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76 Gang Patches Seized By Police Under New Law

Monday, 24 February 2025, 8:41 am | New Zealand Government

Police Minister Mark Mitchell, and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith say that Police have done an outstanding job of enforcing the new laws and holding gang members to account for the misery they inflict on other Kiwis. More >>

New Zealand Stands With Ukraine, Three Years After Illegal Russian Invasion

Monday, 24 February 2025, 8:31 am | New Zealand Government

“These additional sanctions target 52 individuals and entities involved in Russia’s military-industrial complex, its energy sector, North Korea’s support to Russia’s war effort, and the forced relocation or re-education of Ukrainian children.” More >>

Going For Growth: Overseas Investment Changes To Drive Higher Wages

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Government

“We are introducing reforms to improve New Zealand’s overseas investment laws. The package will speed up decisions and provide more confidence to investors, while protecting our national interests," says Associate Finance Minister David Seymour. More >>

Minister Going To Australia For Aged Care Meetings

Saturday, 22 February 2025, 8:03 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister Costello will meet with Ageing Australia, visit aged care facilities across the three cities, and meet with Federal and State government organisations, including the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner and Independent Health and Aged Care ... More >>

More Funding For Biodiversity Protection

Saturday, 22 February 2025, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government today announced an additional $4.5 million for conservation body QEII National Trust over three years. More >>

Removal Of Level Crossings A Win For Aucklanders

Friday, 21 February 2025, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Government

Aucklanders will experience the CRL’s full benefits of faster, easier journeys with the removal of level crossings, allowing more frequent trains to travel along these lines. More >>

Speech To Committee For Auckland

Friday, 21 February 2025, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Government

Auckland is critical to New Zealand’s future and today I want to talk about how we create that future, with central government working alongside the Auckland Council and Auckland communities. More >>

Closure Of The Ava Bridge Walkway Postponed

Friday, 21 February 2025, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government

The replacement work will now be carried out during the Christmas 2025 temporary network closure in Wellington. The walkway is expected to close a month or two earlier to allow preparation for the rail work. More >>

Carbon Capture One Step Closer

Friday, 21 February 2025, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Government

“Under our CCUS framework, businesses that capture and store CO2 will be rewarded through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), our Government's key tool to reducing net emissions. This will help reduce emissions obligations for New Zealand businesses ... More >>

Industrial Hemp Regulations To Be Reviewed

Friday, 21 February 2025, 9:17 am | New Zealand Government

Industrial hemp is currently classified as a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, despite containing minimal THC and posing little risk of misuse. “This over-regulation stifles economic growth and innovation within the sector,” says ... More >>

Economic Growth The Focus Of PM’s Visit To Viet Nam

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Government

While in Viet Nam Mr Luxon will meet with His Excellency Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. He will also call on Viet Nam’s other principal leaders to strengthen the Strategic Partnership and discuss ways of collaboration with Viet Nam. More >>

Changes To Enable Investment In Build-to-rent Housing Passed Into Law

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government

“This Bill addresses a key concern of BTR developers – that they need certainty they will be able to on-sell their developments. Given the size and complexity of these assets, this can be challenging when limited to the domestic market." More >>

Advisory Group On Organised Crime Appointed

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Government

The advisory group, chaired by Steve Symon, a senior partner at Meredith Connell, has expertise across government and law enforcement, as well as knowledge of the nature of organised crime and the impact it has in New Zealand. More >>

New Police Campaign Welcomed

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Government

Police are doing a huge amount of work to drive recruitment, improving the application and training process and since the Government lifted funding in the Budget there has been an unprecedented number of applications. More >>

Child Poverty Statistics Show Challenges Remain

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government

Figures released by Stats NZ today show no change in child poverty rates for the year ended June 2024, reflecting the impact of a prolonged cost of living crisis. More >>

Most Common Registered Family Names In 2024

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government

“For the seventh consecutive year, Singh is the most common registered family name, with over 680 babies given this name. Kaur follows closely in second place with 630 babies, while Smith rounds out the top three with 300 babies sharing the family name,” ... More >>

Regional Tourism Boost To Attract International Visitors

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 9:41 am | New Zealand Government

Speaking to the Regional Tourism New Zealand members’ meeting in Auckland, Louise Upston said collaboration between tourism organisations would be essential. Regions applying would also need to promote travel opportunities outside main tourism hotspots. More >>