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Study Underway To Secure National Fuel Resilience
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 11:43 am | New Zealand Government
The study will involve looking at New Zealand’s fuel demand forecast, engaging with stakeholders across the fuel supply chain, providing advice regarding reopening Marsden Point refinery, and mapping potential disruptions to the supply chain. More >>
Overly-Prescriptive CCCFA Regulations Scrapped
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
Strict loan affordability requirements and arduous, overly prescriptive checks are a thing of the past, say Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop. More >>
Government Introduces Roadside Drug Testing Legislation
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 9:38 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has introduced legislation that will enable roadside drug testing as part of our commitment to improve road safety, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. More >>
Regulating Online Casinos Approach
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 8:57 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government has agreed to a high-level approach to regulating online casinos designed to minimise harm, support tax collection, and provide consumer protections to New Zealanders. More >>
New Satellite Technology Will Lead To Fewer Flight Cancellations
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 7:22 am | New Zealand Government
New satellite technology that significantly improves GPS accuracy, has reached an important milestone, with two 11-metre satellite dishes switched on by Land Information Minister Chris Penk. More >>
Trans-Tasman Finance And Climate Ministers To Meet
Monday, 29 July 2024, 6:04 pm | New Zealand Government
This meeting provides an opportunity to explore ways to collaborate with Australia on achieving our climate goals, address shared challenges, and grasp the economic opportunities that come with the transition to a clean-energy future. More >>
NZ Advances Relationship With South East Asia
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 3:19 am | New Zealand Government
The ASEAN-led Ministerial meetings have been an opportunity to engage with a wide range of partners on critical issues impacting our region, Mr Winston Peters says. More >>
AG Reminds Institutions Of Legal Obligations
Friday, 26 July 2024, 6:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Judith Collins today reminded all State and faith-based institutions of their legal obligation to preserve records relevant to the safety and wellbeing of those in its care. More >>
Appointments To The Sports Tribunal Of New Zealand
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Government
These four appointments ensure that collectively the Tribunal will continue to have excellent and relevant knowledge and skills, including an appropriate mix of governance experience, sports law, sports participation and administration. More >>
Government Upgrading Rail Services For Commuters In The Lower North Island
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:45 am | New Zealand Government
It’s a great day for those who live in the lower North Island region, because our Government is investing over $800m to upgrade commuter rail, says MP for Ōtaki Tim Costley and MP for Rangitīkei Suze Redmayne. More >>
Employers And Payroll Providers Ready For Tax Changes
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s payroll providers have successfully prepared to ensure 3.5 million individuals will, from Wednesday next week, be able to keep more of what they earn each pay, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Revenue Minister Simon Watts. More >>
Indonesian Foreign Minister To Visit
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, will visit New Zealand next week, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. More >>
Transport Minister Thanks Outgoing CAA Chair
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Government
“On behalf of the Government, I want to thank Ms Fredric for her service in the important role of Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority.” More >>
Test For Customary Marine Title Being Restored
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
As part of National-New Zealand First coalition agreement, the Government has agreed to propose legislation which will ensure these tests for applications directly with the Crown or through the Courts are upheld as originally intended. More >>
Opposition United In Bad Faith Over ECE Sector Review
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Issues with affordability and availability of early childhood education, and the complexity of its regulation, has led to urgent calls from the sector to conduct a review. The review is currently underway and taking public submissions. More >>
Kiwis Having Their Say On First Regulatory Review
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 10:17 am | New Zealand Government
After receiving more than 740 submissions in the first 20 days, Regulation Minister David Seymour is asking the Ministry for Regulation to extend engagement on the early childhood education regulation review by an extra two weeks. More >>
Government Upgrading Lower North Island Commuter Rail
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 7:13 am | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is investing $802.9 million into the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines as part of a funding agreement with the NZTA, KiwiRail, and the Greater Wellington to deliver more reliable services for commuters in the lower North Island, ... More >>
Government Acknowledges Torture At Lake Alice
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister responsible for coordinating the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry, Erica Stanford, says throughout the 1970s patients at Lake Alice were given electric shocks without anaesthetic, as well as painful and immobilising paraldehyde ... More >>
PM Speech To Parliament – Royal Commission Of Inquiry’s Report Into Abuse In Care
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
It is important that, as a country, we bring to the surface and understand the hard truths of what happened so we can try and move forward together. More >>
Government Acknowledges Courageous Abuse Survivors
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Government
The report made 138 recommendations which the Government will now consider alongside the 95 recommendations from the interim report which was released in December 2021. More >>
