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Nationwide test planned for Emergency Mobile Alert system
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Nationwide test planned for Emergency Mobile Alert system New Zealanders are set to start receiving emergency alerts to their mobile phones, warning them that their life, property or health is in serious danger. Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi ... More >>
Revised Trans-Pacific Partnership a better deal for NZ
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 10:49 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker has welcomed the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which incorporates the TPP. More >>
Government signals Chief Technology Officer a priority
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
Government signals Chief Technology Officer a priority appointment The Government has outlined its priorities across digital technology, media and open government signalling that the establishment of a Chief Technology Officer is at the top of ... More >>
All Whites wished all the best
Friday, 10 November 2017, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Government
All Whites wished all the best as they embark on final steps to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson is wishing the All Whites success as they embark on the final legs of their FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign against ... More >>
International Yachts Face Biosecurity Checks
Friday, 10 November 2017, 11:35 am | New Zealand Government
International yachts arriving in Northland this summer will face additional biosecurity checks by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). More >>
Minister to attend RCEP talks in Manila
Friday, 10 November 2017, 10:25 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor is travelling to Manila, Philippines this week to participate in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Preparatory Ministerial meeting, in the margins of the East Asia Summit. More >>
Equal pay awards champions show the way for employers
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 7:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter congratulates champions of the 2017 YWCA Equal Pay Awards, Lion and HR director at Simpson Grierson Jo Copeland, awarded this evening. More >>
NZ condemns Japan’s whaling in Southern Ocean
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Japan’s decision to continue whaling in the Southern Ocean is out of step with international opinion and defies scientific advice. More >>
Minister honours “Wahine Toa” Māori broadcasting star
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister for Māori Development, Willie Jackson said it was an honour last night to present the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Book and Journalism Awards to one of the Māori World’s wahine toa veteran broadcasting ... More >>
Government affirms commitment to better labour laws in film
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Iain Lees-Galloway has today announced that the Government will collaborate with representatives of both the film industry and people working in film and television to develop a durable framework for workplace ... More >>
Labour-led government committed to increasing public safety
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Police Minister Stuart Nash has expressed concern that a number of New Zealanders have reported feeling less safe in the latest Citizens Satisfaction Survey, commissioned by New Zealand Police. More >>
Ministers welcome Pacific focus at climate meeting
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 8:21 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Climate Change MEDIA STATEMENT Hon Minister Aupito William Sio Minister for Pacific Peoples 9 November 2017 More >>
New Minister wishes students well for exams
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 8:19 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has wished students well on the eve of NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship examinations. More >>
Government moves to extend Paid Parental Leave
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Government moves to extend Paid Parental Leave to 26 weeks with urgency Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Iain Lees-Galloway has introduced a Bill extending paid parental leave to 26 weeks by 2020 to Parliament today, saying it is a vitally ... More >>
No new mines on conservation land signalled
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
No new mines on conservation land signalled The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage has today confirmed that the new Government will strengthen the protection for public conservation land by making it off-limits for new mining. The announcement ... More >>
New Zealand to resume exports of casings to China
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s exports in semi-processed casings are set to resume in the next few weeks following successful talks between New Zealand and China, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today. More >>
Teina Pora compensation adjustment
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 9:30 am | New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the Government will provide Teina Pora with an inflation adjustment to his compensation for wrongful conviction and 20 years of imprisonment. More >>
Government accounts in line with forecast
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 10:20 am | New Zealand Government
The Government’s accounts for the first three months of the fiscal year tracked largely in line with Treasury’s Budget forecasts, says Finance Minister Grant Robertson. More >>
Grant Robertson Announces Review of Reserve Bank Act
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
Minister of Finance Grant Robertson today released the Terms of Reference for the Government’s review of the Reserve Bank Act 1989, and re-signed the current Policy Targets Agreement with Reserve Bank Acting Governor Grant Spencer. More >>
PM Ardern to attend APEC and the East Asia Summit
Monday, 6 November 2017, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Ardern to attend APEC and the East Asia Summit Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will travel to Da Nang, Viet Nam to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting 10-11 November. The Prime Minister will then ... More >>
