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Paid Parental Leave Improvements Pass First Reading
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:16 am | New Zealand Government
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says a bill that has passed its first reading will improve parental leave settings and give non-biological parents more flexibility as primary carer for their child. More >>
Rebuilding The Economy Through Better Regulation
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
Two Bills designed to improve regulation and make it easier to do business have passed their first reading in Parliament, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. More >>
‘Open Banking’ And ‘Open Electricity’ On The Way
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
New legislation paves the way for greater competition in sectors such as banking and electricity, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says. More >>
Half A Million People Use Tax Calculator
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government
With a week to go before hard-working New Zealanders see personal income tax relief for the first time in fourteen years, 513,000 people have used the Budget tax calculator to see how much they will benefit, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis. More >>
Accelerating Northland Expressway
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is accelerating work on the new four-lane expressway between Auckland and Whangārei as part of its Roads of National Significance programme, with an accelerated delivery model to deliver this project faster and more efficiently, ... More >>
Sir Don To Travel To Viet Nam As Special Envoy
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Sir Don was Deputy Prime Minister from 1990-1996, Foreign Minister from 1990-1999 and Commonwealth Secretary-General from 2000-2008. Sir Don leaves New Zealand today and will return this weekend. More >>
Backing Mental Health Services On The West Coast
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Government
This new build will improve the quality of specialist mental health services here on the West Coast by providing a modern space that support contemporary models of care. More >>
NZ To Advance Relationships With ASEAN Partners
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Government
“ASEAN plays an important role in supporting a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Mr Peters says. More >>
NZ Support For Sustainable Pacific Fisheries
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is promoting increased regional co-operation to counter changing patterns attributed to climate change, which will force a large proportion of tuna stocks out of the exclusive economic zones of some Pacific countries that rely on the catch ... More >>
Commissioner Replaces Health NZ Board
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s move to appoint a Commissioner is one of several steps our Government has been forced to take over the past eight months due to concerns about the governance of Health NZ and resulting performance issues, including health workforce and hospital ... More >>
Minister To Speak At Australian Space Forum
Monday, 22 July 2024, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Government
The Australian Space Forum is an annual international space event and will this year be attended by 1000 representatives from international and Australian government agencies and the private sector. More >>
Oceans And Fisheries Minister To Solomons
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Government
“This visit is a good opportunity to engage with my colleagues from across the Pacific to strengthen our shared commitment to looking after our fisheries and working together to solve issues that affect the region.” More >>
Government Launches Military Style Academy Pilot
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 5:39 pm | New Zealand Government
This pilot will help both address the offending behaviour of the young people and ensure they are held accountable, and face up to, their actions. This is an important part of our plan to address youth crime rates so that New Zealanders feel safe on ... More >>
Nine Priority Bridge Replacements To Get Underway
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 9:10 am | New Zealand Government
Nine priority bridges will be replaced over the next three years, including the SH6 Coal Creek Overbridge on the West Coast, SH82 Elephant Hill Bridge and Waihao North Bridge in Canterbury, and the SH25 Pepe Stream Bridge in the Waikato. More >>
Update On Global IT Outage
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:45 am | New Zealand Government
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has designated the National Emergency Management Agency as the lead agency to coordinate the government response, working across relevant agencies to understand impacts on New Zealand government services, More >>
New Zealand, Japan Renew Pacific Partnership
Friday, 19 July 2024, 7:23 pm | New Zealand Government
“Our discussions made clear the similar ways that New Zealand and Japan see the world and our region, and the importance of our work together - as we seek a stable and prosperous region,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Pacific Futures - Winston Peters' Speech Delivered At The International House Of Japan, Tokyo
Friday, 19 July 2024, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Government
We see the Pacific as a family of nations and like any family each member wants to stand on their own two feet, as an equal. And that is how we view them, and how we hope to be viewed, as equals. More >>
Climate Change Minister To Attend Climate Action Meeting In China
Friday, 19 July 2024, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Simon Watts Minister of Climate Change Climate Change Minister Simon Watts will travel to China on Saturday to attend the Ministerial on Climate Action meeting held in Wuhan. “Attending the Ministerial on Climate Action is an opportunity to advocate ... More >>
Delivering 24 Hour Pothole Repairs
Friday, 19 July 2024, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Kiwis and freight operators will benefit from the Coalition Government delivering on its commitment to introduce targets that will ensure a greater number of potholes on our state highways are identified and fixed within 24 hours, Transport Minister More >>
Peer Support Specialists Rolled Out In Hospitals
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The five Emergency Departments selected to trial this new mental health and addiction peer support service are Auckland City Hospital, Middlemore Hospital, Waikato Hospital, Wellington Regional Hospital and Christchurch Hospital. More >>
