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Need And Value At Forefront Of Public Service Delivery
Friday, 13 September 2024, 11:47 am | New Zealand Government
“Cabinet Office has today issued a circular to central government organisations setting out the Government’s expectations for needs-based service provision. The circular makes clear that the targeting, commissioning, and design of public services ... More >>
Minister To Attend Police Ministers Council Meeting
Friday, 13 September 2024, 9:48 am | New Zealand Government
The council will focus on topics including gender-based violence, family harm, youth offending, anti-money laundering, and firearms. More >>
New Bill To Crack Down On Youth Vaping
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Casey Costello Associate Minister of Health The coalition Government has introduced legislation to tackle youth vaping, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced today. “The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No 2) ... More >>
Interest In Agricultural And Horticultural Products Regulatory Review Welcomed
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon David Seymour Minister for Regulation Hon Penny Simmonds Minister for the Environment Hon Andrew Hoggard Minister for Food Safety Regulation Minister David Seymour, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds, and Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard have welcomed interest ... More >>
Bill To Allow Online Charity Lotteries Passes First Reading
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Brooke van Velden Minister of Internal Affairs Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government is moving at pace to ensure lotteries for charitable purposes are allowed to operate online permanently. Charities fundraising online, ... More >>
Tax Exempt Threshold Changes To Benefit Startups
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Judith Collins KC Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Hon Simon Watts Minister of Revenue Technology companies are among the startups which will benefit from increases to current thresholds of exempt employee share schemes, Science, Innovation ... More >>
Targeted Supports To Accelerate Reading
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government is delivering targeted and structured literacy supports to accelerate learning for struggling readers. From Term 1 2025, $33 million of funding for Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Support will be reprioritised to interventions ... More >>
Victory For Common Sense At Country Kindy
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government
Hon David Seymour Associate Minister of Education Associate Education Minister David Seymour is congratulating all parties involved in the successful resolution of the Country Kindy dispute, with the Centre officially relicensed today. The decision ... More >>
Getting The Healthcare You Need, When You Need It
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 10:50 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Shane Reti Minister of Health The path to faster cancer treatment, an increase in immunisation rates, shorter stays in emergency departments and quick assessment and treatments when you are sick has been laid out today. Health Minister Dr Shane ... More >>
Survivors Invited To Abuse In Care National Apology
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 10:04 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Erica Stanford Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions With two months until the national apology to survivors ... More >>
Rangatahi Inspire At Ngā Manu Kōrero Finals
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 9:47 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Tama Potaka Minister for Māori Development Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini kē - My success is not mine alone but is the from the strength of the many. Aotearoa New Zealand’s top young speakers are an inspiration for all ... More >>
Scope Of Significant Natural Areas Review Revealed
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Government
In May, the Government introduced a Bill that proposes to suspend requirements for councils to identify new SNAs to provide time for a review of SNA provisions in the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB). More >>
Next Steps To Clean-up The East Coast
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Government
This Action Group will bring together the right stakeholders and expertise to accelerate clean-up and deliver ongoing outcomes for the region. More >>
New Radio Network For First Responders
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The first component of the Public Safety Network Land Mobile Radio (LMR) network is a pilot area in South Canterbury consisting of eight digital radio transmission sites. Emergency services will use this ‘pilot’ area to test new radios using ... More >>
Chiefs Of Navy, Army And Air Force Appointed
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Judith Collins today announced Commodore Garin Golding, Brigadier Rose King and Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb as the chiefs of the Navy, Army and Air Force respectively. More >>
Hon Chris Bishop's Speech To Building Nations 2024
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:48 am | New Zealand Government
Delivering infrastructure for the future is a key part of the government’s ambitious plans to increase growth, productivity and our prosperity. The Coalition government’s view is that New Zealand can be much wealthier and so much more productive than it ... More >>
New Zealand, Tonga Renew Partnership
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:47 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku met today in the margins of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Tonga. More >>
1 December Start For National Infrastructure Agency
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
Cabinet has decided that Crown agencies and entities will be mandated to partner with the NIA on all projects that could involve private financing, alternative funding, and complex procurement. More >>
National Infrastructure Plan To Provide A 30-year Roadmap
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:39 am | New Zealand Government
Led by New Zealand’s Infrastructure Commission, the Plan will focus on ensuring we make better use of our existing assets, and that any new investments provide value for money. It will build on the work the Commission has already done on the New Zealand ... More >>
Action Plan To Get More People Into Employment
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 11:27 am | New Zealand Government
Supporting more people into work so they can lead happier, healthier, and more productive lives is the vision at the heart of the Government’s new Employment Action Plan. More >>
