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AG Reminds Institutions Of Legal Obligations
Friday, 26 July 2024, 6:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Judith Collins today reminded all State and faith-based institutions of their legal obligation to preserve records relevant to the safety and wellbeing of those in its care. More >>
Appointments To The Sports Tribunal Of New Zealand
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Government
These four appointments ensure that collectively the Tribunal will continue to have excellent and relevant knowledge and skills, including an appropriate mix of governance experience, sports law, sports participation and administration. More >>
Government Upgrading Rail Services For Commuters In The Lower North Island
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:45 am | New Zealand Government
It’s a great day for those who live in the lower North Island region, because our Government is investing over $800m to upgrade commuter rail, says MP for Ōtaki Tim Costley and MP for Rangitīkei Suze Redmayne. More >>
Employers And Payroll Providers Ready For Tax Changes
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s payroll providers have successfully prepared to ensure 3.5 million individuals will, from Wednesday next week, be able to keep more of what they earn each pay, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Revenue Minister Simon Watts. More >>
Indonesian Foreign Minister To Visit
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, will visit New Zealand next week, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. More >>
Transport Minister Thanks Outgoing CAA Chair
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Government
“On behalf of the Government, I want to thank Ms Fredric for her service in the important role of Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority.” More >>
Test For Customary Marine Title Being Restored
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
As part of National-New Zealand First coalition agreement, the Government has agreed to propose legislation which will ensure these tests for applications directly with the Crown or through the Courts are upheld as originally intended. More >>
Opposition United In Bad Faith Over ECE Sector Review
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Issues with affordability and availability of early childhood education, and the complexity of its regulation, has led to urgent calls from the sector to conduct a review. The review is currently underway and taking public submissions. More >>
Kiwis Having Their Say On First Regulatory Review
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 10:17 am | New Zealand Government
After receiving more than 740 submissions in the first 20 days, Regulation Minister David Seymour is asking the Ministry for Regulation to extend engagement on the early childhood education regulation review by an extra two weeks. More >>
Government Upgrading Lower North Island Commuter Rail
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 7:13 am | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is investing $802.9 million into the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines as part of a funding agreement with the NZTA, KiwiRail, and the Greater Wellington to deliver more reliable services for commuters in the lower North Island, ... More >>
Government Acknowledges Torture At Lake Alice
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister responsible for coordinating the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry, Erica Stanford, says throughout the 1970s patients at Lake Alice were given electric shocks without anaesthetic, as well as painful and immobilising paraldehyde ... More >>
PM Speech To Parliament – Royal Commission Of Inquiry’s Report Into Abuse In Care
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
It is important that, as a country, we bring to the surface and understand the hard truths of what happened so we can try and move forward together. More >>
Government Acknowledges Courageous Abuse Survivors
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Government
The report made 138 recommendations which the Government will now consider alongside the 95 recommendations from the interim report which was released in December 2021. More >>
Paid Parental Leave Improvements Pass First Reading
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:16 am | New Zealand Government
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says a bill that has passed its first reading will improve parental leave settings and give non-biological parents more flexibility as primary carer for their child. More >>
Rebuilding The Economy Through Better Regulation
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
Two Bills designed to improve regulation and make it easier to do business have passed their first reading in Parliament, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. More >>
‘Open Banking’ And ‘Open Electricity’ On The Way
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
New legislation paves the way for greater competition in sectors such as banking and electricity, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says. More >>
Half A Million People Use Tax Calculator
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government
With a week to go before hard-working New Zealanders see personal income tax relief for the first time in fourteen years, 513,000 people have used the Budget tax calculator to see how much they will benefit, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis. More >>
Accelerating Northland Expressway
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is accelerating work on the new four-lane expressway between Auckland and Whangārei as part of its Roads of National Significance programme, with an accelerated delivery model to deliver this project faster and more efficiently, ... More >>
Sir Don To Travel To Viet Nam As Special Envoy
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Sir Don was Deputy Prime Minister from 1990-1996, Foreign Minister from 1990-1999 and Commonwealth Secretary-General from 2000-2008. Sir Don leaves New Zealand today and will return this weekend. More >>
Backing Mental Health Services On The West Coast
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Government
This new build will improve the quality of specialist mental health services here on the West Coast by providing a modern space that support contemporary models of care. More >>
