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Environment Minister Trevor Mallard has announced the opening of the 2009/2010 Sustainable Management Fund, which is designed to assist community groups, iwi, businesses and local government in making a positive difference to the environment.
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WAIKATO — Environment Minister Trevor Mallard yesterday visited homes in Taupo and Rotorua benefiting from government funding to replace inefficient wood burners with clean heating and install insulation - to reduce air pollution and protect people's health.
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A new design guide will help with setting up Resource Recovery Parks where New Zealanders can drop off unwanted appliances and goods instead of dumping them at landfills, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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The government’s $33.75 million investment in Emirates Team New Zealand boosted the New Zealand economy by around $2 for every dollar of public funding, Associate Finance Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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A New Zealand eco-labelling scheme that tells consumers if furniture or paper products come from recycled or sustainable sources has been given a big tick in an international study.
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Further improving productivity in the state sector is the focus of a new productivity kit launched by Labour Minister Trevor Mallard today at the P3 Productivity Partnership and Public Value Conference.
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Environment Minister Trevor Mallard today announced funding for aquaculture projects in Tasman, Northland and Marlborough aimed at progressing aquaculture planning and the sustainable development of the aquaculture industry in New Zealand.
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Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard says he is now waiting for the end of TVNZ's employment talks with television presenter Tony Veitch before making any substantive comment on the issue.
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The government and Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation (AWI) have agreed to a settlement of AWIs claims for costs and losses incurred as a result of its lands being subject to the vested lands regime, Associate Finance Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.Â
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A proposed National Environmental Standard to improve the environmental performance of domestic on-site wastewater systems is out for public comment, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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The government is going to amend the Employment Relations Act to ensure employers meet their obligations to pay contributions to their employee's KiwiSaver accounts, Labour Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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DUNEDIN — School children are teaming up with music star Che Fu to spread the word about recycling glass through rap, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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Labour Minister Trevor Mallard today reminded workers of their new entitlements to flexible working arrangements - available from 1 July - for those who need to balance their work with caring for other people.
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Labour Minister Trevor Mallard today welcomed the opening of the Centre for High Performance Work as an important initiative to help boost workplace productivity through collaboration between workers and employers.
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Employment protections for temporary and casual workers are to be strengthened under proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act, Labour Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.
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New Zealand businesses are set to strengthen the kiwi presence and leadership on the United Nations' Climate Neutral Network - with 16 joining so far and others poised to sign up, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said at a Wellington meeting of the international network today.
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Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said it was a pleasure and an honour for New Zealand to be hosting such a significant international event as today's World Environment Day.
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Two proposed national environmental standards aimed at improving the management and security of the national grid will be reconsidered and reworked following public feedback, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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More than 80,000 old and unwanted agrichemical containers have been collected in the first year of a national rural recycling programme, thanks to the Agrecovery Foundation, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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The National Party looks set to make workers in KiwiSaver pay the price for John Key’s big tax cut plans at the election, Labour Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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Significant new investments in New Zealand’s arts, culture, and heritage are a feature of Budget 2008.
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Significant new investments in New Zealand’s arts, culture, and heritage are a feature of Budget 2008.
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NZ On Air’s annual Local Content report shows the highest ever levels of local content on New Zealand television for the second year in a row, Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealand is well placed to put sustainability at the heart of business thinking and decision-making and use it to gain the edge over others in the global market, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard today told delegates at the Small Business Expo in Christchurch.
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Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard and Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor today welcomed new television food advertising guidelines for children as a step forward in tackling New Zealand’s obesity problems.
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State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard and Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced a proposal to allow State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) to cooperate without breaching the Commerce Act.
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WEST COAST — Minister for the Environment Trevor Mallard has decided not to call in Meridian Energy’s proposal to construct a dam on the Mokihinui River on the West Coast of the South Island.
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A new research report on New Zealand children’s media use provides important information for caregivers, educators and broadcasters across all media genres, Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
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WELLINGTON — The tourism industry is to be congratulated for committing to recycling facilities to help New Zealand maintain its ‘clean and green’ reputation overseas, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard and Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor said today at the launch of Love NZ – Recycle with care at the YHA Wellington City.
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Inspiring youth to take action against climate change in their communities is the aim of the 2008 Sir Peter Blake Youth Environment Forum which kicks off today, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said.
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