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Terms of Reference for CAA Review released
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Phil Twyford today released the terms of reference for the Ministry of Transport’s organisational review of the Civil Aviation Authority. More >>
Arms Legislation Bill, first reading
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Government
There are tragedies, or crimes, or losses in our communities that have shaped all of us in this Parliament in our own way. More >>
School deciles gone in two years, says Education Minister
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
School deciles will be replaced in 2021 or 2022 by an Equity Index that better aligns equity funding to actual levels of socio-economic disadvantage in our schools, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. More >>
Major work begins on Metro Sports Facility
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Work on the Metro Sports Facility is ramping up, with the first major concrete pour for the site carried out the early hours of this morning, says Minister Megan Woods. More >>
Government to strengthen law against unfair practices
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi and Minister for Small Business Stuart Nash have today announced new measures to better protect businesses and consumers from unfair commercial practices. More >>
Green light for Manawatū Gorge replacement highway
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has earmarked funding of up to $620 million for construction of the Manawatū Gorge replacement highway, Transport Minister Phil Twyford today announced. More >>
PM’s meeting with Trump a triumph
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 9:07 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the meeting between the Prime Minister and the US President in New York this morning is a diplomatic coup. “Securing a 25-minute long meeting with the US President during the UN Leaders Week is an achievement ... More >>
Remarks to Christchurch Call Leaders’ Dialogue
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:54 am | New Zealand Government
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, e ngā rau rangatira ma Tēnā koutou katoa It has been four months since some of us met in Paris to adopt the Christchurch Call to Action to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. Since May, ... More >>
Progress made on eliminating terrorist content online
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:53 am | New Zealand Government
World leaders and tech companies have announced significant progress on the implementation of the Christchurch Call to Action to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online at a meeting held at the United Nations in New York today. The Call was launched ... More >>
PM - Keynote Address to UN CAS Private Sector Forum
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:35 am | New Zealand Government
Mr Secretary-General, leaders, ladies and gentlemen. Recently in New Zealand our journalists, like many around the world, took part in the Covering Climate Now campaign. During this campaign one story detailed a dramatic hypothetical account of our country ... More >>
Speech to United Nations Climate Action Summit
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
Earlier this year I visited the remote atolls of Tokelau in the South Pacific. With a population of 1,500 people that is only accessible by boat, they have a story not often heard but a message that must be shared. It’s a message underscored by their ... More >>
Plan to protect endangered species from illegal trade
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:06 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is planning to strengthen New Zealand’s measures to prevent international trade in endangered species the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today. More >>
Global Settlement Agreement finalised
Monday, 23 September 2019, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Government
The Crown has signed and sealed its global settlement deal with the Christchurch City Council, marking a major milestone in getting the city back to full local leadership. More >>
Team to support emergency responses up and running
Monday, 23 September 2019, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Civil Defence Minister Hon Peeni Henare today announced that the Emergency Management Assistance Team has been established and is ready to be deployed to provide support in an emergency response. More >>
Minister James Shaw welcomes 2018 Census first release
Monday, 23 September 2019, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
Statistics Minister James Shaw has welcomed the first release of 2018 Census data. More >>
Business tax changes back Kiwi companies to grow
Monday, 23 September 2019, 9:51 am | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is backing Kiwi companies to innovate and grow by making it easier to invest in new assets and business models, and giving start-ups a better shot at success. More >>
Plan for a productive, sustainable and inclusive economy
Monday, 23 September 2019, 8:40 am | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government’s Economic Plan is transitioning the economy to be more productive, sustainable and inclusive to tackle New Zealand’s long-term challenges. “New Zealanders value a strong economy that provides decent jobs, higher incomes ... More >>
International Day of Sign Languages
Monday, 23 September 2019, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government
The Government joins the New Zealand Deaf community in celebrating International Day of Sign Languages, the first day of the International Week of the Deaf each year. More >>
Helping 100 Wairoa rangatahi into work
Sunday, 22 September 2019, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Government
Helping 100 Wairoa rangatahi into work More rangatahi in Wairoa will soon have the support of Wairoa Young Achievers Trust (WYAT) through the Government’s He Poutama Rangatahi (HPR) scheme, announced by Employment Minister Willie Jackson today. WYAT ... More >>
NZ economy backed by international report
Saturday, 21 September 2019, 11:09 am | New Zealand Government
NZ economy backed by international report New Zealand’s continued economic expansion and the Government’s policies to improve productivity have been backed by an international report on the economy released today. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released ... More >>
