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Pacific diplomatic footprint

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced details today on how New Zealand will increase its diplomatic and development presence in the Pacific. More >>

Special Envoy for Commonwealth Trade Integration

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Jeremy Clarke-Watson to the newly created role of Special Envoy for Commonwealth Trade Integration. “Commonwealth members have increasingly expressed interest in ... More >>

PM acknowledges Geoff Murphy’s contribution to NZ Culture

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged the passing of leading New Zealand filmmaker Geoff Murphy, saying he was a trailblazer of the local film industry, making films that told our unique stories and put our ... More >>

Prime Minister meets with Korean President Moon Jae-in

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Government

Our shared values and challenges, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the opportunity to do more together were features of the meeting between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in today in Auckland. More >>

Half of public service chief executives are now women

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Government

The number of chief executives in public service departments has for the first time exceeded 50 per cent. More >>

Mental Health and Addiction report charts new direction

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Government

Health Minister Dr David Clark says the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink how we handle some of the biggest challenges we face as a country. More >>

National standard for organics

Monday, 3 December 2018, 7:09 pm | New Zealand Government

National standard for organics A national standard for organic production will be progressed as a Government bill next year, Agriculture and Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor announced today. “A national standard gives consumers confidence in ... More >>

Retail fuel for first market study

Monday, 3 December 2018, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Government

Retail fuel for first market study The retail fuel market will be the first Commerce Commission market study, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced today. “This Government is committed to ... More >>

Principal Family Court Judge appointed

Monday, 3 December 2018, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government

Judge Jacquelyn (Jackie) Moran of Christchurch has been appointed as Principal Family Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker announced today. More >>

Launch of Accessibility Guide for Government Agencies

Monday, 3 December 2018, 11:31 am | New Zealand Government

Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni has announced a new guide on accessible information on the United Nations’ international day for celebrating disabled people. “As part of today’s celebrations, I have great pleasure in launching the Accessibility ... More >>

Rules on climate change action

Monday, 3 December 2018, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government

The Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, says New Zealand will put in every effort to ensure success for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which gets underway in Katowice, ... More >>

Work on waste underway

Monday, 3 December 2018, 10:37 am | New Zealand Government

A new report out today shows that the Government is on the right track to tackle our waste problem, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage says. The Sustainable Business Network today released its report - New Zealand’s Plastic Packaging System ... More >>

Significant milestone in victim safety

Monday, 3 December 2018, 8:15 am | New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Andrew Little and Under-Secretary Jan Logie today mark a significant milestone in the Coalition Government’s efforts to improve victim safety, hold perpetrators to account and enable an integrated family violence protection system. More >>

First families get payments by Christmas

Monday, 3 December 2018, 8:07 am | New Zealand Government

The regulation change allowing Housing NZ to make discretionary grants to those who were wrongly evicted for methamphetamine contamination has been made and the first 55 people are being paid from today, Housing and Urban Development Minister ... More >>