Minister: John Key

New Zealand - Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement a further step towards trade liberalisation

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:07:17 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Bilateral trade relations between New Zealand and Hong Kong, China have taken a further significant step following conclusion of negotiations for a New Zealand - Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partn...

PM to All Whites: The whole country is behind you

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:14 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key is wishing Ryan Nelsen and his All Whites all the best when they play for a place in the football World Cup finals tomorrow. Mr Key will be at the APEC Leaders meeting in Singa...

PM congratulates Whale Watch Kaikoura

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:25:23 +1300

John Key | Tourism

Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, John Key says Whale Watch Kaikoura's latest tourism achievement will have positive spin offs for all tourism operators in New Zealand. Whale Watch Kaikoura has ...

PM turns sod on first cycle trail and unveils brand

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:58:29 +1300

John Key | Tourism

Prime Minister John Key officially launched construction of the first New Zealand Cycle Trail project at Waipa Domain on the banks of the Waikato River today. The $3 million to complete these two sect...

Prime Minister to attend APEC in Singapore

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:31 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key will travel to Singapore this week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2009 leaders meeting. APEC promotes closer trade and economic relationships in the reg...

Boosting Tourism

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:12 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Click here to watch my latest video diary on YouTube. BOOSTING TOURISM It was fantastic to visit Kaikoura yesterday for the first time as Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism. I was in town with loc...

Prime Minister welcomes ‘no pay rise' decision

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:35:58 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the decision by the Remuneration Authority that there will not be an increase in parliamentary salaries. The Remuneration Authority has reviewed the pay and allowa...

Joint Press Statement following visit of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqian

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:31:27 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English and New Zealand ministers welcomed Vice Premier Li Keqiang for discussions on the economy, trade, climate change and international affa...

Tourism to get extra $20 million this year

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:57:45 +1300

John Key | Tourism

Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key, has delivered on his promise to increase tourism funding - a move he has long said will help drive New Zealand's recovery from the economic recession. ...

Prime Minister announces visit of Prince William

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:22 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has announced that Prince William will visit New Zealand in January. Prince William will represent the Queen at the opening of the Supreme Court building in Wellington on Monda...

Japan - New Zealand Joint Press Statement

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:31:40 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

1. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan and Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand met in Tokyo on 29 October 2009 and discussed the bilateral relationship as well as regional and global matters of ...

PM announces memorial service for tsunami victims

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:58:23 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has announced that there will be a National Memorial Service to commemorate those who lost their lives in the recent tsunami tragedy in Samoa. The service will be attended by P...

PM welcomes NZ-Malaysia FTA signing

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:39:11 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key today welcomed the New Zealand - Malaysia Free Trade Agreement as another step forward in forging better trade and other links with our neighbours in South East Asia. Mr Key wi...

No.59 - Lifting Education Standards

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:14:27 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Watch my latest video journal here. LIFTING EDUCATION STANDARDS I had fun this morning meeting the children at Glen Taylor School in Auckland with Education Minister Anne Tolley. We were there to laun...

PM launches $1 million Prizes for Science

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:14:43 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has delivered on another promise to the science community by launching the inaugural Prime Minister's Prizes for Science. Speaking at an event at Plant and Food Research in Auc...

National Standards the key to lifting achievement

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:35:56 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key will today fulfil a major election promise with the launch of National Standards in reading, writing, and maths for primary and intermediate schools. "We have a strong mandate...

Speech to the CTU Biennial Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:43:48 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Thank you for the invitation to address your Biennial Conference. It's good to be here. I last addressed the CTU at your Productivity Conference in March. I enjoyed that opportunity and I was p...

PM releases Prince Edward visit details

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:08:44 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has released details of next month's visit by His Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, from 2-5 November. Prince Edward will participate in Duke of Edinburgh's Hi...

Cabinet approves RWC joint bid

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:36:39 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key says Cabinet today agreed to support a joint bid from the Maori Television Service, TVNZ and TV3 for free-to-air television broadcasting rights for the Rugby World Cup 2011. Ca...

PM to attend EAS, Malaysia FTA signing, visit Japan

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:32:03 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key will travel to Thailand on Friday to attend the 4th East Asia Summit, before visiting Malaysia and Japan. Mr Key will join leaders from the 10 ASEAN countries, China, the Repub...

PM marks passing of Dame Doreen Blumhardt

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:11:50 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has expressed sorrow at the news that Dame Doreen Blumhardt passed away at the weekend. Dame Blumhardt was a pioneer of art education and the founder of the Blumhardt Foundatio...

PM announces cruise liner first for NZ

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:05:05 +1300

John Key | Tourism

Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key announced today that P&O Cruises will launch its next cruise liner in Auckland and said the ship will use Auckland as its base for the 2010-2011 sum...

Delivering on our Promises

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:21:49 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

It's great to be here once again. This is the third year in a row I have addressed your conference and it's an occasion I always enjoy. This is of course the first time I address you as your Prime Min...

Government releases ‘P’ reports

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:08 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

The Government this week released two officials' reports relating to the plan announced last week by Prime Minister John Key to tackle New Zealand's serious ‘P' drug problem. The reports are from th...

No.58 - "Tackling P"

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:34:52 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Watch my latest video diary here. The Prime Minister amid the devastation at Lalomanu following the tsunami in Samoa (see article below) See more photos from the PM’s visit here. TACKLING P P, or ...

PM outlines National Govt's plan to fight ‘P'

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:12:56 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key today outlined the Government's plan to tackle the dangerous drug ‘P' in a speech in Auckland. "I am determined that we will use the full force of the Government's arsenal to...

Tackling P

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:08:44 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Thank you for being here. Let me acknowledge my Ministerial colleagues. Let me also acknowledge our serving police officers, customs officers, treatment providers, community workers, volunteers ...

PM to assess Samoan tsunami damage firsthand

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:25:03 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key will return to New Zealand earlier than expected in order to fly to tsunami-hit Samoa. Mr Key, who has been holidaying in the United States, will return to Auckland on Sa...

PM saddened at loss of life from Pacific tsunami

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:01:50 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key has expressed deep sadness at the loss of life in the Pacific following a large earthquake and tsunami today. "While the true extent of the damage is still unfolding, it is cle...

Statement on Bill English housing allowance

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:45:03 +1300

John Key | Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key today said he fully supports the personal decision reached by Finance Minister Bill English regarding his ministerial housing allowance. "Mr English has been doing an outstandi...