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School Attendance Restored As A Priority In Health Advice
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. More >>
Patterson Promoting NZ’s Wool Sector At International Congress
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. More >>
Removing Red Tape To Help Early Learners Thrive
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:09 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. More >>
RMA Changes To Cut Coal Mining Consent Red Tape
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. More >>
Trade, Agriculture And Forestry Minister Todd McClay Reaffirms Strong NZ-China Trade Relationship
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:35 am | New Zealand Government
Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. More >>
Prime Minister Luxon Acknowledges Legacy Of Singapore Prime Minister Lee
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:30 am | New Zealand Government
Meeting in Singapore immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ... More >>
PMs Luxon And Lee Deepen Singapore-NZ Ties
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Government
PM Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PM. As New Zealand and Singapore mark the 50th Anniversary of New Zealand Defence Forces in South East Asia, the two countries will continue to strengthen ... More >>
Antarctica New Zealand Board Appointments
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made further appointments to the Board of Antarctica New Zealand as part of a continued effort to ensure the Scott Base Redevelopment project is delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Minister has appointed ... More >>
Finance Minister Travels To Washington DC
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will travel to the United States on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Five Finance Ministers group, with counterparts from Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. “I am looking forward to meeting ... More >>
Pet Bonds A Win/Win For Renters And Landlords
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government has today announced purrfect and pawsitive changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants with pets greater choice when looking for a rental property, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. More >>
Long Tunnel For SH1 Wellington Being Considered
Monday, 15 April 2024, 7:58 am | New Zealand Government
The Long Tunnel option has the potential to deliver up to 15-minute travel time savings between the region and Wellington airport, compared to around 2-3 minutes for the current parallel or diagonal tunnel proposals at Mt Victoria and the Basin. More >>
New Zealand Condemns Iranian Strikes
Monday, 15 April 2024, 5:05 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have condemned Iran’s shocking and illegal strikes against Israel. More >>
Health Minister Thanks Outgoing Health New Zealand Chair
Friday, 12 April 2024, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has today thanked outgoing Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Chair Dame Karen Poutasi for her service on the Board. “Dame Karen tendered her resignation as Chair and as a member of the Board today,” says Dr ... More >>
Navigating An Unstable Global Environment
Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is renewing its connections with a world facing urgent challenges by pursuing an active, energetic foreign policy, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. More >>
Roads Of National Significance Planning Underway
Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has signalled their proposed delivery approach for the Government’s 15 Roads of National Significance (RoNS), with the release of the State Highway Investment Proposal (SHIP) today, Transport Minister Simeon Brown ... More >>
NZ Welcomes Australian Governor-General
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the Australian Governor-General, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, will make a State visit to New Zealand from Tuesday 16 April to Thursday ... More >>
Pseudoephedrine Back On Shelves For Winter
Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government
Hon David Seymour Associate Minister of Health Associate Health Minister David Seymour has announced that Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products ... More >>
NZ And The US: An Ever Closer Partnership
Friday, 12 April 2024, 9:31 am | New Zealand Government
“The strategic environment that New Zealand and the United States face is considerably more challenging now than even a decade ago and demands that we work together more urgently and concertedly,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Joint Declaration By US Secretary Of State Antony J. Blinken And NZ Minister Of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters
Friday, 12 April 2024, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
For the past decade and more, the vital U.S.-New Zealand relationship has been guided by the Wellington and Washington Declarations. Today we re-commit ourselves to these documents—but we also recognize that the most challenging strategic environment ... More >>
NZ And US To Undertake Further Practical Pacific Cooperation
Friday, 12 April 2024, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced further New Zealand cooperation with the United States in the Pacific Islands region through $16.4 million in funding for initiatives in digital connectivity and oceans and fisheries research. More >>
