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The Toloa Tertiary Scholarships For 2021 Aims To Increase Pacific Participation In STEM
Monday, 14 September 2020, 9:06 am | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio, says the Toloa Tertiary Scholarships which aims to encourage more Pacific student numbers participating and pursuing STEM-related studies in 2021, are now open. More >>
New Zealand Seeks Answers To The Gulf Livestock 1 Tragedy
Saturday, 12 September 2020, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand is exploring the viability of working with partners to conduct a search for the black box on the Gulf Livestock 1. “We know how much it would mean to the families of those on the ... More >>
Government Mourns The Passing Of Epineha Ratapu
Friday, 11 September 2020, 7:41 pm | New Zealand Government
E Epineha. Ka tangi te iwi, ki a koe e ngaro nei i te kitenga kanohi. Kua mokemoke to whānau, to iwi, te motu whanui. Haere ki o matua, tipuna. Haere ki te okiokinga tuturu mo te tangata. Haere i runga i te aroha o ngā reanga kei muri i a koe. Haere ... More >>
NZ To Host Bledisloe Cup In October And Ready To Attract Other International Sporting Events
Friday, 11 September 2020, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Government
The Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson says while it is disappointing the Rugby Championship will not be held in New Zealand, the country will host two Bledisloe Cup games in October and has the capacity in managed isolation facilities ... More >>
October Round Of Fisheries Decisions
Friday, 11 September 2020, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Stuart Nash Minister of Fisheries Catch limits will be increased for 26 fisheries and reduced for three fisheries as part of a regular round of reviews designed to ensure ongoing sustainability of fisheries resources. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash ... More >>
Hundreds More Regional Apprenticeships
Friday, 11 September 2020, 10:38 am | New Zealand Government
Up to 350 more people in regional New Zealand will gain a pathway to trades training through a $14 million government investment in apprenticeships, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. The apprenticeships are part of ... More >>
Changes To The Critical Workers Border Exception Category
Friday, 11 September 2020, 10:12 am | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Immigration has announced adjustments to immigration instructions to provide more clarity to the assessment criteria for employers wanting to request a border exception for their workers under the ‘other critical worker’ category. ... More >>
Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project Put On The Fast Track
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 6:41 pm | New Zealand Government
A project to boost New Zealand’s drive to be 100 per cent renewable in electricity, improve the national electricity grid’s resilience and provide valuable jobs in Central Otago has been approved for fast-track consideration of their application. ... More >>
Extra Funding For Customs To Further Protect Maritime Border
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is providing a funding boost to Customs to employ more staff to expand border surveillance, further strengthening the Government’s defence against Covid-19, Customs Minister Jenny Salesa announced today. More >>
Changes Provide Certainty For Offshore Resident Visa Holders
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Immigration The Government is making changes to help new residents stuck offshore keep their residency status while COVID-19 travel restrictions remain in place. “The Government understands the uncertainty that COVID-19 has ... More >>
New Border Exception For Normally Resident Work Visa Holders
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Immigration The Government is creating a new border exception category to enable the return of some temporary work visa holders who are overseas and have strong, ongoing links to New Zealand. The Minister of Immigration, ... More >>
Border Changes To Help Reunite New Zealanders With Their Loved Ones
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is making changes to current border exception rules to allow some partners of New Zealand citizens and residents to be able to reunite in New Zealand. More >>
Tighter Trade Restrictions To Support Endangered Species Survival In The Wild
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has agreed to change the law to help protect more than 35,000 internationally endangered species where unsustainable trade threatens their survival in the wild, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today. More >>
Further Temporary Changes To NCEA For Auckland Students
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Government
Additional support, including the option of summer school, is being put in place for senior secondary school students whose learning has been disrupted by the re-emergence of COVID-19 in the community, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. More >>
Help To Get Kiwi Travellers’ Cash Back
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealanders who have money locked up offshore due to cancelled travel plans as a result of COVID-19 will benefit from a new Government scheme to support the recovery of refunds and credits from overseas travels suppliers. “We know the travel sector ... More >>
Wilding Pine Control Efforts Ramp Up
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
A nationwide plan to tackle more than 800,000 hectares of wilding pine infestations over the next year will generate up to 550 new jobs and help prevent future wild fires, say Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Civil Defence Minister Peeni ... More >>
Labour To Make Matariki A Public Holiday
Monday, 7 September 2020, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
The Labour Party is backing New Zealanders’ calls for Matariki to become New Zealand’s 12th public holiday. More >>
National Conversation On A Military Kawenata Completed
Monday, 7 September 2020, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Ron Mark Minister for Veterans Earlier this year Minister for Veterans Ron Mark announced the launch of a national conversation that aimed to find out whether New Zealanders think there should be a formal agreement between service people, the Government, ... More >>
Stephen McKernan Takes Key Role In Health Reforms
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government
Former Director General of Health Stephen McKernan has been appointed to a key leadership role in the Government’s response to the Health and Disability System Review, Minister of Health Chris Hipkins says. “The Government has committed to a long-term programme ... More >>
Mackenzie Drylands Protection Takes Step Forward
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 7:56 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Eugenie Sage Minister of Conservation Minita mō Te Papa Atawhai Minister for Land Information Minita mō Toitū Te Whenua PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT The legal protection of 11,800 hectares of land as new conservation land is a step towards ... More >>
