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Door opens to affordable home ownership
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 9:50 am | New Zealand Government
From today aspiring homeowners can register their interest in a KiwiBuild home, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced. More >>
$750,000 for children and family research
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 10:52 am | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, has announced the successful Children and Families Research Fund proposals and the launch of new funding round More >>
Reappointment to the BSA
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 9:45 am | New Zealand Government
Cantabrian Paula Rose QSO has been reappointed to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) for a second term. More >>
Helping communities celebrate Matariki
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 9:40 am | New Zealand Government
The Māori Development Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta is pleased that Te Puni Kōkiri is supporting New Zealand communities who want to mark the start of Matariki, the Māori New Year. More >>
Pacific Forum Fisheries Committee meeting
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 9:23 am | New Zealand Government
Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash departs today to represent New Zealand at the fifteenth annual ministerial meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee in the Cook Islands. More >>
Milestone reached for women in the state sector
Monday, 2 July 2018, 6:13 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has reached a major milestone in its commitment to eliminate the gender pay gap in the public service, as new Gender Pay Principles are launched tonight, State Services Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter said ... More >>
Eighty new Police recruits begin training
Monday, 2 July 2018, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Police recruitment is taking another significant step forward with the arrival of eighty new recruits who begin training today at the Royal New Zealand Police College. More >>
Possum and pest free plan for Mahia Peninsula
Monday, 2 July 2018, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is backing a Hawke’s Bay Regional Council plan to make Mahia Peninsula possum free with a $1.62 million funding injection announced by Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage today. The Predator Free Hawke’s Bay Project builds on two existing ... More >>
Enhanced Task Force Green for Gisborne
Monday, 2 July 2018, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Government
The Minister for Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, has announced further help for the Gisborne District, as it recovers from significant flood damage. More >>
Biggest ever poverty survey gets underway
Monday, 2 July 2018, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s most extensive survey of child poverty kicks off this month (July) to give a clearer picture of how poverty affects everyone; from children to the elderly, says the Minister of Statistics. More >>
Appointments to the Education Council
Monday, 2 July 2018, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Government
The current Chair and Deputy Chair of the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand have been reappointed for 12 months to provide continuity while the Council transitions to a new, more democratic, governance model, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said. More >>
Peters: Next Steps - Otago Foreign Policy School speech
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Earlier this year the coalition described how it was “shifting the dial” with a Pacific Reset to restore New Zealand’s relationships in the Pacific. In May, the coalition also announced through Budget 2018 its “First Steps” to restore ... More >>
Tax simplified for individual taxpayers
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
A new tax bill introduced to Parliament will mean automatic tax refunds for around 750,000 New Zealanders. More >>
Framework for Animal Welfare Unveiled
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri says the Framework for Action on Animal Welfare released today, sets out a better approach to animal welfare that is clear, transparent and inclusive. More >>
Initiatives back community conservation work
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Communities will have two new tools to help combat rats, stoats and possums that are killing our native birds, plants and other wildlife, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage said in Nelson today. More >>
Police organisational culture
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Government
The Police Minister has made the following statement in response to reports today in the New Zealand Herald. More >>
Licensing to improve conduct when businesses stop trading
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi has moved to tighten conduct when businesses fold by tabling a Supplementary Order Paper to the Insolvency Practitioners Bill. More >>
Waikeria decision based on 2017 projections
Monday, 2 July 2018, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
The decision on the rebuild of Waikeria Prison was made by Cabinet based on the 2017 Justice Sector Projections, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said today. More >>
Student loan borrowing limit to be extended
Monday, 2 July 2018, 9:58 am | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government will extend the current student loan borrowing limit for those students in long undergraduate programmes, such as medicine, from the start of 2019, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. More >>
Making NZ the best place in the world to raise a family
Sunday, 1 July 2018, 11:57 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Carmel Sepuloni Minister of Social Development Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance 1 July 2018 PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT More >>
