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Improving The Lives Of Young New Zealanders
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:38 am | New Zealand Government
The 2024-2027 strategy identifies three priorities that will drive the Government’s work to ensure children and young people in New Zealand experience a good life. More >>
Government Plan To Reinstate Live Animal Exports A “National Disgrace”
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:20 pm | Green Party
How can the Government claim to respect animal welfare when it is willing to subject animals to such prolonged suffering for profit? On every level, it’s a national disgrace. More >>
Government Continues Work To Reinstate Livestock Exports By Sea
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will introduce legislation changes to reinstate the trade, enhance oversight, and strengthen requirements for exporters to identify risks and manage the welfare of livestock exported by sea. More >>
A Historic Win For Samoan Communities
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“This is a significant day for our Samoan communities who can be proud that their strong advocacy has resulted in a historic win,” Labour’s Pacific peoples spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni said. More >>
Pasifika Justice As Member’s Bill Passes Final Reading
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:11 pm | Green Party
The legislation restores the right to citizenship for people from Western Samoa who despite being eligible for New Zealand citizenship were stripped of that right due to a cruel and targeted law in 1982. More >>
LGFA Increases Borrowing Capacity To Support High Growth Councils
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Government
The LGFA is the lowest cost provider of financing available to councils, and this arrangement means that councils have additional financial capability to fund infrastructure, roads, and other core infrastructure in their cities and regions. More >>
Minister Of Education Thinks New Zealand Ends At The Bombay Hills
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand doesn’t end at the Bombay Hills. How do changes to public transport in Auckland help children in Hawkes Bay and West Coast who are losing their rural buses? More >>
Temporary Traffic Management Costs Revealed
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
NZTA has confirmed that $786 million has been spent on road cones and TTM on state highway maintenance and capital works over the past three years. Importantly, this figure does not include expenditure by local councils on local roads. More >>
Smoking Numbers Up Under Costello's Watch
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 11:54 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The NZ Health Survey shows both smoking and vaping rates have increased in the last year, with the number of daily smokers increasing from 284,000 to 300,000. More >>
New Zealand’s COP29 National Statement
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:30 am | New Zealand Government
"NZ is proud of the work we are doing with our partners particularly in the pacific to support climate priorities. New Zealand is pioneering innovative, high trust approaches to climate finance including through Country Flexible Finance, so they can make their ... More >>
Call For Palestine Recognition By NZ, Australian And Canadian MPs
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:25 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Parliamentarians from Australia, Canada and New Zealand have written an open letter to their respective Prime Ministers calling on them to recognise Palestine. More than 100 members of Parliament from nine political parties say it is time for their ... More >>
Latest Quarterly Investment Report Released
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand has significant infrastructure and investment needs. The Government is determined to get the foundations of our infrastructure system right, to drive improved value for money, a more consistent pipeline of investments, and deliver ... More >>
New Zealand Supporting Loss And Damage Fund
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:12 am | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand is joining the global effort to address the significant challenge of responding to loss and damage caused by the adverse effects of climate change, including from extreme weather events and sea level rise,” Mr Watts says. More >>
Gang Crackdown Begins At Stroke Of Midnight
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 8:11 am | New Zealand Government
“Gang patches will no longer be able to be worn in public. To earn the right to wear a gang patch you have to have committed violent crime. There are a trail of tears and victims behind each one of those gang patches,” Mr Goldsmith says. More >>
Jurisdiction Of Disputes Tribunal To Double
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 6:05 pm | New Zealand Government
“We need to improve court timeliness and access to justice so that Kiwis and get on with their lives. Court delays affect everyone, the profession included. It just takes one thing to be out of place and everything grinds to a halt. Another adjournment. ... More >>
Protecting New Zealand From Foreign Interference
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Government
“Foreign interference from any country is unacceptable. This legislation will help to ensure that our criminal law is fit for purpose to address this harmful activity and will better equip agencies to hold people to account.” More >>
Health Survey Results To Help Drive Change
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Government
“I value these findings because they’re part of a continuous survey, meaning we can monitor trends over time,” Dr Reti says. More >>
Final Push Needed To Get To Smokefree 2025
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
“The latest New Zealand Health Survey results show the daily smoking rate at 6.9 per cent and we need a significant final push over the next 13 months to meet the Smokefree 2025 goal,” Ms Costello says. More >>
Submissions Open: All Kiwis Encouraged To Finally Have A Say On The Treaty
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 12:39 pm | ACT New Zealand
“For the first time, Kiwis of all backgrounds are now able to tell Parliament what they think the Treaty means for future generations of New Zealanders." More >>
Justice Select Committee Opens Floor For Treaty Principles Submissions
