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Finance Minister announces Budget 2018 date

Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Government

Budget 2018 will be delivered on 17 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. The Budget will build on the priorities outlined in the December 2017 Budget Policy Statement (BPS), which set out the Government’s economic strategy. More >>

Red letter day for health practitioners

Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Government

Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health 31 January 2018 Red letter day for health practitioners More >>

Pike River Recovery Agency launched

Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Andrew Little has welcomed the launch of Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa—Pike River Recovery Agency in Greymouth today. More >>

S&P affirms Government credit ratings, stable outlook

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 7:41 pm | New Zealand Government

Finance Minister Grant Robertson welcomes news that Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its AA/A-1+' foreign currency and 'AA+/A-1+' local currency sovereign credit ratings on New Zealand. The rating outlook also remains stable. More >>

Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill receives first reading

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 5:57 pm | New Zealand Government

Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill receives first reading The Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill received its first reading in Parliament today. Justice Minister Andrew Little says the Bill will help uphold the public’s confidence in the integrity ... More >>

Taking action to reduce child poverty

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Government

Taking action to reduce child poverty Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today released her Child Poverty Reduction Bill to drive a significant and sustained reduction in child poverty that lasts beyond successive governments. “For a country with relative ... More >>

Drought classification extends to Southland and Otago

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Government

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor today announced that the medium-scale adverse event classification for the drought in parts of the country would be extended to the whole of Southland plus Otago’s Queenstown Lakes, ... More >>

Appointment of Associate Judge of the High Court

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government

Wellington Queen’s Counsel Kenneth Johnston has been appointed an Associate Judge of the High Court, AttorneyGeneral David Parker announced today. More >>

New Zealand marks 50th anniversary of Nauru’s independence

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will make a $2 million contribution to the Nauru Intergenerational Trust Fund to mark the 50th anniversary of Nauru’s independence. More >>

Ministry of Health to plan for hotter summers

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government

As temperatures hit record highs across New Zealand the Ministry of Health is starting to plan for hotter summers bought on by global warming, Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>

Giving teachers a stronger voice

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government

The new Government’s programme to raise the status of the teaching profession and restore trust and confidence will take another step forward today when Parliament votes to give teachers back the right to elect representatives to their own professional ... More >>

Film Industry Working Group announced

Monday, 29 January 2018, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Government

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Iain Lees-Galloway today announced the establishment of a Film Industry Working Group, facilitated by Linda Clark, to find a fit-for purpose way to restore workers’ rights in the screen industry. More >>

Call to celebrate suffrage anniversary events

Monday, 29 January 2018, 8:21 am | New Zealand Government

Minister for Women Hon Julie Anne Genter is encouraging organisations to celebrate the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage with events and activities. More >>

Almost 775,000 Kiwi kids heading to school this week

Sunday, 28 January 2018, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government

Almost 775,000 Kiwi kids heading to school this week Education Minister Chris Hipkins sends his best wishes to the many thousands of Kiwi kids who are off to school this week. “Almost 775,000 students are heading to school and I hope they are all looking ... More >>

Education innovators to challenge thinking in NCEA Review

Saturday, 27 January 2018, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Government

Education innovators to challenge thinking in NCEA Review Members of a group of innovative thinkers to advise the Education Minister and Ministry on the review of the NCEA to take place this year were announced today by Education Minister Chris ... More >>

‘Well done’ to NZDF personnel

Friday, 26 January 2018, 8:13 pm | New Zealand Government

Defence Minister Ron Mark has congratulated the NZDF on the involvement of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft and Kiwi personnel in seizing about NZ$300 million worth of heroin in the Western Indian Ocean earlier this week. More >>

PM's Youth Programme acknowledges inspirational young people

Friday, 26 January 2018, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister’s Youth Programme acknowledges inspirational young people Around 100 young people are participating in the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP), gaining confidence to make key life changes. The programme, now into its ninth year, ... More >>

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