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Poroporoaki: Waka Joseph Nathan
Monday, 27 September 2021, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson wishes to acknowledge the passing of an All Blacks Legend, Waka Joseph Nathan who was 81. More >>
Tuvalu Language Revival And COVID-19
Sunday, 26 September 2021, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Te Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu 2021 - Tuvalu Language Week moves online due to the uncertainty around COVID-19 said the Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. “However it is a timely reminder of the power of embracing both traditional and new ways of ... More >>
APEC 2021 Women And The Economy Forum Prioritises Women’s Economic Empowerment
Saturday, 25 September 2021, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Women Jan Tinetti today chaired the virtual APEC 2021 Women and the Economy Forum, which is working to address outstanding issues for women and girls across the region as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The forum brought together ... More >>
Upper Hauraki To Move To Alert Level 2
Friday, 24 September 2021, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Upper Hauraki will move to Alert Level 2 from 11:59pm tomorrow, 25 September, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. After positive cases were detected in the Upper Hauraki area on Sunday, extra Alert Level restrictions were put in place ... More >>
Report Into Aotearoa New Zealand’s Export Controls System Released
Friday, 24 September 2021, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today welcomed the findings of an independent review into Aotearoa New Zealand’s export controls system, which regulates the export of goods to foreign militaries, police forces or paramilitaries. Produced ... More >>
Mental Health Stocktake Shows Strong Progress
Friday, 24 September 2021, 9:58 am | New Zealand Government
The first report of the Government’s Implementation Unit has found strong progress has been made since the Mental Health and Addictions Package was announced in 2019. More >>
Next Steps To Improve Safety In Wake Of Whakaari White Island Tragedy
Friday, 24 September 2021, 8:36 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is moving to improve safety in light of the Whakaari White Island tragedy and has released proposals to reinforce safety standards in registered adventure activities. More >>
New Zealand Invests In Cutting Edge Cancer R&D
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
Research, Science and Innovation Minister Hon Dr Megan Woods has announced that the fight against COVID-19 will not stop the advancement of exciting new innovations in other areas of healthcare, at the launch of BioOra, a new company that aims to ... More >>
NZ COVID Response Earns Another Major Digital Investment
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 10:46 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications Dr David Clark welcomes Amazon’s Web Services’ (AWS) decision to establish a Cloud Region on New Zealand shores, further boosting New Zealand’s growing digital sector, and providing a vote of ... More >>
Expert Group Appointed To Lead New Zealand’s Future Health System
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 8:23 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Peeni Henare Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health) An outstanding group of people with extensive and wide-ranging governance and health experience have been appointed to lead the Māori Health Authority and Health New Zealand, Health Minister ... More >>
Predator Free Apprenticeships Open Up New Job Opportunities
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Kiri Allan Minister of Conservation Minita mō Te Papa Atawhai The expansion of a predator free apprenticeship programme is an opportunity for more people to kick-start a conservation career, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says. “The Predator ... More >>
Long-term Pathway Next Step To Better Mental Wellbeing For New Zealanders
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Andrew Little Minister of Health The Government is taking a new approach to support people who experience mental distress, Health Minister Andrew Little says. “Kia Manawanui Aotearoa – Long-term pathway to mental wellbeing (Kia Manawanui) ... More >>
Further NCEA Support Confirmed For Auckland Students
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The number of Learning Recognition Credits for senior secondary school students will be increased for Auckland students, Education Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today. This recognises the extended time these students will spend in Alert Levels ... More >>
Keeping our Police safe to keep our communities safe
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 10:31 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is committed to keeping our frontline police officers safe, so they in turn can keep New Zealanders safe – with one of the largest investments in frontline safety announced by Police Minister Poto Williams at the Police College today. More >>
Clean Vehicles Bill Passes First Checkpoint
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 7:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill will help New Zealand drive down transport emissions by cleaning up the light vehicle fleet, Transport Minister Michael Wood says. The Bill passed its first reading today and will establish the legislative ... More >>
Funding Boost Supports Ongoing Māori COVID-19 Response
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is responding to the need by whānau Māori and Māori Health providers to support their ongoing work responding to COVID-19 and to continue increasing rates of Māori vaccination, Associate Minister for Health (Māori Health), Peeni Henare ... More >>
Counter-Terrorism Bill Returns To Parliament
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill has returned to Parliament for its second reading in an important step towards giving enforcement agencies greater power to protect New Zealanders from terrorist activity. “The Bill addresses longstanding ... More >>
Prime Minister’s Post Cabinet Press Conference/COVID-19 Update Opening Statement
Monday, 20 September 2021, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister E te tī, e te tā, nau mai rā [To all, I bid you welcome] As you will have seen earlier, today there are 22 new community cases to report; three of which are in Whakatiwai in the Hauraki area, and the remainder ... More >>
Major Milestones For Māori COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout As New Campaign Launches
Sunday, 19 September 2021, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Whānau Ora and Associate Health (Māori Health) Minister Peeni Henare acknowledges two major milestones in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme for Māori. “I am very pleased to announce more than 50 percent of eligible Māori have received ... More >>
Government Funding To Fight Infectious Diseases
Sunday, 19 September 2021, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Government
$36 million for research into Covid-19 and other infectious disease The investment will improve our readiness for future pandemics Research will focus on prevention, control, and management of infectious diseases The Government’s investing in a ... More >>
