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New Hamilton – Auckland Commuter Train To Begin In August
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The new Hamilton – Auckland passenger train will start running on 3 August, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today. The Te Huia service will consist of two morning trains from Hamilton, with two return evening trains each week day and a single return ... More >>
Food And Beverage Industry Tops $71.7 Billion
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Government
A new report has found the food and beverage industry had a combined total revenue of $71.7 billion in the last financial year and is ripe for growth with companies increasingly focusing on value-added products, Economic Development Minister Phil ... More >>
New predator-control drones to help nature
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 10:34 am | New Zealand Government
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is investing $790,000 to test a new predator-control drone and take another step towards a predator free Aotearoa, the Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today. More >>
Recognising Māori Excellence With Ngārimu Scholarships
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 8:51 am | New Zealand Government
Seven Māori scholars have been awarded Ngārimu VC and 28th [Māori] Battalion tertiary scholarships in recognition of their outstanding achievements, Associate Minister of Education and Ngārimu Board Chair, Kelvin Davis announced today. The ... More >>
New Programme To Boost High-value Products In Taranaki
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 8:44 am | New Zealand Government
A new collaboration to boost Taranaki’s food and fibre enterprises was launched today by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. The two-year, $914,000 project dubbed ‘Branching Out’, will investigate, explore, package, and potentially pilot new ... More >>
Government Unlocks $2 Million Drought Relief For Farmers, Growers
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 8:30 am | New Zealand Government
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has today classified the drought in the North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chathams as a large-scale adverse event, unlocking up to $2 million in Government funding to support farmers and growers from ... More >>
Minister Of Conservation Pays Tribute To A Conservation Great, Sir Rob Fenwick
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Sir Rob Fenwick’s contribution to conservation is impossible to quantify. He is someone who changed the way New Zealanders work together and think about our natural world. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage paid tribute to Aucklander ... More >>
Cabinet Approves Business Continuity Package In Response To COVID-19
Monday, 9 March 2020, 6:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Cabinet today approved the development of a Business Continuity Package to help support the economy through the disruption caused by COVID-19. “New Zealand is well-placed to respond to COVID-19. We have been running surpluses and our net debt ... More >>
New Commissioner Of Police Appointed
Monday, 9 March 2020, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced the appointment of Andrew Coster as the next Commissioner of Police. “Andrew takes up this leadership role at a time when the Government is making our communities safer by adding 2,000 new police officers ... More >>
Bid For Safer Footpaths
Monday, 9 March 2020, 10:06 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Julie Anne Genter Associate Minister of Transport The Government is looking at ways to make footpaths more pedestrian friendly as new forms of transport such as e-scooters change the way people get around. It’s looking at: · Clarifying ... More >>
One Step Closer To Predator Free 2050
Monday, 9 March 2020, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
Launching the Predator Free 2050 Strategy - ‘Towards a Predator Free New Zealand is a major step forward to save thousands of threatened native species and give nature a helping hand, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage said this morning. “Without ... More >>
Next Steps Of Govt And Business COVID-19 Response
Sunday, 8 March 2020, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Government
This week the Government will roll out the next steps of its plans to support businesses and workers as part of New Zealand’s ongoing response to COVID-19. These initiatives will be on top of the immediate measures already in place, including support for ... More >>
New Zealand Reaffirms Support For Flight MH17 Judicial Process
Saturday, 7 March 2020, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Ahead of the start of the criminal trial in the Netherlands on 9 March, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed the need to establish truth, accountability and justice for the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014, which resulted in the deaths ... More >>
One Year Until The 36th America’s Cup Hits Our Shores
Friday, 6 March 2020, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Government
It’s one year until the thrill and vibrancy of the competition for the world’s oldest sporting trophy returns to New Zealand, with the 36th America’s Cup Match set to get underway on Auckland’s Waitematā on 6 March 2021, Economic Development ... More >>
Agriculture Minister Extends Drought Classifications For Primary Sector
Friday, 6 March 2020, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Damien O’Connor Minister of Agriculture Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has today classified the drought conditions in the Gisborne, Manawatu, Rangitikei, and Tararua districts as a medium-scale adverse event. The classification, which ... More >>
Investment In Kingfish Farming
Friday, 6 March 2020, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Shane Jones Minister for Regional Economic Development The Provincial Growth Fund is investing $6 million in a land-based aquaculture pilot to see whether yellowtail kingfish can be commercially farmed in Northland, Regional Economic Development ... More >>
Crime Prevention For Workers In Small Businesses
Friday, 6 March 2020, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
A crime prevention initiative to improve the safety of workers in small businesses like dairies, liquor stores and petrol stations is to be rolled out to hundreds more locations. Police Minister Stuart Nash has announced new funding for fog cannons ... More >>
PGF Investment In Green Hydrogen
Friday, 6 March 2020, 11:01 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $19.9 million through the Provincial Growth Fund in a game-changing hydrogen energy facility in South Taranaki, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters announced today. “The development of alternative energy initiatives ... More >>
Prime Minister Acknowledges Death Of Jeanette Fitzsimons
Friday, 6 March 2020, 9:36 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged the death of former Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. “Jeanette was a steward of the New Zealand environmental political movement,” Jacinda Ardern said. “Starting out in the Values Party in the 1970s, ... More >>
Transport Investment For Future Drury Town
Friday, 6 March 2020, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government
NZ Upgrade transport investments in South Auckland will lay the foundations for a future town at Drury and represent a new way to help our biggest city grow, Minister of Transport and Urban Development Phil Twyford says. “Our Government is investing ... More >>
