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Scope of multi-use arena study released
Friday, 26 May 2017, 10:55 am | New Zealand Government
Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration Nicky Wagner and Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel are today releasing the Terms of Reference for a pre-feasibility study into a new multi-use arena in Christchurch. More >>
NZ joins global response to antimicrobial resistance
Friday, 26 May 2017, 9:44 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Food Safety Minister David Bennett welcome the announcement of New Zealand’s action plan for tackling the growing issue of antimicrobial resistance. More >>
Care & support workers’ pay equity bill passes 1st reading
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 7:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Care & support workers’ pay equity legislation passes 1st reading Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a bill which will ensure 55,000 care and support workers receive their share in a $2 billion pay rise has passed its first reading. The Care and Support ... More >>
Rocket launch a huge step for New Zealand’s space industry
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Economic Development Simon Bridges has congratulated the team at Rocket Lab on the successful launch of their first test rocket on the Mahia Peninsula. More >>
Budget Speech 2017
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Government
I move that the Appropriation (2017/18 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. More >>
$21.2m to tell New Zealand’s stories and news
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 includes a significant investment in Radio New Zealand, as well as new funding to support the understanding of our most important national stories, Ms Barry says. More >>
$28m boost for whānau-centred initiatives
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Government
More whānau will get access to Whānau Ora support across the country with the injection of $10 million of new operating funding over four years in this year’s Budget, Whānau Ora Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says. More >>
$21m boost for Māori language and culture
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 will provide an extra $21 million of operating funding for Māori language initiatives to support the continued revitalisation of te reo and Māori culture, Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says. More >>
Budget 2017 invests $3.4m in Pitt Island Wharf
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $3.4 million of new operating funding over the next four years in Budget 2017 to complete works for the Pitt Island Wharf resilience programme on the Chatham Islands. More >>
$4.5m to explore census transformation
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
$4.5 million of new operating funding over the next three years will allow Stats NZ to explore new ways of obtaining and providing census information without the expense and inconvenience to New Zealanders of a full five-year census, Statistics ... More >>
$10.2m to improve financial capability of young NZers
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Jacqui Dean Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 25 May 2017 $10.2m to improve financial capability of young New Zealanders More >>
$1.5b boost for schools and early education
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 has delivered the largest injection of new money into education since the Government took office in 2008, with an additional $1.1 billion of new operating funding over the next four years, plus an additional $392.4 million of capital funding, ... More >>
$982m funding boost for Defence
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
$982m funding boost for Defence New Zealand’s Defence Force will receive a $406 million boost in operating funding over four years and $576 million in capital as part of Budget 2017, says Defence Minister Mark Mitchell. “It is vital that the ... More >>
$81.8m for Community Corrections and prisoner rehabilitation
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 invests $81.8 million of new operating funding over four years to help manage offenders serving sentences in the community and to improve prisoner rehabilitation, Corrections Minister Louise Upston says. $51.6 million in funding will enable Community ... More >>
Extra help for children with additional learning needs
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 provides $63.3 million of operating funding over the next four years to support students with additional learning needs, including more teacher aide hours and a new programme for parents and teachers of young children with autism, Education ... More >>
$81.9m for excellent high impact science
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Science and Innovation 25 May 2017 $81.9m for excellent high impact science More >>
$40.5m for strategic science investment
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Science and Innovation 25 May 2017 $40.5m for strategic science investment More >>
$456.5m investment in school property
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
School capacity across New Zealand will increase significantly as a result of $392.4 million of capital funding and $64.1 million of operating funding over four years, Education Minister Nikki Kaye and Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe say. More >>
$132.1m investment in tertiary education
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 invests $132.1 million of new operating funding to develop the skills and knowledge needed for a stronger and more internationally connected New Zealand economy, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul Goldsmith says. ... More >>
$434.1m to support young people in care
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2017 invests significantly to support vulnerable children and young people in care through the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children Oranga Tamariki, Minister for Children Anne Tolley says. More >>
