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Prime Minister congratulates Honours recipients
Saturday, 30 December 2017, 10:45 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Jacinda Ardern today congratulated the 179 New Zealanders named on the 2018 New Year’s Honours List. More >>
Condolences to the family of Tony Johns
Thursday, 28 December 2017, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio has expressed his sincere condolences and sympathies to the family of Tony Johns who has passed away. More >>
NZ supportive of new UN sanctions against North Korea
Saturday, 23 December 2017, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has welcomed the latest United Nations Security Council resolution against North Korea. More >>
Early dry declared adverse event
Saturday, 23 December 2017, 10:35 am | New Zealand Government
Early dry declared adverse event Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor today announced the fast-growing drought in parts of the lower North Island would be classified as a medium-scale adverse event. The affected areas ... More >>
Te Ture Whenua Māori reforms relaunch next year
Friday, 22 December 2017, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Government
The Ture Whenua Bill has been discharged from the Governments legislative programme said Minister of Maori Development Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Public to have their say on EQC Inquiry
Friday, 22 December 2017, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Public to have their say on EQC Inquiry Cantabrians will be consulted on what they want to see in the terms of reference for the independent inquiry into EQC, Minister Megan Woods has announced. “The Government is working hard to establish an independent ... More >>
Wendy Palmer Appointed to Broadcasting Standards Authority
Friday, 22 December 2017, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran has appointed Aucklander Wendy Palmer to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) Board. More >>
Extra Earthquake Support for Insurance Claimants Over Xmas
Friday, 22 December 2017, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government
Extra help and support for people still working to get their EQC and insurance claims resolved in Canterbury will be available through the Christmas period, Minister Megan Woods has announced. More >>
Minimum Wage to Increase to $16.50 Per Hour
Friday, 22 December 2017, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
The Government will increase the minimum wage by 75 cents to $16.50 per hour on 1 April 2018, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway announced today. More >>
Customs and police partnership leads to 24kg of cocaine
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Police Minister Stuart Nash and Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri said strong collaboration between Customs and Police led to the seizure of 24kg of cocaine in Paihia yesterday. More >>
Minister welcomes Acting Director-General of Health
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr David Clark says he looks forward to working with Stephen McKernan following his appointment as Acting Director-General of Health. More >>
Anti-money laundering regulation released
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Lawyers, conveyancers, real estate agents to come under anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism regulations More >>
NZ increases humanitarian assistance for Yemen and Syria
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand will contribute $3.5 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross for crucial humanitarian assistance in Yemen and Syria, Foreign Minister Affairs Winston Peters has announced. “In Yemen, two and a half years of civil war, a stalled ... More >>
Let’s have a safe summer with our animals
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Local Government and Associate Minister of Agriculture with responsibility for Animal Welfare, Hon Meka Whaitiri, is urging all animal owners and the community to remain vigilant this summer. More >>
Practical changes to unreinforced masonry initiative
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 10:26 am | New Zealand Government
Changes have been made to the $4.5million Unreinforced Masonry Building Securing Fund (URM Fund) in response to constraints building owners were facing while attempting to secure buildings. More >>
Landmark day for Taranaki Maunga
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 6:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Landmark day for Taranaki Maunga Mt Egmont/Taranaki will become a legal personality, in its own right, with joint responsibility shared between local Māori and the government in an agreement signed with the eight iwi of Taranaki in parliament today says Minister ... More >>
Govt closely watching dry conditions
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Damien O’Connor Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities 20 December 2017 MEDIA STATEMENT Govt closely watching dry conditions Farmers and growers in very dry regions around the country are urged to make plans to get through a summer ... More >>
Ngāti Maru and the Crown sign Agreement in Principle
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Ngāti Maru and the Crown sign Agreement in Principle The Crown and Ngāti Maru have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle the historical Treaty claims of Ngāti Maru, the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little announced today. More >>
Tax Working Group members announced
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash today announced the members being appointed to the Government’s Tax Working Group. More >>
Appointment of Judge of the Court of Appeal
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Government
The Honourable Justice Joseph Victor Williams has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Attorney-General David Parker announced today. More >>
