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Govt supports more social workers
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Government
A surge in the number of registered social workers will contribute to improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders and their families, Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni said on New Zealand Social Workers’ Day. “New Zealand now has ... More >>
Chief District Court Judge appointed
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Judge Heemi Taumaunu of Auckland has been appointed as the Chief District Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker announced today. More >>
Ardern: NZ National Statement to UN General Assembly 2019
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Government
I greet you in te reo Māori, language of the tangata whenua, or first people, of Aotearoa New Zealand. I do so not just because it is the same way I would begin an address if I were at home, but because there are challenges we face as a world that ... More >>
New financial conduct regime for fairness
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Customers can expect fairer treatment from banks, insurers and other financial service providers as the Government moves to introduce a new regime to regulate financial conduct, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said today. More >>
Toolkit equips school leavers for the world
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Government
School Leavers will get the core skills and knowledge they need to help launch their post-school lives, with the School Leavers’ Toolkit, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Speech to 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
I would like to begin by acknowledging the host of this event; Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More >>
Economy strong and resilient – international report
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:53 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s strong growth potential and resilience has been backed by another international report on our economy. More >>
Work underway for beverage container return scheme
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:18 am | New Zealand Government
Work has begun to develop a beverage container return scheme for New Zealand announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage made at the WasteMINZ Conference in Hamilton today. More >>
One Billion Trees Fund branching out nicely
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 8:25 am | New Zealand Government
The One Billion Trees Fund has just hit two significant milestones that will create more than 7,500 hectares of new forest cover, Forestry Minister Shane Jones says. More >>
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 >>
