Not-for-profit sector fundraiser Lisa Bates has been appointed to the board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and current members Colleen Marshal and Roger Taylor have been re-appointed, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Auckland barrister Maureen Southwick QC has been appointed a Family Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Judge Laurie Newhook has been appointed Acting Principal Environment Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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New Chief District Court Judge appointed Auckland Judge Jan Marie Doogue has been appointed the new Chief District Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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The Government will fund further legal assistance for families of Canterbury earthquake victims, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson said today.
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Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister, Christopher Finlayson, today announced the launch of Quake Stories, a website for people to share their experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
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Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson has welcomed the New Zealand Film Archive’s discovery of lost reels of what is believed to be the earliest surviving Alfred Hitchcock film, 1923’s The White Shadow.
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The Crown today initialled a Deed of Settlement for all historical Treaty claims with Rongowhakaata, one of the three Turanga iwi, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson announced.
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Chief District Court Judge Russell Joseph Johnson has been appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, Attorney-General Chris Finlayson announced today.
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Michael Turner, Barrister of Blenheim has been appointed as a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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The Government will carefully consider the latest Waitangi Tribunal report Ko Aotearoa Tenei, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson said.
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Auckland lawyer Claire Marie Ryan has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The Government will provide a $4 million grant for the Len Lye Centre project which is to be built immediately adjacent to New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced.
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The work programme considering government support for the screen sector, including its response to the review of the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) by Sir Peter Jackson and David Court, has been released.
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WAITANGI — The Crown and Ngāti Rēhua-Ngāti Wai ki Aotea (Ngāti Rēhua) have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, announced Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Christopher Finlayson today.
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The Crown and Ngāti Rēhua-Ngāti Wai ki Aotea (Ngāti Rēhua) have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, announced Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Christopher Finlayson today.
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Seven new members have been appointed to the New Zealand Parole Board, along with the re-appointment of chairperson Judge Sir David Carruthers and 14 current members, Attorney-General Chris Finlayson announced today.
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New Zealand will be the Guest of Honour at the prestigious 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair, Arts Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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NORTHLAND — The government is committed to reaching just and durable settlements for historical wrongs with the five iwi of the far North, Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson said Saturday.
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NORTHLAND — The Crown, yesterday, signed a Deed of Settlement for all historical Treaty claims with Ngāti Manuhiri, Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson announced.
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Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson today announced the appointments of David Ruth, of Christchurch, and Barney Thomas, currently residing in the Netherlands, as District Court Judges.
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Three bills, which will give effect to just and durable historical Treaty settlements for Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pāhauwera and Ngati Maniapoto’s interests in the Waipa River, passed their first reading in the House of Representatives today.
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Three new lay members of the High Court have been appointed under the Commerce Act, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today welcomed the beginning of the 11th New Zealand Music Month, saying it was a great way to sample from the full range of local music offerings with events nationwide.
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The Government is to undertake a review of New Zealand’s public prosecution services, the Attorney-General, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of Police announced today.
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ROTORUA — The Crown and Ngāti Mākino have signed a Deed of Settlement to settle Ngāti Mākino’s historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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John Billington QC has been appointed a Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today paid tribute to the life and career of Dame Judith Binney, who passed away last night.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Associate Judge John Faire has been appointed a temporary Judge of the High Court commencing on 28 February 2011 until 3 June 2011, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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WHANGANUI — Havelock North lawyer Dugald Guy Matheson has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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The Crown, on Friday, signed a framework agreement for negotiations towards settling shared historical Treaty claims in the Hauraki/Coromandel region, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced.
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Producer and director Chris Hampson and production house general manager Cameron Harland have been appointed to the board of the New Zealand Film Commission, Minister for Arts and Culture Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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The Crown and claimant iwi will continue to discuss improving the Treaty of Waitangi settlement process at this year's Te Kokiri Ngatahi conference on September 23 in Wellington, Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson has received the final report of award winning director and producer Sir Peter Jackson and film academic David Court, reviewing the New Zealand Film Commission legislation.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The New Zealand Portrait Gallery will receive a grant of $750,000 from Government to help secure permanent premises for its collection of nationally significant works, Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson announced this evening.
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Chief Censor Bill Hastings has been appointed as a District Court Judge and will head the new Immigration and Protection Tribunal, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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PUTARURU — The Crown signed Terms of Negotiation with Ngāti Korokī Kahukura and Ngāti Hauā at Pōhara marae near Pūtāruru yesterday in a further step towards settling historical Treaty claims in the Waikato region, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson will launch the Bougainville library project and website tomorrow at a function in Wellington.
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Creative New Zealand’s four governing bodies will be streamlined into a single board to improve its effectiveness and to free up resources that would be better directed to artists, under a proposal announced today by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson.
