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Partial review of Conservation and National Parks coming

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage and the New Zealand Conservation Authority have directed the Department of Conservation (DOC) to undertake partial reviews of the Conservation General Policy and the General Policy for National Parks, to give better ... More >>

Resignation of Sir Anand Satyanand

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Government

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions will be stepping down in November 2019. More >>

Record outcomes for Māori and young people

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Government

The Coalition Government’s targeted investment and focus on employment outcomes is paying dividends by delivering the lowest unemployment rate in over a decade for Maori, Employment Minister Willie Jackson says. More >>

Money from fraudulently obtained house to be returned to Iwi

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Government

The High Court in Wellington has ordered the forfeiture of a $1.5million Plimmerton house purchased with funds fraudulently obtained from the Tenths Trust by Lorraine Skiffington and Sir Ngatata Love. More >>

Jobs and wages boost shows NZ economy strong

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government

The Coalition Government’s economic plan is delivering jobs and higher wages for New Zealanders, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says. More >>

New International Whaling Commissioner appointed

Monday, 5 August 2019, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of senior diplomat Jan Henderson as New Zealand’s representative to the International Whaling Commission (IWC). “Ms Henderson’s experience will enable New Zealand to make ... More >>

Better border security

Monday, 5 August 2019, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government

The government takes another step to improve border security today. The NZeTA, New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority, which will enable the government to screen travellers for border and immigration risks off-shore before they travel to New Zealand, has ... More >>

Bill to modernise abortion law introduced

Monday, 5 August 2019, 11:27 am | New Zealand Government

Abortion law will be modernised so it is treated as a health issue rather than a crime, Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced. More >>

Students set to ShakeOut

Monday, 5 August 2019, 10:35 am | New Zealand Government

Civil Defence Minister Minister Peeni Henare officially launched New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, at Te Papa’s new earthquake house today. More >>

Government takes action for nature

Monday, 5 August 2019, 9:08 am | New Zealand Government

The Government is set on restoring the dawn chorus and giving nature more of a helping hand, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage and Associate Minister for the Environment Nanaia Mahuta said today as they launched a new action plan for biodiversity in Wellington ... More >>

New cancer treatment services for regions announced

Sunday, 4 August 2019, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Government

Cancer sufferers in Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and Northland will for the first time have access locally to radiation treatment without having to travel to bigger centres as a result of the Government’s decision to fund the replacement of half of all ... More >>

Sir Brian Lochore – one of the All Black greats

Sunday, 4 August 2019, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government

Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson today acknowledged the passing of New Zealand rugby legend Sir Brian Lochore at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer. More >>

Government announces climate action plan

Saturday, 3 August 2019, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Government

Government announces climate action plan Climate Change Minister James Shaw has today released the Government’s Climate Action Plan in response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the low emissions economy. “Our Government is committed ... More >>

Cook Islands Language Week

Saturday, 3 August 2019, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government

Cook Islands Language Week is an opportunity to celebrate the important role Pacific languages play in the daily lives of thousands of our Pacific friends, neighbours, colleagues and loved ones. More >>

Plan to reverse precarious position of yellow-eyed penguin

Saturday, 3 August 2019, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government

Government, Iwi and a community organisation have banded together to turn around the fortunes of the nationally endangered hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin, which recently suffered a series of poor breeding seasons. At the annual hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin ... More >>

Targeted social support funding for 450 whānau

Friday, 2 August 2019, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Government

The expansion of an iwi, community and government initiative will improve the wellbeing of 450 of our most vulnerable Manawatū-Whanganui families Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni and Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare announced today. The Kāinga ... More >>

Supporting our volunteers

Friday, 2 August 2019, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government

Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Poto Williams has today announced this year’s grant recipients for the Support for Volunteering Fund. “The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone who is able to, is earning, learning, caring or volunteering,” ... More >>