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:29 am | Green Party
“It is time for our communities to translate the energy harnessed over the course of the hīkoi into action, and bring their voices to the political table,” says Green Party MP for Wellington Central, Tamatha Paul. More >>
New Diplomatic Appointments
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:04 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says it is a pleasure to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. More >>
Power Of The People On Full Display As Hīkoi Approaches Parliament
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:01 am | Green Party
Today, we’re here to show those in power exactly where the true mana of this land lies - with the people. More >>
Red Tape Tipline Goes Live
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:20 am | New Zealand Government
The Red Tape Tipline is an online resource where the public can make submissions on regulation that affects them. More >>
Next Steps For Regulatory Standards Bill
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:16 am | New Zealand Government
Consultation on a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill will be open until Monday 13 January 2025. More >>
David Seymour's Speech To Wellington Chamber Of Commerce On The Principles Of Regulation
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:03 am | New Zealand Government
The Regulatory Standards Bill will be to regulation what the Public Finance Act is to public expenditure. If passed, it will put in statute the principles that Government must adhere to when making regulations. More >>
Youth Parliament 2025 Announced
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government
The two-day event will take place at Parliament on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 July, with the full programme for participants running from late April to August. More >>
Police Stats Show Promising Change
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Government
A reduction in victimisations across the board by 3 per cent is a significant early sign that things are trending in the right direction. More >>
Better Coordination Of Anti-Scam Efforts
Monday, 18 November 2024, 11:07 am | New Zealand Government
Online financial scams are a growing problem for New Zealand. New data released today shows that Kiwis lost nearly $200 million to scammers in the last year. More >>
Minister To Consider 7AA Select Committee Report
Monday, 18 November 2024, 10:30 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Children Karen Chhour thanks the people who made submissions and those who appeared before the committee in person which is not an easy thing to do. More >>
Hypocrisy As Te Whatu Ora Contractor Bill Balloons
Monday, 18 November 2024, 10:17 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Data released under the Official Information Act shows that costs for contractors and consultants at Te Whatu Ora have risen overall by 18 percent between Q4 2022/23 and Q4 2023/24. More >>
Defence Minister To Attend ASEAN Meeting
Monday, 18 November 2024, 9:58 am | New Zealand Government
The meeting comprises Defence Ministers from ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners, including Australia, China, Japan and the United States. More >>
Growing Pressure To Scrap Section 7AA Repeal Bill
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 9:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government should just come clean, admit they got it wrong and stop work on these unwarranted and unwanted changes,” Labour’s children’s spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime said. More >>
Launching The White Ribbon Ride
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 9:19 pm | New Zealand Government
“Men who are using violence or harming others need the supportive challenge from men in their life to change their behaviour and stay violence free,” Minister Chhour says. More >>
RNZ Host Needs To At Least Give Pretence Of Impartiality
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 8:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Mihingarangi Forbes is a co-host of RNZ's Saturday Mornings and hosts the RNZ podcast Mata. She has joined the hīkoi, posing for photos with protest leaders and using official RNZ social media channels to post in support," says Mr Stephenson. More >>
Prime Minister Wraps Up APEC Leaders’ Meeting
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 8:32 pm | New Zealand Government
“The Asia-Pacific is vital to New Zealand’s economic prosperity. We have free trade agreements in place with 18 APEC members, and three-quarters of our exports go to APEC economies,” Mr Luxon says. More >>
Fare-Dodging Leads To Violence
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 8:35 am | ACT New Zealand
“Antisocial fare dodgers discourage Aucklanders from using public transport. They deprive AT of revenue and load costs onto rule-abiding ratepayers. They are threatening, stealing from, and assaulting bus drivers and passengers,” says Auckland-based ... More >>
Construction To Begin On Next Stage Of Papakura To Drury
Saturday, 16 November 2024, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Government
SH1 Papakura to Drury is a key project that will drive economic growth and productivity, reduce congestion, and enable people and freight to get to where they want to go, quickly and safely. More >>
NZ Signs Trade Deal With Costa Rica, Iceland And Switzerland
Saturday, 16 November 2024, 5:09 am | New Zealand Government
This agreement removes tariffs on key exports including 45 wood and wool products — two sectors that are vital to achieving our goal of doubling New Zealand’s exports by value in ten years, Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. More >>
New Chair Appointed For Infrastructure Commission
Friday, 15 November 2024, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Government
“As a member of the Infrastructure Commission Board since it was established in 2019, Mr Jaduram is well placed to lead it through its next phase in providing the independent advice New Zealand needs to improve its vital infrastructure system,” ... More >>
School Kids Should Not Be Pushed Into Political Activity
Friday, 15 November 2024, 2:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Schools are funded by all of us to equip young people with the knowledge to face the world with an intelligent and open mind. The school system should never be weaponised for indoctrination or to prop up one side of a political debate." More >>
