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Regional Governance Will Return To Ten Polytechnics

Monday, 14 July 2025, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Government

“We’re rebuilding our incredibly important vocational education system so that it delivers — for students, for employers, and for the future of New Zealand,” Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds says. More >>

Tāmaki Makaurau By-Election Date Set

Monday, 14 July 2025, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Government

The by-election follows the death of MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp. Writ Day will be Wednesday 30 July. More >>

Childhood Immunisation Rates Continue To Climb

Monday, 14 July 2025, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Government

Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Health New figures released today show childhood immunisation rates at 24 months continue to rise, reflecting the Government’s strong commitment to improving health outcomes for Kiwi children, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. ... More >>

Surge In NCEA Numeracy & Literacy Results

Monday, 14 July 2025, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Government

More than half of this year’s Year 12 students who did not meet the co-requisite while in Year 11 last year have now achieved it — and around a third of these students will now be awarded NCEA Level 1. This takes the pass rate for NCEA level 1 in 2024 ... More >>

Making NZ Top Destination For International Students

Monday, 14 July 2025, 7:03 am | New Zealand Government

With international student enrolments steadily increasing since 2023, we want to supercharge that growth track and make New Zealand the destination of choice for international students, says Education Minister Erica Stanford. More >>

New Zealand And Southeast Asia Growing Closer

Saturday, 12 July 2025, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Government

“This week’s engagements have enabled New Zealand to commemorate a half-century of dialogue with ASEAN and reinforce our position as a reliable and valuable partner,” Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. More >>

Speech To Quarry NZ 2025 Conference

Friday, 11 July 2025, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Government

A truckload of aggregate roughly doubles in price after 30 kilometres, yet despite councils being big aggregate customers, their planners won’t consent enough quarries where they are needed. More >>

Accommodation Support For Tasman And Nelson

Friday, 11 July 2025, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Government

MBIE Temporary Accommodation Service is accepting registrations from displaced residents in Tasman and Nelson who need assistance finding temporary accommodation. More >>

NZ Sends 43 More Firefighters To Canada

Friday, 11 July 2025, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Government

The taskforce consists of an agency representative, two taskforce leaders and eight five-person arduous firefighting crews. More >>

New Teaching Council Appointments

Friday, 11 July 2025, 10:37 am | New Zealand Government

David Ferguson, Chief Executive of the Teachers’ Institute, has been appointed as the new Deputy Chair of the Council. He will then assume the Chair of the Council role from 29 August when Robyn Baker ONZM’s term finishes. More >>

Japan, NZ Working On Defence Logistics Agreement

Thursday, 10 July 2025, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Government

The agreement will set out how logistical support, including the provision of supplies and services, will be managed when the New Zealand Defence Force and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan operate together. More >>

New Zealand Launches Anti-Scam Alliance

Thursday, 10 July 2025, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government

“Up until this point New Zealand’s anti-scam efforts have developed in an ad-hoc way and suffered from a lack of coordination." More >>

Encouraging Signs For Mental Health Workforce

Thursday, 10 July 2025, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Government

“Over the past two years, there has been substantial progress in building up the mental health and addiction workforce. We have more mental health nurses, psychologists, support workers and addiction counsellors working on the ground, and overall vacancy ... More >>