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Funding for Young Blake Expedition to Auckland Islands
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye today announced $28,500 funding to help send 12 young environmental leaders to the Auckland Islands on a Young Blake Expedition programme. More >>
$20m to help older people stay in their homes
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew today announced details on how a $20 million funding boost will help older New Zealanders stay in their own homes longer. More >>
New programme to unlock Northland’s primary industry promise
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has launched a new programme to help unlock the potential for primary industry growth in Northland today. More >>
Young beneficiaries in education and training
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Changes to the benefit system for young people are seeing more in education, training and attending vital parenting and budgeting courses. More >>
Iconic lake benefits from weed control
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson says great progress is being made to improve the health of Lake Wanaka through efforts to rid it of a noxious weed. More >>
Minister acknowledges balloon accident report
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has expressed his deep sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives in the January 2012 Carterton hot air balloon accident, following the release today of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s ... More >>
Two-year Waterview tunnelling process begins
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 10:55 am | New Zealand Government
Eighteen months and 2.5 million work hours into its five-year construction programme, the huge Waterview Connection project is ready to start tunnelling. More >>
Action Plan the next step forward for youth justice
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Justice Minister Chester Borrows today released the Youth Crime Action Plan, which aims to reduce offending by children and young people over the next ten years. “New Zealand’s youth justice system is one of the best in the world, but ... More >>
McCully to meet Indonesian Foreign Minister
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 9:40 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and his Indonesian counterpart, Marty Natalegawa, will meet in Auckland today for the sixth annual Indonesia-New Zealand Joint Ministerial Commission. More >>
Wakatipu partnership to target wilding pines
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 6:42 pm | New Zealand Government
A partnership between DOC, the Queenstown Lakes District Council, LINZ and the local community aims to clear thousands of hectares of wilding pines in the Wakatipu Basin over the next five years, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith says. More >>
Jo Goodhew: SuperGold Card translated factsheet launch
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 5:51 pm | New Zealand Government
As you well know, Auckland is home to a growing number of ethnicities. So we are here to celebrate cultural diversity as we launch these newly translated SuperGold Card factsheets. More >>
SuperGold – found in translation
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 5:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Senior Citizens Minister Jo Goodhew is pleased to announce that Auckland’s over 65s will now be able to access SuperGold information in other languages. More >>
Inner city Christchurch transport plan released
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says reducing the speed limits of Christchurch’s inner-most streets will provide for a more people-focused environment in the redeveloped city. More >>
Irrigation progress welcomed in Otago and Rangitikei
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is welcoming new investment of $750,000 into irrigation projects in Central Otago, and $100,000 in the Rangitikei, coming from the Government’s Irrigation Acceleration Fund (IAF). More >>
Minister visits Fiordland monorail site and releases reports
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith today inspected the site of the proposed Fiordland monorail, met with the applicants, and released official advice recommending he approve the project subject to extensive conditions. More >>
Speech to the Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Government
And I want to congratulate Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown on her recent re-election, as well as Fran Wilde and all the other successful local body candidates in the region. More >>
Construction to start on Transmission Gully in 2014
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key told a Wellington business audience today that construction on Transmission Gully will start in the second half of next year. More >>
Kiwis say public services better, more trustworthy
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 11:22 am | New Zealand Government
State Services Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest Kiwis Count survey shows New Zealanders’ satisfaction with public services continues to rise. More >>
New technology incubators to speed company start-ups
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government
New repayable Government grants of up to $450,000 per company will be invested into start-up technology companies to help get them underway, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today. More >>
Govt launches $3m programme to boost digital exports
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today launched a new NZTE-led initiative to help New Zealand digital technology firms compete and grow globally, and lift exports further. More >>
