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Attendance Rates Increase, Again
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10:20 am | New Zealand Government
All education regions showed increases in regular attendance, with Central and East Auckland and North and West Auckland demonstrating the largest increases compared to Term 3 2023, with increases of 7.1 and 6.9 percentage points respectively. More >>
Better Support For Victims Of Sexual Violence
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:40 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s name suppression laws need to better empower victims of sexual offences, ensure openness of court proceedings, and that people convicted of serious sexual crimes are identified and held to account. More >>
Improving The Lives Of Young New Zealanders
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:38 am | New Zealand Government
The 2024-2027 strategy identifies three priorities that will drive the Government’s work to ensure children and young people in New Zealand experience a good life. More >>
Government Continues Work To Reinstate Livestock Exports By Sea
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will introduce legislation changes to reinstate the trade, enhance oversight, and strengthen requirements for exporters to identify risks and manage the welfare of livestock exported by sea. More >>
LGFA Increases Borrowing Capacity To Support High Growth Councils
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Government
The LGFA is the lowest cost provider of financing available to councils, and this arrangement means that councils have additional financial capability to fund infrastructure, roads, and other core infrastructure in their cities and regions. More >>
Temporary Traffic Management Costs Revealed
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Government
NZTA has confirmed that $786 million has been spent on road cones and TTM on state highway maintenance and capital works over the past three years. Importantly, this figure does not include expenditure by local councils on local roads. More >>
New Zealand’s COP29 National Statement
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:30 am | New Zealand Government
"NZ is proud of the work we are doing with our partners particularly in the pacific to support climate priorities. New Zealand is pioneering innovative, high trust approaches to climate finance including through Country Flexible Finance, so they can make their ... More >>
Latest Quarterly Investment Report Released
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand has significant infrastructure and investment needs. The Government is determined to get the foundations of our infrastructure system right, to drive improved value for money, a more consistent pipeline of investments, and deliver ... More >>
New Zealand Supporting Loss And Damage Fund
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:12 am | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand is joining the global effort to address the significant challenge of responding to loss and damage caused by the adverse effects of climate change, including from extreme weather events and sea level rise,” Mr Watts says. More >>
Gang Crackdown Begins At Stroke Of Midnight
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 8:11 am | New Zealand Government
“Gang patches will no longer be able to be worn in public. To earn the right to wear a gang patch you have to have committed violent crime. There are a trail of tears and victims behind each one of those gang patches,” Mr Goldsmith says. More >>
Jurisdiction Of Disputes Tribunal To Double
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 6:05 pm | New Zealand Government
“We need to improve court timeliness and access to justice so that Kiwis and get on with their lives. Court delays affect everyone, the profession included. It just takes one thing to be out of place and everything grinds to a halt. Another adjournment. ... More >>
Protecting New Zealand From Foreign Interference
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Government
“Foreign interference from any country is unacceptable. This legislation will help to ensure that our criminal law is fit for purpose to address this harmful activity and will better equip agencies to hold people to account.” More >>
Health Survey Results To Help Drive Change
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Government
“I value these findings because they’re part of a continuous survey, meaning we can monitor trends over time,” Dr Reti says. More >>
Final Push Needed To Get To Smokefree 2025
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Government
“The latest New Zealand Health Survey results show the daily smoking rate at 6.9 per cent and we need a significant final push over the next 13 months to meet the Smokefree 2025 goal,” Ms Costello says. More >>
New Diplomatic Appointments
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:04 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says it is a pleasure to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. More >>
Red Tape Tipline Goes Live
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:20 am | New Zealand Government
The Red Tape Tipline is an online resource where the public can make submissions on regulation that affects them. More >>
Next Steps For Regulatory Standards Bill
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:16 am | New Zealand Government
Consultation on a proposed Regulatory Standards Bill will be open until Monday 13 January 2025. More >>
David Seymour's Speech To Wellington Chamber Of Commerce On The Principles Of Regulation
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:03 am | New Zealand Government
The Regulatory Standards Bill will be to regulation what the Public Finance Act is to public expenditure. If passed, it will put in statute the principles that Government must adhere to when making regulations. More >>
Youth Parliament 2025 Announced
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government
The two-day event will take place at Parliament on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 July, with the full programme for participants running from late April to August. More >>
Police Stats Show Promising Change
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Government
A reduction in victimisations across the board by 3 per cent is a significant early sign that things are trending in the right direction. More >>
