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New Mobile Dental Clinic Will Reach Thousands Of Children

Friday, 28 March 2025, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Government

This purpose-built, mobile clinic will provide dental assessments, treatment, and oral health education for up to 3,000 children each year. More >>

New Zealand 3D Maps Are A Game-Changer

Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:55 am | New Zealand Government

With 80 percent of New Zealand now mapped, we can analyse most of the country at once, rather than taking a fragmented region-by-region approach, says Minister for Land Information Hon Chris Penk. More >>

Government Addresses Wellington Water Concerns

Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government

The Government is bringing forward Local Water Done Well for the Wellington region by imposing early economic regulation on Wellington Water. More >>

Innovation Drives Refreshed Disability Strategy

Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:13 am | New Zealand Government

“The current 10-year strategy ends in 2026 and has provided a valuable focus for disability work during the past decade,” Louise Upston says. More >>

Wildlife Act Fix Will Enable Economic Growth With Animal Protection

Friday, 28 March 2025, 9:15 am | New Zealand Government

The Government intends to promptly change the law to enable these important activities to go ahead lawfully, including the building of houses and roads for example, as they have in the past with safeguards for wildlife. More >>

Reducing Red Tape To Put Patients First

Friday, 28 March 2025, 8:50 am | New Zealand Government

“We are committed to ensuring all New Zealanders can access timely, quality healthcare,” Mr Brown says. “Making our health system more efficient and enabling frontline workers to get on with their jobs will allow it to become more responsive to patient ... More >>

More Reliable, Resilient Supply Vessel Sought For Chatham Islands

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government

“Last year, the Government sought information from suppliers who are potentially interested in providing shipping services. This gave us a solid understanding of the market’s capability to service the Chatham Islands’ unique requirements.” More >>

Pharmac Listens To Patient Voice

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Government

From today Pharmac will begin consulting on a proposal to fund two brands of oestradiol patches, Estradot and Estradiol TDP Mylan, from December 2025. More >>

Speech To KangaNews Debt Capital Markets Forum

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government

It’s a pleasure to be here with all of you – investors, financial institutions, and wholesale market participants who play a vital role in unlocking New Zealand’s economic future. More >>

Reducing Debt Financing Barriers For Community Housing Providers

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Government

"The Government is moving to level the playing field between Kainga Ora and CHPs by establishing Crown lending facilities of up to $150 million for the Community Housing Funding Agency (CHFA)." More >>

Speech To The Property Council Residential Development Summit

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Government

The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land – or the NPS-HPL, was introduced by the last Government to protect New Zealand’s highly productive soils. This piece of national direction is intended to boost food security for both our ... More >>

Government To Support Greenfield Housing

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government

The government’s National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Agency (NIFFCo) has been developing a pipeline of potential important greenfield projects, and the initial transactions are expected to be drawn from this pipeline. More >>

Regional Tourism Boosts Drive International Growth

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:48 am | New Zealand Government

Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says the successful regional tourism organisations will receive a total of $3 million for short, sharp campaigns across regional New Zealand. More >>

Social Worker Legislation Strengthens Professional Oversight

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government

Minister for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston says the Social Workers Registration Amendment Bill, which passed its third reading, puts safety at the forefront. More >>

Cuts To Consultant, Contractor Spend Exceed Target

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:06 am | New Zealand Government

Public Service Commission data released today shows the size of the core public service workforce decreased 4 percent in the 12 months to December 2024. At the end of December there were 62,968 public servants (FTEs), compared with 65,699 in December 2023. More >>

Funding Limit Change Win For Mental Health Sector

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 10:34 am | New Zealand Government

“We have a responsibility as a government to look at every option we can to ensure New Zealanders have timely access to mental health support where & when they need it. They have a Government that will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of this ... More >>

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