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Going For Housing Growth: New And Improved Infrastructure Funding And Financing Tools
Friday, 28 February 2025, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government’s Going for Housing Growth programme focuses on fixing the fundamentals of our housing crisis: land supply, infrastructure, and incentives for growth More >>
Getting Auckland Moving Again
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Key changes include returning local streets like Weymouth Road from 30km/h to 50km/h, while key arterial roads such as Pakuranga Road will reverse from 50km/h to 60km/h. More >>
Going For Growth: Infrastructure Funding And Financing Act Changes To Enable Flexible Growth
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The IFFA’s primary focus is to facilitate the delivery of infrastructure for housing in a responsive way. Providing for this ‘demand-led’ growth is a key part of Minister Bishop’s ‘Going for Housing Growth’ programme. More >>
Reviewing Legal Aid To Ensure Access To Justice
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The scheme was last reviewed in 2018 and a lot has changed since then. This will provide an opportunity to ensure the scheme is efficient, is of good quality, and promotes access to justice in a way that is sustainable and cost-effective. More >>
Speech To LGNZ Metro, Rural And Provincial Sectors Meeting
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Over the last three decades real house prices in New Zealand increased more than any other OECD country. According to the OECD’s Better Life Index, we also rank 40th out of 41 countries for housing affordability – just in front of the Slovak ... More >>
Community-Based Approaches To Reduce Alcohol Harm
Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:32 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has a clear focus on early intervention and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption when it can contribute to exacerbating mental health issues. More >>
Jones Heads To World’s Largest Mining Conference
Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government
Mr Jones is travelling tomorrow to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto. The annual conference draws 30,000 attendees from 135 countries and is covered by around 400 accredited media companies. More >>
50,000 Businesses Set To Benefit From eInvoicing
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Government
“eInvoicing is a game changer for small businesses. With limited cash reserves, a late or unpaid invoice can quickly throw businesses off track and create a domino effect of challenges." More >>
847 Samoans Receive New Zealand Citizenship In Three Months
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Government
“It’s pleasing to see that people are taking up the opportunity to regain New Zealand citizenship and that the Department of Internal Affairs is promptly processing these applications,” says Ms van Velden. More >>
Backing Farmers To Innovate And Make More Money
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
“Science for Farmers brings leading scientists to the regions to talk directly with farmers about research and innovation that’s already paying dividends on farms around the country,” Mr McClay says. More >>
New AI Diabetes Screening Pilot Programme A Gamechanger For Wait Times
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
The pilot programme will enable technicians from seven general practices in South Auckland to take retinal images of patients living with diabetes, including those who may be waiting for a hospital appointment. More >>
New Disability Data Provides Crucial Insights
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s survey data, collected following the 2023 Census, identifies 1 in 6 New Zealanders as disabled – that’s around 10 per cent of children (98,000) and 18 per cent of adults (753,000). More >>
Going For Growth: Multi-Million Dollar Benefits Possible For Farmers And Growers
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
“HSNO and ACVM products used to manage animals and plants like veterinary medicines and agrichemicals are absolutely critical for farmers and growers. Technological developments in these products can be the difference between surviving, or thriving,” ... More >>
Four-Year Term Legislation To Be Introduced
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:45 am | New Zealand Government
“As stipulated in the National-Act coalition agreement, the Bill is modelled on the ACT Party’s draft Constitution (Enabling a 4-Year Term) Amendment Bill”, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Freedom Camping Certification Extended
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:40 am | New Zealand Government
“Following public consultation, we’re extending the certification transition period for private self-contained vehicles out by a year to June 2026. Currently only 23,000 vehicles of the estimated 73,000 have been certified”, Tourism and ... More >>
Drought Conditions Declared Across Taranaki
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:33 am | New Zealand Government
“Conditions on the ground are becoming extremely difficult with limited feed and pasture available,” Mr Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. More >>
Speech To LGNZ All-Of-Local-Government Forum
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government
Moving back to basics means consciously reducing government scope to the bare minimum and avoiding unnecessary intervention in people’s lives. More >>
Creating A Level Playing Field In The Energy Sector
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 8:06 am | New Zealand Government
The EA is proposing a progressive approach to non-discrimination obligations supported by increased monitoring of gentailers’ responses and consumer outcomes. More >>
New Zealand, China Foreign Ministers Meet In Beijing
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:26 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministers discussed key issues confronting both countries, as well as recent developments, including the Chinese naval deployment to the Tasman Sea. More >>
PM Announces Major Upgrade To Relationship With Viet Nam
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:21 am | New Zealand Government
Strengthening our relationship with Viet Nam is incredibly important to New Zealand’s economic future, with more opportunities for businesses at home to access this crucial market, Mr Luxon says. More >>
