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Earthquake-prone Buildings Review Brought Forward
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 5:10 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. More >>
Thailand And New Zealand To Agree To Strategic Partnership
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:38 pm | New Zealand Government
During their meeting in Bangkok, the Prime Ministers discussed opportunities to strengthen the relationship across defence and security, education, and people-to-people links, and released the attached Joint Statement. More >>
Oranga Tamariki Cuts Commit Tamariki To State Abuse
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 2:25 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki ... More >>
Dark Day For Kiwi Kids As A Third Of Govt Cuts Affect Them
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders. More >>
Government Consults On Extending Coastal Permits For Ports
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Government
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. More >>
Inflation Coming Down, But More Work To Do
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. More >>
School Attendance Restored As A Priority In Health Advice
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. More >>
Alarm As Government Signals Further Blow To School Lunches
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. “This is a real concern. You can't provide a vital frontline service ... More >>
Face-to-face Diplomacy Key Aim Of Speaker’s First Delegation To The Pacific
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Government
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Gerry Brownlee will lead a Parliamentary delegation this week to both of New Zealand’s free association realm countries, the Cook Islands, and Niue. More >>
Quick, Submit – Stop Govt’s Dodgy Approvals Bill
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. More >>
Patterson Promoting NZ’s Wool Sector At International Congress
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. More >>
Government Throws Coal On The Climate Crisis Fire
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasting impact across generations. More >>
Removing Red Tape To Help Early Learners Thrive
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:09 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. More >>
RMA Changes To Cut Coal Mining Consent Red Tape
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. More >>
Trade, Agriculture And Forestry Minister Todd McClay Reaffirms Strong NZ-China Trade Relationship
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:35 am | New Zealand Government
Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. More >>
Prime Minister Luxon Acknowledges Legacy Of Singapore Prime Minister Lee
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:30 am | New Zealand Government
Meeting in Singapore immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ... More >>
PMs Luxon And Lee Deepen Singapore-NZ Ties
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Government
PM Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PM. As New Zealand and Singapore mark the 50th Anniversary of New Zealand Defence Forces in South East Asia, the two countries will continue to strengthen ... More >>
Antarctica New Zealand Board Appointments
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made further appointments to the Board of Antarctica New Zealand as part of a continued effort to ensure the Scott Base Redevelopment project is delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Minister has appointed ... More >>
Public Transport Costs To Double As National Looks At Unaffordable Roading Project Instead
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere ... More >>
Finance Minister Travels To Washington DC
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will travel to the United States on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Five Finance Ministers group, with counterparts from Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. “I am looking forward to meeting ... More >>
Pet Bonds A Win/Win For Renters And Landlords
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government has today announced purrfect and pawsitive changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants with pets greater choice when looking for a rental property, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. More >>
A Policy To Woof Home About
Monday, 15 April 2024, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Today’s Government announcement of ACT’s Pet Bond policy is good news for my non-human friends across the country,” says ACT spokespup for Canine Affairs Leo the Leonberger. “I’ve heard from many dogs struggling to find a home because ... More >>
Bureaucratic Harassment Of Bar Owners Must Stop
Monday, 15 April 2024, 12:20 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The tactics deployed by public officials against bars in Wellington is akin to harassment, and needs to stop,” says ACT Small Business spokesperson Laura Trask. “The case of Saint Diablo , a Courtenay Place bar that was forced to spend months ... More >>
Long Tunnel For SH1 Wellington Being Considered
Monday, 15 April 2024, 7:58 am | New Zealand Government
The Long Tunnel option has the potential to deliver up to 15-minute travel time savings between the region and Wellington airport, compared to around 2-3 minutes for the current parallel or diagonal tunnel proposals at Mt Victoria and the Basin. More >>
New Zealand Condemns Iranian Strikes
Monday, 15 April 2024, 5:05 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have condemned Iran’s shocking and illegal strikes against Israel. More >>
Cost Of Living In Auckland Still Not A Priority
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. More >>
Health Minister Thanks Outgoing Health New Zealand Chair
Friday, 12 April 2024, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has today thanked outgoing Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Chair Dame Karen Poutasi for her service on the Board. “Dame Karen tendered her resignation as Chair and as a member of the Board today,” says Dr ... More >>
Navigating An Unstable Global Environment
Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is renewing its connections with a world facing urgent challenges by pursuing an active, energetic foreign policy, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. More >>
Roads Of National Significance Planning Underway
Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has signalled their proposed delivery approach for the Government’s 15 Roads of National Significance (RoNS), with the release of the State Highway Investment Proposal (SHIP) today, Transport Minister Simeon Brown ... More >>
NZ Welcomes Australian Governor-General
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the Australian Governor-General, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, will make a State visit to New Zealand from Tuesday 16 April to Thursday ... More >>
Pseudoephedrine Back On Shelves For Winter
Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government
Hon David Seymour Associate Minister of Health Associate Health Minister David Seymour has announced that Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products ... More >>
NZ And The US: An Ever Closer Partnership
Friday, 12 April 2024, 9:31 am | New Zealand Government
“The strategic environment that New Zealand and the United States face is considerably more challenging now than even a decade ago and demands that we work together more urgently and concertedly,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Joint Declaration By US Secretary Of State Antony J. Blinken And NZ Minister Of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters
Friday, 12 April 2024, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
For the past decade and more, the vital U.S.-New Zealand relationship has been guided by the Wellington and Washington Declarations. Today we re-commit ourselves to these documents—but we also recognize that the most challenging strategic environment ... More >>
NZ And US To Undertake Further Practical Pacific Cooperation
