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Independent Arbiter To Determine Torture Redress
Friday, 7 February 2025, 9:11 am | New Zealand Government
Eligible survivors can choose either an expedited payment of $150,000 or an individual payment process where each claim is independently assessed by an independent arbiter who will determine payment amounts. More >>
Waitangi Day: Speech To Ngāi Tahu, Ōnuku Marae
Thursday, 6 February 2025, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon Prime Minister Tēnā koutou. He mihi ki a Ngāi Tārewa me Ngāti Irakehu, Koutou ko Ngāi Tahu whānui, Te marae o Ōnuku, Mihi mai. Te whare e tū nei, tēnā koe. Ki ngā mate, moe mai rā koutou ki te pō. Nau mai ... More >>
Family Court Associates Appointed
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Government
The appointees will take up their roles between February and late March and will be based in Whangarei, Hamilton (two), Rotorua, Palmerston North, Wellington and Christchurch. More >>
Fairer Compensation And Safeguards For Māori Landowners
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
“The historic confiscation of Māori land remains a deep source of pain for many New Zealanders. For this reason, and due to the special significance of Māori freehold land, the Government reaffirms its commitment that acquiring Māori land for public ... More >>
Employment Data Bolsters Need For Growth
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 11:52 am | New Zealand Government
The unemployment rate was 5.1 per cent in the December 2024 quarter, while average hourly earnings rose 4.2 per cent over the year. More >>
SH76 Brougham Street Upgrades Prioritised As A Road Of Regional Significance
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 11:38 am | New Zealand Government
“Carrying over 45,000 vehicles per day, SH76 Brougham Street is a critical route servicing the commercial, industrial, and residential areas south of Christchurch. It is also the main freight route to the South Island’s largest port at Lyttleton. More >>
Support For Māori Economic Development Projects
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 8:26 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministers also today announced $7.1m funding for Māori economic development projects in Northland and Taranaki. More >>
McKee Refocuses Training For Real Estate Agents
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Government
“As a matter of principle, Mrs Dickson chose not to complete the compulsory professional development topic Te Kākano (The Seed) – which introduced real estate professionals to Māori culture, language, customs, and the Treaty of Waitangi." More >>
New Appointments To The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission is responsible for important work to improve New Zealand's infrastructure system, including developing the National Infrastructure Plan to be delivered this year. More >>
Housing Investment Will Deliver 400 Affordable Homes For Whānau Māori
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister today announced $200 million in funding will be accelerated into Māori housing projects across the country that will enable the delivery of 400 affordable rentals in high-need areas by the end of June 2027. More >>
Marking World Cancer Day
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 11:37 am | New Zealand Government
Speaking to patients and staff at the Bay of Plenty Cancer Centre in Tauranga today, Mr Brown acknowledged the thousands of New Zealanders and families whose lives are touched by cancer each year. More >>
Discharging Labour’s Redundant Ram Raid Bill
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
“Ram raids dropped 60 per cent last year and we’re confident we’ll continue to see this decrease over time,” Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Turnaround Plan To Get Kāinga Ora Back On Track
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 10:55 am | New Zealand Government
Kāinga Ora is an important Crown entity, with assets of $47 billion and over $2.5 billion of expenditure each year. It currently owns around 75,000 homes and is the country’s biggest landlord. More >>
Supercharging Literacy & Numeracy Achievement Through Te Reo Māori
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 9:16 am | New Zealand Government
From Term 1, all 310 kura and schools from Years 0 to 8 using Te Marautanga o Aotearoa will begin receiving Rangaranga Reo ā-Tā (structured literacy) kits and Poutama Pāngarau (numeracy) workbooks and Pāngarau resources. More >>
Government Casts Global Net For New Ships And Invites Alternative Proposals
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 9:08 am | New Zealand Government
Details on how maritime transport operators or infrastructure investors can register interest in providing ideas and receive further information are available on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) website (www.gets.govt.nz). More >>
Crown Shows Commitment To Ngāpuhi Settlement
Monday, 3 February 2025, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Government
“This initialling is an important step in beginning to provide reparations to Ngāpuhi and will be the first redress the Crown provides,” Mr Goldsmith says. More >>
Living Cost Inflation Continues Downward Trend
Monday, 3 February 2025, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Government
Data released by Stats NZ today shows the yearly household living costs increased by 3 per cent in the year to December 2024, after increasing 3.8 per cent in the year to September 2024 and 7.4 per cent in the year to September 2023. More >>
Online Portal For COVID-19 Inquiry Opens
Monday, 3 February 2025, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Last year the Government announced that there would be a second phase of the Inquiry into COVID-19 covering outstanding matters of public concern. Both the ACT-National and New Zealand First-National coalition agreements include commitments to expand ... More >>
Legal Action Dropped Over ETS Foresty Registry
Monday, 3 February 2025, 11:57 am | New Zealand Government
The previous Labour government made a number of decisions that drove up the cost of ETS Registry and they expected the forestry sector to blindly pay for their mistakes. The National-led coalition Government has worked hard to rebuild confidence in the ... More >>
Guidance For Safe Use Of AI In The Public Sector
Monday, 3 February 2025, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
AI presents a major opportunity to lift productivity and improve public service delivery but government must ensure it is done right. More >>
