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Government To Stop Council Plan Changes
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Councils will be required to withdraw plan reviews and changes that have not started hearings as soon as possible and within 90 days of the law coming into effect. More >>
Getting More Kiwis Into Jobs
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 11:13 am | New Zealand Government
Minister Upston has welcomed an updated Ministry of Social Development employment investment strategy which runs through to June 2028, describing it as overdue. More >>
Government Announces $600,000 Support Package For Flood-Affected Farmers, Growers And Foresters
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 10:28 am | New Zealand Government
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay speaking during a visit to the Tasman District today announced an additional $600,000 in Government and industry support, bringing the total Government financial contribution for the affected primary sector ... More >>
Electricity Sector Changes Create More Ways To Save
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 9:28 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand needs more electricity generation to power our economy, and Kiwis rightly expect abundant and affordable energy, which this government is taking action to deliver. More >>
More International Doctors To Be Fast-Tracked
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 8:14 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand is in an international contest to train, attract, and retain skilled medical professionals. The addition of Chile, Luxembourg, and Croatia to the list of Comparable Health Systems will make it easier for qualified doctors from these ... More >>
Employment Relations Amendment Bill Passes First Reading
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Government
“This Bill reflects the Government’s commitment to supporting New Zealand businesses and creating more and better opportunities for workers.” More >>
Online Casino Gambling Bill Passes First Reading
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Government
“My intention with this Bill is to ensure that online gambling is safer for New Zealanders who wish to gamble online to do so. In addition, that companies providing this service contribute to tax revenue and funding the services that treat gambling ... More >>
Parents To Know More About Child’s School Progress
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
SMART will be modern, flexible and curriculum aligned. It will also be bilingual to cover pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau in kura. More >>
Feedback Sought On National Fuel Security Plan
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 11:20 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is seeking to improve our fuel resilience and protect our economic wellbeing so our people and businesses can continue to move, work, and grow. More >>
Refocusing Local Government To Deliver For Kiwis
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 9:19 am | New Zealand Government
Local Government Minister Simon Watts says the Bill will help restore discipline, transparency and performance across the sector, to the benefit of ratepayers. More >>
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 >>
