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Law Passed To Speed Up Critical Infrastructure
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Legislation with wider amendments will be introduced to Parliament later this year, with the public able to provide feedback through the select committee process. More >>
Improvements To Clean Vehicle Standard To Benefit Kiwis At The Pump
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government will allow credits to be transferred between used vehicle importers and new vehicle importers, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. More >>
Defence Helicopter, Plane Decisions Announced
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced investment decisions of $2.7 billion, with the MH-60R Seahawk the preferred option to replace the existing maritime helicopters. More >>
Community Magistrates To Help Ease Bottlenecks
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Government
“Community Magistrates play a valuable part in the District Court but are currently underutilised. By expanding their jurisdiction, we can reduce bottlenecks, ease pressure on judges, and improve court timeliness,” Mrs McKee says. More >>
First Fast-Track Project Approved
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 11:37 am | New Zealand Government
The Port of Auckland wharf expansion project has today received its approval from an expert panel set up under the Fast-track Approvals Act. The project is expected to begin construction next month, creating jobs and boosting New Zealand’s economy More >>
Term Two Attendance Higher Than Pre-Covid
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 10:16 am | New Zealand Government
In Term 2 this year, 58.4 per cent of students attended school regularly, an increase of 5.0 percentage points from 53.4 per cent in Term 2 last year, and an increase of 11.4 percentage points on Term 2 of 2023. More >>
Growing Proportion Of Employment Relations Authority Members With Private Sector Experience
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 7:24 am | New Zealand Government
The ERA is an independent body that helps resolve employment relationship problems and facilitates collective bargaining when issues arise. More >>
Psychology Assistants To Grow Workforce
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Psychology Assistants will work under the supervision of registered psychologists, helping to increase access to support and drive down vacancies within the mental health system. More >>
Falling Interest Rates Good For Growth And Jobs
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Government
The Reserve Bank announced today that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 3.25 to 3 per cent and signalled two further reductions this year. More >>
Cabinet Approves Next Steps On Greyhound Industry
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
A bill will be drafted to bring this decision into law. The move follows last December’s announcement of the Government’s in-principle decision to end greyhound racing as of 31 July 2026. More >>
Writing Action Plan To Raise Student Achievement
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Government
New baseline data collected in 2024, prior to this year’s introduction of the new English curriculum and structured literacy supports, shows writing achievement declines as a child progresses through school. More >>
New Diplomatic Appointments Announced
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced the appointments of Joanna Kempkers as Ambassador to France, Greg Andrews as High Commissioner to Fiji, and Angela Hassan-Sharp as Ambassador to Ireland. More >>
Medsafe Consents Improve Year On Year, Again
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealanders need a smarter, more efficient government which gets things done, enabling them to live better lives,” Mr Seymour says. More >>
New Data Emphasises Focus On Teaching Basics
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 11:10 am | New Zealand Government
The results show the Government has stemmed the decline of maths achievement starting with the introduction of an hour a day of reading, writing and maths in 2024. More >>
Boosting Competition For Affordable Electricity
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 9:46 am | New Zealand Government
“While today’s announcement is a positive step, we remain deeply concerned about the lack of affordability and competitiveness in the electricity market. I expect the Authority to deliver more efficient, competitive, and reliable electricity market,” ... More >>
Confirmation Of AA+ Credit Rating Welcomed
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 8:59 am | New Zealand Government
“At the moment New Zealand is borrowing overseas to continue providing good public services while we work to rebuild the economy and public finances,” Nicola Willis says. More >>
Biggest Building Consent System Reform In Decades
Monday, 18 August 2025, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Many councils have asked for this and I expect they will seize the opportunity to consolidate, share resources like building inspectors and IT systems, and pass the savings on to ratepayers, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. More >>
Minister To Visit Saudi Arabia & United States For Trade Talks
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Government
The visit will also be an opportunity discuss how best to leverage the New Zealand-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement, for which negotiations concluded last year. Meetings in Washington will cover wider bilateral trade, investment and agricultural ... More >>
Faster, More Accurate Brain Tumour Diagnoses For Kiwis
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Government
“By providing local access to the world’s best diagnostic tools, we are improving outcomes for New Zealanders,” Health Minister Simeon Brown says. More >>
New Offence For Demonstrations Outside Homes
Friday, 15 August 2025, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Government
The legislation will contain a new offence for engaging in a targeted and disruptive demonstration outside residential premises. More >>
