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KiwiSaver Default Provider Scheme Improvements Slash Fees, Boosts Savings
Friday, 14 May 2021, 8:34 am | New Zealand Government
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders will be significantly better off in retirement following changes to the default KiwiSaver scheme, Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark said today. More >>
Support For Drought-stressed Region Fills A Need
Friday, 14 May 2021, 8:30 am | New Zealand Government
An innovative iwi-led plan to help maintain water supply to a far North community battered by drought is set to get underway with support from the Government, Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi says. More >>
Statement On The Escalation Of Violence In Israel, The Occupied Palestinian Territories And Gaza
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today expressed Aotearoa New Zealand’s grave concern at the escalation of violence in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Gaza. “The growing death toll and the large numbers of casualties, including ... More >>
PM Ardern - Pre-Budget Speech To Business New Zealand
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Government
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Kia ora koutou katoa It’s great to be here today, at our now-regular event in anything-but-regular times. I last spoke to some of you in mid-March. That was an opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary ... More >>
Rotorua Emergency Housing Update
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has announced a suite of changes to emergency housing provision in Rotorua: · Government to directly contract motels for emergency accommodation · Wrap around social support services for those in emergency accommodation to be provided ... More >>
Further COVID-19 Vaccine And Economic Support For The Pacific
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 11:31 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Associate Health and Foreign Affairs Minister Hon Aupito William Sio announced today that New Zealand will provide COVID-19 vaccines for rollout in the Cook Islands beginning on 19 May, followed by Niue and ... More >>
Child Wellbeing Reports Highlight Need For Ongoing Action
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 10:04 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has released the first Annual Report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and the second Child Poverty Related Indicators (CPRI) Report, both of which highlight improvements in the lives of children as a result of actions of the Government, ... More >>
Hundreds Of New Electric Cars For State Sector
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Total of 422 new electric vehicles and charging infrastructure across the state sector $5.1 million for the Department of Conservation to buy 148 electric vehicles and install charging infrastructure $1.1 million to help Kāinga Ora buy 40 electric ... More >>
Apartments Give New Life To Former Trade Training Hostel
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
A building that once shaped the Māori trade training industry will now revitalise the local community of Ōtautahi and provide much needed housing for whānau Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today. The old Māori Trade Training ... More >>
Govt To Deliver Lower Card Fees To Business
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 9:01 am | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark has today announced the Government’s next steps to reduce merchant service fees, that banks charge businesses when customers use a credit or debit card to pay, which is estimated to save New Zealand businesses ... More >>
Government Support Boosts Arts And Culture Sector
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Government
Government support for the cultural sector to help it recover from the impact of COVID-19 has resulted in more cultural sector jobs predicted through to 2026, and the sector performing better than forecast. The latest forecast by economic consultancy ... More >>
Govt Takes Further Action Against Gang Crime
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 8:33 am | New Zealand Government
The Government will make it illegal for high risk people to own firearms by introducing Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs) that will strengthen action already taken to combat the influence of gangs and organised crime to help keep New Zealanders and their ... More >>
New Zealand Sign Language Week A Chance To Recognise National Taonga
Monday, 10 May 2021, 10:36 am | New Zealand Government
This week (10 – 16 May 2021) is New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZSL), a nationwide celebration of NZSL as an official language of New Zealand. “We’re recognised as a world leader for our commitment to maintaining and furthering the use of our ... More >>
Robertson - Pre-Budget Speech To BNZ-Deloitte Auckland Breakfast Event
Monday, 10 May 2021, 10:26 am | New Zealand Government
Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today, and to share with you some of the Government’s thinking leading into this year’s budget. This will be my fourth time delivering the annual Budget for the Government, though the events of the past ... More >>
Economic Resilience Provides More Options In Budget 2021
Monday, 10 May 2021, 10:24 am | New Zealand Government
Securing the recovery and investing in the wellbeing of New Zealanders is the focus of Budget 2021, Grant Robertson told his audience at a pre-budget speech in Auckland this morning. "The economy has proven resilient in response to COVID-19, due ... More >>
More Young Kiwis Supported With Mental Health And Addiction Services
Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Government
Nearly quarter of a million more young New Zealanders will have access to mental health and addiction support in their communities as the Government’s youth mental health programme gathers pace. More >>
Fair Pay Agreements To Improve Pay And Conditions For Essential Workers
Friday, 7 May 2021, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is delivering on its pre-election commitment to implement Fair Pay Agreements which will improve wages and conditions, as well as help support our economic recovery, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood announced today. More >>
New Hospital Facilities Mean Fewer Trips To Auckland For Northlanders
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Northlanders will no longer automatically have to go to Auckland for lifesaving heart procedures like angiograms, angioplasty and the insertion of pacemakers, thanks to new operating theatres and a cardiac catheter laboratory opened at Whangārei ... More >>
Government Gives Households Extra Help To Reduce Their Power Bills
Friday, 7 May 2021, 9:19 am | New Zealand Government
Nine community energy education initiatives to help struggling New Zealanders with their power bills are being given government funding through the new Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) Programme. “Last year we committed nearly ... More >>
COVID-19 Immigration Powers To Be Extended
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Immigration The passing of a bill to extend temporary COVID-19 immigration powers means continued flexibility to support migrants, manage the border, and help industries facing labour shortages, Immigration Minister Kris ... More >>