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Preliminary findings of the 2009 review of the New Zealand Historic Places Act will help to focus the Historic Places Trust on its significant regulatory responsibilities while providing opportunities for more effective advocacy in local communities, Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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NORTHLAND — The Crown and Te Hiku Forum, a group of Far North iwi, today signed an Agreement in Principle at Roma Marae by Ahipara towards settling historical Treaty of Waitangi claims in the area, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced. Te Hiku Forum represents Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngāi Takoto, Te Rarawa and Ngāti Kahu, which have around 40,000 members in total.
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The Crown and Ngāti Whare yesterday signed a Deed of Settlement for the iwi's historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced.
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Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson said he had confirmed today that the Judicial Conduct Commissioner has received a complaint relating to Justice Wilson's failure to recuse himself from a Court of Appeal case despite the nature and extent of his financial relationship with counsel in the case.
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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.
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MANUKAU CITY — Tauranga solicitor Frances Jean Eivers has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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A taskforce consisting of several of New Zealand's most high-profile supporters of the arts will investigate ways to improve levels of philanthropic giving in New Zealand, Minister of Arts Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson announced today.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Coroner Garry Evans has been appointed acting Chief Coroner, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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AUCKLAND — Douglas White QC has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Douglas White QC has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson today announced new appointments to the board of Te Waka Toi.
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Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Professor Michael Taggart, who passed away yesterday after battling illness for over a year.
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"Today is a great day for black letter law," Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson said after a bill streamlining the law around limitation periods for bringing civil legal proceedings passed its first reading in Parliament last night.
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Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson expressed his sorrow at the death of renowned weaver Diggeress Rangitutahi Te Kanawa, who passed away last night.
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HAMILTON — Professor of Law Dr Peter Spiller has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of a new member, and the re-appointment and elevation to chair of a sitting member, of the National War Memorial Advisory Council.
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Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of two new members, Anne Rush and Jimmy Wallace, to the Arts Council of New Zealand.
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This report was commissioned to advise ministers on how effectively co-management arrangements negotiated in 2008 meet the objectives of the Waikato-Tainui Waikato River Deed of Settlement and intended agreements with other Waikato River iwi and, if changes are required, what they might be.
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WELLINGTON — Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson expressed his sorrow at the death of Te Papa chief executive Seddon Bennington.
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WELLINGTON — Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson expressed his sorrow at the death of Te Papa chief executive Seddon Bennington.
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Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson announced today three new appointments, including a new chair, to the board of the New Zealand Film Commission.
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The Crown and the NgiTakoto-a-iwi Research Unit Trust have signed a Terms of Negotiation document signalling the agreement of both parties to enter good faith negotiations to settle historical Treaty claims, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Judge Mark Perkins has been appointed a temporary Judge of the Employment Court for a term of two years from 29 June 2009, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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The Crown and Te Runanga o Ngati Whare Iwi Trust today signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all the outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngati Whare, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced.
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The government has responded to concerns from the legal profession and will restore the title of Queen's Counsel to recognise outstanding members of the independent bar, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Oscar award winning director and producer Peter Jackson will lead a ministerial review of the New Zealand Film Commission to ensure it is best able to serve the needs of the local industry and community, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Groups negotiating historical Treaty settlements will get a boost in Crown funding to support their claims, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today at the national hui Te Kokiri Ngatahi ("Moving Forward Together").
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Labour's Arts spokeswoman confirmed with her comments about arts funding today why New Zealanders don't trust her party to even read, let alone write, a budget, Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson said today.
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Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson today thanked the Maori Party for its assistance in helping secure more resources to accelerate the settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi grievances.
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AUCKLAND — "New Zealand enjoys a flourishing, energetic literary tradition," Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson said last night, opening the 2009 Auckland Writers' & Readers' Festival.
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A bill that updates important aspects of New Zealand's intellectually property regime passed its first reading in Parliament last night and was sent to select committee.
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Judge Craig Thompson has been appointed Principal Environment Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson extended his condolences today to the wife and family of Principal Judge John Bollard of the Environment Court, who passed away yesterday.
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DUNEDIN — Stephen John Coyle has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
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Today’s national hui Te Kokiri Ngatahi has started an important dialogue with claimant groups towards reaching the Government’s goal of settling historical Treaty claims by 2014, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson said.
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Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today the appointment of Brian Keith Cunningham as Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces.
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Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson has launched a report about New Zealanders' attitudes towards and participation in the arts, and has welcomed its findings that more people are taking part in the arts.
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AUCKLAND — A hui of iwi leaders and the Crown will begin the dialogue on the best ways to meet the government's goal of completing the settlement of all historical claims under the Treaty of Waitangi by 2014.
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