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Government To Crack Down On Youth Vaping
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 11:33 am | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government is taking action to tackle youth vaping, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced today. “Cabinet has agreed to a complete ban on disposable vapes, significant increases in fines for sales to under-18s, further ... More >>
Spotlight On Building Consent Delays
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Chris Penk Minister for Building and Construction The coalition Government is taking steps to reduce delays and speed up the building consent system by requiring councils to submit data for building consent and code compliance certificates every ... More >>
Government Moves To Quickly Ratify The NZ-EU FTA
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 6:22 pm | New Zealand Government
“The FTA will level the playing field for Kiwi businesses, increase the resilience of our economy, and contribute to the Government’s target of doubling our export value in 10 years.” More >>
Positive Progress For Social Worker Workforce
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s social workers are qualified, experienced, and more representative of the communities they serve, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “I want to acknowledge and applaud New Zealand’s social workers ... More >>
Trade Access To Overseas Markets Creates Jobs
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Todd McClay Minister for Trade Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agriculture and Trade, Todd McClay, says that today’s opening of Riverland Foods manufacturing plant in Christchurch is a great example of how trade access to overseas markets ... More >>
Minister Confirms Reduced RUC Rate For PHEVs
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 10:59 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Transport Cabinet has agreed to a reduced road user charge (RUC) rate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. Owners of PHEVs will be eligible for a reduced rate of $38 per ... More >>
New Zealand And China Foreign Ministers Hold Official Talks
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 5:42 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministers looked forward to further high-level visits between China & NZ this year; committed to talks on foreign affairs, trade, consular issues, the Pacific, climate change, & human rights. More >>
Kāinga Ora Instructed To End Sustaining Tenancies
Monday, 18 March 2024, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Kāinga Ora – Homes & Communities has been instructed to end the Sustaining Tenancies Framework and take stronger measures against persistent antisocial behaviour by tenants, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. More >>
Promoting Peace Through Parliamentary Diplomacy - 148th IPU Assembly In Geneva
Monday, 18 March 2024, 11:37 am | New Zealand Government
A cross-party delegation of members of Parliament (MPs) will join representatives from over 140 other Parliaments in attending the 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 23 to 27 March 2024. The New Zealand ... More >>
Singapore Rounds Out Regional Trip
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 9:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters completed the final leg of his visit to South and South East Asia in Singapore today, where he focused on enhancing one of New Zealand’s indispensable strategic partnerships. ... More >>
Speech To Auckland Business Chamber: Growth Is The Answer
Friday, 15 March 2024, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Nicola Willis Minister of Finance Tēna koutou katoa. Greetings everyone. Thank you to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and the Honourable Simon Bridges for hosting this address today. I acknowledge the business leaders in this room, the leaders ... More >>
Minister Van Velden Represents New Zealand At International Democracy Summit
Friday, 15 March 2024, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Internal Affairs and Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon. Brooke van Velden, will travel to the Republic of Korea to represent New Zealand at the Third Summit for Democracy on 18 March. The summit, hosted by the Republic of Korea, was ... More >>
Five-year Anniversary Of Christchurch Terror Attacks
Friday, 15 March 2024, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Lead Coordination Minister Judith Collins have expressed their deepest sympathy on the five-year anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks. More >>
Early Visit To Indonesia Strengthens Ties
Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Winston Peters held discussions in Jakarta about the future of relations between New Zealand and South East Asia’s most populous country. “We are in Jakarta so early in our new ... More >>
NZ, India Chart Path To Enhanced Relationship
Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Winston Peters has completed a successful visit to India, saying it was an important step in taking the relationship between the two countries to the next level. “We have laid a strong ... More >>
China Foreign Minister To Visit
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced that the Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, will visit New Zealand next week. “We look forward to re-engaging with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and discussing the full ... More >>
Minister Opens New Auckland Rail Operations Centre
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has today opened the new Auckland Rail Operations Centre, which will bring together KiwiRail, Auckland Transport, and Auckland One Rail to improve service reliability for Aucklanders. More >>
Celebrating 10 Years Of Crankworx Rotorua
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is proud to support the 10th edition of Crankworx Rotorua as the Crankworx World Tour returns to Rotorua from 16-24 March 2024, Minister for Economic Development Melissa Lee says. “Over the past 10 years as Crankworx Rotorua has ... More >>
Government Delivering On Tax Commitments
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Legislation implementing coalition Government tax commitments and addressing long-standing tax anomalies will be progressed in Parliament next week, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. More >>
Significant Natural Areas Requirement To Be Suspended
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:24 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard has today announced that the Government has agreed to suspend the requirement for councils to comply with the Significant Natural Areas (SNA) provisions of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity ... More >>
