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Te Arawa Lakes Trust Among First To Benefit From Jobs For Nature And Biosecurity Investment
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 10:54 am | New Zealand Government
Whenua/land, roto/lakes and awa/rivers in the central North Island will benefit from increased habitat protection with new biosecurity investment across iwi and Crown-managed lands and lakes announced Conservation and Land Information Minister ... More >>
Independent Review Of The New Zealand Defence Force’s Operation Respect Released
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 7:49 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Ron Mark Minister of Defence An independent review of the New Zealand Defence Force’s progress against its action plan for Operation Respect has been released by the Ministry of Defence today, announced Defence Minister Ron Mark. Operation ... More >>
Less Flooding, More Jobs In Southland And Otago
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 7:00 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Shane Jones Minister for Infrastructure New investment in flood protection measures in Southland and Otago will keep residents safer and boost their local economies, with funding of $30 million from central Government announced by Regional Economic ... More >>
Clutha And Arrowtown: Govt Support For Community Facilities
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:59 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Shane Jones Minister for Infrastructure Government support for two community facilities will provide a major economic boost for Otago, helping the region’s recovery from COVID-19, Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones says. Minister Jones ... More >>
PGF Delivers More Jobs And Skills Training For The Regions
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:57 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Shane Jones Minister of Regional Economic Development The Coalition Government is again delivering for jobs and skills training in Otago and Southland through the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones ... More >>
Condolences On Passing Of Sir Toke Talagi
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has expressed his condolences regarding the passing of Niue’s former Premier, Sir Toke Talagi, which occurred today in Niue. “Sir Toke, who was also formerly Niue’s Foreign Minister, made a significant ... More >>
Prime Minister Extends Condolences On Passing Of Niue’s Former Premier
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has extended New Zealand’s condolences following the death of Niue’s former Premier, Sir Toke Talagi, who has passed away in Niue. “We extend our condolences to his family and to the people of Niue. Sir Toke was ... More >>
Hood Aerodrome upgrade gets the green light
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Government
A major Government investment will see construction on a revamped Hood Aerodrome get underway this year, creating jobs and boosting the local economy. More >>
Gore Community Facilities Get Government Backing
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Two leaking and run-down community facilities in Gore will receive Government funding to provide jobs for local contractors and long-term benefits to the Gore community and wider region, Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones has announced. The funding ... More >>
PM's speech - Next steps in COVID response
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 11:09 am | New Zealand Government
Today I am setting out our plan in the event we have a new case of community transmission of COVID-19 in New Zealand. More >>
Clean Energy Future For More Public Services
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 9:33 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s state sector has taken another important step towards a clean energy future, the Minister for Climate Change James Shaw said today as he announced six new projects that will be supported by the Government’s clean-powered public service ... More >>
Government Steps Up Action On Waste - Funds Recycling Infrastructure And Expands Levy Scheme
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government
· $124 million Government investment in recycling infrastructure · Plans confirmed to increase and expand the waste levy to divert material from landfill, and recycle revenue into resource recovery and waste minimisation · Innovative construction ... More >>
More support rolls out for SMEs
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 9:38 am | New Zealand Government
More support is rolling out for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the COVID Response and Recovery Fund, to help them adapt and innovate to deal with the impact of the virus. The Ministers for Economic Development and Small Business have announced ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Airport agreement protects jobs
Monday, 13 July 2020, 11:30 am | New Zealand Government
The Crown will provide a loan to Hawke’s Bay Airport to ensure it can trade through COVID-19 economic impacts, support the region’s recovery and protect up to 200 jobs. More >>
Government backs Northland innovation and enterprise park
Monday, 13 July 2020, 10:59 am | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund is providing up to $19.5 million to boost innovative primary sector businesses and create training and job opportunities for Northland locals through the construction of an innovation and enterprise park at Ngawha, Regional ... More >>
New Support Package For Wildlife Institutions
Saturday, 11 July 2020, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Wildlife institutions affected by a loss of visitor revenue during the COVID-19 lockdown are set to receive government support with nearly $15 million of funding available announced Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage. “Eco-sanctuaries, zoos, ... More >>
300,000 Students To Benefit From Free Mental Health Services
Saturday, 11 July 2020, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is expanding and accelerating frontline mental health and wellbeing services at tertiary education institutes (TEI) to help students manage ongoing stresses related to COVID-19. “The lockdown has been hugely disruptive for students. Many ... More >>
Gang crime, meth harm targeted in Waikato
Friday, 10 July 2020, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Police says a major operation against the Mongrel Mob in Waikato will make a big dent in drug harm and violent offending linked to organised crime networks. More >>
Supporting victims to attend mosque attack sentencing
Friday, 10 July 2020, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is extending the border exception criteria to enable some offshore victims and support people of the Christchurch mosque attacks to attend the sentencing of the accused beginning on 24 August 2020, says Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
More Support For Women And Girls
Friday, 10 July 2020, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter today announced that funding for the COVID-19 Community Fund for women and girls will be doubled, as the first successful funding applications for the initial $1million were revealed. “Women and girls across the ... More >>
