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State Of Local Emergency Terminated For Most Parts Of Canterbury

Friday, 24 October 2025, 5:53 pm | New Zealand Government

With further bad weather expected for some parts of the country early next week, people should stay up to date with the latest weather information from MetService, Mr Mitchell says. More >>

State Of Local Emergency Declared For Southland Region

Friday, 24 October 2025, 10:53 am | New Zealand Government

A state of local emergency is necessary as a precautionary step due to concern about the potential impacts from power outages on other lifeline utilities in the Southland Region from the significant weather event yesterday. More >>

Government Funds More Helicopter Replacements

Friday, 24 October 2025, 10:34 am | New Zealand Government

The funding has been made to enable the country’s air ambulance helicopter service providers to replace ageing helicopters with newer aircraft. More >>

EU Trade Commissioner To Visit New Zealand

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Government

Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says it will be the first time an EU Trade Commissioner has visited since 2018, which was for the formal launch of free trade talks. More >>

Farmers And Foresters Urged To Stay Safe, Seek Support

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Government

A state of local emergency is in place for the Canterbury region. Canterbury, Wellington and Wairarapa south of Carterton are under a rare red level strong wind warning, Mr McClay says. More >>

Civil Disputes To Become Quicker And Cheaper

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Government

Ministry of Justice modelling indicates around 2,000 claims per year will benefit, including new claimants and people who would have abandoned part of their claim to fit within the jurisdiction. More >>

210+ New Social Homes On The Way For Waikato

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 11:21 am | New Zealand Government

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated social homes based on regional need, which has been assessed using a range of factors including the housing register and emergency housing use. More >>

Granny Flats Get The Consent-Free Go Ahead

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government

The new exemption will come into effect in Q1 2026, but New Zealanders can start planning now. A good place to start is having conversations with designers and builders to understand what’s possible on your property under the exemption. More >>

Overwhelming Construction Industry Support For Key Health And Safety Reforms

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 8:23 am | New Zealand Government

WorkSafe has hit the ground running working with industry to develop an ACOP on clarifying overlapping duties in construction, which is an area the sector would like to see prioritised. More >>

Iceland And NZ Enhance Practical Cooperation

Thursday, 23 October 2025, 8:12 am | New Zealand Government

Mr Peters, following his meeting with Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir, announced New Zealand and Iceland will start negotiations on a reciprocal Working Holiday Scheme. More >>

State Of Local Emergency Declared For Canterbury

Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Government

The state of local emergency will ensure local Civil Defence have access to the emergency powers they need to respond and support emergency services during this event, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell said. More >>

Outgoing Electricity Authority Chair Thanked

Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Government

The timing of Ms Kominik’s decision was linked to another professional opportunity, and because the time is right following the Frontier Economics Review of Electricity Market Performance. She will remain as chair until a replacement is appointed. More >>