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Government To Remove Entrenchment From Three Waters Legislation

Sunday, 4 December 2022, 9:08 am | New Zealand Government

The Government will fix the Water Services Entities Bill this week by removing the entrenchment clause that was voted on during committee stages, Leader of the House Chris Hipkins announced today. “It was a mistake to put the entrenchment clause ... More >>

Funding Boost For Kaupapa Māori Response To Homelessness

Friday, 2 December 2022, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government

Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness) Marama Davidson has announced a significant funding boost today for kaupapa Māori approaches that support whānau into housing. More >>

Tauranga Region To Benefit From New Funding And Financing Tool

Friday, 2 December 2022, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Government

Tauranga will be the first region to use a new Government tool to raise funding for much-needed infrastructure. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be used to raise finance from private markets, which is the repaid via the levy on those who benefit ... More >>

More Rural Broadband For Regional Communities

Friday, 2 December 2022, 10:08 am | New Zealand Government

Around 30,000 rural homes and communities will soon have access to faster, improved connectivity with an expansion of the Rural Capacity Upgrade programme. More >>

Statement On The Death Of Sir Murray Halberg

Thursday, 1 December 2022, 6:38 pm | New Zealand Government

Hon Grant Robertson Minister for Sport and Recreation New Zealand has lost one our true sporting icons with the passing of Sir Murray Halberg, Grant Robertson, Minister of Sport and Recreation said today. “Sir Murray was an extraordinary athlete. His ... More >>

Government To Address Child Abuse System Failings

Thursday, 1 December 2022, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government is adopting the majority of recommendations from an independent review into the actions of government agencies leading up to the death of 5-year-old Malachi Subecz, Minister for Children Kelvin Davis announced today. Following Malachi’s ... More >>

More Tools To Help Police Deal With Fleeing Drivers

Thursday, 1 December 2022, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government

The Government is changing the law to give Police greater enforcement tools when dealing with dangerous and reckless driving on our roads, Ministers Chris Hipkins and Kiri Allan announced today. More >>

Govt Books Solid As Global Situation Worsens

Thursday, 1 December 2022, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government

The Crown accounts are in a solid position thanks to the Government’s careful financial management through a deteriorating global environment. For the four months to the end of October, the Operating Balance before Gains and Losses (OBEGAL) recorded ... More >>

Exports Tracking Towards New Record High Growth

Thursday, 1 December 2022, 5:55 am | New Zealand Government

Primary industry exports to reach new record high of $55 billion in 2023 Forecasts $2.9 billion higher than in June 2022 Tracking strongly towards a 4 per cent increase in the year ending June 2023, despite global downturn New Zealand’s record food ... More >>

World-first Bedside Blood Test Good For People, Good For Health System

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Government

A single blood test that can diagnose heart attacks in minutes instead of hours, saving the health system millions of dollars and getting patients treated faster, is being rolled out in New Zealand hospitals, says Health Minister Andrew Little. More >>

New Rongoā Workstream Announced Alongside Therapeutic Products Bill

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Government

A new workstream has been established within government to consider how rongoā might be protected in legislation. This comes as the Therapeutic Products Bill is introduced in Parliament today, Associate Minister for Health (Māori) Hon Peeni ... More >>

Therapeutic Products Bill Introduced

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Government

Legislation to modernise the way medicines, medical devices and natural health products are regulated has been introduced in Parliament today. The Therapeutic Products Bill replaces the Medicines Act 1981 and Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 with a comprehensive ... More >>

New Climate Action Centre To Support Farmers Maintain International Edge

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Agriculture, Damien O’Connor, launched the Centre for Climate Action on Agricultural Emissions alongside the primary sector partners today at Mystery Creek Fieldays. The Centre was announced as part of Budget ... More >>

Prime Minister Concludes Bilateral Talks With Finnish PM

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 10:40 am | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin have concluded their first in person bilateral meeting in Auckland this morning. More >>

Government Sets Out Next Steps For On-farm Sequestration Strategy

Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw have confirmed the next steps in the Government’s partnership with the primary sector to develop a strategy for on-farm carbon sequestration. More >>