23 OCTOBER 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 162

Schedule 3

Rates of interest payable on investment deposits repayable at the end of a fixed term
Interest payable on maturity, monthly or quarterly

Interest payable monthly and quarterly

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of October 2008.

MICHELLE OLBRICHT, Secretary of the Pricing Committee, Public Trust.

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Research, Science & Technology

Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology Act 1990

Direction to the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology for Backbone Research and Science Scheme

Under section 8A of the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology Act 1990, I direct the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology (“the foundation”) to allocate funds in accordance with the Backbone Research and Science Scheme (“the scheme”) as specified in this notice.

Nature of the Scheme

The scheme will fund, on a longer-term and non-contestable basis, assets and associated activities that:

• support nationally-important research, science and technology outcomes;
• are critical to the longer-term capabilities of the asset or activity’s stakeholders;
• provide a resource that is relevant and able to meet the needs of the asset or activity’s stakeholders;
• cannot withstand discontinuity of funding without their integrity being irrevocably compromised; and
• cannot be better managed by other available funding mechanisms.

Even if these criteria are satisfied, the scheme will not fund assets and associated activities that primarily support short or medium term research, science and technology outcomes.

Where the foundation decides that an asset or associated activity meets the above criteria and should receive funding under this scheme, the foundation’s allocation of funding will be subject to money being or having been appropriated to the scheme for the purpose of funding the allocation.

Scheme Objectives

The scheme’s objectives are to fund assets and associated activities, which may include assets that are essential infrastructure, nationally significant databases and collections, long-term datasets, and functions related to national and international obligations. The scheme will help to ensure:

• the preservation of assets and associated activities, for example maintaining the viability and longevity of samples; and
• the maintenance and development of assets and associated activities, for example adding new samples and data, and upgrading facilities.

Estimate of Funds

Actual appropriations for the scheme will be published each year in the Estimates of Appropriations.

Period of the Scheme

This notice is effective from 1 July 2008. I estimate the scheme will operate for a minimum of ten years from the date of the notice.

Monitoring Agency

The scheme will be monitored by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of April 2008.

HON PETE HODGSON, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.

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Women’s Affairs

Public Finance Act 1989

Notice of Publication of Annual Report —Ministry of Women’s Affairs

Pursuant to section 44 of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs has published its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2008.

This report is available on the Ministry’s website at www.mwa.govt.nz

Printed copies can also be obtained by emailing mwa@mwa.govt.nz or by telephoning the Ministry on (04) 915 7112.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of October 2008.

SHENAGH GLEISNER, Ministry of Women’s Affairs.

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