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Future in focus for learners and employers
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 11:48 am | New Zealand Government
Learners and employers are demanding more flexible learning and a combination of technical and life skills knowledge, according to feedback to the Tertiary Education Commission. More >>
Gov't responds to Productivity Commission on social services
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 11:38 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Steven Joyce has today released the full Government response to the Productivity Commission’s report on More Effective Social Services . “The Government is well-aligned with the Productivity Commission’s recommended direction,” ... More >>
Re-opening of Fonterra’s Susumas Plant in Malaysia
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 11:37 am | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister and Associate Minister for Economic Development Te Ururoa Flavell attended the re-opening of Fonterra’s Susumas plant in Malaysia yesterday. More >>
Kaiapoi Domain returned to the community
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 11:12 am | New Zealand Government
The return of Kaiapoi Domain to the Waimakariri District Council marks the start of a new chapter for the area, Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith says. More >>
Several new measures to support teacher supply and quality
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 10:43 am | New Zealand Government
The Minister of Education Nikki Kaye has today announced new measures to enhance teacher quality and supply. More >>
$5.2m to fund more teachers in priority subjects
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 10:41 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Nikki Kaye has announced that Budget 2017 will commit $5.2 million of operating funding over the next four years to expand the innovative teacher training programme, Teach First NZ, to provide places for a further 90 participants. More >>
DOC funded to protect and enhance conservation estate
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:33 pm | New Zealand Government
DOC funded to protect and enhance conservation estate Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says DOC is fully able to do its job of protecting precious native species while also managing the increasing number of tourists coming to New Zealand. In the ... More >>
Sister School fund recipients announced
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Ten schools across New Zealand will receive assistance to deepen their China sister school relationships, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul Goldsmith announced in Beijing today. More >>
Minister welcomes MSD’s client level data system review
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed today’s release of the independent review into MSD’s individual client level data IT system. More >>
New North Road construction underway
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Government
The construction of 100 new homes on land formerly set aside by NZTA for roading can now begin, Social Housing Minister Amy Adams announced today at the sod-turning in New North Road Mt Albert. More >>
Coleman to attend WHO and WADA meetings
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister and Sport and Recreation Minister Jonathan Coleman is to attend the World Health Assembly (WHA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) meeting. More >>
Queenstown on track for Housing Accord target
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Queenstown is well on its way to hitting the target laid out in the Queenstown-Lakes Housing Accord, with six months of the original accord still to run, Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith and Queenstown-Lakes Mayor Jim Boult announced ... More >>
Govt to build 34,000 new houses for Auckland
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government today has announced a Crown land and building programme that will see tens of thousands of new houses built in Auckland over the next decade. More >>
Speech: Launch of Crown Building Project
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Government
I would like to thank you all for being here today and for your on-going interest in the important subject of housing in Auckland. More >>
Final stage of key Tauranga project now underway
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Simon Bridges today marked the commencement of the final stage of the Baypark to Bayfair project to build two flyovers. More >>
DOC Community Fund Round 4 opens
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says the fourth round of a multi-million-dollar fund to support community conservation projects opens for applications today. More >>
Easier process for clients with cancer diagnosis
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 11:27 am | New Zealand Government
Easier process for clients with cancer diagnosis Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says Jobseeker Support clients with a cancer diagnosis no longer need to provide multiple medical certificates. “I asked MSD to work with the Cancer Society to ... More >>
Green light for Riccarton Racecourse homes
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:13 am | New Zealand Government
Building can start on a $300 million, 600-home development at Riccarton Racecourse after the Government approved the final step for the Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Trustees and Ngāi Tahu Property initiative, Building and Construction Minister Dr ... More >>
Budget 2017: $21m to Battle for our Birds
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:47 am | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says DOC will fight this year’s beech forest mast year increase in rat and stoat numbers with a $21.3 million war chest from Budget 2017 for the Battle for our Birds control campaign. More >>
Miraka agreement in Malaysia a milestone
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:12 am | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister and Associate Minister for Economic Development Te Ururoa Flavell witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Miraka Ltd and its Malaysian distribution partner, Storiiu, in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. More >>
