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Govt accounts show strong position
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 10:04 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is in a strong position to help the economy counter international headwinds, according to the first set of accounts for the new financial year. More >>
Number of teachers up by 2,000 in two years
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s $135 million in teacher supply initiatives, a significant teacher pay boost and a new workforce planning tool means for the first time in a decade a Government can be confident it is getting on top of the ongoing demand for more ... More >>
Boost for Māori/Pacific mental health and addiction services
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister David Clark has announced further progress on expanding access to free mental health services for New Zealanders. The Ministry of Health has today issued two Request For Proposals (RFPs), one for kaupapa Māori and one for Pacific ... More >>
Closer cooperation with Korean horse racing industry
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Racing Minister Winston Peters met with Korea Racing Authority Chairperson Nak Soon Kim in Seoul today to discuss closer cooperation between the New Zealand and Korean horse racing industries. As part of the visit to the Seoul Racecourse, Mr Peters ... More >>
Opposition reheats old policy
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Police Stuart Nash says National has just reheated old ideas with its latest policy release. More >>
Statement on letter regarding Let’s Get Wellington Moving
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter today released a statement which provides information about the letter of 26 March 2019 concerning Let’s Get Wellington Moving. The statement was agreed ... More >>
Minister meets with Minister for Indigenous Australians
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister, Hon Nanaia Mahuta has met with Australia’s new Minister for Indigenous Australians, Hon Ken Wyatt today to discuss areas of mutual interest including indigenous trade and enterprise. More >>
Tourism gets a boost with Korean eGates expansion
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Travelling to New Zealand will be even more attractive for Korean tourists following the Government’s announcement today of the expansion of eGates to eligible ePassport holders from the Republic of Korea. More >>
PGF backing Dunedin’s waterfront ambitions
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will support local plans to revitalise and stimulate economic development opportunities in Otago, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has announced. More >>
Young Otago students encouraged to take on forestry careers
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF)’s skills and employment programme will help young Otago people into long-term forestry careers, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. Te Ara Mahi will invest $63,000 in the 2020 school year ... More >>
Otago to lead digital creativity
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is investing $10 million to establish Otago as the centre of New Zealand’s creative digital industry over the next ten years, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. More >>
PGF boosts Otago’s engineering and manufacturing sector
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is investing to support economic growth opportunities for Otago’s engineering and manufacturing sectors, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Trade and Export Minister David Parker announced today. More >>
Community pharmacists to deliver MMR vaccinations
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 10:06 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Health Julie Anne Genter says trained pharmacist vaccinators in approximately 450 pharmacies across New Zealand will soon be able to deliver MMR vaccinations to people aged 16 and over, as the latest step in the Government’s ... More >>
PM to attend East Asia Summit
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 7:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern travels to Bangkok later this week for the annual East Asia Summit. The Prime Minister’s priorities will be discussing the key strategic and security issues of the Indo-Pacific, and continuing to strengthen New Zealand’s ... More >>
Retail and supply chain boost to sector health and safety
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s launch of ShopCare, the Retail and Supply Chain Health and Safety Sector Group shows the sector recognises the importance of a coordinated, collaborative approach to reducing harm, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. ... More >>
Peters discusses Pacific challenges and denuclearisation
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, discussed in Seoul today opportunities to work more closely in the Pacific and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. More >>
PM to attend East Asia Summit
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern travels to Bangkok later this week for the annual East Asia Summit. The Prime Minister’s priorities will be discussing the key strategic and security issues of the Indo-Pacific, and continuing to strengthen New Zealand’s ... More >>
PGF supports high speed broadband for marae at Parihaka Pa
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Government
The three marae in the historic Parihaka Pa complex in Taranaki have been upgraded to high speed broadband with the support of the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today. More >>
Courts and Tribunals amendments in effect
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Justice and for Courts Aupito William Sio has announced that the final amendments in the Courts Matters Act 2018 and the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 come into effect today. More >>
Employment programme places 2,800 offenders into work
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says strong partnerships with local employers are helping offenders successfully transition back into their communities and keeping the public safe. More >>
