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KiwiRail Settlement With Hyundai
Friday, 15 August 2025, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government
“The net $144 million final settlement payment is to cover the costs incurred by Hyundai and its global suppliers, and that is only fair as the decision to cancel Project iReX was never a reflection on Hyundai,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Midwives To Play Greater Role In Immunisation Efforts
Friday, 15 August 2025, 11:15 am | New Zealand Government
Offering antenatal vaccines through community midwives provides expectant mothers with a convenient and trusted option, helping to ensure both mother and baby are protected during pregnancy and in the early months of life.” More >>
NZ Underscores Commitment To Pacific Regionalism
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:30 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand is a steadfast and long-standing advocate for Pacific regionalism, as a founding member of the Pacific Islands Forum and host of the inaugural Forum Leaders Meeting in Wellington in 1971,” Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. More >>
RMA Reforms To Deliver Jobs And Growth
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Government
The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill will be enacted the day after it receives royal assent, which is expected in the coming days. More >>
Shortest Citizenship Queue Since 2020
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
“Currently, just over 13,700 people are waiting for citizenship decisions, down from a high point of 37,690 in April 2022.” More >>
New Research Centre Boost To Upper Hutt Economy
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Government
“We know improving the quality of New Zealand’s infrastructure is vital to growing our economy and helping Kiwis with the cost of living. Around 150 staff are expected to be on site during peak times, but the contractor expects more than 2,000 people ... More >>
Disruptive Secondary Teacher Strikes Condemned
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Government
Public Service Minister Judith Collins and Education Minister Erica Stanford say the union’s actions are disproportionate, particularly given that a fair and reasonable offer has been made. More >>
Improving Support, Encouraging New Caregivers
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Budget 2025 committed $16 million to make care environments safer and to better support and train caregivers and the wider care workforce. More >>
Strengthening Trafficking And Smuggling Laws
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
“Since 2009, over 50 victims of trafficking have been identified, but only four prosecutions have been undertaken. Just two of these prosecutions have led to a conviction. This doesn't make sense, and our fear is this is just the tip of the iceberg. More >>
Next New Zealand Ambassador To The United States Of America Announced
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
“Mr Seed is one of New Zealand’s most senior and accomplished diplomats and is accordingly the right person for this vital role,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Urgent Economic Action To Protect Exports
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Farmers need to be able to farm without worrying about costly, lengthy, and uncertain consenting processes hanging over their heads. New Zealand’s economic recovery relies on it, Mr McClay says. More >>
Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill Passes First Reading
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
One of my priorities for the Internal Affairs portfolio is to improve the efficiency of the Department, and this Bill makes a suite of minor changes to deliver that, says Brooke van Velden. More >>
Pacific Foreign Ministers To Meet In Suva
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Government
As a Pacific country, we remain dedicated to the Forum as the main platform for developing Pacific-owned and Pacific-led solutions to shared challenges, Mr Peters says. More >>
Speech To Medical Technology Association Of NZ - Innovation Matters: Fixing Blockers To Private Sector Gains In Health
Monday, 11 August 2025, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Government
David Seymour highlighted the need for innovation to improve health system productivity and manage costs, and outlined changes for Pharmac. More >>
NZ Considering Recognition Of State Of Palestine
Monday, 11 August 2025, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters took an oral item to Cabinet today about recognition of a state of Palestine, ahead of a formal consideration of the issue in September. More >>
Faster Heart Specialist Access In Northland
Monday, 11 August 2025, 11:02 am | New Zealand Government
Between November 2023 and March 2025, the cardiology FSA waitlist fell from 1,091 to 691. The number of patients waiting longer than four months dropped by 68 percent, from 367 to 116. More >>
Fewer Kiwis Waiting For Heart And Lung Surgery In Waikato
Monday, 11 August 2025, 10:58 am | New Zealand Government
Between November 2023 and March 2025, the number of people waiting for cardiothoracic treatment in Waikato has fallen from 90 to 27, a 70 per cent reduction. The number waiting longer than four months for surgery has dropped from 13 to 4. More >>
New Code Of Welfare For Farmed Deer
Monday, 11 August 2025, 10:51 am | New Zealand Government
The work by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) to review the code involved close consultation with key players in the deer industry, and a number of changes were made as a result of their input. More >>
Two New Seasonal Work Visas To Grow Economy
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Government
We are making sure businesses can access the right people at the right time, while also protecting opportunities for Kiwis, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>
PM Luxon concludes successful Aus-NZ meeting
Saturday, 9 August 2025, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Government
The two leaders announced a new partnership between New Zealand and Australia’s national standards bodies. More harmonisation of standards will make trade even easier, bring down costs and support economic growth on both sides of the Tasman. More >>
