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Register to keep tabs on deported offenders up and running
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Efforts to improve the oversight, supervision and support for offenders deported to New Zealand, particularly from Australia, are making good headway, says Justice Minister Amy Adams. More >>
Prime Minister’s Business Scholarships awarded
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Twelve senior executives and business owners have been given the opportunity to attend the world’s most prestigious business schools after receiving Prime Minister’s Business Scholarships. More >>
Draft Victoria Square restoration plan released for feedback
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government
Hon Nicky Wagner Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 15 July 2015 Media Statement Draft Victoria Square restoration plan released for feedback More >>
Corrections ministers meet in Darwin
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 10:03 am | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga will meet his Australian state counterparts this week to discuss how current policies and practices are working in the Australasian prison system. Mr Lotu-Iiga will attend the three-day Corrective Services Ministers ... More >>
An extra month to get free influenza vaccines
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 9:29 am | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the 2015 seasonal influenza immunisation programme will be extended from 31 July to the end of August. “Ministry of Health surveillance suggests that influenza has not yet peaked this winter. To help ensure people have ... More >>
New Zealand welcomes historic nuclear deal
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 7:16 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has welcomed news that agreement has been reached on a nuclear deal between Iran, the Five Permanent (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council, and Germany. More >>
New appointment to Arts Council
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Government
Andrew Caisley from Auckland has been appointed a member of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry announced today. “I’m pleased to welcome Andrew Caisley to the council,” Ms Barry says. ... More >>
Historic claimants taking up fast-track option
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says 81 per cent of historic claimants who have been made fast-track offers to date have accepted the offer to settle their claim. People with unresolved claims of historic abuse in state care have been given ... More >>
Minister commends firefighters deploying to Canada
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Government
Internal Affairs Minister Hon Peter Dunne is praising the sixteen firefighters from New Zealand’s rural fire authorities that deploy to Canada tonight to help contain raging wildfires in the state of Alberta. The deployment follows a formal request ... More >>
Minister to attend Melbourne Threatened Species Summit
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry is in Melbourne this week to attend the inaugural Threatened Species Summit. More >>
WTO procurement agreement opens up the world for NZ
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Trade Minister Tim Groser today announced that New Zealand has finalised its accession to the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), and it will come into effect next month. More >>
Attorney-General satisfied with conduct of Crown Law
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson today announced he is satisfied with the conduct of Crown Law in relation to R v Banks. More >>
Wayne Marriott appointed to Heritage NZ board
Monday, 13 July 2015, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Wayne Marriott JP has been appointed to the board of Heritage New Zealand and the Māori Heritage Council, replacing the late Sir Ian Athfield, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry announced today. More >>
New moves to tighten swamp kauri management
Monday, 13 July 2015, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed a range of new operational changes announced today to improve the transparency, clarity and enforcement of rules around swamp kauri. More >>
NZVIF support for early stage investment extended
Monday, 13 July 2015, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today announced that the Government is extending its underwrite of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) through to 2022. More >>
Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering Annual Meeting 2015
Monday, 13 July 2015, 11:22 am | New Zealand Government
Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome. I am pleased to be able to join you this morning at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering. More >>
Global anti-money laundering meeting held in Auckland
Monday, 13 July 2015, 9:44 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has a key role to play in global efforts to combat money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism, Justice Minister Amy Adams said at the opening of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering in Auckland today. More >>
English to China this week
Monday, 13 July 2015, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Bill English is undertaking a long-planned visit to China this week, focusing on the economic developments taking place in China’s inland regions and what this means for New Zealand. More >>
Addressing zero-hour contracts
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse today announced a package of measures to prevent unfair employment practices such as ‘zero-hour contracts’. More >>
Adams: Keynote address to NetHui 2015
Friday, 10 July 2015, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Government
Good morning, kia ora koutou. Thank you very much for having me back at NetHui. I was doing a count up this morning and I think this is probably my fifth NetHui event between NetHui and NetHui South. More >>
