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Service to assist residents affected by flooding
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Government
A programme that has assisted vulnerable households with emergency repairs for earthquake damage will be used to assist those affected by the flooding currently impacting on Greater Christchurch, says Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Massive rise in prisoner drug and alcohol treatment
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says there has been a rise of almost 1500 per cent in places on drug and alcohol treatment programmes for prisoners since 2008. More >>
Address to the Downstream Energy Conference
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
I’m pleased to here today in place of my colleague Simon Bridges, who is in Toronto for the 2014 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference – a major event in the international minerals exploration calendar. Simon will be promoting ... More >>
Students to rise to The Challenge in honour of fallen heroes
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:24 am | New Zealand Government
Students to rise to The Challenge in honour of fallen heroes Education Minister Hekia Parata today launched a new school competition to continue the living legacy and heroism of the 28th (Māori) Battalion. The new competition, called The Challenge, ... More >>
Experts address Pacific health
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:23 am | New Zealand Government
Experts address Pacific health Leading Pacific health experts gathered last night at the Growing Pacific Solutions (GPS 2.0) conference to discuss ways to work better together and improve the overall health and wellbeing of Pacific people. Pacific ... More >>
Address to the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
Good afternoon everyone. It is a pleasure to be here in Riyadh this week, as part of a week-long visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Last year the Government launched the NZ Inc Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategy, which ... More >>
Government claims about Immigration prosecutions hot air
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:09 am | New Zealand Government
Claims by Michael Woodhouse that successful immigration fraud prosecutions have risen under his watch, are meaningless, says Labour’s Immigration spokesperson Rajen Prasad. More >>
Hon Steven Joyce: Speech to the Higher Education Summit
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:35 am | New Zealand Government
Good morning. It’s great to be here. Today I’m going to outline and launch the new Tertiary Education Strategy for 2014-19. More >>
Graham Lowe to chair alcohol marketing forum
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:33 am | New Zealand Government
Graham Lowe to chair alcohol marketing forum Former rugby league coach and businessman Graham Lowe ONZM, QSM has been appointed to chair a forum which will consider whether further restrictions should be placed on the marketing of alcohol. The Ministerial ... More >>
New Subantarctic research station proposed
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Nick Smith today inspected the site of a proposed new research station to be named after the late Sir Peter Blake on the east coast of the main Auckland Island in the Subantarctic. More >>
11,000 reasons to use your SuperGold Card
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:18 am | New Zealand Government
Senior Citizens Minister Jo Goodhew has today announced that the SuperGold programme now has more than 11,000 business outlets offering discounts to over 630,000 older New Zealanders. More >>
Improved effectiveness & lower compliance in PBRF
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 9:54 am | New Zealand Government
Tertiary education research funding will be simplified and strengthened in changes announced today by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce. The Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) rewards and encourages excellent tertiary ... More >>
New tertiary strategy targets key challenges
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 9:51 am | New Zealand Government
Providing more learners with skills that industries need, building international linkages, strengthening research-based learning, and performing better for at-risk groups and second-chance learners, are all part of the new Tertiary Education Strategy ... More >>
Child Harm Prevention Orders off the table for now
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 9:48 am | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says the Government is putting on hold Child Harm Prevention Orders as part of the Vulnerable Children Bill. More >>
Le Va Growing Pacific Solutions 2.0 Conference
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Ni sa bula vinaka, Talofa lava, Kia orana, Taloha ni, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Talofa, Tena koutou katoa. Thank you Reverend Uesifili Unasa for the opening prayer and helping to set the scene for such an important fono. As we gather here ... More >>
New PPP school procurement announced
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced that building and maintaining four new schools around New Zealand could be delivered using a public private partnership (PPP). More >>
Passenger security charges to reduce
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Passenger security charges to reduce Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced a staged 20 per cent decrease in the airline passenger security charges for domestic passengers over the next two years. More >>
‘Better Information for Parents’ now available
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 11:39 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the launch of a Ministry of Education project to encourage more families to ‘be involved, get enrolled’ in quality early childhood education (ECE). The Better Information for Parents project, which ... More >>
Govt cuts red tape for employee share schemes
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 11:36 am | New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Craig Foss has announced an exemption to cut compliance costs for employee share schemes as part of the Financial Markets Conduct Act implementation. “New exemption rules will open up possibilities for employers to offer share purchase ... More >>
Environment Canterbury review underway
Monday, 3 March 2014, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Government
A review of the future governance arrangements of Environment Canterbury is now underway, Local Government Minister Paula Bennett and Environment Minister Amy Adams announced today. More >>
