12 November, 2009
The number of New Zealanders getting sick from campylobacter has taken a dive following a concerted effort to combat the bug in chicken meat, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson said today.
Read full release >>6 November, 2009
Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson took the opportunity to display a clean pair of hands at Belfast School today.
Read full release >>27 October, 2009
Chinese officials will learn from New Zealand's world-class food safety regime through a new scholarship arrangement, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>27 October, 2009
A Bill granting greater flexibility to existing meal and rest breaks legislation was introduced to Parliament today on behalf of Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>22 October, 2009
Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson leaves New Zealand today for a week of meetings with Australian and Chinese counterparts.
Read full release >>15 October, 2009
Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson today announced the terms of reference for a nation-wide review of the adventure tourism sector.
Read full release >>28 September, 2009
Former State Services Commissioner Michael Wintringham has been appointed as Chair of the Remuneration Authority, Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>25 September, 2009
Associate Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson has welcomed the release today of a discussion paper outlining plans to establish a Big Game Hunting Council.
Read full release >>22 September, 2009
The Government will undertake a complete overhaul of the Food Act 1981 to make it more relevant to New Zealand businesses and consumers, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>14 September, 2009
The Remuneration Authority will be required to take into account adverse economic conditions when setting MPs salaries under a new Government Bill, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>11 September, 2009
The Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park's newly refurbished and extended visitor centre is officially open, Associate Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>3 September, 2009
The Government will introduce legislation to address the threat of regional airport control towers being closed and services unnecessarily disrupted, Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>2 September, 2009
Cheesemakers will be allowed to craft a range of raw or unpasteurised milk products for sale in domestic and international markets under new standards to be introduced in October, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>27 August, 2009
Mandatory fortification of folic acid in bread will be deferred until May 2012, with the focus now on introducing a targeted voluntary programme, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>10 August, 2009
With more than one person a week dying in a workplace accident, a proposal to involve New Zealand's top business leaders in bringing down the work toll is timely and welcome, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>7 August, 2009
Public submissions on the Draft Code of Employment Practice on Infant Feeding will be welcomed from today, Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson has announced.
Read full release >>5 August, 2009
Speech to NZCIC AGM, Waipuna Hotel, Auckland, 5 August 2009.
Read full speech >>20 July, 2009
Public submissions on the Holidays Act 2003 will be welcomed from tomorrow, 21 July, Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson has announced.
Read full release >>20 July, 2009
A discussion document proposing that the mandatory fortification of folic acid in bread be deferred until May 2012 will be released on Wednesday, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>8 July, 2009
The Government sympathises with the New Zealand Association of Bakers' frustration over Labour's legacy of mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>7 July, 2009
Forest and Bird's claim that the Government plans "wide-scale privatisation" of the South Island high country is complete rubbish, says Associate Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson.
Read full release >>1 July, 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen: a very warm welcome on this chilly Wellington evening.
Read full speech >>30 June, 2009
The Government will not convene a group of experts to discuss the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) review of the science of A1 milk, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>30 June, 2009
Acting Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson has thanked the members of the East Coast Hawke's Bay Conservation Board for their hard work, with the board to be disestablished with effect from today due to a reconfiguration of boundaries.
Read full release >>30 June, 2009
Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson will launch a new code of ethics for the country’s mediators as they celebrate 100 years of employment mediation in New Zealand tonight.
Read full release >>18 June, 2009
Mr President, fellow delegates.
Read full speech >>15 June, 2009
New Zealand wineries can now have wine destined for Europe tested by laboratories closer to home instead of being sent to Auckland for analysis, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>9 June, 2009
Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson will take part in discussions on the proposed Global Jobs Pact at the 98th International Labour Conference in Geneva starting Sunday.
Read full release >>4 June, 2009
Families with new babies can expect a boost to their parental leave payments next month, Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson announced today.
Read full release >>3 June, 2009
A working group has been appointed to begin the review of the Holidays Act 2003, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson.
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