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Briefings to Incoming Ministers
Briefings to Incoming Ministers
7 December 2017
Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) are briefings
received by incoming Ministers following the formation of a
new Government.
The sixth Labour-led Government released more than 170 documents, including BIMs for public sector agencies and Crown Entities, as well as supporting documents. The comprehensive release of BIMs in one go and in one place provides the public with a full picture of the issues the new Government faces. The documents reveal significant challenges, particularly in health, housing and social development. This Government is committed to meeting these challenges head on and they reinforce the need for urgent action in some areas.
The documents
released are in the following
categories:
• Finance and economy
• Social services
• Housing and infrastructure
• Environment
• Community and governance
• Justice
• Foreign affairs and
security
Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
Labour Party: National Gaslights Women Fighting For Equal Pay
The Treasury: New Treasury Paper On The Productivity Slowdown
NZ Government: Government Recommits To Equal Pay
Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter: Deputy Mayor ‘disgusted’ By Response To Georgina Beyer Sculpture
Te Pāti Māori: Māori Unemployment Rate Increases By More Than Four-Times National Rates
Government: Streamlining Building Consent Changes
