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Tougher Sentences Coming For Criminals
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is reforming sentencing to ensure criminals face serious consequences for crime and victims are prioritised, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Improving Educational Choice For Families And Students
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The Education and Training Amendment Bill, which will set up charter schools, encourage more early learning centres to open, and provide increased transparency on school attendance, has been introduced for its first reading in Parliament, says Associate ... More >>
Scope Of The Northland Transmission Tower Failure Review Announced
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:18 am | New Zealand Government
“What happened in Northland last week was unacceptable, with tens of thousands of consumers left without power due to poor maintenance practices, resulting in a significant cost to the local economy,” Mr Brown says. More >>
Government Receives Final Report From The Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Abuse In Care
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 9:39 am | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government welcomes the presentation of the final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and Faith-Based Care to the Governor-General. More >>
Minister Celebrates Students’ Space Success
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Government
Space Minister Judith Collins is applauding students from Canterbury University’s Aerospace Club on their success at the world’s largest inter-collegiate rocket engineering competition, the Spaceport America Cup. More >>
New WorkSafe Board Appointments To Address A History Of Poor Management
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Government
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says three appointments to the WorkSafe board have been made to strengthen the organisation, ensuring it has the skills and expertise it needs to carry out its functions. More >>
Next Phase Of The Royal Commission Into COVID-19
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says this coalition Government is delivering on our commitment to expand the terms of reference for the independent Royal Commission into COVID-19 Lessons Learned. More >>
Government Introduces Three Strikes Bill
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has introduced a Bill today to restore the Three Strikes sentencing law, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. “New Zealanders are rightly concerned about violent crime. We are delivering on our commitment to introduce a ... More >>
New Support For Agricultural Emissions Reduction
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government and the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) are together committing an additional $8 million towards AgriZeroNZ to boost New Zealand’s efforts to reduce agricultural emissions. More >>
Transformative Investment In Cancer Treatments And More New Medicines
Monday, 24 June 2024, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
“Of the 13 cancer treatments listed in 2023, up to seven will be included in the package announced today, and the others will be replaced by alternatives just as good or better. More >>
More Support For Drought-Affected Communities
Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:17 am | New Zealand Government
The collation Government is providing more financial support to drought-stricken farmers and growers in many parts of the country to help with essential living costs. More >>
Job Seekers To Report On Progress After Six Months From Today
Monday, 24 June 2024, 9:10 am | New Zealand Government
A new requirement for people on Jobseeker Support benefits to meet with MSD after six months to assess how their job search is going gets underway today. More >>
New Cops Means More Police On The Beat
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Government
The decision to deploy more Police on the beat in Auckland CBD has been welcomed by Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Associate Police Minister Casey Costello. More >>
Government Takes Action To Address Youth Crime
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Government
The establishment of a Young Serious Offender declaration delivers on a coalition Government commitment and supports the Government’s target to reduce serious repeat youth offending by 15 per cent. More >>
KiwiRail Board To Be Refreshed
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Government
KiwiRail Board Chair David McLean has advised his intention to retire from the KiwiRail Board and his early retirement has been accepted by Shareholding Ministers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. More >>
Reserve Bank Chair Reappointed
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Professor Neil Quigley has been reappointed as Chair of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board for a further term of two years, until 30 June 2026. More >>
School Attendance Increases
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
School attendance data released today shows an increase in the number of students regularly attending school to 61.7 per cent in term one. This compares to 59.5 per cent in term one last year and 53.6 per cent in term four. More >>
Record Investment In Public Transport Services
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Government
This is a record investment in public transport services and operations to deliver reliable services to commuters across the country. More >>
GDP Data Shows The Need To Strengthen And Grow Economy
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 11:46 am | New Zealand Government
Data released today by Stats NZ shows GDP has risen 0.2 per cent for the quarter to March. More >>
Women Continue To Make Up Over 50 Per Cent On Public Sector Boards
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Louise Upston Acting Minister for Women Women’s representation on public sector boards and committees has reached 50 per cent or above for the fourth consecutive year, with women holding 53.9 per cent of public sector board roles, Acting Minister ... More >>
