Dr Wayne Mapp MP :: Media Releases
2010:
- 25 April: Iroquois crash a 'brutal blow'
- 16 April: Creating opportunities for economic growth
- 09 April: Navy's first OPV arrives in Auckland
- 29 March: Changes to make CRIs 'Engines of Growth'
- 25 March: Improving the science system
- 23 March: Deane to lead Defence Value For Money review
- 04 March: CRI Taskforce report released
2009:
- 28 September: Ministerial visit to Australia
- 21 September: Ministerial visit to China
- 08 September: Experience to the fore in Crown company appointments
- 03 September: Defence Review public meetings get under way
- 18 August: Keeping ahead of tourism trends
- 13 August: Building growth with science
- 12 August: Upgraded Orion makes first test flight
- 06 August: Funding boost for natural hazards research
- 30 July: Government fuels future creativity at Weta Digital
- 30 July: Defence Minister to attend France-Oceania Summit
- 22 July: Freshwater management project welcomed
- 21 July: Crown Research Institute board appointments
- 02 July: Job Summit Output for Young Researchers
- 24 June: Travel Grants for Kiwi and Spanish Researchers
- 18 June: New Defence Force Medal planned
- 10 June: Defence Minister attending ISAF meeting in Brussels
- 05 June: Report shows strong growth in biotech sector
- 28 May: Budget boosts defence capability
- 28 May: Budget boost supports strong base for science
- 26 May: New defence link with Singapore
- 14 May: Minister opens new Embassy building in Timor-Leste
- 12 May: Minister visits troops in Timor-Leste
- 12 May: Lift-off for Air Force’s first new helicopter
- 6 May: Researchers succeed in EC Science Programme
- 1 May: New faces on Foundation board
- 21 April: Defence Review Terms of Reference announced
- 14 April: Navy’s new ships on the way
- 06 April: New Defence Chiefs Appointed
- 31 March: Cabinet confirms plans for Whenuapai
- 19 March: New panel members for Marsden Fund Council
- 9 March: NZ-China scientist exchange programme launched
- 25 February: New Viaduct Harbour base for NIWA
- 15 February: Defence Minister to attend annual ISAF meeting in Poland
- 13 February: Minister visits South Island Territorial Force exercise
- 12 February: Defence Minister visits Australian counterpart
- 11 February: New Chair for Marsden Fund Council
- 11 February: Second Boeing back at Whenuapai
- 04 February: New Zealand Defence Force appointments
- 30 January: Minister endorses Waitakere decision on Whenuapai hearings
- 29 January: Defence Minister visits Auckland bases
These are Wayne Mapp's most recent press releases. For a complete inventory of portfolio-related releases, click here.
2008:
- 10 December: Briefing confirms Labour's legacy of defence mismanagement
- 04 November: Emergency tender process 'a step forward': Mapp
- 23 October: Labour ignores own failings in defence
- 17 October: Bayswater commuters deserve certainty
- 07 October: Defence White Paper will review capability requirements
- 15 September: Big turnout for Mapp
- 12 September: Confirmation HMNZS Canterbury procurement flawed
- 04 September: Pollyanna Phil defends Defence Force indefensible
- 21 August: Defence UN housing rort not helped by whitewash
- 26 June: AG slams lack of info for defence audit
- 11 June: More hold-ups with Project Protector roll-out
- 06 June: Another safety issue for Project Protector
- 18 April: Report confirms Canterbury commissioning process flawed
- 07 April: Labour sits on hands as frigate deployment leaves hole
- 01 April: Labour must protect NZ troops in Afghanistan
- 04 February: Public need reassurance about navy ship
