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US-India civil nuclear agreement

26.08.2008

Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) discussions on the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement will resume in Vienna on 4 September, after two days of wide-ranging discussion on the Agreement at the end of last week, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff said today.

The Agreement requires an exemption to NSG guidelines. This would allow any interested country to supply India with nuclear materials and technology to expand its civil nuclear programme, despite the latter not being a signatory to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.

"The discussions las...  more +

New record keeping standards announced

26.08.2008

Archives Minister Judith Tizard announced two new recordkeeping standards today, the Create and Maintain Recordkeeping Standard and the Electronic Recordkeeping Metadata Standard.

 "Information management is an essential and important legacy," said Judith Tizard when launching the two new recordkeeping standards for government and local government agencies.

 "Well-kept information lets us bring our past into the future and ensures government is transparent...  more +

Phil Goff to attend Asean Economic Ministers meeting in Singapore

22.08.2008

Trade Minister Phil Goff departs for Singapore today for the annual Asean-CER Ministers meeting, which includes two days of negotiations towards an FTA between New Zealand, Australia and the 10 Asean countries.

"The Asean - Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) will have a number of economic and strategic benefits for New Zealand," Phil Goff said.

"One of these is the scale of the potential market for New Zealand goods, services and investment. The Asean economies represent a mar...  more +

Auckland Regional Amenities funding Bill

27.08.2008

Speech notes for Second and Third Reading of the Bill

Parliament

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Madam Speaker, I move that the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Bill be now read a second and a third time.

I would like to thank the members of the Local Government and Environment Select Committee for their careful and thoughtful handling of this B...  more +