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New Zealand Provides Support To Morocco
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
Aotearoa New Zealand will provide humanitarian support to those affected by last week’s earthquake in Morocco, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “We are making a contribution of $1 million to the International Federation ... More >>
Auckland Women To Benefit From A New Birthing Unit At Waitākere Hospital
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 10:58 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall today announced funding of $12.3 million for a new primary birthing unit at Waitākere Hospital. The development of the Waitākere Primary Birthing Unit is one of 110 health infrastructure projects worth $7.7 billion ... More >>
Government Invests In West Coast’s Roading Resilience
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 10:54 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing over $22 million across 18 projects to improve the resilience of roads in the West Coast that have been affected by recent extreme weather, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. A dedicated Transport Resilience ... More >>
New Cancer Centre Opens In Christchurch
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall proudly opened the Canterbury Cancer Centre in Christchurch today. The new facility is the first of its kind and was built with $6.5 million of funding from the Government’s Infrastructure ... More >>
PREFU Shows No Recession, Growing Economy, More Jobs And Wages Ahead Of Inflation
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Economy to grow 2.6 percent on average over forecast period Treasury not forecasting a recession Inflation to return to the 1-3 percent target band next year Wages set to grow 4.8 percent a year over forecast period Unemployment to peak below the long-term ... More >>
Government Invests In Top Of The South’s Roading Resilience
Monday, 11 September 2023, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing over $12 million to improve the resilience of roads in the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions that have been affected by recent extreme weather, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. More >>
New Wildlife Act To Better Protect Native Species
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The 70-year-old Wildlife Act will be replaced with modern, fit-for-purpose legislation to better protect native species and improve biodiversity, Minister of Conservation Willow-Jean Prime has announced. “New species legislation is urgently needed to ... More >>
Further Safety Initiatives For Auckland City Centre
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Central and Local Government are today announcing a range of new measures to tackle low-level crime and anti-social behaviour in the Auckland CBD to complement Police scaling up their presence in the area. “Police have an important role to play in ... More >>
New Zealand Gets AAA Credit Rating From S&P
Friday, 8 September 2023, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Standard and Poor’s is the latest independent credit rating agency to endorse the Government’s economic management in the face of a deteriorating global economy. S&P affirmed New Zealand’s long term local currency rating at AAA and foreign ... More >>
Govt Confirms Additional Support For Enabling Good Lives
Friday, 8 September 2023, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has confirmed $73.7 million over the next four years and a further $40.5m in outyears to continue to transform the disability support system, Minister for Disability Issues Priyanca Radhakrishnan has announced. More >>
NZ’s Biggest Ever Emissions Reduction Project Hits Milestone
Friday, 8 September 2023, 11:45 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is on track to have greener steel as soon as 2026 with New Zealand Steel’s electric arc furnace project reaching a major milestone today. More >>
50,000 Charges Laid In Crack Down On Gangs
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Ginny Andersen Minister of Police Police Minister Ginny Andersen has today congratulated Police in their efforts to crack down on gangs, after laying 50,000 charges against gang members and their associates through the hugely successful Operation Cobalt. ... More >>
New Intensive Turnaround Programme Launched To Break The Cycle Of Offending
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Government
The next phase of the Government’s response to youth crime is underway, with an intensive programme for the country’s most prolific young offenders launched today in Auckland, Minister for Children Kelvin Davis said. The programme, announced by ... More >>
Ngā Iwi O Taranaki And The Crown Sign Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Deed
Friday, 1 September 2023, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown have signed the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Deed named Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo, at Owae marae, Waitara today. More >>
Game Development Rebate To Strengthen Emerging Industry
Friday, 1 September 2023, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has finalised the design of the Game Development Sector Rebate scheme, following a constructive period of consultation with the sector, Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, Ginny Andersen announced today. “We received ... More >>
Govt To Support Nelson Recovery From Weather Event
Friday, 1 September 2023, 8:52 am | New Zealand Government
Nelson homeowners severely impacted by the extreme weather event of August 2022 will be able to access Government support, including a buyout deal for their damaged homes, subject to agreement from Nelson City Council. More >>
Enforcing Fair Conditions For Supermarket Suppliers
Friday, 1 September 2023, 6:42 am | New Zealand Government
New supply code prohibits abuse of power by supermarkets over suppliers Supermarket duopoly must pay on time and treat suppliers fairly Penalties include the greater of 3% of turnover or $3 million for breaches of new code Grocery Commission to act ... More >>
Legislation To Support Fair Deals For Online News Content Heads To Parliament
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 6:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Willie Jackson Minister for Broadcasting and Media The Government is introducing a scheme to support New Zealand media companies in their bid to get fair deals from big online tech companies when their news content is shared online. “After announcing ... More >>
Funding Review, Pay Parity Increase, And Changes To Home-based Funding Conditions Confirmed For Early Learning Sector
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has confirmed a raft of early learning funding changes to boost teacher pay, address systemic issues in the ECE funding model, and to support the home-based sector, Associate Education Minister Jo Luxton announced today. More >>
Legislation To Support Fair Deals For Online News Content Heads To Parliament
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is introducing a scheme to support New Zealand media companies in their bid to get fair deals from big online tech companies when their news content is shared online. “After announcing the Government’s intention to legislate in ... More >>