Friday, 12 April 2024, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced further New Zealand cooperation with the United States in the Pacific Islands region through $16.4 million in funding for initiatives in digital connectivity and oceans and fisheries research. More >>
Govt Should Stop Making People’s Lives Harder And Build More Homes
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. “They’re pulling the wool over New ... More >>
Government Redress For Te Korowai O Wainuiārua
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is continuing the bipartisan effort to restore its relationship with iwi as the Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today, says Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. “Historical ... More >>
Melissa Lee Missing In Action On Media
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The action Melissa Lee promised to protect democracy and the media sector is missing, Media and Communications spokesperson Willie Jackson said. “As the crisis in the media sector continues to unfold with the confirmed closure of Newshub, Minister ... More >>
Landlord Government Leaves Little Hope For Renters
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters, which is a majority of people in Aotearoa. More >>
Applications Open For NZ-Ireland Research Call
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Government
This is the third research call in the three-year Joint Research Initiative pilot launched in 2022 by the Ministry for Primary Industries and Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. More >>
Balance, Fairness, And Choice Restored To Rental Market
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:28 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Housing Minister announced legislation today to allow landlords to end a periodic tenancy with 90 days’ notice, and return tenants’ notice period to 21 days they wish to move, and landlords’ to 42 if they wish to sell a property. More >>
Easter Trading Overhaul On The Cards With ACT Bill Drawn
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT MP Cameron Luxton is celebrating the draw from Parliament’s ballot of his bill to liberalise Easter Trading rules. “I’ve heard firsthand the frustration that Kiwis feel over Easter with businesses forced to close, and adults being lectured ... More >>
Tenancy Rules Changes To Improve Rental Market
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government has today announced changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to encourage landlords back to the rental property market, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. More >>
Boosting NZ’s Trade And Agricultural Relationship With China
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 10:54 am | New Zealand Government
Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay will visit China next week, to strengthen relationships, support Kiwi exporters and promote New Zealand businesses on the world stage. More >>
Significant Step Forward In Fixing Cruel And Unjust Past
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6:48 pm | Green Party
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. “Fairness is at the heart of this Bill. We had a group ... More >>
Freshwater Farm Plan Systems To Be Improved
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Government
“A fit-for-purpose freshwater farm plan system will enable farmers and growers to find the right solutions for their farm and catchment,” Mr Hoggard says. More >>
New Fast Track Projects Advisory Group Named
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 9:16 am | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government has today announced the expert advisory group who will provide independent recommendations to Ministers on projects to be included in the Fast Track Approvals Bill, say RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister ... More >>
Pacific And Gaza Focus Of UN Talks
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 8:27 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his official talks with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York today focused on a shared commitment to partnering with the Pacific Islands region and a common concern about the humanitarian catastrophe ... More >>
Te Pāti Māori Celebrates Historic Taranaki Redress
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 8:35 pm | Te Pati Maori
Today Te Pāti Māori joined Taranaki iwi in celebration as the Taranaki Mounga Collective Redress Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today. More >>
Govt Makes U-turn On Suicide Prevention Office
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour welcomes the Government’s U-turn on the closure of the Suicide Prevention Office, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. “Christopher Luxon’s point blank claims this afternoon in Question Time that the Ministry of Health’s ... More >>
Government Honours Taranaki Maunga Deal
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations The Government is honouring commitments made to Taranaki iwi with the Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill passing its first reading Parliament ... More >>
New Zealand’s First Iwi Fisheries Forum Celebrates 25 Years
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries Jenny Marcroft has congratulated the country’s longest-standing iwi fisheries forum for its ongoing commitment to the sustainability of New Zealand’s fisheries. More >>
Enhanced Partnership To Reduce Agricultural Emissions
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government and four further companies are together committing an additional $18 million towards AgriZeroNZ to boost New Zealand’s efforts to reduce agricultural emissions. More >>
Enhanced Partnership To Reduce Agricultural Emissions
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government and four further companies are together committing an additional $18 million towards AgriZeroNZ to boost New Zealand’s efforts to reduce agricultural emissions. More >>
110km/h Limit Proposed For Kāpiti Expressway
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Consultation on raising the speed limit for the Kāpiti Expressway from 100km/h to 110km/h begins on 22 April 2024 and will last four weeks. More >>
Attendance Action Plan To Lift Student Attendance Rates
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 9:12 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is taking action to address the truancy crisis and raise attendance by delivering the attendance action plan, Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced today. More >>
World Must Act To Halt Gaza Catastrophe: Winston Peters, Minister For Foreign Affairs
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 8:40 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today that an immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza to halt the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. More >>
Rt Hon Winston Peters, Minister For Foreign Affairs: Speech To UN General Assembly: 66th Plenary Meeting, 78th Session
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 8:21 am | New Zealand Government
Israelis and Palestinians deserve to live in peace and security. There is overwhelming support in the international community – including from New Zealand – for a two-state solution. More >>
Prime Minister Launches Government Targets
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced further steps to get New Zealand back on track, launching nine ambitious Government Targets to help improve the lives of New Zealanders. More >>
Climate Change Commission Issues Warning Over Further Climate Delay
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:24 pm | Green Party
“We’re calling on the Government to take this draft advice seriously and act accordingly. We will relentlessly hold them to account to the action necessary for life on earth as we know it." More >>
New Targets Lift Prospects For Young People Via ACT Initiatives
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:11 pm | ACT New Zealand
As Associate Education Minister, David Seymour will be responsible for increased student attendance. The target announced today is that 80 per cent of students are present for more than 90 per cent of the term. More >>