Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
New Zealand Government - Latest News [Page 272]
Government Puts Port Safety Under The Spotlight
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Government
The health and safety practices at our nation’s ports will be investigated as part of a range of actions taken by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety in response to two deaths in the space of a week. “All New Zealanders should return ... More >>
New Government Plan Helps Support Older Workers
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Supporting older people to stay in the workforce and transition their skills as they age and their circumstances change is a key part of the new Older Workers Employment Action Plan, Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni and Minister ... More >>
Flora, Fauna And Communities Set To Flourish Through Jobs For Nature
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government
An initiative that has provided tourism workers with alternative employment into the lead up to New Zealand’s borders reopening is being extended to ensure staff are retained, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says. It is one of two projects in ... More >>
Shining A Light On Unfairness In Our Tax System
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 10:56 am | New Zealand Government
Those coming here expecting announcements of new tax policy will be disappointed. None are being made. We have no secret plan to introduce a CGT nor a wealth tax or a deemed income tax, nor others... More >>
New Mask Exemption Card To Remove Uncertainty
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 10:09 am | New Zealand Government
People who have genuine reasons for not being able to wear a face mask can access a new personalised exemption card from the end of May, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins and Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni announced today. ... More >>
Supporting Communities To Prepare For Climate Impacts
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 10:03 am | New Zealand Government
From today New Zealanders can have their say on a proposed National Adaptation Plan to help communities across the country adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. “Aotearoa will soon have a plan to bring down our emissions and help prevent ... More >>
Auckland Harbour Goes Electric
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 6:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Two (200 person capacity) electric ferries to be in service in 2024 Carbon-fibre construction, utilising technology at which NZ is a world leader Provides a pathway for further ferry electrification in the future Auckland Harbour ferries are set ... More >>
Helping Some Of New Zealand’s Highest Energy Users Slash Their Emissions
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 11:22 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is helping even more of New Zealand's biggest industrial players slash their emissions faster, with one of the Government’s biggest hitters when it comes to supporting decarbonisation, Minister of Energy and Resources, Dr Megan ... More >>
NZ Renews Commitment To Peace Support Operations In The Middle East And Africa
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Peeni Henare today announced that the Government has extended New Zealand’s commitment to three peace support deployments to the Middle East and Africa – the United Nations Truce Supervision ... More >>
Celebrating 30 Years Of Great Walks
Monday, 25 April 2022, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Kiri Allan Minister of Conservation Minita mō Te Papa Atawha The opening of the 2022-23 Great Walks booking season next week heralds 30 years of epic adventures throughout the country, says Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan. Speaking from the ... More >>
PM Speech To Mt Albert Anzac Day Service
Monday, 25 April 2022, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Let me start by saying how wonderful it is to see people up and down the country gathering together in person again this year, in commemoration of Anzac Day. At a time when the global pandemic has so often cancelled ... More >>
Ka Maumahara Tonu Tātou Ki A Rātou, We Will Remember Them.
Monday, 25 April 2022, 5:27 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Veterans Affairs Meka Whaitiri will be in attendance at the Dawn service on the Gallipoli Peninsula representing the New Zealand Government in its return to ANZAC commemorations. Minister Whaitiri is joined by Australian and New Zealand ... More >>
Commissioners Reappointed To Tauranga City Council
Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:36 am | New Zealand Government
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the reappointment of four commissioners to the Tauranga City Council. “As the Council continues to face substantial infrastructure and funding challenges, it is clear that ensuring certainty for Tauranga ... More >>
Next Steps In Declaration Plan
Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson has released today the feedback from the first phase of targeted engagement with Māori on developing a plan to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in New ... More >>
Public Media Entity Establishment Board Appointments
Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Broadcasting and Media has confirmed the nine-member Establishment Board to lead the work on creating a new public media entity in New Zealand. “The Establishment Board will oversee the detailed design of the new entity and the change ... More >>
PM Has Productive Meeting With Prime Minister Of Japan
Friday, 22 April 2022, 5:48 am | New Zealand Government
21 April 2022 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a productive meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo today. “Japan is one of New Zealand’s closest and most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region. We have a strong trade relationship, ... More >>
NZ, Japan Team Up On Renewable Energy
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 7:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today welcomed two renewable energy initiatives that highlight the growing partnership between Japan and New Zealand as both countries work towards a greener future. “New Zealand, like Japan, is embarking on a journey ... More >>
New Technology For E-waste Switched On
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 6:45 pm | New Zealand Government
A new state-of-the-art machine that sorts and shreds electronic waste has officially started operation in Auckland today. Environment Minister David Parker pressed start on Computer Recycling Ltd’s new BLUBOX machine, which was supported by a $1.5 million ... More >>
Veterans Minister Congratulates RSA On 100 Years Since First Poppy Appeal
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Veterans Minister Meka Whaitiri has congratulated the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association (RSA) on 100 years since the first Poppy Appeal in New Zealand, held on April 24, 1922. “This is an incredible century of work by the ... More >>
CPI Figures Highlight Global Economic Challenges
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Further increases in consumer prices are a reminder of the current global economic challenges and the need for responsible fiscal policy in New Zealand, Grant Robertson said today. The Consumer Price Index released by Stats NZ today showed a 1.8 percent ... More >>
