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Māori - Government Partnership Gives Whānau A New Housing Deal
Saturday, 16 May 2020, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $40 million in a partnership with Māori to get more whānau into warm, dry and secure accommodation, Associate Minister for Housing (Māori Housing) Hon Nanaia Mahuta says.. “We are partnering with Māori and iwi to respond ... More >>
Keeping New Zealanders Safe In The Water
Saturday, 16 May 2020, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
Our lifeguards and coastguards who keep New Zealanders safe in the water have been given a funding boost thanks to the 2020 Budget, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Poto Williams has announced. The water safety sector will receive $63 million ... More >>
Legal Framework For COVID-19 Alert Level Referred To Select Committee
Friday, 15 May 2020, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020, which set a sound legal framework ahead of the move to Alert level 2, has been referred to a parliamentary select committee for review. Attorney-General David Parker said the review of the operation of the ... More >>
Christchurch Call Makes Significant Progress
Friday, 15 May 2020, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Significant progress has been delivered in the year since the Christchurch Call to Action brought governments and tech companies together in Paris with a single goal to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online, Prime Minister ... More >>
New Zealand Condemns Shocking Attacks On Hospital And Funeral In Afghanistan
Friday, 15 May 2020, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand condemns the targeting of civilians in two terrorist attacks in Afghanistan earlier this week. “The terrorist attacks on a hospital in Kabul and a funeral in Nangarhar province are deeply shocking. ... More >>
$62 Million Package To Support Families Through The Family Court
Friday, 15 May 2020, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Andrew Little Justice Courts The Coalition Government has made a significant $62 million investment from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund to start the reform of the Family Court and enable it to respond effectively to the increased ... More >>
Tailored Help Supports New Type Of Jobseeker - Report
Friday, 15 May 2020, 9:54 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s expanded services to support people into jobs will help an emerging cohort of New Zealanders impacted by COVID-19. The impacted group are relatively younger, have a proportionately low benefit history and have comparatively higher ... More >>
A Modern Approach To Night Classes
Friday, 15 May 2020, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
New funding to boost Government-funded Adult and Community Education (ACE) will give more than 11,000 New Zealanders more opportunities to learn, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said. “This includes a modern approach to rebuilding night classes, ... More >>
New Registration System For Forestry Advisers And Log Traders
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 9:43 pm | New Zealand Government
A new log registration scheme and practice standards will bring us one step closer to achieving ‘value over volume’ in our forestry sector, Forestry Minister Shane Jones says. New legislation introduced as part of Budget 2020 will require forestry ... More >>
Speech: Robertson - Budget 2020 Speech
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Speaker, I move that the Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. From its very beginning this Coalition Government has committed to putting the wellbeing of current and future generations of New Zealanders at the heart of ... More >>
Prime Minister’s Budget 2020 Speech
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Speaker, business as usual in this place would dictate that today, Budget day, is the day that the Minister of Finance comes down to this house and delivers the Government’s plan for the year ahead. Business as usual, would then have the Opposition ... More >>
Budget 2020: Funding Boost For Defence
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 provides a boost of $1.77 billion in operating and capital funding to enable Defence to continue to deliver on the tasks expected of it “It’s been a busy year for the Defence Force. On top of our usual deployments they have responded ... More >>
Budget 2020: Disability Support Gets Biggest-ever Funding Boost
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
$833 million to take pressure off disability support services and ensure access $12 million to assess innovations that empower people with disabilities $4.4 million to pay for in-between travel costs for disability carers The Coalition ... More >>
Supporting Pacific Peoples Through A COVID-19 Recovery Plan
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio says the Government is backing Pacific Peoples with a $195 million Pacific package to support the recovery and rebuild of Pacific communities from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Pacific communities are always ... More >>
Budget 2020: Budget Lifts Investment In Rail To A Record $4.6 Billion
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Government
State Owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters says Budget 2020 is another milestone in securing the future of our rail system, and another step towards economic recovery. “Rail is a critical part of our integrated transport network. Not only is investment ... More >>
More Than $900 Million To Support Māori As We Rebuild Together
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will invest over $900 million in response to COVID-19 to support our whānau, tamariki and all Māori so we can rebuild together, Māori ministers announced today. “We know that the effects of COVID-19 have impacted on Māori, ... More >>
Budget 2020: Postal Services Maintained For Kiwis
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is supporting New Zealand Post to continue to deliver a postal service in the face of challenges presented by a changing mail environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding of $130 million from Budget 2020 will allow New ... More >>
8000 More Public Houses To Be Delivered
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will deliver an extra 8,000 new public and transitional homes through Budget 2020, in a move that will stimulate the residential construction sector, create jobs and reduce the housing shortage. The additional housing places will be delivered ... More >>
Budget 2020: Aid Spending Boost In Budget 2020
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has today announced an increase to aid funding as the world grapples with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic Budget 2020 will deliver $55.6 million in additional funding for Vote Official Development Assistance, ... More >>
Major Investment In Infrastructure Projects
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund has set aside $3 billion to fund infrastructure projects across the country. This is in addition to the Government’s $12b New Zealand Upgrade Programme and Provincial Growth Fund infrastructure investments. Budget 2020 ... More >>
