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Welcome Relief From New Oestradiol Gel Funding

Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:50 am | New Zealand Government

“I’m well aware of the stress caused by the global shortage earlier this year. At the time I said I was confident Pharmac was working hard to find a replacement, and I’m pleased to see this come to fruition,” says Mr Seymour. More >>

Applications Now Open For New Training Pathway

Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government

“Investment in this new training pathway supports the Government’s target to grow our mental health and addiction workforce and improve access to services,” says Mr Doocey. More >>

Deputy Prime Minister Visit To Australia

Friday, 1 November 2024, 10:57 am | New Zealand Government

“Australia is New Zealand’s closest partner, and we are pleased to make this second official visit there for 2024 following the first ever Foreign and Defence Ministers 2+2 Meeting between our two countries in Melbourne in January,” Mr Peters ... More >>

Increased Medicines Access Continues Following Budget Boost

Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:33 am | New Zealand Government

“It was a priority for this Government to fix that. We’ve allocated Pharmac its largest ever budget of $6.294 billion over four years, so that it can get on and do its job – negotiating the best deals for medicine for New Zealanders. More >>

New Zealand Concludes High Quality Trade Deal With The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Friday, 1 November 2024, 4:19 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand and GCC trade is worth over $3 billion annually, with New Zealand exporting $2.6 billion in the year to June 2024. This includes $1.8 billion of dairy, $260 million of red meat, $72 million of horticulture and $70 million of travel and tourism ... More >>

Government Seeks Views On Remote Court Attendance

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Government

The Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010 provides a framework for determining when court users can attend remotely by audio-visual or audio links, instead of in-person. More >>

Breast Screening Age Extension Begins In Nelson Marlborough

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Government

Over the next five years, women will continue to be eligible, while living in Nelson Marlborough, for screening at sites in district until they turn 75, before a roll out across the country from October 2025. More >>

Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust Board Strengthened

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government

“Te Māori stands as one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant cultural achievements, a transformative event that brought Māori taonga to the world, showcasing the identity, mana, and the richness of Māori culture.” More >>

Affordable Housing Project Supporting Home Ownership

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government

The project, led in partnership by Central Pacific Collective and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, was allocated $114.611 million in government funding in 2022, managed by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. More >>

Dire Benefit Forecasts Show The Need For Welfare That Works

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:14 am | New Zealand Government

MSD’s latest Benefit System Insights report, released today, which estimates how many future years different groups of beneficiaries will spend on a main benefit over their lifetimes, found little improvement in these projections between 2022 ... More >>

Trade Minister Travels To Doha For GCC Trade Discussions

Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister McClay will meet with all six GCC Trade Ministers, as well as the GCC Secretary General. More >>

Podiatry Prescribers Will Boost Patient Care

Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Government

“As a Government, we want to make healthcare as easy to access as possible, and this change is an important step towards that,” says David Seymour. More >>

Historic Redress Inequities Finally Resolved For Lake Alice Unit Survivors

Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 10:10 am | New Zealand Government

“This inequitable treatment has been a historic injustice for over 20 years. As a society we should have done better. This Government is determined to do better,” Lead Coordination Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>

ERO Report Shows Government’s Truancy Emphasis Is Vital

Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 5:21 am | New Zealand Government

The ERO report states that there is a lack of understanding of the implications of truancy, interventions are occurring too late and only once non-attendance is firmly embedded, and that there is inadequate information sharing between agencies which ... More >>