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Speech: Manaiakalani Digital Teaching Academy launch

Friday, 15 November 2013, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government

Talofa lava, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Bula vinaka, Namaste, Malo ni, Halo ola keta, Mauri, Fakatalofa atu and greetings. More >>

Green light for schools as digital community hubs

Friday, 15 November 2013, 11:53 am | New Zealand Government

Schools with ultra-fast broadband will soon be able to share their fibre connections with their local communities, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye said today. More >>

Minister visits NZ’s largest ever international exercise

Friday, 15 November 2013, 11:26 am | New Zealand Government

“Exercise Southern Katipo is a significant exercise for the NZDF,” says Dr Coleman. “It is the largest ever international exercise held in New Zealand with up to 2,200 military personnel taking part, including personnel from Australia, Canada, France, ... More >>

Woodhouse attends SCOTI meeting in Brisbane

Friday, 15 November 2013, 10:18 am | New Zealand Government

Associate Minister of Transport Michael Woodhouse will represent the New Zealand Government at the 5th meeting of the Standing Council of Transport and Infrastructure (SCOTI) in Brisbane today. More >>

Supported flatting for teens

Friday, 15 November 2013, 10:14 am | New Zealand Government

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has been leading a project to set up supported flatting arrangements for teenagers. “There are teenagers living away from home for a variety of reasons.Many face real challenges and lack the support they need ... More >>

Good progress continues on broadband programmes

Friday, 15 November 2013, 10:10 am | New Zealand Government

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has today released the latest quarterly report on the Government’s ultra-fast broadband and rural broadband programmes. More >>

$1.4m funding for joint NZ-Chinese research projects

Friday, 15 November 2013, 9:10 am | New Zealand Government

Four joint New Zealand-Chinese research projects will receive $1.4 million in funding over the next three years, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today in Beijing, China. More >>

Pike River Bill passes third reading

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 6:29 pm | New Zealand Government

Labour Minister Simon Bridges welcomed the passage of the Health and Safety (Pike River Implementation) Bill through Parliament. More >>

Bridges: Health and Safety (Pike River) Bill 3rd Reading

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 5:40 pm | New Zealand Government

Mr Speaker, I move that the WorkSafe New Zealand Bill, the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill (No 3), and the Mines Rescue Bill be now read a third time. More >>

Parata: Christchurch Education Renewal Property Programme

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Government

Thank you for being here for this announcement of the largest ever investment in education infrastructure in greater Christchurch, and perhaps the single biggest in our country’s history. More >>

Guy: Speech to the NZ Society of Large Dams (NZSOLD)

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Government

For over a century, dams and the infrastructure associated with them have been a vital but often overlooked part of the fabric of this country. More >>

It’s all go for Wellington’s Northern Corridor

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed today’s Supreme Court decision to dismiss an appeal by Save Kapiti to the granting of consents for a stretch of the Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance. More >>

Two product stewardship schemes receive Govt accreditation

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Government

Environment Minister Amy Adams today announced the accreditation of two product stewardship schemes that cover the recycling of plastic, aluminium, paper, glass and cardboard packaging. More >>

NZ and China advance education collaboration

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand and China today took the next step in advancing the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) relationship between both countries. More >>

Over 80% of classrooms in Chch will be modernised by 2022

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister and Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced that 80 per cent of classrooms across greater Christchurch will be modernised within ten years changing the way children and young people learn. More >>

Health Literacy Report on Skin Infections Shows Barriers

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Government

A Ministry of Health report focusing on health literacy and its relationship to the prevalence of skin infections particularly for Maori children under the age of 15 has identified a number of barriers preventing the effective treatment and management ... More >>

Supergold Health Check Bill Drawn From Ballot

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Government

A New Zealand First Bill that would give all SuperGold cardholders three free doctors’ visits each year has been drawn from the Members Ballot today. Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart’s SuperGold Health Check Bill will ensure that all senior citizens ... More >>