20 August, 2008
Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson has appointed Deirdre Dale as a Commissioner of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). He also announced the reappointment of Dr Bill Rosenberg who has been a Commissioner of the TEC since 26 May 2006.
Read full release >>14 August, 2008
Speech at the MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards
Read full speech >>14 August, 2008
MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards winners show NZ has incredibly talented science leaders in the making
Read full release >>14 August, 2008
Professor Richard Bedford has been appointed to body advising on and deciding investment from the Marsden Fund in leading-edge science
Read full release >>13 August, 2008
Speech to the Insitutes of Technology and Polytechnics New Zealand.
Read full speech >>13 August, 2008
Institutes of technology and polytechnics are key agents of innovative change, in developing skills and aptitudes in students and in the firms where they work
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson today announced that the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) Council would be re-established in October and its Crown debt written off over a five-year period.
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Speech by Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson to the 17th Annual Education NZ International Conference.
Read full speech >>5 August, 2008
This conference will give the New Zealand research community, and telecommunications industry, a chance to showcase their contribution to research and innovation. And conversely, will give you, our Asian Pacific partners, a chance to do the same.
Read full speech >>30 July, 2008
Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson today welcomed United States-based glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois Inc (O-I) announcement today to invest NZ$80 million to expand its Penrose, Auckland, plant and create more jobs.
Read full release >>30 July, 2008
Organics industry umbrella body Organics Aotearoa New Zealand is to receive $1.04 million in government funding over the next three years to help it become self-funding
Read full release >>29 July, 2008
A new free tool that helps business people assess their business’s capabilities in areas such as leadership and planning will be launched by Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson tonight.
Read full release >>24 July, 2008
Twelve new members representing some of New Zealand’s leading businesses and research organisations have been appointed to the government’s Growth and Innovation Advisory Board, Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.
Read full release >>21 July, 2008
The Government’s Agenda for Research, Science and Technology (the Agenda) which sets the direction of public investment in research, science and technology (RS&T) for the next decade was launched today.
Read full release >>16 July, 2008
This year’s Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award recipients form an extraordinarily high calibre and motivated group of teachers, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson said tonight.
Read full release >>16 July, 2008
Minister of Research Science and Technology Pete Hodgson announced today the signing of an agreement between New Zealand and the European Union that will broaden New Zealand’s collaboration with the European Union’s science community.
Read full release >>9 July, 2008
Whitireia Community Polytechnic even better placed to contribute to trades training with a brand new Industry Training Centre
Read full release >>9 July, 2008
Eco-friendly scooter and skateboard company X-Rides Ltd is ramping up its growth prospects
Read full release >>4 July, 2008
A speech given at the International Science Festival in Dunedin on 4 July 2008
Read full speech >>3 July, 2008
Tertiary education in the Auckland region will be reviewed to assess its contribution to Auckland as a globally competitive city.
Read full release >>1 July, 2008
The idea that New Zealand can get by on a number eight wire mentality, let along celebrate it doesn’t wash with me
Read full speech >>1 July, 2008
An open and strong relationship between the media and science is important for New Zealand to benefit from both public and private investment in the science system, Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Pete Hodgson said today.
Read full release >>30 June, 2008
The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Pete Hodgson, today announced a number of director and chair appointments and reappointments to the Boards of the nine Crown Research Institutes and Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ), effective from 1 July 2008.
Read full release >>27 June, 2008
Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson signalled stability in student fees today when he announced the proposed Fee and Course Cost Maxima rates for 2009.
Read full release >>27 June, 2008
Speech to the National Energy Research Institute Symposium, Rutherford House, Wellington
Read full speech >>19 June, 2008
New firms based on innovative research at The University of Auckland will get a kick start from a new AUD$30 million fund - the first trans-Tasman commercialisation fund , announced Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson today.
Read full release >>19 June, 2008
It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening to launch the Trans Tasman Commercialisation Fund. This is a fund which will take more great University of Auckland research across the ‘Valley of Death’ and out into the commercial world.
Read full speech >>5 June, 2008
The atmosphere is a very thin skin covering the planet -- a tiny layer sustains life on the planet. And only the very lowest part of this tiny layer is habitable by humans
Read full speech >>4 June, 2008
In the last few years, we have seen a clear and unmistakable shift in business attitudes towards sustainability. Whereas previously sustainability was seen by some as a threat best avoided or contained, today, smart, progressive firms see sustainability as a necessary condition of doing business and as an opportunity for differentiating their goods and services from those of others.
Read full release >>4 June, 2008
I would first like to acknowledge the work of the Business Capability Partnership in launching Management Focus and the efforts of Export Year 2007 participants for bringing PLATO to New Zealand. The power of both these initiatives comes from a collaborative approach employed by participating public and private sector organisations. From inception to implementation, these partners work together to provide innovative solutions to real business issues.
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