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Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gate Pa
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman is joining local Iwi to commemorate the battle of Gate Pa- Pukehinahina. More >>
Flu vaccines top 1 million doses once again
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
2014 is New Zealand’s third year in a row in which over one million doses of seasonal flu vaccine have been distributed, says Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew. More >>
More new Housing NZ homes opened
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Government
A new Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZC) development was opened today in Welcome Bay, Tauranga by Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith. More >>
Speech to New Zealand’s first Leading Justice Symposium
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Government
I’m delighted to host this first Leading Justice Symposium. Thank you for putting your hand up to contribute today. I wanted to hold this Symposium because we want to make sure we have the best possible policy and thinking to improve the quality ... More >>
Lower-income Kiwis would pay for Labour’s “tool”
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 11:53 am | New Zealand Government
Labour’s plan to use New Zealanders’ retirement savings as a monetary policy tool would hit low and middle-income New Zealanders hardest, and not achieve what Labour thinks it would, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>
More courts online with new video links
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley and Courts Minister Chester Borrows today welcomed the addition of the Whangarei, Nelson and Hutt Valley courts to the audio visual link (AVL) network connecting courts and prisons. The new links are the latest in ... More >>
Budget 2014: Investing $100.9m in defence
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says the Government is committed to strengthening the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), and will be investing $100.9 million of operating funding in 2014/2015. More >>
Revamped website to support community groups
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew has welcomed the launch of the ‘new look’ customer driven CommunityNet Aotearoa website. More >>
Innovative programmes to tackle youth crime to be funded
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Innovative programmes to tackle youth crime to be funded Associate Justice Minister Chester Borrows today congratulated six community groups around New Zealand who will received grants to fund fresh new approaches to reducing offending by young people. ... More >>
Aerial imagery now online for reuse
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson today announced New Zealand’s most current publicly owned aerial imagery, covering 95 per cent of the country, is now available online. Land Information New Zealand has been working with other agencies ... More >>
Budget 2014: Two funded cochlear implants for children
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced children with profound hearing loss will now receive two funded cochlear implants, and children under six with only one implant will be offered the opportunity to have a second funded implant. “Budget 2014 is ... More >>
McClay congratulates App4IR winners
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Todd McClay has congratulated Matt Innes and Josh Lee on winning the App4IR Challenge. “Matt and Josh’s proposal includes adapting the existing myIR platform for use on mobile devices by incorporating fingerprint technology for ... More >>
Big Strides In Latest Justice BPS Results
Monday, 28 April 2014, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Judith Collins says the latest Justice sector Better Public Services results for reducing crime and re-offending, are the best quarterly results since the targets were set. More >>
Govt reallocates $24 million for Rotorua water clean-up
Monday, 28 April 2014, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will reallocate $24 million to a new project that encourages land owners in the Lake Rotorua catchment to switch to low nitrogen land uses or find other ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen polluting the lake water, Environment ... More >>
PM launches e-therapy for young people
Monday, 28 April 2014, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key has today launched SPARX, an online game-style tool to help young people develop skills to deal with feeling down, depressed or stressed. An initiative of the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project, SPARX is a clinically ... More >>
Rotavirus vaccine promoted for Immunisation Week
Monday, 28 April 2014, 10:02 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew is marking the start of Immunisation Week by promoting the upcoming introduction of free rotavirus vaccination. More >>
All remaining legal highs to be withdrawn from sale
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 6:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has announced today that when parliament resumes the government will introduce and pass under urgency legislation removing from sale all remaining so called ‘legal highs’. “While there has been a substantial ... More >>
Parker wrong nine times in one interview
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 6:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Labour Party's attempts to talk down New Zealand's economic performance have hit a new low this weekend with David Parker making at least nine factually incorrect statements in one short interview, Associate Finance Minister Steven Joyce says. More >>
Long weekend traffic conditions
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Waikato Roads are already congested as motorists travel home after the long weekend. Waikato Police request patience whilst travelling home this Sunday evening. More >>
NZ welcomes progress on Te Mana o te Ra
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today visited the site of the New Zealand funded Te Mana o te Ra solar array on Rarotonga. “When completed the Te Mana o te Ra solar array will generate 5 per cent of Rarotonga’s electricity needs - providing ... More >>
