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Extended Loan Scheme Keeps Business Afloat
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Small businesses are getting greater certainty about access to finance with an extension to the interest-free cashflow loan scheme to the end of the year. The Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme has already been extended once, to 24 July. Revenue and Small ... More >>
New Investment Creates Over 2000 Jobs To Clean Up Waterways
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Government
A package of 23 projects across the country will clean up waterways and deliver over 2000 jobs Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Environment Minister David Parker announced today. The $162 million dollar package will see 22 water clean-up projects ... More >>
Building A More Sustainable Construction Sector
Friday, 3 July 2020, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
A new programme, which sets a firm course for the Building and Construction sector to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has been announced by the Minister for Building and Construction Jenny Salesa. “A significant amount of New Zealand’s carbon ... More >>
PGF funds tourism boost in Northland
Friday, 3 July 2020, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund is investing more than $7.5 million in Northland ventures to combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones have announced. More >>
Four new projects announced as part of the rebuild
Friday, 3 July 2020, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced significant funding for Auckland’s Northcote College as part of the first wave of a new nationwide school redevelopment programme to upgrade schools over the next ... More >>
PGF top-up for QE Health in Rotorua
Friday, 3 July 2020, 10:41 am | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is investing $1.5 million to ensure QE Health in Rotorua can proceed with its world class health service and save 75 existing jobs, Under Secretary for Regional Economic Development, Fletcher Tabuteau announced today. ... More >>
COVID-19: Support To Improve Student Attendance And Wellbeing
Friday, 3 July 2020, 7:47 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Chris Hipkins Minister of Education Media Statement The Government has opened an urgent response fund to support schools and early learning services to get children and young people back on track after the Covid-19 lockdown. “While we are seeing ... More >>
Fast-track Consenting Law Boosts Jobs And Economic Recovery
Friday, 3 July 2020, 6:53 am | New Zealand Government
Hon David Parker Minister for the Environment PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT The law to boost the economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19 by speeding up resource consenting on selected projects has passed its second and third readings in the House ... More >>
Whanganui Port gets PGF boost
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Five port-related projects in Whanganui will receive a $26.75 million Provincial Growth Fund investment to support local economic recovery and create new opportunities for growth, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. More >>
More support for Sarjeant Gallery
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery will receive an investment of up to $12 million administered by the Provincial Growth Fund to support its redevelopment, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. More >>
Site Of New Freight Hub Revealed
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government
A regional freight hub for the lower North Island will be built just northeast of Palmerston North, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has announced. The Government is investing $40 million through the Provincial Growth Fund to designate and buy ... More >>
David Clark resigns as Health Minister
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 11:09 am | New Zealand Government
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted David Clark’s resignation as Health Minister. More >>
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 >>
