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Tertiary Education Institution Council Appointments
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced two appointments to university governing councils and a reappointment to the WelTec Whitireia combined council. More >>
Don’t be a statistic this holiday season – celebrate safely
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Government
‘Tis the season for family, celebration and plenty o’ merriment so let’s make sure the holidays aren’t spent in hospital, says Minister for ACC Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Appointment of Judge to the High Court
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Wellington barrister and solicitor Christine Grice has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, AttorneyGeneral David Parker announced today. More >>
The impact of student loan debt
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Government
The Student Loan Scheme Annual report 2016/17 released today again highlights the debts many people are forced into to try to get ahead, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. More >>
Government stops the sale of state houses
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Government
The Labour-led Government today cancelled the sell-off of state houses, fulfilling another of its first 100 day promises, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced. More >>
Medicinal cannabis to ease suffering
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr David Clark says making medicinal cannabis more readily available will help relieve the suffering of people who are dying in pain. More >>
Ngāti Tuwharetoa Claims Settlement Bill passes First Reading
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister Andrew Little welcomed and acknowledged the rangatira of Ngāti Tūwharetoa who were at Parliament today as their claims settlement Bill passed its first reading this morning. More >>
Report on greyhounds makes sobering reading
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
The Associate Minister of Agriculture responsible for Animal Welfare, Hon Meka Whaitiri says the greyhound racing industry has a lot of work to do before it meets the standards for proper animal welfare. More >>
Winston Peters says Hansen report findings are disturbing
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 10:52 am | New Zealand Government
Racing Minister Winston Peters says the findings of the Hansen Report on greyhound racing are disturbing and deeply disappointing. More >>
Stronger action to protect iconic kauri
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 10:39 am | New Zealand Government
The Government will move immediately to strengthen efforts to protect kauri trees from dieback disease, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage have announced. More >>
UN announces International Day for Sign Languages
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Disability Issues, Carmel Sepuloni, welcomes the UN announcement that there will be a new International Day for Sign Languages. This day will be celebrated each year on 23 Septemberto promote sign languages as being equal to spoken languages. More >>
Crown Forestry to get planting
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 10:11 am | New Zealand Government
Forestry Minister Shane Jones has today welcomed a renewed mandate for Crown Forestry to enable it to kick-start the Government’s tree planting programme. More >>
Foreign house buying ban passes first hurdle
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 6:30 pm | New Zealand Government
The law banning overseas buyers from purchasing existing homes has passed its first hurdle in Parliament. More >>
Tougher approach on animal traceability
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says he’s told officials to take a tougher approach with farmers and all other users who do not meet their obligations under the National Animal Identification and Tracing Scheme (NAIT). More >>
Expert panel appointed for Reserve Bank Act Review
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Expert panel appointed for Reserve Bank Act Review The members of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for Phase 1 of the Review of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 bring considerable knowledge and expertise to the table, Finance Minister ... More >>
Work continues after ten years of change
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Government
A decade of efforts to transform the culture, conduct, policy and practices of the Police is being acknowledged by Police Minister Stuart Nash More >>
David May to join ACC Board
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Government
The ACC Board will be joined by experienced director David May from 1 January 2018, the Minister for ACC Iain Lees-Galloway announced today. More >>
Government starts implementation of KiwiBuild
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government has fulfilled another of its first 100 day promises by taking the first steps to implement the KiwiBuild programme, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced. More >>
Proposals for vital dairy industry act
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor today announced plans to introduce a new Bill to prevent the efficiency and contestability provisions of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (the DIRA) from expiring in the South Island. More >>
Ministers welcome commitment to te reo
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Education Ministers Kelvin Davis and Jenny Salesa have welcomed schools’ commitment to tikanga Māori and te reo Māori. More >>
