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Government Introduces Productivity Commission Act Repeal Bill
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 7:43 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is starting work to improve the quality of regulation and boost productivity as part of its 100-day plan. Tonight, it is introducing and progressing under urgency a Bill to repeal the Productivity Commission Act 2010 and disestablish the New Zealand ... More >>
New School Year Starts With Focus On Students’ Success
Monday, 29 January 2024, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government
As schools start back for 2024, Education Minister Erica Stanford says there will be a relentless focus on ensuring students’ are achieving at school. “It’s concerning that student achievement has continued to decline, as evidenced in both More >>
High Court Judge Appointed
Friday, 26 January 2024, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Whanganui Crown Solicitor Michele Marina Wilkinson-Smith as a High Court Judge. Justice Wilkinson-Smith graduated with an LLB (Hons) from Auckland University School of Law in 1993 and commenced ... More >>
New Associate Minister And Under-Secretary Portfolio Allocations
Friday, 26 January 2024, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a number of additional portfolio allocations of Associate Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries. “Ministers have hit the ground running since they were sworn in nearly two months ago with strong ... More >>
Government Withdraws Voting Age Bill
Friday, 26 January 2024, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government will not proceed with the previous Government’s plans to lower the voting age to allow 16-year-olds to vote in council elections, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says. “I have written to the Chairperson of the ... More >>
Funding To Increase Flood Resilience In Northland
Friday, 26 January 2024, 11:23 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is contributing an additional $4 million towards flood resilience projects in Northland, ensuring communities will be better protected in future severe weather events. “This funding will help communities in Northland impacted by the ... More >>
Hunter-led Conservation Project Helps Boost The Health Of Kaimanawa Forest Park
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:28 am | New Zealand Government
A hunter-led conservation project has removed hundreds of deer from a remote part of the Kaimanawa Forest Park, helping improve the forest’s health, Hunting and Fishing Minister Todd McClay says. “An innovative hunter-led project has seen 776 ... More >>
Work Begins On SH1/SH29 Intersection Upgrade
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has kicked off the construction of a new roundabout on SH1/SH29 at Piarere this morning, which will increase the safety and reliability of movement for people and freight using this strategic corridor. “The Government ... More >>
Graduate Vets Get Financial Boost To Work In Rural Communities
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government
The Voluntary Bonding Scheme (VBS) for Veterinarians continues to deliver more vets to work across rural New Zealand, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. “Thirty-three graduate vets have been accepted into the longstanding Voluntary Bonding Scheme for ... More >>
Increasing Flood Resilience Across The Wairarapa
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Flood resilience across the Wairarapa will be increased thanks to the Government’s commitment of more than $8 million across five projects. “Today, I am visiting the Wairarapa as part of the Government’s 100-day plan to meet with community representatives ... More >>
Inflation Decline Welcome But More To Do
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed the decline in the inflation rate but says there is still more to do. Stats NZ reported today that prices rose 4.7 per cent in the year to December, the smallest annual increase in more than two years. ... More >>
New Zealand Deploying NZDF Team To Protect Red Sea Shipping
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is deploying a six-member Defence Force team to the Middle East region to uphold maritime security in the Red Sea, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “Houthi attacks against commercial and naval shipping are illegal, unacceptable ... More >>
Trade Minister Travels To Geneva And Dubai
Monday, 22 January 2024, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Todd McClay to visit the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Following his appointment as a WTO Vice Chair, Mr McClay is traveling to prepare for the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO, ... More >>
Minister Formally Requests Water Information From Councils
Friday, 19 January 2024, 6:32 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Local Government Simeon Brown has written to Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau and Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy to formally request further information on how these councils are addressing water leakage and water shortage issues. “The ... More >>
Unacceptable Number Of Empty Kāinga Ora – Homes & Communities Homes
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 11:49 am | New Zealand Government
The number of new social houses sitting vacant across New Zealand is completely unacceptable, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “I was dismayed to learn that, as of late last year, the total number of vacant social homes in New Zealand was ... More >>
Benefit Numbers Show Scale Of Repair Job Ahead
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:51 am | New Zealand Government
Benefit numbers released today paint a grim picture of the previous government’s economic mismanagement, Social Development and Employment Minister, Louise Upston says. More >>
Inaugural Women’s British And Irish Lions Tour To Kick Off
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10:03 am | New Zealand Government
The inaugural Women’s British and Irish Lions Tour will receive government funding to support matches played across New Zealand in September 2027, offering significant economic, social and cultural benefits to New Zealand, Sport and Recreation Minister ... More >>
Electric Vehicles To Pay Road User Charges
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government is confirming that the exemption from road user charges (RUC) for owners of light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids will end from 1 April, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Petrol tax and distance-based RUC ... More >>
Independent Electoral Review Final Report Released
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 9:58 am | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has today released the final report of the Independent Electoral Review. “The final report has over 140 recommendations that cover many aspects of parliamentary electoral laws,” says Mr Goldsmith. “This follows an ... More >>
Government Cancels Auckland Light Rail
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Government
The coalition Government continues to deliver on its 100-day plan with the decision to cancel the Auckland Light Rail project. “Auckland Light Rail would have cost taxpayers $15 billion, with advice showing the cost could increase to $29.2 billion,” ... More >>
