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Budget 2020: Targeted Extension To The Wage Subsidy Scheme
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 provides for further assistance for businesses and their staff who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Wage Subsidy Scheme has been enormously successful, paying out more than $10 billion ... More >>
Budget 2020: Focus On Jobs – Kiwi Businesses Supported To Respond, Recover And Rebuild
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Government
On-the-ground support for Kiwi exporters in key markets to boost trade $230 million to encourage entrepreneurship and risk-taking to kickstart growt Giving SMEs a leg-up to increase sales through e-commerce Protecting small businesses ... More >>
Changes To Remuneration Authority Act
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 9:17 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Chris Hipkins Minister of State Services The Government will today introduce legislation that will enable the Remuneration Authority to make temporary reductions to the salaries of elected politicians and senior public officials. In April, the ... More >>
Law Setting Up Legal Framework For Covid-19 Alert Level 2 Passes
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The law establishing a legal framework for the response to Covid-19 has passed its final reading and will become law in time for the move to Alert Level 2 tonight. This is a bespoke Act designed specifically to stop the spread of COVID-19. “The ... More >>
Up To 50 To Be Allowed At Funerals – If Strict Public Health Measures Are In Place
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has emphasised the significant risk of COVID-19 spreading at funerals and tangihanga and the extra personal responsibility required to limit the spread, as it expands the number of people allowed to attend at COVID-19 Alert Level 2. More >>
New Measures To Protect New Zealand’s National Interest During COVID-19 Crisis
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon David Parker Associate Minister of Finance The Government is amending the Overseas Investment Act to protect key New Zealand assets from falling unnecessarily into foreign ownership as the economy recovers from the fallout of the global COVID-19 ... More >>
New Zealand Moves Out Of State Of National Emergency
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The State of National Emergency across New Zealand has been lifted and a National Transition Period is now in place as the country prepares to move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2, Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare has announced. The State of National ... More >>
Cash Starts Flowing To Businesses
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Millions of dollars in cash support has begun flowing to businesses through the largest tax refund package in modern New Zealand history. Revenue Minister Stuart Nash says the first week of operation of the $3 billion loss carry-back scheme has ... More >>
Emergency support for Racing’s recovery
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Racing Winston Peters has announced a $72.5 million dollar COVID-19 emergency support package for the racing industry. More >>
Record Investment In Hospitals And Health Services
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 9:27 am | New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 delivers the biggest ever increase in funding for District Health Boards, as well as additional funding to deliver approximately 153,000 more surgeries and procedures, radiology scans and specialist appointments to help clear the COVID-19 ... More >>
Additional Support For Frontline Health And Disability Workers Announced On International Nurses Day
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 6:36 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT Temporary accommodation for health and disability workers living with a vulnerable person Phone counselling service for frontline workers 0800 COVID-19 clinical advice number Three ... More >>
Hospitality To Open Under ANZAC Day-style Rules In COVID Alert Level 2
Monday, 11 May 2020, 7:57 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kris Faafoi, has confirmed that bars and pubs will be able to open once New Zealand moves to COVID Alert Level 2 so long as they make sure they seat patrons and serve them food with their drinks. Bars and ... More >>
Pay Increases For Lowest Paid Teachers
Monday, 11 May 2020, 7:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 provides a $151.1 million funding boost over four years for early learning services to improve the pay of up to 17,000 qualified teachers working in education and care services. A significant pay gap between early childhood education (ECE) ... More >>
Covid-19 Response: New Legal Framework To Be Debated Tomorrow Ahead Of Alert Level 2
Monday, 11 May 2020, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Government
A new law providing a legal framework for Covid-19 Alert Level 2 will be introduced and debated tomorrow. The Government intends to pass the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill through all stages on Tuesday 12 May so that it can be enacted by Wednesday ... More >>
PM – Level 2 Announcement
Monday, 11 May 2020, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Government
I want to start today by acknowledging the sacrifices New Zealanders have made over the six and a half weeks we have been in Alert Levels 4 and 3 in order to beat COVID-19. Be it those who lost loved ones and were unable to say goodbye and mourn properly. ... More >>
New Zealand Will Be At Alert Level 2 From Thursday 14 May
Monday, 11 May 2020, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has announced that New Zealand can safely move out of Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm on Wednesday 13 May. 11 May 2020 Until then, we're still at Alert Level 3, and all Alert Level 3 guidance and restrictions apply. Cabinet has decided to More >>
Next Steps To End Family And Sexual Violence: Budget 2020
Monday, 11 May 2020, 7:29 am | New Zealand Government
Jan Logie Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) Hon Poto Williams Associate Minister for Social Development MEDIA STATEMENT The 2020 Budget includes significant support to stabilise New Zealand’s family More >>
Budget 2020 - Securing New Zealand’s Medicine Supply
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
Budget 2020 will ensure New Zealanders continue to get the medicines they need, despite global pressure on supply chains, Health Minister David Clark says. The Government has announced an increase of $160 million over four years in the Combined Pharmaceutical ... More >>
Biosecurity And Conservation Jobs For Redeployed Workers
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 10:16 am | New Zealand Government
Up to 160 redeployed workers are set to pick up jobs in 55 biosecurity and conservation projects to get the regional economy moving again, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today. The new projects in Northland, ... More >>
New Zealand And Australia Enhance Defence Cooperation In The Fight Against COVID-19
Saturday, 9 May 2020, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to further strengthen defence cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 on both sides of the Tasman and in our Pacific neighbourhood. On 7 May 2020, Minister of Defence Ron Mark, held a joint teleconference with Senator ... More >>
