced, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
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Discussions on the European Commission's recent decision to reintroduce dairy export subsidies will be high on the agenda as Trade Minister Tim Groser travels to Switzerland, Germany and Belgium from 28 January to 5 February 2009.
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Housing Minister Phil Heatley says big steps are being taken to help the many thousands of Kiwis who can't afford new homes, including changes to the Resource Management Act and Building Act.
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The Government is inviting submissions on the potential for entering into a free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation with the Republic of Korea, Trade Minister Tim Groser said today.
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South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, will visit New Zealand this weekend, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
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NORTHLAND — Motorists using the new Northern Gateway Toll Road this holiday weekend will be exempt from toll payments, following the road's opening this Sunday morning.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen will hold talks with Foreign Minister Murray McCully when he visits New Zealand on Thursday and Friday.
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Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland and New Zealand Justice Minister Simon Power today announced that both countries will introduce legislation as a priority to make resolving legal disputes across the Tasman cheaper, more efficient and less complicated.
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Attacks on United Nations facilities, including schools, in the Gaza Strip are of grave concern and underline the need for both sides of the conflict to agree to an immediate ceasefire, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
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Transport Minister Steven Joyce is encouraged by the record low road toll in 2008 but says there is no room for complacency on our roads.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today rejected Green Party criticism of the government's position on the Gaza crisis, and reiterated the need to be "even-handed" in dealing with the situation.
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New Zealand's Aquaculture Industry is set for an economic growth boost with the announcement of a $600,000 contestable fund to encourage innovative market development projects.
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It's 60 years to the day [1 January 1949] since New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens in their own right.
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Transport Minister Steven Joyce has asked officials to work with the taxi industry to explore options available to improve driver safety.
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Energy and Resources Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has welcomed the passing of the biofuel law, describing it as a pragmatic environmental step.
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New Zealand owes a debt of gratitude to the surviving members of the legendary Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) which held its final parade yesterday, Veterans' Affairs Minister Hon Judith Collins says.
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Measures introduced into Parliament today will raise standards of achievement and attendance in schools, says Education Minister, Anne Tolley.
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Problems in the United States between the PBS and Voice of America (VOA) TV networks has had an effect in New Zealand and called for a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.
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Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced the opening of bidding for new petroleum exploration permits across two large offshore areas, the Raukumara (East Cape) and Northland basins.
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New Zealand's next High Commissioner to South Africa will be career diplomat Geoff Randal, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today.
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"Labour's legacy of mismanagement has been laid bare in briefing papers handed to the Incoming Minister of Defence," says Defence Minister Wayne Mapp.
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Women's Affairs & Ethnic Affairs Minister, Hon Pansy Wong, has this afternoon released Briefings to the Incoming Minister.
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Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has welcomed the release today of Inland Revenue's briefing for the incoming Minister, which he says is "a helpful and constructive document that carries some very important messages for the new government."
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Briefing to the Incoming Minister was released publicly at 2pm today.
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Foreign Minister Murray McCully will visit Fiji later this week as part of the Pacific Forum Ministerial Contact Group tasked with encouraging Fiji's return to democratic rule.
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