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Overseas Investment Reform Protects Strategically Important Assets
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:08 am | New Zealand Government
19 May 2021 New Zealand’s most strategically important assets will be protected from sales to overseas buyers that would be contrary to our national interests under a law that passed its third reading in Parliament today. Associate Finance Minister ... More >>
More Sick Leave To Support Employees On The Way
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:06 am | New Zealand Government
19 May 2021 The Government is delivering on its commitment to increase the minimum sick leave entitlement to 10 days each year by passing the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood announced ... More >>
Technical Amendment To Medicines Act
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is aware of a High Court decision today about processes to grant provisional consent to some approved medicines, and is making a technical amendment to modernise the law. The Court has said that while the Minister of Health can, under ... More >>
Statement From Minister Nanaia Mahuta Regarding Death Of Staff Member In NZHC In India
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Rimurimu tere tere, e rere ki te moana, E tere ana ki te ripo i waho e…. E te kākākura pokai kua riro i te tirohanga kanohi, haere, haere, whakangaro atu rā… I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a long-serving New Zealand High ... More >>
COVID-19 Milestone: 5000th Vaccinator Completes Specialised Training
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 11:31 am | New Zealand Government
A significant COVID-19 workforce milestone has been reached, with the 5000th vaccinator completing specialised training to administer the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says. “A huge amount of work has been going on ... More >>
Immigration System Reset – Setting The Scene
Monday, 17 May 2021, 6:18 pm | New Zealand Government
Speech by Minister Stuart Nash On Behalf of Minister of Immigration Hon Kris Faafoi TIHEI MAURI ORA Tuia te whakapono Tuia te tumanako Tuia te aroha Tuia te hunga ora Ki te hunga ora Tihei Mauri ora Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou Tena koutou, tena koutou, ... More >>
Inquiry Into The Future Of The Workforce Needs In The Primary Industries Of New Zealand
Monday, 17 May 2021, 4:20 pm | Primary Production Committee
Parliament’s Primary Production Committee has initiated a select committee inquiry into the future of the workforce needs in the primary industries of New Zealand. The aim of the inquiry is to look into issues about the future of the workforce needs ... More >>
Australia New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting 2021
Monday, 17 May 2021, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit New Zealand for the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting on 30 and 31 May. Prime Minister Morrison, ... More >>
Budget Boosts Carbon Neutral Government Commitment
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Government
· Budget 2021 delivers $67.4 million to support the transition to a carbon neutral public sector by 2025 · State Sector Decarbonisation Fund receives significant boost to support more schools, hospitals and other government organisations to replace ... More >>
Report Shows Progress On Homelessness Action Plan
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has welcomed the release of the second progress report on the Homelessness Action Plan, showing that good progress is being made on every one of the immediate actions in the Plan. “Homelessness will not be solved overnight, but I am pleased ... More >>
Govt To Rev Up Reductions In Transport Emissions
Friday, 14 May 2021, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is calling for feedback on a range of potential policies to eliminate emissions in the transport sector. Transport Minister Michael Wood today released Hīkina te Kohupara – Kia mauri ora ai te iwi - Transport Emissions: Pathways to ... More >>
Government Recognises David McPhail’s Contribution To New Zealand Comedy And Television
Friday, 14 May 2021, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni today pays tribute to David Alexander McPhail (11 April 1945 – 14 May 2021) – New Zealand comedian, actor, producer and writer. David McPhail ONZM QSM had a comedy career that spanned four ... More >>
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 >>
