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3D models to aid Christchurch vision

Friday, 7 March 2014, 8:48 am | New Zealand Government

Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson says 3D models of buildings past, present and planned are being made available from today to help people visualise how the Christchurch central city will look. As part of the Canterbury spatial data infrastructure ... More >>

Tougher rules for overseas-based borrowers

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Government

The Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No. 3), introduced in August 2013, passed its final stages in Parliament today. More >>

Victims code enhances victims’ rights

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Government

A Bill to strengthen and expand victims’ rights has passed its second reading in Parliament. Justice Minister Judith Collins says the Victims of Crime Reform Bill improves how victims of crime are treated by the justice system and ensures it is ... More >>

Fletcher Building boss appointed to B20

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Government

Fletcher Building CEO and managing director Mark Adamson has been appointed New Zealand’s representative on the Australian B20 Leadership Group, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>

Lottery Grants Board significant community projects

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Government

Internal Affairs Minister and Presiding Member of the Lottery Grants Board Hon Peter Dunne has announced the names of the successful applicants to the Lottery Significant Projects Fund. More >>

Electronic prescribing improves patient care

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Government

Better links between GPs and pharmacists are making health services safer and more convenient for New Zealanders. More >>

Preliminary design for new Bus Interchange

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Government

Christchurch’s new $53 million Bus Interchange promises to be a state of the art, user-friendly facility, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says. More >>

High Commissioner to Barbados named

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today named diplomat Jan Henderson as New Zealand’s first High Commissioner to Barbados. “The High Commission in Bridgetown, co-located with the British High Commission, is New Zealand’s first diplomatic ... More >>

Popular Container Mall on the move

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Government

A partnership between the Crown and the private sector will ensure Christchurch’s iconic Re:START Mall continues operating with the use of another central city location, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says. More >>

Government welcomes Health Select Committee report

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government

Health Minister Tony Ryall has welcomed the Health Select Committee report on improving children’s health and the prevention of child abuse, noting the government is already investing heavily in almost all of the areas identified. More >>

Hon Judith Collins: Speech

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Government

Address to the Workshop for the Universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression in the Pacific Region More >>

App4IR Challenge exciting for New Zealand ICT

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government

Revenue Minister Todd McClay has described Inland Revenue’s App4IR Challenge as “an exciting opportunity for the New Zealand ICT market” during the competition’s launch at Creative HQ today. The App4IR Challenge is designed to help Inland Revenue ... More >>

New venture a big boost for future construction

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Canterbury is leading the way for how the construction sector will work in the rest of New Zealand with innovative approaches to housing manufacturing starting to appear. More >>

Low count triggers new plan for endangered NZ sea lion

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 8:30 am | New Zealand Government

A Threat Management Plan for the New Zealand sea lion is to be developed in response to this season’s low pup count on the Auckland Islands, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today from the HMNZS Wellington at Port Ross in conjunction ... More >>

Environmental Reporting Bill passes first reading

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 8:39 pm | New Zealand Government

A Bill that will assure New Zealanders access to high quality environmental information and provide a reliable basis for environmental discussions has passed its first reading. More >>

Bennett: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference

Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Government

It’s great to be with all of you today, at what is the beginning of a very exciting year ahead. It’s going to be a pretty significant one for me personally. There’s the small matter of a certain election later on this year, but it’s not just that. More >>

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