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New Designated Character school for Christchurch
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Education Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples today announced the establishment of a new Year 1-13 designated character school for Christchurch. The school, to be known as Te Pā o Rākaihautū, will have a designated character that offers a place-based ... More >>
McCully to visit Cook Islands
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to the Cook Islands today for the third New Zealand-Cook Islands Joint Ministerial Forum. “These annual ministerial talks reflect the value we place on our unique constitutional relationship of shared ... More >>
Consultation on draft EEZ regulations underway
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is seeking feedback on draft regulations for the dumping of waste and the discharge of harmful substances under the EEZ Act, Environment Minister Amy Adams announced today. More >>
School digital hubs now possible
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says from today schools with ultra-fast broadband can share their fibre connections with their local communities. More >>
NCEA ‘Power Up’ Pasifika success
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Government
An expanded Pasifika initiative Power Up for NCEA 2014 has launched this week, following a successful introduction last year, to help Pasifika students with their NCEA study Education Minister Hekia Parata says. More >>
Environmental Reporting Bill introduced
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Amy Adams has today introduced a Bill that will for the first time provide for legally-mandated independent environmental reporting that will enhance New Zealanders’ understanding about the state of our environment. More >>
Collaboration key to keeping crime down
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Crime and reoffending continues to fall according to the latest progress report on Better Public Service (BPS) to September 2013, Justice Minister Judith Collins announced today. “Increased collaboration between the Ministry of Justice, Police, ... More >>
Investment in Early Childhood Education gets results
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed new figures which show more New Zealand children are participating in early childhood education before starting school. More >>
More children protected from preventable diseases
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Better Public Services results released today show more New Zealand children are being protected from preventable diseases. More >>
Progress continues on public service targets
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Government
The latest update of the Government’s Better Public Services initiative shows significant gains continue to be made, though challenges remain in achieving these ambitious goals, Finance Minister Bill English and State Services Minister Jonathan Coleman ... More >>
New legal complaints review officer appointed
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Justice Minister Chester Borrows today announced the appointment of Mr Rex Maidment as the Legal Complaints Review Officer. He also announced the reappointment of Deputy Legal Complaints Review Officer, Mr Owen Vaughan. “Mr Maidment has been ... More >>
Don’t assume you’re immune to meningococcal
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 8:57 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew is today promoting the message “Don’t assume you’re immune to meningococcal”, particularly to students at university hostels and boarding schools as they start the academic year. More >>
200,000 TVs collected under Govt’s TV Takeback programme
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Amy Adams says more than 200,000 televisions have now been collected for recycling under the Government’s TV TakeBack programme. More >>
Boy racer offences halved, hard work continues
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Government
Police Minister Anne Tolley says illegal street racing offences have reduced by 49.6 per cent in the last four years, contributing to safer roads, fewer deaths and injuries, and less anti-social behaviour in communities. More >>
Views sought on psychoactive substances regime
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Community, Local Government and Industry views sought on psychoactive substances regime Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has welcomed the release of a consultation paper on Regulations to the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013. The paper, prepared ... More >>
English attends G20 finance ministers’ meeting
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Bill English will join representatives from the world’s largest economies at the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Sydney this week. More >>
Aged care sector embrace national assessments
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew has today announced that all aged residential care providers have signed up to training for a new national clinical assessment tool, six months earlier than the deadline. More >>
Address to 5th International Gambling Conference at AUT
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Tena koutou katoa, good morning and thank you for the invitation to speak today at the opening of the 5th International Gambling Conference. I would like to begin by welcoming all of you, in particular our international guests and distinguished speakers, ... More >>
Mccully To Welcome Canadian Counterpart
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 11:54 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will host his Canadian counterpart, Foreign Minister John Baird, in Wellington today. More >>
Energy Minister to visit Norway, US and Canada
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 10:34 am | New Zealand Government
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges leaves tonight for Norway, the United States and Canada to meet ministerial counterparts and industry experts. Discussions will focus on the latest developments in petroleum regulatory systems for health ... More >>
