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Bulletin |
June 2005
Table of Contents
- Budget 2005
- Government Revenue and Spending
- Tax Thresholds
- Retirement Savings
- Raising Home Deposits
- Health
- Health Research
- Health Care Visits: 18-24 Year Olds
- Sickness and Invalid's Beneficiaries
- Disability Support Services
- Occupational Health
- Residential Aged Care
- Home Based Care Services
- Depression Awareness
- Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
- Children in Need
- Early Childhood Education
- Technology in Schools
- Effective Schools Funding
- Tertiary Education
- Early Childhood Teacher Training Scholarships
- Business Tax
- Tax Changes: Low Income and Small Investors
- Jobs
- Housing
- Realising Maori Potential
- Maori Education
- Ethnic Communities
- Immigration Services
- Biosecurity
- Police
- Liquor Licensing Enforcement
- Reducing Demand for Drugs
- Courts, Justice
- Tourism
- Apprentices and Industry Skills
- Innovation: Research Science and Technology
- The Digital Strategy
- Sustainable Business Practice
- Arts and Heritage Organisations
- Top-up Funding: Lottery Grants Board
- Land Transport
- Public Broadcasting
- Pacific Broadcasting
- Building Services
- NZ's Overseas Aid
- Trade Negotiations
- Security for Overseas Posts
- Global Disarmament
- Tsunami Warning
- Sport and Recreation
- Consultation: The Medical Workforce
- Consultation: Maori Health and Disability Workforce Plan
- Accessing Health Services: New Policy
- Too Few Over-65s Get Flu Jab
- ACNielsen Views the Ageing Kiwi Population
- Youth Language Glossary
- Internet Items
- Update
- Asbestos Find in Former Quarantine Facility
- Birth Rates for Older Women Continue to Rise
- Marriages and Divorces: Year Ended December 2004
- NZ's World Competitiveness Improves
- Climate Summary: May 2005
- Younger Babies Can Now Get MeNZB Vaccine Protection
- Young People Becoming Diabetic
- Therapeutics Products Joint Committee
- New Rural Leadership Programme
- Funding for Enterprising Communities
- Heartland Services Very Popular
- Girls Still Further Ahead: NCEA Results
- Improved New Plant Access to NZ
- Funding For Flora and Fauna Collections
- Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) Now "Core Output"
- Review: Regulation of Non-bank Financial Products and Providers
- Global Slavery/ Forced Labour Figures
- Legislation Notes
- New Legal Aid Criteria
- New ACC Treatment Injury Law
- Oaths to be Modernised
- Changes to Credit Union Rules
- Appointments
- Resources Available
- Review of Suicide and the Media
- Two Suicide Prevention Research Reports
- Wind Energy Report Released
- NZ Venture Capital Monitor 2004
- Resource Consents Processing Survey
- PDF Version
Contact details for the Department of Internal Affairs’ Community Development Advisers:
Kaitaia 26 Puckey Avenue, Kaitaia Tel (09) 408 0034; Fax (09) 408 0923 Whangarei 1 Robert Street, Whangarei Tel (09) 430 2205; Fax (09) 430 2209 Waitakere 6 Railside Avenue, Henderson Tel (09) 836 0292; Fax (09) 836 5554 Manukau Hodgetts Bldg, Cnr Osterly & Amersham Way, Manukau City Tel (09) 263 7372; Fax (09) 262 0606 Auckland MLC Bldg, 450 Queen St, Auckland Tel (09) 309 3208; Fax (09) 307 1198 Hamilton 5th Floor, Westpac House, 426 Victoria Street, Hamilton Tel (07) 839 9960; Fax (07) 839 9955 Rotorua 1178 Pukaki Street, Rotorua Tel (07) 347 7680; Fax (07) 343 1689 Gisborne Quay Point Building, 1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne Tel (06) 868 1915; Fax (06) 868 1964 Hawkes Bay 2nd Floor East Tower, Dalton House, Cnr Hastings & Vautier Streets, Napier Tel (06) 834 1350; Fax (06) 834 1274 New Plymouth Roebuck House, 4 Powderham Street, New Plymouth Tel (06) 759 8246; Fax (06) 759 8094 Palmerston North 36 Victoria Street, Palmerston North Tel (06) 355 8088; Fax (06) 355 8084 Wellington 2nd Floor, State Insurance Building, 46 Waring Taylor Street, Wellington Tel (04) 494 0544; Fax (04) 494 0698 Nelson 1st Floor, Income Support Building, 22 Bridge Street, Nelson Tel 0800 660 900 or (03) 546 0904; Fax (03) 548 2488 West Coast 109 Mackay Street, Greymouth Tel (03) 768 1001 or 768 1003; Fax (03) 768 4200 Christchurch 8th Floor, NZI House, 96 Hereford Street, Christchurch Tel (03) 353 8290; Fax (03) 353 8299 Dunedin NML Building, The Octagon, 10 George Street, Dunedin Tel (03) 479 6515; Fax (03) 479 6519 Invercargill 44 Don Street, Invercargill Tel (03) 218 0701; Fax (03) 218 6411 The Rural Bulletin is designed by Karen Thompson, Policy Information, MAF Policy, Wellington
The MAF/Internal Affairs/Department of Internal Affairs objective in circulating the Rural Bulletin is to facilitate a two-way information flow between the government and rural people, so that rural people have the opportunity for input into government programmes and policies.
Please photocopy the Bulletin as you wish and distribute it to others in your area. If you would like more information about any of the content of the Bulletin, contact the relevant government department/organisation, or contact the following Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) staff:
Alan Walker Director, Policy Information PO Box 2526 & Regions Wellington Email: Walkera@maf.govt.nz Tel (04) 894 0100
Fax (04) 474 4206Craig Matthews Editor, Rural Bulletin PO Box 2526 Wellington Email: Matthewsc@maf.govt.nz
Tel (04) 894 0100
Fax (04) 473 0118Philip Journeaux Regional Team Leader Ruakura Agriculture Centre
Private Bag 3123
HamiltonEmail: Journeauxp@maf.govt.nz Tel (07) 856 1824 Fax (07) 856 1825 John Vaney Regional Team Leader Forest Research Campus
PO Box 1340
RotoruaEmail: Vaneyj@maf.govt.nz Tel (07) 348 0089
Fax (07) 347 7173John Greer Regional Team Leader PO Box 20 280
BishopdaleEmail: greerj@maf.govt.nz Tel (03) 358 1860 Fax (03) 358 1861 Trish Burborough Regional Team Leader PO Box 5648
DunedinEmail: Burborought@maf.govt.nz Tel (03) 477 8454 Fax (03) 477 9144 Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure that the information herein is accurate, MAF does not accept liability for error of fact or opinion which may be present, nor for the consequences of any financial decision based on the information. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the official view of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Contact for Enquiries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: 0800 00 83 33
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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