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Response to IPCA report
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Police has written to the Commissioner of Police following the release of the IPCA report into complaints about the Deputy Commissioner Wallace Haumaha. More >>
IPCA report on Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted legal advice from the Solicitor General on the Independent Police Conduct Authority report on Wally Haumaha that there is not a clear and proper basis to support removal of the Deputy Police Commissioner. More >>
Change to correct Te Reo spelling for river
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 11:00 am | New Zealand Government
The Waitangitaona River on the South Island’s West Coast will have one name but it will be spelt correctly under a decision made by Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage. More >>
New faces on the bench of the Māori Land Court
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 10:35 am | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta has announced the appointment of Damian Stone and Terena Wara as Judges of the Māori Land Court, and the reappointment of Judge Patrick Savage as an Acting Judge of the Māori Land Court. More >>
Health Promotion Agency board appointments announced
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Government
New appointments to the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) board have been announced today by Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa. Jenny Black will become HPA’s new board chair, while Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, Dr Teuila Percival and Professor Boyd Swinburn ... More >>
UN Migration Compact doesn’t compromise sovereignty
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand will support the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration after being satisfied fears about the document are unfounded. More >>
Te Puia another step closer to iwi ownership
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister, Hon Nanaia Mahuta says Te Puia - The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua is a step closer to iwi ownership. More >>
Approval given to expand Sporting Facilities in Yaldhurst
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Government
A proposal to enable further development at the Christchurch Football Centre in Yaldhurst has been given the green light to proceed. It has been approved by Hon Nanaia Mahuta, acting for the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration. Two ... More >>
Great news for Hauraki in aquaculture
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s announcement that nearly a million dollars will be injected into Coromandel aquaculture and marine services is great news for the people of Hauraki, said the Minister of Māori Development Hon Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Coalition Government delivers boost for low income workers
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand workers on the minimum wage are set for a significant pay rise, as the Coalition Government signals how it will move toward its goal of a $20 p/h minimum wage by 2021, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway and New ... More >>
NZ joins international declaration on zero emission vehicles
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 10:04 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has signed onto the Birmingham Declaration on Zero Emissions Vehicles, committing to a zero emissions future for transport. More >>
Social worker registration changes
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, has proposed legislative changes to the Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill, to strengthen the regulation of social workers and better protect public safety. More >>
Historic day for New Zealand children
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s first Bill to reduce child poverty will help transform children’s lives and set a path to New Zealand having one of the lowest rates of child poverty in the world, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. More >>
Funds for Coromandel aquaculture and marine
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 9:53 am | New Zealand Government
The Provincial Growth Fund is investing $924,000 in Coromandel aquaculture and marine services, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has announced. More >>
Coroners Act amended for tikanga Māori values
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 9:47 am | New Zealand Government
The Coroners (Access to Body of Dead Person) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night. More >>
Minister welcomes new conservation legislation
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 8:54 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says conservation, including marine reserves and sports fish like trout, will be better protected as a result of new law passed last night by Parliament. More >>
PGF supports Southland regional growth
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 8:43 am | New Zealand Government
The Southland region is set to receive a boost to its economy with Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) support for an Invercargill development project, aquaculture, and sheep and goat dairy initiatives, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Regional Economic Development ... More >>
Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail trial gets green light
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 8:40 am | New Zealand Government
The NZ Transport Agency Board has approved a business case for the next steps in a start-up trial Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today. More >>
Reserve Bank Act modernised to include focus on employment
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 8:44 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is delivering on its promise to modernise the Reserve Bank Act, with legislation passed by Parliament today introducing a focus on employment outcomes alongside the current price stability mandate, Finance Minister Grant Robertson ... More >>
Minister accepts resignation of Southern Response Chair
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 8:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan Woods has tonight accepted the resignation of Southern Response chair Ross Butler, following the release of the State Services Commissioner’s report on the agency’s use of external security consultants. More >>
