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Plan to improve protection of moa bones
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 9:18 am | New Zealand Government
Moa bones and other sub-fossil remains of extinct species are set to have improved protection with proposals to prevent the trade in extinct species announced the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage today. More >>
Free lunches served up to thousands of school children
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 9:09 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s free and healthy school lunches programme moves south for the first time creating jobs for around 30 people in Otago and Southland. “Eighteen schools with 3000 students are joining the programme – 11 have already begun serving ... More >>
Screen Sector Recovery Package Protects Jobs, Boosts Investment
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Thousands of Kiwi jobs and investment in New Zealand productions will be protected through a screen sector support package announced today by Associate Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Economic Development Phil ... More >>
New Fund To Help Save Local Events And Jobs
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has established a new $10 million fund for the domestic events sector to help save jobs and protect incomes as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19, Minister of Economic Development Phil Twyford announced today. This funding from ... More >>
Bill To Improve Fuel Market Competition
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has taken another step in its commitment to making sure New Zealanders get a fairer deal at the petrol pump with the introduction of legislation to improve competition in the retail fuel market, says Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods. ... More >>
NZ joins global facility for pre-purchase of COVID Vaccine
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has joined a global initiative that aims to enable all countries to access a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced today. More >>
Right to legal representation in Family Court restored today
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Government
From today new legislation takes effect to both restore the right to legal representation at the start of a Care of Children (CoCA) dispute in the Family Court, and allow parties to those proceedings to access legal aid where eligible. More >>
Infrastructure Investment To Create Jobs, Kick-start COVID Rebuild
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 9:57 am | New Zealand Government
A new package of infrastructure investments will help kick-start the post-COVID rebuild by creating more than 20,000 jobs and unlocking more than $5 billion of projects up and down New Zealand. Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Infrastructure Minister ... More >>
Statement on passage of national security law for Hong Kong
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 8:34 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today expressed the New Zealand Government’s deep disappointment at the passage by China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee of a national security law for Hong Kong. More >>
July 1 Marks Progress For Workers, Families
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 7:51 am | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance MEDIA STATEMENT PĀNUI PĀPĀHO More jobs and more family time with newborns are the centrepiece of a suite of Government initiatives coming into effect today. July 1 is a milestone ... More >>
Auckland water consent referred to Board of Inquiry
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Environment Minister David Parker has today “called in” Auckland’s application to the Waikato Regional Council to take an extra 200 million litres of water a day from the lower reaches of the Waikato River for Auckland drinking water and other ... More >>
New Zealand To Host Virtual APEC In 2021
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker announced today that New Zealand’s hosting of APEC in 2021 will go ahead using virtual digital platforms. Mr Peters said the global disruption caused by COVID-19, ... More >>
R&D cashflow support to help businesses continue innovation
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 11:41 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand businesses will receive further support to protect jobs and recover from COVID-19 with today’s launch of the Government’s R&D Loan Scheme. More >>
Māori Union Leader Appointed To Infrastructure Commission Board
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 10:15 am | New Zealand Government
Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones has welcomed the appointment of Maurice Davis and his deep infrastructure and construction experience to the board of the Infrastructure Commission. Mr Davis (Ngāti Maniapoto), is the seventh and final appointment to ... More >>
Matakana Link Road Construction Kicks Off And Drives Jobs
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 8:11 am | New Zealand Government
Matakana Link Road render. Hon Phil Twyford Minister of Transport MP for Te Atatū Mayor Phil Goff Auckland Council The start of construction on a new link road between Matakana Road and State Highway 1 will create jobs and support the significant population ... More >>
PPE Supplies Secured As COVID-19 Response Focuses On Border
Monday, 29 June 2020, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is prioritising its latest investment in PPE for frontline health workers, including staff at managed isolation and quarantine facilities, Health Minister David Clark says. “With no community transmission of COVID-19 our response now ... More >>
PGF Funding For Parihaka Settlement
Monday, 29 June 2020, 7:03 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Andrew Little Minita mo ngā tāke Tiriti Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Hon Shane Jones Minister of Regional Economic Development The Parihaka Papakāinga Trust in Taranaki will receive up to $14 million for a new visitor centre and other More >>
Government Strengthens Managed Isolation System
Sunday, 28 June 2020, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Government
A range of improvements are already underway to address issues identified in the rapid review of the Managed Isolation and Quarantine system released today, Housing Minister Megan Woods said. The review was commissioned just over a week ago to identify ... More >>
PGF Accelerates Rotorua Projects
Saturday, 27 June 2020, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Government
The Rotorua Museum redevelopment and Whakarewarewa and Tokorangi Forest projects will be accelerated thanks to a $2.09 million Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) boost, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Under-Secretary for Regional Economic Development ... More >>
Whakatāne To Go Predator Free With Government Backing Ngāti Awa Led Efforts
Saturday, 27 June 2020, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government
The important brown kiwi habitat around Whakatāne will receive added protection through an Iwi-led predator free project announced by Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage and Under Secretary for Regional Economic Development Fletcher Tabuteau. “The ... More >>
