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Improving Protection For People In State Care
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Government
“There is still a lot more to be done to ensure the wrongs of the past are not repeated. The Government is committed to continuing this work,” Lead Coordination Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>
Serious Youth Offending Reduction Target Achieved
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Children Karen Chhour says, “I am proud to announce that the Government Target Three – 15% fewer children and young people with serious and persistent offending behaviour by the end of 2029 – has been not only achieved but surpassed." More >>
Crown Facilitator To Support Waitaki District Council
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Government
“Our priority is for the Waitaki ratepayers to have a plan that will ensure the costs of necessary water infrastructure upgrades are fair, transparent, and do not lead to disproportionate rate increases." More >>
Court Backlog Slashed As Justice System Speeds Up
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 10:49 am | New Zealand Government
“After five years of continuous growth in the backlog of criminal cases in the District Court, I’m pleased to see the backlog is turning around under this Government, fixing what matters for victims,” says Courts Minister Nicole McKee. More >>
Sisters United Academy Gives Students New Options In Term 1 2026
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government
“Every child deserves the opportunity to learn and grow in ways which are more specific to their needs. All of the schools announced today demonstrate the innovation enabled by the charter school model,” Mr Seymour says. More >>
Next Steps For Roads Of National Significance
Monday, 20 October 2025, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government
“The Government is committed to building a long-term pipeline of transport infrastructure investments to redress New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit and build jobs and growth for Kiwis,” Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. More >>
Supporting School Leaders To Drive Change
Monday, 20 October 2025, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Government
This Government remains committed to getting 80 per cent of Year 8 students achieving at or above curriculum expectations by 2030 More >>
Inflation Remains Within Target Band
Monday, 20 October 2025, 11:38 am | New Zealand Government
Stats NZ reported today that annual Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation rose from 2.7 per cent in the year to June to 3 per cent in the year to September 2025. More >>
Clear Direction For Credit Access And Consumer Confidence
Monday, 20 October 2025, 10:22 am | New Zealand Government
These reforms will restore common sense to lending, reduce unnecessary red tape, and ensure responsible borrowers can access finance when they need it, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Scott Simpson says. More >>
New Zealand’s First Sports School Will Open In Term 1 2026
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
The school will serve students with serious sporting aspirations, giving them the skills to ignite a professional career, while ensuring they get the academic education all students need. More >>
Jones Promoting Resources On Global Stage
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s long-standing leadership and expertise in geothermal energy is well known around the world but it is our work to harness the potential of supercritical geothermal energy that I will be promoting, says Resources Minister Shane Jones. More >>
Welfare Sanctions Expand To Job Searches, Upskilling
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Government
All these changes are about ensuring a welfare system which proactively supports those who can work to get off the benefit and into employment, contributing to the Government’s target to have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support by 2030. More >>
Judith Collins - Open Letter To The People Of New Zealand
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government wants settlements, and New Zealanders want certainty that hospitals and schools and other services will operate as normal. More >>
Mobile Scanner Delivering Diagnostics Closer To Home
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Simeon Brown says increasing access to diagnostics closer to home is a priority for the Government. More >>
Family And Sexual Violence Reduction Milestones Achieved
Friday, 17 October 2025, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Every community is different, but none are immune to the tragedies of family violence and sexual violence. This is why working collectively to reduce and address harm is so important – it is a matter of life and death, says Minister Chhour. More >>
NZ Reimposes UN Sanctions On Iran
Friday, 17 October 2025, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
“This reimposition of UN-mandated sanctions reflects the international community’s deep concerns about Iran’s non-compliance with its nuclear obligations and unjustifiable levels of uranium enrichment activity,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Government Supports International Seafarers’ Welfare
Friday, 17 October 2025, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Government
“99 percent of New Zealand’s imports and exports are transported via sea, so it’s critical for our economy that we are a country which treats international seafarers fairly, and ensures their rights are protected,” Mr Meager says. More >>
Flood Resilience Funding Targets Regional Risk
Friday, 17 October 2025, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Of the 32 new projects, 22 are based in the South Island, reflecting the critical need for infrastructure that can withstand increasingly severe and frequent weather events. More >>
New Funding For Bikes In Schools
Friday, 17 October 2025, 11:35 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has confirmed that NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will provide up to $3.5 mn in new funding so the Bikes in Schools programme continues, ensuring many primary and intermediate students will have access to bikes and tracks in their schools More >>
$100 Million Reinvested Into More Classrooms
Friday, 17 October 2025, 11:31 am | New Zealand Government
Prioritising these solutions has helped to free up $100 million to reinvest in other rapidly growing areas. It will deliver a new school and another 82 new classrooms across the country, including Learning Support classrooms that are more specialised More >>
