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Minister Sio To Meet New Vanuatu PM
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 11:45 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Foreign Affairs Minister Aupito William Sio travels to Vanuatu today, to meet with the new Government led by Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau and to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the Pacific Community (SPC) Ministerial Conference ... More >>
Rental Sector Changes To Regulate Residential Property Managers, Clear Up Meth Confusion And Ease Pressure On Landlords
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:45 am | New Zealand Government
A suite of measures to improve the lives of renters and landlords has been announced by Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods as the Government makes more progress on reform of the rental sector. More >>
Minister Shaw Tells COP27 It’s ‘Crunch Time’ For Climate Action
Monday, 21 November 2022, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Climate Change, James Shaw, has marked the end of COP27 negotiations in Egypt by declaring it “crunch time” for countries to step up and take urgent action at home. “Even though we have these international negotiations every year, ... More >>
Defence Minister Visits Ukraine And Poland
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 8:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Peeni Henare has visited Ukraine and Poland, holding talks with his Ministerial counterparts. During the talks Minister Henare reaffirmed New Zealand’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian defence against Russia’s illegal and unprovoked ... More >>
Global Climate Talks Underline Need For Domestic Action
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 7:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Climate Change James Shaw marked the end of COP27 negotiations in Egypt by saying it was now crunch time for counties to step up and take urgent action at home. “Even though we have these international negotiations every year, our focus ... More >>
Human Rights Act Enhanced To Protect Religious Communities
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will amend the law to make sure religious communities feel safe and welcome in New Zealand. After extensive consultation, with more than 19,000 submissions on six proposals, the Government will make one change to address incitement towards ... More >>
New Zealand Invests In Climate-focused Economic Advancement For Region
Friday, 18 November 2022, 7:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a new fund which will build greater climate resilience, and promote sustainable economic recovery for the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement was made as part of the APEC Economic Leaders’ meeting ... More >>
Government Takes Action To Reduce Gambling Harm From Pokies
Friday, 18 November 2022, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is announcing today changes to strengthen the requirements in venues which have pokie (gambling) machines to reduce the harm they cause people. More >>
Defence Minister Meets With UK Counterpart And Visits NZDF Personnel
Friday, 18 November 2022, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Defence Peeni Henare held talks in the UK today with his counterpart, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace. More >>
Government’s Health Investments Making A Difference For New Zealanders
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Official statistics released today show the Government’s targeted health investments are making a real difference to New Zealanders, Health Minister Andrew Little says. “The New Zealand Health Survey shows Government policies such as making GP visits ... More >>
Major Investment In Māori Health
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Andrew Little and Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare are welcoming the record funding boost for Māori primary and community healthcare providers as part of $71.6 million in commissioning investments by Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health ... More >>
Over 16,000 More New Homes To Be Unlocked With Infrastructure Bonanza
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Critical infrastructure projects will get Government support to unlock thousands more homes in communities around the country, Housing Minister Megan Woods announced in Hamilton today. More >>
New Model To Better Support Kids With The Highest Needs
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:30 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is committed to designing a system that better supports our kids and young people with the highest needs, Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti announced today. The Highest Needs Review was launched in April 2021 and was completed ... More >>
New Zealand Records Lowest Smoking Rate Ever
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:29 am | New Zealand Government
Statistics released today show New Zealand’s smoking rate has fallen to an historic low of 8% of adults smoking daily, down from 9.4% a year ago, Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall said. “The Government’s plan to reduce smoking is ... More >>
Firearms Prohibition Orders Now In Force Help To Reduce Gun Harm
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Government
New tools to reduce gun crime come into force today, Police Minister Chris Hipkins said. Firearms Prohibition Orders will improve public safety by stopping people whose behaviour and actions represent a high risk of violence from accessing firearms or ... More >>
Innovative Projects To Cut Transport Emissions And Costs, Get Government Co-funding
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 9:37 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Megan Woods Minister of Energy and Resources · The first marine project under the Low Emission Transport Fund is among 11 projects getting $2.14 million Eleven new transport projects including clever solutions for electric vehicle charging, ... More >>
NZ Steps Up With Extra Support For Climate Adaptation
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Aotearoa New Zealand has announced a five-fold increase in its contribution to global efforts to support climate change adaptation. The announcement of a new $15 million commitment to the Adaptation Fund was made while Climate Change Minister James Shaw ... More >>
RMA Reforms Aim To Make Housing And Urban System Simpler, Faster, Cheaper
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s housing and urban system is set to benefit from the overhaul of the Resource Management system, making the ability to build new housing simpler, faster and cheaper. “The RMA is well past its use-by date. It has failed to enable ... More >>
Cheaper, Faster, Better Resource Management Law
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is delivering a new resource management system that will better protect the environment while cutting red tape, lowering costs and shortening the time it takes to approve new homes and key infrastructure projects. “The current system ... More >>
Resource Management Reform Ensures Crown Fulfils Treaty Obligations
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Government
New Resource Management reform will uphold Treaty settlements, commitments and arrangements and ensure Māori maintain established decision-making and participation at both a regional and national level, which has been the case to date as a result of successive ... More >>
