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More Support For Health Services With Major PPE Investment
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 6:41 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT $200 million to purchase Personal Protective Equipment $26 million to support residential aged care providers to keep COVID-19 at bay Boost of $35 million to PHARMAC’s budget ... More >>
Help for superannuitants and beneficiaries stuck oveseas
Friday, 17 April 2020, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Government
Over two and a half thousand New Zealanders stranded overseas who receive Superannuation, Veteran’s Pension or a main benefit, will keep being paid with a temporary relaxation in policy, Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni and Minister for Seniors ... More >>
New Zealand to fly relief supplies to Fiji
Friday, 17 April 2020, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark have announced that a New Zealand Defence Force C-130 Hercules will fly to Fiji tomorrow carrying relief supplies to support New Zealand’s response to Tropical Cyclone Harold. More >>
Alert Level 3 Restrictions Announced
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Alert Level 3 will see many significant restrictions on New Zealanders’ movements retained, but will permit aspects of the economy to reopen in a safe way that will allow the economic recovery to begin, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. ... More >>
Freshwater Report Highlights Need For Continued Efforts To Protect And Restore Healthy Waterways
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Government Ministers today welcomed the release of an official statistical report highlighting the key issues affecting our rivers, lakes, streams, catchments and aquifers. More >>
Trade can help economy rebound, rebuild and recover
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
Trade can help New Zealand to rebound, rebuild and recover from the COVID 19 pandemic, Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker said. More >>
Government To Assist New Zealanders In Philippines To Come Home
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 8:59 am | New Zealand Government
Rt Hon Winston Peters Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT The Government is securing a flight to bring New Zealanders home from the Philippines this weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says. ... More >>
COVID-19 Response: New Zealand & Singapore Launch Initiative To Ensure Free Flow Of Essential Goods
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand and Singapore today launched a new trade initiative to ensure supply chain connectivity and the removal of blockages to trade in a list of essential products that includes medicines, medical and surgical equipment. “Ensuring countries have ... More >>
Government Ministers And Chief Executives Take Pay Cut
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Government
The Prime Minister, Government ministers and public service chief executives will take a pay cut of 20 per cent over the next six months, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. “It is the right thing to do, and I acknowledge chief executives ... More >>
Emissions report shows progress, and the work ahead
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is making limited progress to reduce its emissions, but not nearly quickly enough, the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, said today in response to the release of the latest annual inventory of New Zealand’s greenhouse gases. More >>
COVID-19: Tertiary student support package
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Government
An immediate student support package announced today in response to Covid-19 will assist students financially to continue their studies, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Essential Flight For Rare Shore Plovers
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Government
A successful essential flight took place over the weekend for five rare tūturuatu/shore plovers supporting a critical conservation programme to establish a new population announced Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage. “Serious animal welfare risks ... More >>
COVID economic scenarios back ‘go hard, go early’
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 9:09 am | New Zealand Government
Economic scenarios released today back the Government’s decision to go hard and early in the fight against COVID-19 while putting significant measures in place to protect jobs and support businesses through the lockdown, Finance Minister Grant ... More >>
Apps, E-therapy Offer Practical Mental Health Support
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 7:08 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT The Government is making further support available for Kiwis wanting to look after their mental wellbeing as a result of change and uncertainty from COVID-19. The three ... More >>
Government To Repatriate New Zealanders Stranded In India
Monday, 13 April 2020, 5:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced that the Government will be bringing New Zealanders home from India. “New Zealanders in India have faced challenging circumstances and the very difficult task of getting home from a country ... More >>
Hundreds Of Stranded Travellers Assisted Home
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Government
A New Zealand Defence Force C-130 Hercules carrying 39 people from Vanuatu and a charted medevac flight carrying 13 New Zealanders from the Greg Mortimer Cruise Ship off the coast of Uruguay are the latest successful repatriations of New Zealanders ... More >>
Homeless And Vulnerable Getting Housed
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Nearly one thousand motel units have been found for homeless and vulnerable people in response to the Covid-19 crisis, with nearly five hundred units now occupied, Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods said. “Ensuring all New Zealanders are as safe ... More >>
Govt To Fund Temporary Cycleways And Footpaths Post COVID-19 Lockdown
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will provide extra funding to help councils expand footpaths and roll out temporary cycleways to help people keep 2 metres of physical distance after the Alert Level 4 lockdown, Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter announced ... More >>
New Zealand’s Largest Ever Predator Control Programme A Success
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 6:30 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Eugenie Sage Minister of Conservation Minita mō Te Papa Atawhai PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT Kākā and other threatened native birds and wildlife are thriving due to Tiakina Ngā Manu – the largest ever predator control programme in the Department ... More >>
Rescue From Rangitāhua / Raoul Island
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 6:10 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Eugenie Sage Minister of Conservation Minita mō Te Papa Atawhai PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT As New Zealanders stay home to save lives this Easter, some had an interesting journey home to observe the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown in their ... More >>
