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Data And Statistics Bill Obtains Numbers To Pass First Reading

Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 10:42 am | New Zealand Government

A Bill to replace New Zealand’s 46-year-old Statistics Act and modernise the way Government collects and holds data has been ushered through its first reading by Statistics Minister, Dr David Clark today. The Data and Statistics Bill will now ... More >>

Living Wage For Public Service Contractors

Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 9:44 am | New Zealand Government

Some of the lowest paid workers in government will be moved to the living wage, with a direction to extend it to contractors in the cleaning, catering and security guard sectors. Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins says core Public Service departments ... More >>

Inclusive And Sustainable Economic Growth Centrepiece For APEC Ministers

Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 9:25 am | New Zealand Government

Ministers have connected from across the globe to discuss trade, economic recovery and technical cooperation during the final APEC Ministerial meeting of New Zealand’s host year. Co-chaired by Foreign Affairs Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, and Trade and Export ... More >>

Change To Improve Fluoridation Of Community Drinking Water

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 7:22 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government’s making changes to protect more New Zealanders from the pain and cost of tooth decay and poor oral health. The Director-General of Health will soon be able to decide whether a community drinking water supply should be fluoridated, ... More >>

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta To Carry Out First International Visit

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta leaves New Zealand this week on an international programme to advance Aotearoa New Zealand’s interests on a range of issues, including our COVID-19 response and recovery and engagement in the Indo-Pacific. More >>

Summer Festivals Get Government Backing

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government

New financial support will give organisers of large summer festivals greater certainty to proceed, with the government to shoulder the lion’s share of risk during planning stages. More >>

Government Steps In To Fund Infrastructure For Auckland Housing

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 7:15 am | New Zealand Government

Up to 1,260 additional homes enabled across five Auckland suburbs · Mount Roskill, Māngere and Northcote get significant increase in wastewater, stormwater and clean water capacity · Improved water discharge to Tāmaki Estuary, reducing flooding ... More >>

Auckland Moves To Step 2

Monday, 8 November 2021, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Government

Covid-19 restrictions will be eased again in Auckland, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. Cabinet today confirmed its in-principle decision to move Auckland down to Alert Level 3, Step 2, on Tuesday 9 November at 11:59pm, meaning retail and ... More >>

Prime Minister To Chair APEC Leaders Meeting

Monday, 8 November 2021, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today marked the beginning of the fully virtual APEC 2021 Leaders Week, where political, business and young leaders come together for a series of events that conclude New Zealand’s host year. More >>

Counselling Support To Help 24,000 Young People Thrive At School

Monday, 8 November 2021, 11:13 am | New Zealand Government

The Government is funding counselling support for around 24,000 of our most vulnerable children and young people, Associate Minister of Education Jan Tinetti says. More >>

Incomes Lifted For 346,000 Families

Saturday, 6 November 2021, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government

· Government support package means 346,000 families will be better off by an average of $20 per week. · Package estimated to lift 6000 children out of poverty · Family Tax Credit increased by almost $15 per week for eldest child and $13 per week for ... More >>

NZ Commits To A Just Transition

Friday, 5 November 2021, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand has joined with a range of other countries and committed to a just transition to a low carbon future, the Minister of Climate Change James Shaw announced today. The InternationalJust Transition Declaration, launched overnight at COP26 in Glasgow, ... More >>

NZ Secures Another COVID-19 Medicine

Friday, 5 November 2021, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government

The addition of another drug to the suite of COVID-19 medicines available in New Zealand is good news for patients and for the health system, the Government says More >>

Government To Deploy Fifth P-3 Orion In Support Of UN Sanctions

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Peeni Henare today announced that New Zealand will deploy a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion (P-3) aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. The ... More >>

Kiwis’ Views Sought On Plan To Deal With Used Tyres And Large Batteries

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government is taking the next steps needed to better manage used tyres and large batteries, and is inviting New Zealanders to have their say. More >>

Veterans Rightly Given Formal Recognition For Their Service

Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 6:58 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister of Defence Peeni Henare announced today that eligibility for the New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) has been rightly extended to include a larger proportion of members of the New Zealand Armed Forces who served in Malaysia and Singapore. ... More >>

Additional Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines Purchased

Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Government

The government has signed a purchase agreement with Pfizer for 4.7 million additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for delivery in 2022, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. “This purchase agreement will ensure that we have a continual ... More >>