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Community Corrections opens on North Shore
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 10:18 am | New Zealand Government
Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga today officially opened the refurbished North Shore Community Corrections site in Glenfield. The refurbishment of the site is part of a five-year nationwide programme to make Community Corrections sites more ... More >>
Rural Assistance Payments for struggling farmers
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 10:17 am | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy say lower North Island farmers struggling as a result of recent flooding are now able to access Rural Assistance Payments (RAPs). RAPs can be activated after a medium-scale ... More >>
Hemp seed food sales remain on horizon
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 9:50 am | New Zealand Government
The adoption of a hemp seed food standard remains on the horizon, following work requested by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Ministerial Forum earlier this year says Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew. “New Zealand supports a standard allowing ... More >>
NZ steps up support for international shark conservation
Monday, 6 July 2015, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Government
New Zealand has boosted the protection of sharks by signing the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks. More >>
Minister to promote NZ as ITS test-bed
Monday, 6 July 2015, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Simon Bridges will promote New Zealand as a test bed for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and new investments through a range of meetings in the USA and Japan this week. More >>
Consultation on next steps for bowel screening programme
Monday, 6 July 2015, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the Government will be consulting with the health sector to inform the next steps towards the potential roll out of a national bowel screening programme. “Delivering better cancer services is a top priority ... More >>
UNESCO appointment announced
Monday, 6 July 2015, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the appointment of Dr Arapata Hakiwai to the New Zealand National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The commission is the main channel of cooperation ... More >>
Progress a tribute to teachers
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s Better Public Service (BPS) update showing the Government is on track to achieve its goal of lifting the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 is a tribute to the hard work and professionalism of teachers and principals, says Education ... More >>
Around 64,000 fewer recorded crimes
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Government
The crime figures from the Better Public Services results show there were around 64,000 fewer crimes in the past year than in June 2011, though data for the most recent quarter serve as a reminder that there is always more work to be done, says ... More >>
Business compliance costs dropping
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government’s Better Public Services for Business (Result 9) programme continues to show an improvement in reported performance by government agencies, Minister for Economic Development Steven Joyce says. More >>
Kiwis big users of online services
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are using online services, Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne said today. More >>
Report card on Better Public Service targets published
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government
More young people are achieving higher qualifications, welfare dependency continues to fall and Kiwis are doing more of their government transactionsdigitally, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English and State Services Minister Paula Bennett say. More >>
Improvements sought for forestry scheme
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government
A review to increase uptake for the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative is underway and the government is seeking feedback from industry on the proposed changes, says Associate Primary Industries Minister Jo Goodhew. Introduced in 2006, the Permanent ... More >>
Attorney-General extends condolences
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson today paid tribute to former Chief Justice of New Zealand, Sir Ronald Davison GBE, CMG, QC, who died last week aged 94. More >>
Commander of US Pacific Command to visit
Monday, 6 July 2015, 10:42 am | New Zealand Government
The Commander of United States Pacific Command, Admiral Harry B. Harris, will visit New Zealand this week and hold talks with the Government and senior Defence officials. More >>
Discussions begin on reform of EQC Act
Monday, 6 July 2015, 10:34 am | New Zealand Government
Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission (EQC), Gerry Brownlee, and Associate Minister of Finance, Steven Joyce, say the Government has developed a number of proposals to reform the EQC Act, which are being released for public discussion today. More >>
Schools funded to trial innovative approaches
Monday, 6 July 2015, 10:07 am | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the successful applicants for a new $10 million fund to encourage innovative teaching practices. More >>
PM to attend historic NZ Samoa rugby match
Sunday, 5 July 2015, 7:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key will join Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi to witness the first All Blacks - Manu Samoa test match to be played on Samoan soil. “Samoa and New Zealand enjoy a special relationship, including a shared love of ... More >>
Government Statement on Financial Capability announced
Friday, 3 July 2015, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith today announced a Government Statement on Building Financial Capability in New Zealand, which supports New Zealanders getting ahead financially. More >>
Minister encourages submissions on Māori land reform
Friday, 3 July 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Government
While the consultation hui on the exposure draft of the Ture Whenua Māori Bill have now been completed, there is still a month to go before submissions close on 7 August. More >>
