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KiwiBuild kicks off with up to 400 homes in Northcote
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
Up to 400 affordable homes will be built in the Auckland suburb of Northcote under the KiwiBuild programme, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today. More >>
Making it easier to build a workforce to build our houses
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Making it easier to build a workforce to build our houses • Temporary KiwiBuild Skills Shortage list • Streamlined pre-approval process for building firms • Labour hire companies to be accredited The Government is proposing changes to make ... More >>
$31.7 million a year to support tertiary education quality
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $31.7 million a year to help maintain the quality of tertiary education, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today. More >>
Ensuring a sustainable construction workforce for NZ
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 11:57 am | New Zealand Government
Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector is a key priority for this Government, says Minister for Building and Construction Jenny Salesa. More >>
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board appointments
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin today announced the appointment of Wendie Harvey and Malcolm Inglis and the reappointment of Te Arohanui Cook to the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board. More >>
Seismic funding supports all manner of heritage buildings
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 9:50 am | New Zealand Government
Iconic Wellington landmark The Manor, a building that houses Nelson’s famed Lambretta’s café and a Christchurch substation that has its own Facebook page are to receive funding for earthquake strengthening, acting Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage ... More >>
Credit review and measures to stop predatory lending
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Kris Faafoi today released the discussion paper outlining findings from the review of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. More >>
Multinationals to pay fair share of tax
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 8:39 pm | New Zealand Government
New measures to ensure multinational companies pay their fair share of tax will come into force next week. More >>
New Sport NZ Chair, board members appointed
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson announced a number of appointments to the Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) board today. More >>
Celebrating 25 years of PHARMAC
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health 26 June 2018 MEDIA STATEMENT Celebrating 25 years of PHARMAC More >>
More time for feedback on cyber security
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Government
The government will extend the timeframe of the Cyber Security Strategy refresh and do a deeper dive into the issues, to inform the new action plan. More >>
Government to act on Land and Water Forum report
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will act immediately on some recommendations of the Land and Water Forum including prioritising action in the most “at-risk” catchments. More >>
Changing face of Work and Income launched today
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Carmel Sepuloni Minister for Social Development 26 June 2018 MEDIA STATEMENT Changing face of Work and Income launched today Minister of Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, celebrated the launch of a brand new face to Work and Income, including ... More >>
New appointments will push te reo Māori
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s appointments to te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori Board will mean that the promotion of the Māori language as a living language will be in excellent hands, says the Minister for Māori Development Hon Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Sector urged to speed up progress on open banking systems
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Kris Faafoi has told the payments sector that progress must be made on innovation and open banking. More >>
Wellington water resilience welcomed
Monday, 25 June 2018, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi has welcomed the news that Wellingtonians will have access to 20 litres of emergency water from day eight after a major earthquake, but reminded people that everyone needs to prepare for emergencies. More >>
Minister for Women outlines maternity leave plans
Monday, 25 June 2018, 9:17 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Julie Anne Genter Minister for Women Associate Minister of Transport Associate Minister of Health More >>
The legacy of Koro Wētere
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Maapuna ana mai te rere o roimata ki te mate. Ko Kaiwaka i te rangi te tohu o aituaa ki te papa, e too ai te tangata. More >>
Flowers received by the PM from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
A high resolution images of flowers the Prime Minister has received from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said she the flowers were an incredibly generous gift, but are unfortunately too big to fit into ... More >>
Condolences on passing of Koro Wetere
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Government
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has expressed his condolences with the passing of Hon Koro Wētere this morning. More >>
