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Better Outcomes In Early Childhood Education

Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:14 am | New Zealand Government

More support will be available for Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers to help them drive better literacy and numeracy outcomes for young learners, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced today. More >>

Regional Deals Framework Announced

Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:08 am | New Zealand Government

The Government has launched a framework to establish Regional Deals between central and local government that will drive economic growth and deliver the infrastructure New Zealand needs, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says. More >>

Du Val Group Companies Placed Into Statutory Management

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 6:51 pm | New Zealand Government

The decision to put the companies into statutory management follows a recommendation by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). The FMA made its recommendation based on its ongoing investigations and following a report from the Court-appointed interim ... More >>

PM Christopher Luxon's Speech To LGNZ SuperLocal Conference

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Government

Go line by line, stop the wasteful spending, remove the bureaucracy, focus on better customer service, and end the projects that aren’t delivering value for money. More >>

Back To Basics For Local Government

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Government

Our Government is rebuilding the economy and reducing the cost of living by reining in wasteful government spending, directing investment into critical frontline services and infrastructure, and providing hardworking Kiwis with tax relief. More >>

Approach Set Out For Agricultural And Horticultural Products Regulatory Review

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Government

The review will explore various facets of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) and Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) regulatory systems. More >>

Rushed Gun Laws Haven’t Made New Zealanders Safer

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Government

The Coalition Government knows that targeting law-abiding licenced firearms owners will not reduce gun crime. That is why we are strengthening Firearms Prohibition Orders to give Police greater powers to search gang members and violent offenders ... More >>

New X-Ray Machines Boost Radiology Services In The Wellington Region

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:34 am | New Zealand Government

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced significant improvements in radiology services in the Wellington region, with the first of eight new digital radiography machines now operational at Wellington Regional Hospital. More >>

Prime Minister Of Qatar To Visit New Zealand

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, will visit New Zealand this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced. More >>

OECD Secretary-General Visits New Zealand

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s two-way trade with the 38 OECD member countries totalled $47.28 billion last year. These are critical relationships for us and the OECD provides an important international forum to further deepen and build these ties. More >>

Further Support To Councils To Speed Up Recovery

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Government

The funding comes from the Cyclone Recovery Capability Fund which was announced as part of Budget 2024. Councils have said they require additional expertise to speed up their priority recovery projects, and this funding enables exactly that,” Mark ... More >>

Delivering More Competitive Banking For Kiwis

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Government

Today’s report calls-out the market behaviour of New Zealand’s big four banks: they are highly profitable compared with international peers, they lack innovation and do not aggressively compete for customers,” Nicola Willis says. More >>

Updated Settings To Restore ETS Market Confidence

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 8:04 am | New Zealand Government

Settings for the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme have been updated to ensure New Zealand has a more credible market, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. More >>

New TAB Board Appointments Announced

Monday, 19 August 2024, 11:53 am | New Zealand Government

Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced four appointments to the TAB New Zealand (TAB NZ) Board. More >>

Drunk And Drugged Drivers Targeted By New Road Policing Programme

Monday, 19 August 2024, 5:53 am | New Zealand Government

Our Government is focused on improving road safety through road policing and enforcement, investment in new and safe roading infrastructure, and targeting the leading contributors to fatal crashes such as drug and alcohol impairment. More >>

20 Government Actions Free Up The Rural Economy

Sunday, 18 August 2024, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government has huge respect for our farmers and foresters. We will continue to partner with them to drive down costs, simplify regulations and build trust as we get Wellington out of farming. More >>

Trans-Tasman Relationship In Great Shape

Friday, 16 August 2024, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Government

Both countries are focused on promoting greater regulatory alignment, including in new areas like the clean energy transition. There is also a commitment to make trans-Tasman trade more seamless by improving parts of our mutual recognition arrangements so ... More >>