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New Details Of Phillip Mehrtens’ First Hours Of Freedom
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Mehrtens' release involved a wide range of people and organisations, and the New Zealand Government wishes to acknowledge the Papuan community figures, who with the help of the Indonesian Government, assisted in ensuring Phillip’s safe release. More >>
Priority One Effective In Getting Kids Into Homes
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
With the targeted supports we’re offering, and more social housing and private rentals becoming available, people have more options for finding houses they can make into homes. More >>
Action Taken On Sale Of Nitrous Oxide For Recreation
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Government
No products containing nitrous oxide have been approved for use under the Psychoactive Substances Act, making it illegal to sell nitrous oxide or products containing nitrous oxide for recreational use. A breach of this regulation is punishable by either prison More >>
New Zealand Hostage Released
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Peters says for the last 19 and a half months a wide range of Government agencies has been working with Indonesian authorities and others towards securing Mr Mehrtens’ release. More >>
Young People Report On Family And Sexual Violence
Friday, 20 September 2024, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Government
The report outlines a range of ways we could engage children and young people to participate in the prevention of family and sexual violence. More >>
Tourism On The Table For Pacific Ministers’ Meet-up
Friday, 20 September 2024, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Government
This time together is an opportunity to discuss our shared priorities for our tourism sectors and what we can do, independently and together, to address the emerging challenges and opportunities in the Pacific region. More >>
Landmark Phonics Check In Te Reo Māori
Friday, 20 September 2024, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Students will be checked on how they’re progressing with identifying sounds, letters and words, if they can write words from a dictated sentence and whether they can read continuous texts. Checks will happen at 20, 40 and 55 weeks of schooling. More >>
Kitmap To Improve Access To Science Infrastructure
Friday, 20 September 2024, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Government
The database includes equipment and facilities owned by Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), the National eScience Infrastructure, and Callaghan Innovation. More >>
$18 Million Being Invested In The Victims Of Crime
Friday, 20 September 2024, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Many victims experience crime more than once, with latest reporting to the end of June 2024 indicating 215,000 New Zealanders experienced at least once incident of violent crime, including physical and sexual assault, and robbery. More >>
Driving The Uptake Of Low Emission Heavy Vehicles
Friday, 20 September 2024, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has launched the Low Emissions Heavy Vehicle Fund (LEHVF) to promote innovation and offset the cost of hundreds of heavy vehicles powered by clean technologies, Energy Minister Simeon Brown and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts say. More >>
Speech On Replacing The Resource Management Act To The Resource Management Practitioners (RMLA) Conference
Friday, 20 September 2024, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has the opportunity to unleash growth and improve the environment by fixing resource management. Our goal is to replace red tape with clear rules to unlock the double dividend of higher growth and better environmental outcomes. More >>
Replacement For The Resource Management Act Takes Shape
Friday, 20 September 2024, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
Two new laws will be developed to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA), with the enjoyment of property rights as their guiding principle, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court say. More >>
Preventing Potholes With Data-driven Technology
Friday, 20 September 2024, 5:10 am | New Zealand Government
Increasing productivity to help rebuild our economy is a key priority for the Government and increasing data collection to prevent potholes will deliver a safe and efficient network that will support this growth. More >>
Tough Laws Pass To Make Gang Life Uncomfortable
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Government
“From November 21, gang insignia will be banned in all public places, courts will be able to issue non-consorting orders, and police will be able to stop criminal gangs from associating and communicating." More >>
New Levy Rates Set To Ensure Continued Funding Of FENZ
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government has agreed to the rates for the redesigned levy that will fund Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) from July 2026. More >>
Consultation Begins On Significant Updates To The Biosecurity System
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says “The future is about resilience and the 30-year-old Biosecurity Act needs an update. A number of potential amendments are proposed to ensure it remains resilient and fit for the future. More >>
Police Allocate Officers To Beat And Gang Units
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Government
An additional 70 officers will be allocated to Community Beat Teams across towns and regional centres. This builds on the deployment of beat officers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch CBDs in July, bringing the total to 160. More >>
Preventing Potholes With Data-Driven Technology
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Over the next ten months, around 80,000 kilometres of local roads will be surveyed, providing high-quality surface condition data to RCAs across the country to reduce the number of potholes on our roads. More >>
NZ To Host First Fiji, Australia Trilateral Trade Ministers’ Meeting In Rotorua
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
This meeting is an opportunity to identify additional areas of economic cooperation for Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand, and to build on our work together in the WTO, IPEF and other international bodies. More >>
GDP Data Shows Effect Of High Interest Rates
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:30 am | New Zealand Government
Today’s GDP data confirms what we already know – that the economy has been suffering the after-effects of a long cost of living crisis, with the Reserve Bank having to keep rates high to tackle inflation. More >>
