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Strike Unfair, Unproductive And Unnecessary
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
“It is a stunt targeting the Government but the people paying the price are the thousands of patients who have had appointments and surgeries cancelled, and the hundreds of thousands of kids who will miss another day at school." More >>
Shortened Timeline For The Animal Welfare (Regulations For Management Of Pigs) Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 10:32 am | Primary Production Committee
The Primary Production Committee decided, by majority, to shorten the report back date to ensure regulations can be in place in time to prevent a ‘legislative gap’. The current regulations expire on 18 December 2025. More >>
Court Users Report Highest Satisfaction Since 2019
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 9:40 am | New Zealand Government
The survey also measured perceptions of safety in and around courthouses. 91 percent of respondents felt safe or very safe entering the courthouse, 95 per cent felt safe in the courtroom, and 89 per cent while giving evidence. More >>
Commonsense Changes To Boost Capital Markets
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says the decisions follow consultation earlier this year on climate reporting changes and on proposals to encourage more KiwiSaver investment in unlisted assets. More >>
NZ And UK Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue Held
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 8:25 am | New Zealand Government
“The UK is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most important international partnerships,” Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. More >>
Improving Protection For People In State Care
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Government
“There is still a lot more to be done to ensure the wrongs of the past are not repeated. The Government is committed to continuing this work,” Lead Coordination Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>
Serious Youth Offending Reduction Target Achieved
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Children Karen Chhour says, “I am proud to announce that the Government Target Three – 15% fewer children and young people with serious and persistent offending behaviour by the end of 2029 – has been not only achieved but surpassed." More >>
Crown Facilitator To Support Waitaki District Council
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Government
“Our priority is for the Waitaki ratepayers to have a plan that will ensure the costs of necessary water infrastructure upgrades are fair, transparent, and do not lead to disproportionate rate increases." More >>
Court Backlog Slashed As Justice System Speeds Up
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 10:49 am | New Zealand Government
“After five years of continuous growth in the backlog of criminal cases in the District Court, I’m pleased to see the backlog is turning around under this Government, fixing what matters for victims,” says Courts Minister Nicole McKee. More >>
Sisters United Academy Gives Students New Options In Term 1 2026
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 10:27 am | New Zealand Government
“Every child deserves the opportunity to learn and grow in ways which are more specific to their needs. All of the schools announced today demonstrate the innovation enabled by the charter school model,” Mr Seymour says. More >>
Next Steps For Roads Of National Significance
Monday, 20 October 2025, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Government
“The Government is committed to building a long-term pipeline of transport infrastructure investments to redress New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit and build jobs and growth for Kiwis,” Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. More >>
Supporting School Leaders To Drive Change
Monday, 20 October 2025, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Government
This Government remains committed to getting 80 per cent of Year 8 students achieving at or above curriculum expectations by 2030 More >>
Inflation Remains Within Target Band
Monday, 20 October 2025, 11:38 am | New Zealand Government
Stats NZ reported today that annual Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation rose from 2.7 per cent in the year to June to 3 per cent in the year to September 2025. More >>
Clear Direction For Credit Access And Consumer Confidence
Monday, 20 October 2025, 10:22 am | New Zealand Government
These reforms will restore common sense to lending, reduce unnecessary red tape, and ensure responsible borrowers can access finance when they need it, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Scott Simpson says. More >>
New Zealand’s First Sports School Will Open In Term 1 2026
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:59 am | New Zealand Government
The school will serve students with serious sporting aspirations, giving them the skills to ignite a professional career, while ensuring they get the academic education all students need. More >>
Jones Promoting Resources On Global Stage
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s long-standing leadership and expertise in geothermal energy is well known around the world but it is our work to harness the potential of supercritical geothermal energy that I will be promoting, says Resources Minister Shane Jones. More >>
Welfare Sanctions Expand To Job Searches, Upskilling
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Government
All these changes are about ensuring a welfare system which proactively supports those who can work to get off the benefit and into employment, contributing to the Government’s target to have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support by 2030. More >>
Judith Collins - Open Letter To The People Of New Zealand
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government wants settlements, and New Zealanders want certainty that hospitals and schools and other services will operate as normal. More >>
Mobile Scanner Delivering Diagnostics Closer To Home
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Simeon Brown says increasing access to diagnostics closer to home is a priority for the Government. More >>
Family And Sexual Violence Reduction Milestones Achieved
Friday, 17 October 2025, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Every community is different, but none are immune to the tragedies of family violence and sexual violence. This is why working collectively to reduce and address harm is so important – it is a matter of life and death, says Minister Chhour. More >>
