Press Release – New Zealand Treasury

The Operating Balance before Gains and Losses (OBEGAL) was in deficit by $5.0 billion, which was $273 million lower than forecast largely owing to core Crown tax revenue being $535 million higher than expected. Continuing the pattern of recent months: Read more »

Press Release – Science Media Centre

SAVVY Wellington; Science of crime; Monckton rebuffed; PM’s Science Prizes; Quoted; New from the SMC; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights; Policy News; Sci-tech events Read more »

Press Release – Grant Thornton

Peter Sherwin, Grant Thornton New Zealand Partner, Privately Held Business, looks at the ramifications of the Mighty River Power asset sale which closes today Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

The Government has today announced the final 10 selected National Science Challenges and a $73.5 million boost over four years to fund them, as part of Budget 2013. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Aged care and dementia services will benefit from an extra $70 million over the next four years, Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew say. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The Governments failure to recognise a looming crisis within the aged care sector has been reinforced with todays just enough to get by pre-Budget funding announcement, Labours Aged Care spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. Read more »

Press Release – Home Health Association

The New Zealand Home Health Association is heartened by the Governments pre budget announcement that it will invest an additional $20 million over four years for home support services to help more elderly New Zealanders stay in their homes longer. Read more »

Press Release – Public Service Association

The extra $70 million for aged care and dementia announced by the Government today will not resolve the problem of serious underfunding of home support services but its a welcome addition, says the Public Service Association. Read more »

Press Release – Service And Food Workers Union

The Service and Food Workers Union says todays announcement of an additional $70 million for aged care services in the 2013 Budget is too little too late. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall has today reminded New Zealanders that the Mighty River Power share offer closes this week. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye has announced a decision to continue $4.5 million of funding so 46 service providers can continue working with young New Zealanders. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

An additional $20 million over four years has been allocated to the Department of Conservation in Budget 2013 to provide for additional frontline roles and the upgrade of recreational facilities, Conservation Minister Nick Smith announced today. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is urging the Government to make Trade Minister Tim Groser repay his exorbitant, job seeking travel costs and give the money to the RSA to help veterans gain access to health and social services. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Treasury

The Treasury has released the third annual administrative and support (A&S) services benchmarking report (BASS), which provides findings of the cost, efficiency and effectiveness of A&S services across the State sector. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Treasury

Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf spoke in support of the World Bank Groups twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity at a meeting of the Development Committee of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund this … Read more »

Press Release – Federated Mountain Clubs

Trampers and mountaineers call on Prime Minister John Key to reduce the money he has promised the Tourism sector to attract wealthy tourists to New Zealand from $158 million to $150 million. The difference should be spent on the Department of Conservation … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman says he welcomes the Labour Partys acknowledgement today the Seasprite helicopter replaces a vital capability to the Defence Force. Read more »

Column – New Zealand National Party

Setting out our plans for Budget 2013; Visiting China Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The Financial Review of Solid Energy by the Commerce Select Committee shows the Government let the company run rampant with taxpayers money, says Labours SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Fresh from blocking answers at every turn Solid Energy is now turning the Official Information Act into a laughing stock by demanding a six week extension to requests, says Labours SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. Read more »