Government Launches Review To Ensure Electricity Market Is Fit-For-Purpose
Friday, 15 November 2024, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Government
The review will address areas including investment and access to capital, market rules and competition, and market performance monitoring. More >>
Government’s Move To Monetise Access To Nature A Slippery Slope
Friday, 15 November 2024, 11:40 am | Green Party
“Commercialising our environment risks transforming nature from being accessible to all to a privilege afforded to a select few,” says Green Party Spokesperson for Environment, Lan Pham. More >>
Speech To Social Investment Hui: Jack And His Whānau Need Our Help
Friday, 15 November 2024, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government
"We need you to help us solve the problems in how we commission and contract those services. And we need your wisdom about how we can do more of the right stuff and less of the stuff that just doesn’t work." More >>
Minister Of State For Trade Heads To Brisbane For PACER Plus Meeting
Friday, 15 November 2024, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is strongly committed to supporting Pacific Island countries to grow the positive impacts of trade in the Pacific through the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus. PACER Plus is the largest and most comprehensive ... More >>
Proposals To Modernise Conservation Released
Friday, 15 November 2024, 8:28 am | New Zealand Government
"Today, the Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai is releasing two discussion documents for public consultation, and I encourage all New Zealanders to read them and share their views." More >>
Green Party Condemns The Passage Of Treaty Principles Bill
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 5:17 pm | Green Party
“Today a majority of powerful people prioritised cynical politics, fanning the flame of a culture war, over the truth and the needs of our nation,” says Green Co-Leader, Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Treaty Principles Bill Passes First Reading
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government
“I look forward to seeing what Kiwis have to say on the Bill over the six month select committee process,” says Mr Seymour. More >>
Antarctic Cooperation At Centre Of Scott Base Visit
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand has important interests in Antarctica and our longstanding presence at Scott Base is a key part of that,” Nicola Willis says. More >>
Contactless Payments Launching On Public Transport In Auckland
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and Auckland Council have jointly funded the delivery of Auckland Transport’s Open Loop ticketing solution, marking the first of three stages in Auckland’s transition to the Government’s nationwide National Ticketing ... More >>
No Balls, No Mana: Seymour Runs The Country
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 2:30 pm | Te Pati Maori
“Seymour is pulling the strings and running the country like the KKK with a swipe card to the Beehive, and Luxon doesn’t even care. Seymour has no right to euthanise Te Tiriti o Waitangi” added Rawiri Waititi, Co-Leader of Te Pāti Māori. More >>
Safeguarding Kiwis With Modern Insurance Law
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Importantly, consumers will no longer have to rack their brains and guess what information is relevant to their insurance policy. More >>
Over 15,000 Sign Labour’s Open Letter To Luxon
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Treaty Principles Bill is divisive, a waste of New Zealanders time and energy, and costing taxpayers millions of dollars. More >>
When The Going Gets Tough ‘Get Through’ With Farmstrong
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 11:34 am | New Zealand Government
“Adverse weather events are an increasingly common reality for our farmers and growers. It’s vital that people know that they’re not alone and that they can get through this and come out the other side stronger,” Mr Doocey says. More >>
Government Exploring New Energy Source
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 8:27 am | New Zealand Government
Having a secure and resilient energy supply is a priority for the Coalition Government and is critical to rebuilding the economy and giving businesses the confidence to invest. More >>
Fast Track Bill Threatens Environment, Climate And Reputation
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:11 pm | Green Party
This Bill in its current form would push our climate targets even further out of reach while threatening the progress we have made so far. More >>
Greens Join King’s Counsel In Calling For Treaty Principles Bill To Be Abandoned
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:07 pm | Green Party
Aotearoa as we know it was built on Te Tiriti. Te Tiriti affirms the rights of Māori to continue to care for their people and their taonga. It provides the foundations for an enduring relationship between tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti. It is a blueprint ... More >>
Pay Gap Calculator Toolkit Launched
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Government
The Gender Pay Gap Calculator toolkit is now live on the Ministry for Women’s website, making it easy for businesses to calculate – and then address – their pay gaps. More >>
Government Launches Refreshed Public Private Partnership Framework
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Government
“Refreshing New Zealand’s PPP model is an important part of our plan to deliver, maintain, fund, and finance infrastructure in smarter ways, and attract international capital and expertise to New Zealand projects,” Mr Bishop says. More >>
Further Decisions Taken On Regulating Online Casino Gambling
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Government
“A new Online Gambling Bill will be drafted with the purpose to regulate online casino gambling to facilitate a safer and compliant regulated online gambling market. More importantly, it will prevent and minimise online gambling harm and limit opportunities ... More >>
Tailored Support For People In Emergency Housing
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:34 am | New Zealand Government
“The Government has set a target of reducing the number of people in emergency housing by 75 per cent by 2030. In working to achieve this target our first focus has been to move whānau with tamariki out of emergency housing motels and into more ... More >>
