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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 >>
Consultation sought on fire safety proposals
Monday, 15 May 2017, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Government
Proposed improvements to simplify building fire safety regulations and support their implementation are open for consultation, Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith says. More >>
Malaysian businesses urged to work with Māori business
Monday, 15 May 2017, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has told Malaysian businesses they can rely on high quality, fresh and safe food and beverage products from Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Good environmental progress by farmers
Monday, 15 May 2017, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the latest progress report of the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord project, showing dairy farmers have now fenced off over 97 per cent of waterways. More >>
Support for vulnerable children into adulthood needed
Monday, 15 May 2017, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says new research confirms the need for wrap around support for at-risk children and young people to help them lead successful lives as adults. More >>
Funding boost for New Zealand’s heritage
Monday, 15 May 2017, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Government
Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne today announced funding of $8 million of operating funding over the next two years and $2.1 million of capital funding in the next year in Budget 2017 to safeguard New Zealand’s heritage collections and record of Government. More >>
Consultation begins on corporate insolvency law
Monday, 15 May 2017, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean today released the second and final part of the insolvency law review by the Insolvency Working Group. More >>
NZ provides further $5m in humanitarian aid
Monday, 15 May 2017, 10:15 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand will provide a further $5 million in relief assistance to pressing humanitarian crises across Africa and the Middle East, Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced. More >>
Canterbury bosses urged to give offenders jobs
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Louise Upston will tomorrow host the second in a series of employer breakfasts in Canterbury to outline how they can help change the lives of offenders, their families and their communities. More >>
Appointments to the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:37 am | New Zealand Government
Ethnic Communities Minister Judith Collins has today announced the appointment of eight Trustees to the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. More >>
All of Government Transformation Conference
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:30 am | New Zealand Government
Thank you for the opportunity to open this conference, and to share some thoughts about building a 21st century digital government. More >>
