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Compulsory Consent Education Proposed In Schools
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:09 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministry of Education has released the draft relationships and sexuality framework for consultation. It was developed by Ministry of Education subject matter experts and quality assured by both internal and external experts. It outlines the proposed ... More >>
Prime Minister To Visit The United Kingdom And Türkiye
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand has enduring bonds with both the UK and Türkiye, forged through our shared history. I’m looking forward to reinforcing these bonds,” PrimeMinister Christopher Luxon says. More >>
Next Steps On Emergency Ocean Response Capability
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has decided to continue to explore procuring an emergency ocean response capability, on a predominantly user-pays basis. We are interested in testing the willingness of users (public and industry) to pay a levy to fund a permanent response ... More >>
Backing Community-led Biodiversity Protection
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
The Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai has chosen 20 groups who applied to the DOC Community Fund for support in protecting threatened species and ecosystems across Aotearoa New Zealand. A total of 291 groups applied for the 2025 funding round. More >>
Stay Safe On Our Roads This Easter
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
“Drive sober, wear your seatbelt, ensure you’re well rested, and stick to the speed limit. Simple decisions like putting on your seatbelt and avoiding distractions, such as cell phones, while driving make a big difference in keeping yourself and ... More >>
Over 200,000 New Zealanders To Benefit From Medicines Funding Boost
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 11:27 am | New Zealand Government
The funding boost of $604 million over four years has allowed Pharmac to fund or widen access to 59 medicines so far, with five more being considered for funding as of today. More >>
Latest Figures Confirm Inflation Back Under Control
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
“This is the third consecutive quarter that inflation has remained within the bank’s target range and confirms the era of high inflation is over,” Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. More >>
Enduring Pacific Bonds Reinforced
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:51 am | New Zealand Government
This visit has helped us to gain a fresh understanding of priorities from right across the region, in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia – and what more New Zealand can do to help. More >>
More Jobseekers Finding Work
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:23 am | New Zealand Government
Quarterly benefit numbers released by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) today show more than 23,000 clients receiving a main benefit found employment in the March 2025 quarter – an increase of 2,421 people, or 11.6 percent on the same period ... More >>
Minister Welcomes Newest Electricity Retailer
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 6:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Our energy system should be supporting our businesses and industries to compete on the global stage by making sure they have access to reliable, affordable energy, says Energy Minister Simon Watts. More >>
Earthquake & Renewable Energy A Focus In Vanuatu
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 6:04 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand will work with the Vanuatu Government over coming weeks to identify priority areas to focus our efforts,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Courts’ Caseflow Management Going Digital
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Current court and tribunal processes are largely paper-based and underpinned by outdated software. These manual processes don’t meet the public’s expectation of a modern, streamlined service. More >>
Government Moves To Improve Freshwater Farm Plans
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is delivering on its commitment to make freshwater farm plans more practical and affordable, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard announced today. More >>
SH1 Central North Island Now Smoother And Safer
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Across the Tīrau to Waiouru project, 32 contracting firms worked for over 110,000 hours. At the project’s peak, 145 truckloads of roading metal were being delivered every day across the closed sections of state highway. More >>
Welcome Insights To Make Hospitality Thrive
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 11:03 am | New Zealand Government
The Hospitality Summit has been a key initiative allowing greater alignment across the hospitality and tourism sectors. The input of hospitality leaders has been instrumental in delivering our Tourism Boost. The shared knowledge of leaders has been invaluable ... More >>
Reserve Bank Funding Reduction Agreed
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 10:59 am | New Zealand Government
The bank initially sought funding of $1.03 billion for the coming five years, but the Treasury advised me that that amount did not represent good value for money. More >>
Health Infrastructure Plan Released
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:30 am | New Zealand Government
“This is a first for New Zealand – a single, long-term plan that lays out a clear pipeline for health infrastructure,” Mr Brown says. More >>
Government Launches Regulatory Review Into Telecommunications
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:16 am | New Zealand Government
Telecommunications touch almost every part of modern life. With 7.22 million active connections—around 1.4 per New Zealander—this sector is as essential as electricity and water. More >>
Fiji And New Zealand: An Indispensable Partnership
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand and Fiji share an indispensable partnership in the Pacific,” Mr Peters says, following his meeting in Nadi last night with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. “In these uncertain times, the Fiji-New Zealand relationship must deliver ... More >>
Appointments To The Waste Advisory Board
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Government
“I am very pleased to welcome Dr Terri-Ann Berry and Michelle Kazor to the Waste Advisory Board,” Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says. More >>
