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Woodhouse welcomes skilled migrants
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 10:17 am | New Zealand Government
Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse welcomes new figures out today showing an increasing number of skilled migrants coming to New Zealand as a sign of the country’s strong economic outlook. More >>
Statement on the Titirangi kauri tree
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 8:48 pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has said she is concerned that a mature kauri tree is under threat. The owner of a property on Paturoa Road has been granted permission to cut down the tree in order to build. The tree is on private land and the Auckland ... More >>
GDP figures show growth in all NZ regions
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today welcomed the latest regional gross domestic product (GDP) data release, which shows that all regional economies in New Zealand have grown in the last 12 months. More >>
RMA claims over kauri wrong
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Government
Opposition parties are playing politics in claiming that changes to the Resource Management Act have affected the protected status of a kauri tree in the Waitakere Ranges, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith says. More >>
Extra controls on 1080
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has introduced tighter controls on high purity forms of 1080 in response to the criminal threat to use 1080 to contaminate infant and other formula, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today. More >>
Connecting leading Māori researchers with communities
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 10:57 am | New Zealand Government
Māori Development Minister Hon Te Ururoa Flavell is proud to have launched Te Hononga Pūkenga – the Māori and Indigenous Researcher Directory today in Wellington. “This online and interactive directory is a milestone in Māori scholarship. It ... More >>
Books show surplus for seven months to January
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 10:14 am | New Zealand Government
The operating balance before gains and losses (OBEGAL) for the seven months to January was a surplus of $77 million, driven by higher than expected tax revenue and lower than expected operating expenses, Finance Minister Bill English says. More >>
Support for Volunteering Fund opens online
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 9:24 am | New Zealand Government
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew today announced a new funding round has opened for the Support for Volunteering Fund, and applications can now be lodged online. More >>
Memorial feedback open until Sunday
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 9:21 am | New Zealand Government
Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Nicky Wagner says hundreds of people have given their opinion on the six short-listed Canterbury Earthquake Memorial designs and the public have until Sunday 15 March to provide further feedback. More >>
Drug and alcohol testing to improve public safety
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Government
People serving community-based sentences or on bail will think twice before reoffending while using alcohol or drugs with the introduction of a bill that allows them to be tested, Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says. More >>
Criminal threat being taken seriously
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is taking a criminal threat to contaminate food products very seriously, and is reassuring parents that our infant and other formulas are safe and that extra testing and security measures have been implemented as a further safeguard. More >>
New District Court Judge appointed
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Government
Chief Coroner Deborah Marshall has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today. Judge Marshall was appointed Chief Coroner effective from 13 February 2015 following the recent retirement of former Chief Coroner ... More >>
Foss welcomes impairment discussion paper
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss is welcoming a discussion paper exploring regulatory options for managing drug and alcohol impairment in the aviation, maritime and rail sectors. More >>
Bill to amend leaky homes assistance package
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is proposing changes to the Financial Assistance Package available under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act to provide clarity of eligibility that will help more owners of leaky homes access assistance, Building and Housing ... More >>
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Government
I am honoured to present the New Zealand Government’s national statement to the Commission on the Status of Women. More >>
Health Research Council review underway
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Government
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman say the Government is keen to optimise the role of the Health Research Council (HRC). More >>
Better by Design celebrates 10 years
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 11:48 am | New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Associate Trade Minister Todd McClay today welcomed the opening of the 2015 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Better by Design CEO Summit. More >>
Launch of children’s workforce guidelines
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 10:52 am | New Zealand Government
Launch of children’s workforce guidelines It is a great pleasure to be with you here today as we celebrate an important milestone in progressing the Government’s Children’s Action plan with the launch of two new guidelines for people working ... More >>
Safer children’s workforce guidelines launched
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 10:41 am | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley today launched two new guidelines for agencies and organisations working with children as part of the Government’s Children’s Action Plan. The Guidelines; Safer Recruitment, Safer Children and Safer Organisations, ... More >>
$1B go-ahead for Waikato Expressway
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 9:15 am | New Zealand Government
The approval of over a billion dollars in spending on a major trade route through the Waikato shows the Government’s commitment to unlocking New Zealand’s potential for economic growth Transport Minister, Simon Bridges says. More >>
