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Smoother, Safer Roads This Summer

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 10:06 am | New Zealand Government

Regions with significant programmes of new road building include Taranaki, West Coast, the coastal Otago area that includes Dunedin and Oamaru, and Southland. All of these regions will receive more than 20 lane kilometres of new roads. More >>

Applications Open For New Exploration Permits

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 7:33 am | New Zealand Government

In addition to the Block Offer competitive tender process, a new open market application pathway has been introduced to allocate new permits—providing a more responsive mechanism to align with investor interest and incentivise bold exploration plans. More >>

Bishop Welcomes Auckland Council’s Decision

Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Government

Auckland now has the opportunity to decide how and where the city grows, with greater flexibility than was the case in PC78, Mr Bishop says. More >>

Social Bonds Launch To Help Deliver Social Housing

Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government has funded CHPs to deliver more than 2,000 social homes from 1 July this year and is helping them unlock lower borrowing costs by backing CHFA through a $150 million lending facility, Mr Bishop says. More >>

New Reserve Bank Governor Appointed

Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Government

“Dr Breman comes to New Zealand with an impressive blend of technical skills and organisational leadership experience. She has been a Deputy Governor of Sweden’s Riksbank since 2019." More >>

Pharmac Saves Money To Spend On New Medicines

Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 11:28 am | New Zealand Government

Hon David Seymour Associate Minister of Health Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Health Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour, and Health Minister Simeon Brown are pleased to see Pharmac negotiating savings to increase ... More >>

Kicking Off The Ōtaki To North Of Levin Expressway

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Government

The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2029. More >>

Overhaul Of Broken Holidays Act On The Way

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Government

“The problems with the Act have been well canvassed over the years costing billions in large-scale remediation payments. Employers struggle to understand and apply the Holidays Act correctly, and employees struggle to understand their entitlements.” ... More >>

Statement On The Passing Of Sir Tumu Te Heuheu

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 11:06 am | New Zealand Government

Sir Tumu was a fierce and humble leader for his people, their land and their waters including the majestic Tongariro National Park and Lake Taupō which all New Zealanders and visitors enjoy. More >>

New Residence Options To Bolster Workforce

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 10:18 am | New Zealand Government

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis says skilled and experienced migrants play an important role plugging workforce gaps, and in turn helping businesses to grow. More >>

Shovels In The Ground For New Defence Housing

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 10:11 am | New Zealand Government

“Our sailors, soldiers and aviators dedicate themselves to protecting New Zealand, and they deserve warm, modern homes to return to when off duty,” Mr Penk says. More >>

Trade Minister To Promote NZ Trade At ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 8:20 am | New Zealand Government

Over the past 15 years, trade with ASEAN has more than doubled under AANZFTA. Worth USD$4.13 trillion there is even more potential ahead, and Kiwi exporters are well-placed to seize those opportunities. More >>

Supercharging School Infrastructure

Monday, 22 September 2025, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Government

The $413 million package consists of $58 million of new money, $100 million from Budget 24, $80 million of Ministry of Education Baseline, and $175 million of brought-forward funding. More >>

Anchors Up For New Zealand Cruise Season

Monday, 22 September 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government

Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston said she was now chairing a biannual cross-government and industry forum focused on supporting innovation and development in the cruise sector to maximise its contribution to the New Zealand economy and ... More >>

Anchors Up For New Zealand Cruise Season

Monday, 22 September 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government

Return Of Domestic Coal For Back-up Generation

Monday, 22 September 2025, 11:05 am | New Zealand Government

Genesis Energy has entered into a two-year agreement with BT Mining to supply 240,000 tonnes of locally sourced coal to the Huntly Power Station, diversifying its fuel supply and reducing reliance on imported coal, Minister Shane Jones says. More >>

Government Digital Changes To Bring Big Savings

Monday, 22 September 2025, 10:06 am | New Zealand Government

Siloed, bespoke technology solutions will be a thing of the past. Our target is a citizen-focused, digital-first public service like we see in other leading digital nations, Minister for Digitising Government and the Public Service Judith Collins ... More >>