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Government Targets Innovation-led Growth To Turbo-charge Business Potential
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 10:08 am | New Zealand Government
· Two new grants launched to boost cutting-edge innovation · The ‘New to R&D Grant’ will support around 400 businesses over four years · The ‘Ārohia - Innovation Trailblazer Grant’ will support around 100 businesses over its first four years. ... More >>
Positioning The Māori Media Sector For The Future
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
Investing in the Māori media sector over the next two years will support the industry while it transitions to a new public media environment, Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today. “By capturing and sharing local stories and innovative ... More >>
Budget 2022 Bolsters Legal Aid, Ensures Continued Access To Justice
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 6:08 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s legal aid scheme will be significantly strengthened with further investment from Budget 2022, Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi announced today. “Budget 2022 will help around 93,000 more people be eligible for legal aid from January 2023, ... More >>
Rollout Of Cameras On Fishing Vessels To Begin
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:41 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has today confirmed key details of the nationwide rollout of cameras on commercial fishing vessels. “Up to 300 inshore fishing vessels will be fitted with the technology by the end of 2024, providing independent, accurate information ... More >>
Rollout Of Cameras On Fishing Vessels To Begin
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has today confirmed key details of the nationwide rollout of cameras on commercial fishing vessels. “Up to 300 inshore fishing vessels will be fitted with the technology by the end of 2024, providing independent, accurate information ... More >>
Passport Fees To Increase From 25 May
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government
As part of a regular review by the Department of Internal Affairs, the fees for New Zealand passports will increase slightly due to the decrease in demand caused by COVID-19. Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti says that the Government has made ... More >>
Government Investing In Warm, Dry Classrooms And New Schools And Kura
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government
Budget 2022 has taken capital investment in school property under this Government to $3.6 billion since 2018, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “A further $777m in capital investment means new schools and kura, more classrooms, and includes ... More >>
Additional Government Support For Buller District Flood Recovery
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is providing additional support to the Buller District Council to assist the recovery from the February 2022 floods, Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allan announced today. “The Buller District has experienced two significant ... More >>
Boosting The Māori Economy Through Progressive Procurement
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
Māori businesses will play a vital role to help lift whānau Māori aspirations and dreams for a better life, while reinforcing New Zealand’s economic security. A successful Progressive Procurement initiative to diversify government spend on ... More >>
Continuing To Improve Māori Employment Outcomes Through Cadetships
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 9:31 am | New Zealand Government
The continued Budget 22 investment into the Cadetship programmes will ensure Māori thrive in the labour market, Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today. The Government will invest $25 million into the Cadetships programme, delivered ... More >>
Cycleway Rollout Continues At Pace
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 9:21 am | New Zealand Government
Aucklanders living in the Eastern Suburbs now have a safer journey into the central city with the completion of Section 2 of the Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path, a key component of Auckland’s growing green infrastructure. The route between St ... More >>
New Trade Certification System To Be Established
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $20.3 million to modernise New Zealand’s trade certification system which will help build on our global reputation for producing trusted food for export. “This investment from Budget 2022 helps facilitate New Zealand’s ... More >>
Government Investment Boosts Coastal Shipping In Aotearoa
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is a step closer to a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable coastal shipping sector following the selection of preferred suppliers for new and enhanced coastal shipping services, Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced today. “Coastal ... More >>
Whānau Resilience Focuses On Wāhine And Rangatahi
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The best way to have economic security in New Zealand is by investing in wāhine and our rangatahi says Minister for Māori Development. Budget 2022, is allocating $28.5 million over the next two years to strengthen whānau resilience through developing ... More >>
New Zealand To Stay At Orange For Now
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:59 am | New Zealand Government
With New Zealand expecting to see Omicron cases rise during the winter, the Orange setting remains appropriate for managing this stage of the outbreak, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today. “While daily cases numbers have flattened ... More >>
Independent Panel Appointed To Review Electoral Law
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:40 am | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi today announced appointments to the independent panel that will lead a review of New Zealand’s electoral law. “This panel, appointed by an independent panel of experts, aim to make election rules clearer and fairer, ... More >>
Board Appointed For Auckland’s Most Transformational Project
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:35 am | New Zealand Government
Honourable Dame Fran Wilde will lead the board overseeing the design and construction of Auckland’s largest, most transformational project of a generation – Auckland Light Rail, which will connect hundreds of thousands of people across the city, Minister ... More >>
Government Continues Record Māori Education Investment
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s commitment to the growth and development of te reo Māori has continued in Budget 2022, including the largest ever investment in kura property. “We know that there are pressures where schools delivering at higher levels of ... More >>
PM Attends Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Talks Ahead Of US Travel
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 5:29 am | New Zealand Government
23 May On the eve of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s trade mission to the United States, New Zealand has joined with partner governments from across the Indo-Pacific region to begin the next phase of discussions towards an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework ... More >>
Poroporoaki: Joseph (Joe) Parata Hohepa Hawke
Monday, 23 May 2022, 6:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Whakatopa ra e te kārearea hoka i ngā rangi Tāmaki Makaurau Titiro iho ki ngā tai piataata o Te Waitematā, i hanga ai ōna kōrero; Tāmaki pou herenga waka, Tāmaki tātai herenga tangata, Tāmaki whakapau manawa. Ko koe ra tenei e kara kua ... More >>
