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Government Responds To PM’s Chief Science Advisor’s Report On Commercial Fishing
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 11:01 am | New Zealand Government
Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker today released the Government’s response to the Future of Commercial Fishing in Aotearoa New Zealand report . “The report has already been influential in shaping this Government’s approach to oceans and ... More >>
Kiwi Technology Safeguarding Fish Stocks Offers Global Opportunity
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government
A Kiwi trawling innovation that enables most undersized fish to escape unharmed is going global with the help of government funding. “We’re supporting the further improvement of a fishing system that enables fish to swim freely and thereby allowing ... More >>
Investing In Māori Success In The Research, Science And Innovation System
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 9:38 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is providing $6.5 million to a programme that will grow and retain the numbers of Māori in the research, science and innovation workforce. More >>
Govt’s Mental Health Roll-out Gains Momentum – More Funds And Internships For Clinical Psychology
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 9:23 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is increasing the number of funded clinical psychology internships and the payment interns receive on placement to support more students to choose clinical psychology as a career and address mental health workforce demand. More >>
Wage Growth Best On Record
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Workers’ have experienced their biggest pay hike on record, outstripping inflation. Stats NZ figures show median weekly earnings from wages and salaries jumped by 8.8 percent in the June year, the largest annual increase since records began in 1998 ... More >>
Seaweed Innovator Wins Government Support
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is continuing to make regional economies stronger and more resilient with investment in a project that will likely create the world’s first commercial seaweed-based nanocellulose manufacturing plant. More >>
Government Partners With Germany To Invest In Green Hydrogen Research
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Government
A green hydrogen research programme has been established with Germany will support Aotearoa New Zealand’s move towards a more sustainable, low-emissions economy, Research, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says. The New Zealand-Germany ... More >>
85,000 New Kiwis Provide Certainty For New Zealand Businesses
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 10:08 am | New Zealand Government
More than a third of eligible migrants are now New Zealand residents thanks to the Government’s one-off, simplified path to residence, providing a way forward for migrant families and certainty for New Zealand businesses, Minister of Immigration ... More >>
Creating Sustainable Public Transport For All
Monday, 15 August 2022, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government
Our new approach to public transport will: · Support ‘on-demand’ public transport services · Allow councils to own and operate services in house · Improve pay and working conditions · Deliver routes and services that reflect community needs · ... More >>
Tax Break To Boost Long-term Rental Supply
Friday, 12 August 2022, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is encouraging more long-term rental options by giving developers tax relief for as long as the homes are held as long-term rentals, the Housing Minister Megan Woods has announced. More >>
Remote Monitoring Could Give Patients Better Care At Home
Friday, 12 August 2022, 11:24 am | New Zealand Government
People could spend less time in hospital, thanks to a smart new remote device that lets patients be monitored at home, Health Minister Andrew Little says. “Technology has the potential to really change the way we do things – to do things that are ... More >>
Government Supporting Kids’ Learning Success
Friday, 12 August 2022, 9:18 am | New Zealand Government
Improved student achievement is a step closer with today’s launch of Hei Raukura mō te Mokopuna (Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau) and The Literacy, Communication and Maths Strategy action plans. More >>
Overseas Investors Converting Farms To Forests Must Show Benefit To New Zealand
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Government
A law change to ensure that forestry conversions by overseas investors benefit New Zealand has passed its final reading in Parliament. Previously, overseas investors wishing to convert land, such as farm land, into forestry only needed to ... More >>
International Visitors Boosting Economic Recovery
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Government
International visitors are returning to New Zealand at higher numbers than previously expected, are staying longer and spending more, Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says. New data from Statistics New Zealand and MBIE show a strong uptick in international ... More >>
Ministry’s Inaugural Strategy Paves Way For Ethnic Communities
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
The Ministry for Ethnic Communities has released its first strategy, setting out the actions it will take over the next few years to achieve better wellbeing outcomes for ethnic communities Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Priyanca ... More >>
Govt Supports Free Period Products In Over 2000 Schools Within One Year
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 9:16 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti today hailed the free period products in schools, Ikura | Manaakitia te whare tangata, a huge success, acknowledging the vital role of schools, students and whānau in growing the free period products initiative ... More >>
Govt Boosts Tourism Transformation To Strengthen Workforce And Improve Outcomes
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government’s work to transform the tourism sector, strengthen its workforce and ensure a regenerative tourism future for New Zealand will be boosted by the outcomes of the Tourism Industry Transformation Plan, launched today by Tourism Minister Stuart ... More >>
NZ Earns Another Major Digital Investment
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 10:58 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications Dr David Clark welcomes Google Cloud’s decision to make New Zealand a cloud region. “This is another major vote of confidence for New Zealand’s growing digital sector, and our economic recovery ... More >>
Changes To NCEA & University Entrance In Response To COVID-19 Disruptions
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
A package of changes to NCEA and University Entrance announced today recognise the impact COVID-19 has had on senior secondary students’ assessment towards NCEA in 2022, says Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti. More >>
New Law Passed To Reduce Gun Harm
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 7:45 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government’s commitment to combatting firearms violence has reached another significant milestone today with the passage of the Firearms Prohibition Order Legislation Bill, Police Minister Chris Hipkins says. The new law helps to reduce firearm-related ... More >>
