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New Zealand MPs engage in European talks
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:20 am | New Zealand Government
A cross-party delegation is heading to Europe this week for the 20th Inter-parliamentary Meeting with the European Parliament and talks with Belgian parliamentarians. The delegation will then travel to the United Kingdom, for meetings with parliamentarians. More >>
Ministers to host Family Violence Summit
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 9:48 am | New Zealand Government
A national summit on family violence will be hosted by Justice Minister Amy Adams and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley in Wellington on June 7 More >>
OECD environment report welcomed
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 9:17 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has welcomed today’s release of the OECD 2017 Environment Performance Review, saying it highlights New Zealand’s green credentials and the strong progress we have made over the past decade, as well as the challenges we need to address, ... More >>
Government welcomes report on tertiary education
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 9:12 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Steven Joyce, and Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul Goldsmith have welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s report New models of tertiary education . More >>
Unveiling strengthens NZ-Turkish ties
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 8:46 am | New Zealand Government
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says the ties between New Zealand and Turkey were strengthened further today with the unveiling of the Turkish Memorial at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. More >>
More emergency housing opens in Naenae
Monday, 20 March 2017, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Government
Vulnerable families will now have other housing options in Lower Hutt thanks to Government funding says Associate Social Housing Minister Alfred Ngaro. More >>
$3.6m New Plymouth school property projects underway
Monday, 20 March 2017, 10:19 am | New Zealand Government
Soil turning ceremonies today will mark the start of two education construction projects in New Plymouth, at Spotswood College and the wharekura Te Pi’ipi’inga Kakano Mai Rangiatea, says Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye. More >>
Electric Vehicle Registrations Hit 3,000
Monday, 20 March 2017, 10:01 am | New Zealand Government
More than 3,000 electric vehicles (EVs) are now registered in New Zealand, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says. More >>
Minister congratulates Polyfest students
Sunday, 19 March 2017, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister congratulates Polyfest students Pacific Peoples Minister Alfred Ngaro has today congratulated the winners of the 2017 ASB Polyfest. “It was another fantastic event this year and I know that the judges would have had an extremely hard time ... More >>
Chinese Premier to visit
Sunday, 19 March 2017, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Chinese Premier to visit Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit New Zealand next week. Prime Minister Bill English announced today that he and Premier Li will hold official talks in Wellington, and that he and the Premier will also meet business leaders ... More >>
Charities Services wins technology award
Friday, 17 March 2017, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Alfred Ngaro has congratulated Charities Services on its win at last night’s inaugural New Zealand Charities Technology Awards dinner. More >>
Charities Services wins technology award
Friday, 17 March 2017, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Alfred Ngaro has congratulated Charities Services on its win at last night’s inaugural New Zealand Charities Technology Awards dinner. More >>
McCully to attend Counter-ISIL meeting
Friday, 17 March 2017, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced he will attend the Counter-ISIL Foreign Ministers’ meeting being hosted by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington DC on 22 March. More >>
Work begins on massive slip at Ohau Point
Friday, 17 March 2017, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Simon Bridges says a significant milestone has been reached in the effort to restore the coastal road and rail corridor north of Kaikoura. Work commenced this week at Ohau Point, the site of one of the largest of slips which ... More >>
Corrections officers graduate from training
Friday, 17 March 2017, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Louise Upston has congratulated 53 new Corrections officers and offender employment instructors on their graduation from training. More >>
Delivering better wine and underwater robots
Friday, 17 March 2017, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Government
An underwater robot and a portable winemaking system are just some of the innovations being advanced at the New Zealand Product Accelerator programme, visited today by Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith. More >>
Work begins on massive slip at Ohau Point
Friday, 17 March 2017, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Simon Bridges says a significant milestone has been reached in the effort to restore the coastal road and rail corridor north of Kaikoura. Work commenced this week at Ohau Point, the site of one of the largest of slips which ... More >>
Minister welcomes first landlord conviction under new law
Friday, 17 March 2017, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith has welcomed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team’s first successful prosecution of a landlord for renting a substandard property, under ... More >>
$12m Lemonwood Grove School officially opened
Friday, 17 March 2017, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye have welcomed the official opening of Lemonwood Grove School in Christchurch by the Prime Minister. More >>
IPONZ world number one for online capabilities
Friday, 17 March 2017, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has been ranked number one in the world for its online capabilities by the World Trademark Review says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean. More >>
