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Boost To Upgrade State Housing To Be Warmer, Drier, Healthier Homes
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government
More warmer, drier homes and a big building boost for regional centres across New Zealand are two of the major benefits from a $500 million investment in the upgrade and renewal of state homes. Associate Housing Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed ... More >>
Roadside Drug Driver Testing Bill Introduced
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 11:01 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has announced details of a planned new law to give Police the power to conduct random roadside drug testing of drivers, Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter and Minister of Police Stuart Nash announced today. The Land Transport ... More >>
New Zealand And Indonesia Build Ties In Uncertain World
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 6:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Winston Peters Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, discussed navigating an uncertain world during the countries’ Joint Ministerial More >>
Government To Regulate Environmentally Harmful Plastic Packaging, Tyres, E-waste
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is stepping up action to deal with environmentally harmful products – including plastic packaging, tyres and e-waste – before they become waste. As part of the wider plan to reduce the amount of rubbish ending up in landfills, ... More >>
Government supports Pacific-led solutions with STEM
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio says the availability of funding support for targeted Pacific-led solutions demonstrates the Government’s commitment to invest in Pacific people designing, leading and driving the recovery and rebuild ... More >>
Shovel-ready investment in South Island estate
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government
A funding boost of $3.9 million from the $3 billion tagged contingency set aside in Budget 2020 for infrastructure has been allocated to the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) Southern Region Maintenance programme, Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced. More >>
Legislation for managed isolation payments
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Megan Woods Minister of Housing Legislation to allow the Government to recover some of the costs for managed isolation and quarantine will be introduced to Parliament today, said Minister of Housing Megan Woods. “The Bill will allow the government ... More >>
First Regional Apprenticeships Schemes Approved
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
The first five apprenticeship schemes under the Regional Apprenticeship Initiative (RAI) have been approved, opening up 300 apprenticeships, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said today. “In mid-June I announced reprioritised funding ... More >>
Government Removes Another Punitive Child Policy From Welfare System To Put Children First
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 11:41 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has taken further steps to put children first as part of its welfare overhaul, by starting work to remove the subsequent child policy from the Social Security Act 2018, Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni announced today. ... More >>
Next Stage Of Infrastructure Works At Auckland City Hospital Underway
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government
The next stage of work at Auckland City Hospital has started – to replace 50-year-old infrastructure and ensure the delivery of high quality care, Health Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. Chris Hipkins visited the hospital to confirm the release ... More >>
Work underway on newest piece of Hutt’s cycle network
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter joined Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry, mana whenua, and members of the community to turn the first sod on the Beltway Cycleway in Lower Hutt earlier today. More >>
New direction for resource management system
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 9:57 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has welcomed the most comprehensive review of New Zealand’s resource management system since the Resource Management Act (RMA) was passed in 1991. More >>
Waltham Investment Key To The Future Of South Island Rail
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 5:42 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $39 million to build a new rail maintenance facility in Christchurch which will support hundreds of construction jobs and ensure a strong future for South Island rail, State Owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters and ... More >>
New Water Services Bill For Safe Drinking Water
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has today introduced legislation to Parliament that will transform drinking water safety in New Zealand and improve environmental outcomes for our wastewater and stormwater networks. “Last week, we passed the Taumata Arowai - the Water Services ... More >>
Biggest Cash-injection For Family Planning In Over A Decade
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Government
“Today I am pleased to announce funding to help Family Planning New Zealand address long wait times and help hire more staff in their call centres and clinics, so that New Zealanders can get the sexual health information and clinical services they need,” ... More >>
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 11:07 am | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says. More >>
New Declarations of Qualifying Operational Service
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 9:52 am | New Zealand Government
This week 11 further declarations of operational service have been made, announced Minister for Veterans Ron Mark. “This means that those who took part in these deployments will now qualify for support and services from Veterans’ Affairs,” said Ron Mark. ... More >>
New Algorithm Charter a world-first
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 9:30 am | New Zealand Government
This Government has today become the first in the world to outline a set of standards to guide the use of algorithms by public agencies. More >>
Combating debt in the wake of COVID-19
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 9:01 am | New Zealand Government
Additional funding is being made available to strengthen existing debt solution services with access to debt specialists, and develop a national approach to address problem debt Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni and Minister for Commerce and ... More >>
Banking Sector First To Be Living Wage Accredited
Monday, 27 July 2020, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Government
The banking sector has become New Zealand’s first Living Wage Accredited industry, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Andrew Little says. “I am pleased to see that workers and contractors in the banking sector will be paid at least the Living ... More >>
