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Levy rates for fire and emergency services announced
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne has announced the new levy rates which will fund the unified national fire and emergency service – Fire and Emergency New Zealand. More >>
Ministers welcome $2m in health study grants
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith have welcomed $2 million in feasibility study grants announced today by the Health Research Council (HRC). More >>
Minister welcomes 29 per cent lift in business R&D
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The release of new data showing a significant jump in the amount spent by Kiwi companies on research and development (R&D) is a sign of the confidence businesses have in themselves and the New Zealand economy, says Science and Innovation Minister Paul ... More >>
NZ provides $3 million in famine relief
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will provide $3 million to support emergency famine relief and prevention efforts in Africa and Yemen. More >>
Whenua Māori Fund success continues
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:40 am | New Zealand Government
Māori land owners’ aspirations for their whenua are being realised with support from the Whenua Māori Fund says Minister for Māori Development Te Ururoa Flavell. More >>
Nicotine e-cigarettes to become legal
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:26 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner today announced the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquid will be made legal with appropriate controls. More >>
New Tekapo toilets open for business
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 10:58 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Tourism Minister Nicky Wagner today opened new toilet facilities in Tekapo, co-funded through the Government’s Regional Mid-sized Tourism Facilities Grant Fund. More >>
New foreign trust webpage
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 9:42 am | New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Judith Collins today welcomed Inland Revenue’s new webpage to help trustees of foreign trusts comply with the new disclosure rules. More >>
Productivity Commission report on urban planning welcomed
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 8:49 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s report Better Urban Planning . More >>
Synchrotron a trans-Tasman success story
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Science researchers on both sides of the Tasman are benefitting from the Australian Synchrotron facility, visited today by Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith. “As foundation investors in the Australian Synchrotron, we have given New Zealand ... More >>
Family violence pilot helps over 24,000 people
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 11:35 am | New Zealand Government
The Integrated Safety Response (ISR) pilot has helped over 24,000 people through the development of more than 8,000 family safety plans, say Justice Minister Amy Adams and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley. More >>
Hercules deployment to Middle East confirmed
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 11:13 am | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says Cabinet has approved a short-term deployment of a C-130 Hercules to the Middle East. More >>
Extension of report-back date for Havelock North Inquiry
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 10:53 am | New Zealand Government
Extension of report-back date for Havelock North Drinking-Water Inquiry Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today that the report-back date for the independent Inquiry into Havelock North Drinking-Water has been extended at the request of the ... More >>
New graduate nurses finding jobs sooner
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says data from the system which matches graduates with employers shows hundreds more nurses are now in mental health services, surgical, and medical areas. More >>
Support for NZ China Young Leaders Forum 2017
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 9:34 am | New Zealand Government
Funding of $25,000 to support the New Zealand China Young Leaders Forum 2017 was announced today by Youth Minister Nikki Kaye More >>
Goldsmith to visit Australia for science collaboration
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 9:15 am | New Zealand Government
Goldsmith to visit Australia for science collaboration More >>
New Zealand commits to Fiji border security
Monday, 27 March 2017, 5:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Customs Minister Nicky Wagner is welcoming a commitment to help strengthen Fiji’s border security. More >>
China-NZ to collaborate on biomedical research
Monday, 27 March 2017, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith have welcomed the signing of a bilateral cooperation arrangement in biomedical research between New Zealand and China. More >>
Justice high on the agenda for Trans-Tasman Committee Exchange
Monday, 27 March 2017, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Government
The Speaker announced today that New Zealand’s Justice and Electoral Committee will be visiting their Australian counterparts in Canberra and Sydney this week. The committee’s visit is part of the regular exchange between our two countries, ... More >>
2019 to be China-New Zealand Year of Tourism
Monday, 27 March 2017, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Government
A new international agreement will focus on attracting high-value Chinese visitors who stay longer, spend more and travel independently says Tourism Minister Paula Bennett. More >>
