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Ministerial Review Into Fish & Game Released
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Government
A report outlining recommendations to strengthen the governance and good management practices within NZ Fish & Game has been released by Acting Minister of Conservation Dr Ayesha Verrall. Fish & Game manages sport fishing and game bird hunting ... More >>
$5.7 Million Investment To Support Disabled People In Sport And Recreation
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson has today announced how $5.7 million will be allocated to create better quality experiences for disabled tamariki and rangatahi. The investment, via Sport NZ’s Disability Plan, will see $2.1 million ... More >>
Royal Commission Into Historical Abuse Scope Adjusted To Avoid Timeline Delay
Friday, 23 April 2021, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Government
“The Government continues to honour our commitment to survivors which we made when the Royal Commission was established in 2018, and has refined the Terms of Reference to make sure the Commission delivers its final report in 2023,” says Minister of ... More >>
New Whānau-centred Māori Pathways Launched At Hawke’s Bay Prison
Friday, 23 April 2021, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has today launched Māori Pathways at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison, a ground-breaking series of initiatives designed in partnership with Māori to reduce reoffending and improve outcomes for whānau. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said ... More >>
More Aucklanders Get A Place To Call Home As Government Delivers On Housing
Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s commitment to ensuring more New Zealanders have warm, dry, healthy homes is paying off in Auckland, where the Housing Minister Megan Woods today opened a 167 unit apartment in Glen Eden and 83 transitional homes in Ōtahuhu. More >>
Independent Review To Explore Future For Local Government
Friday, 23 April 2021, 10:37 am | New Zealand Government
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says an independent review of local government will explore how councils can maintain and improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders in the communities they serve long into the future. More >>
New Zealand’s First Official Space Mission Announces ‘mission Control’
Friday, 23 April 2021, 9:12 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s first government funded space mission has taken a ‘giant leap’ with Auckland University’s Te Pūnaha Ātea-Auckland Space Institute announced as the permanent host of the New Zealand based mission control centre for a global ... More >>
Leaders’ Summit On Climate To Raise Ambition On Climate Action
Friday, 23 April 2021, 5:18 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined President Biden at the virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by the United States overnight. The summit, held for Earth Day, brought world leaders together to galvanise efforts to reduce emissions this decade ... More >>
Strengthening Trans-Tasman Ties: Australia-New Zealand Foreign Minister Consultations
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, met in Wellington today for biannual Australia-New Zealand Foreign Minister Consultations. More >>
Apprenticeship Numbers Jump In 2020
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 9:29 am | New Zealand Government
The number of apprentices continues to grow, with people from across the community signing up for careers in the trades, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) < data > for enrolments in tertiary and ... More >>
Major Reforms Will Make Healthcare Accessible For All NZers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 9:08 am | New Zealand Government
Putting a greater emphasis on primary healthcare and ensuring fairer access for all New Zealanders are two of the main drivers of health sector reforms announced today by Health Minister Andrew Little. “We are going to put the emphasis squarely ... More >>
New Zealand To Provide Further Support To UN North Korea Sanctions
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 10:09 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Peeni Henare today announced that New Zealand is deploying a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on ... More >>
Alpine Fault Research Supports Government’s Work Planning And Preparing For Earthquakes
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 5:52 am | New Zealand Government
New research into the probability of an Alpine Fault rupture reinforces the importance of taking action to plan and prepare for earthquakes, Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi says. Research published by Dr Jamie Howarth of Te Herenga ... More >>
Australian Foreign Minister To Visit Aotearoa New Zealand
Monday, 19 April 2021, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today that Australian Foreign Minister Hon Marise Payne will visit Aotearoa New Zealand for the first face-to-face Foreign Ministers’ Consulations since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “Australia is New ... More >>
Border Exceptions Will See More Families Reunited
Monday, 19 April 2021, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
Hundreds more families who were separated by the border closure will be reunited under new border exceptions announced today, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi said. More >>
PM Ardern And PM Morrison - Commencement Of Two-way Quarantine-free Travel Between Australia And New Zealand
Monday, 19 April 2021, 5:26 am | New Zealand Government
Joint Statement by Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern Commencement of two-way quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand Today, Australia and New Zealand have fulfilled their commitment to establish two-way quarantine free ... More >>
New Zealand Provides Support To Timor-Leste For Flooding And COVID-19 Surge
Sunday, 18 April 2021, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is providing further support to Timor-Leste following severe flooding and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “Our thoughts are with the people of Timor-Leste who have been impacted ... More >>
Queenstown Roading Project Given Fast Track Approval
Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Government
An expert consenting panel has approved the Queenstown Arterials Project, which will significantly improve transport links and reduce congestion for locals and visitors in the tourism hotspot. More >>
Green Light For 10 Minute E-bus To Auckland Airport
Friday, 16 April 2021, 10:38 am | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Michael Wood today marked the completion of upgrades to State Highway 20B which will give Aucklanders quick electric bus trips to and from the airport. The State Highway 20B Early Improvements project has added new lanes in ... More >>
NZ Upgrade Programme Revs Up Economic Recovery
Friday, 16 April 2021, 10:37 am | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Michael Wood today marked the start of construction on the New Zealand Upgrade Programme’s Papakura to Drury South project on Auckland’s Southern Motorway, which will create hundreds of jobs and support Auckland’s economic recovery. ... More >>
