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Tourism Turbocharge Takes New Zealand To The World
Monday, 14 April 2025, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Government
“The initial investment will include a focus on encouraging visitors from China, Australia, the United States, India, Germany and South Korea. In these countries and beyond there are millions of people actively considering coming here and experiencing ... More >>
Enduring Pacific Partnerships
Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:59 am | New Zealand Government
Our discussions here in Honolulu over the next few days are designed to reinforce that message, and to carry forward the generations-old commitment of New Zealanders and Americans to work together for a more peaceful, more prosperous, and more resilient ... More >>
Rural Health Roadshow To Hear From Rural Communities
Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:42 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is also improving access to primary care including access to 24/7 digital care, training more new doctors and investing to increase the number of nurses in primary care. Primary care providers will receive up to $20,000 per nurse employed ... More >>
Driver Licence Changes To Help Young Kiwis
Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:23 am | New Zealand Government
Any changes to the driver licensing system would be implemented in July 2026. Until the new system is in place, people will need to follow the current requirements for their licence. More >>
First 110km/h Speed Limit For The South Island
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Government
The new 110km/h speed limit on the SH1/76 Christchurch Southern Motorway comes into effect on Sunday 13 April, and will apply for 17.7km of the state highway from east of Curletts Road interchange, Addington, to west of Weedons Road interchange, Rolleston. More >>
Tonga-NZ Relations Strengthened
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Government
We discussed with Prime Minister Eke and his government how we can deepen our trusted partnership and meet the formidable national, regional, and global challenges we face. More >>
Karen Chhour's Speech - New Partnership To Strengthen Multi-agency Responses To Family Violence In Auckland
Friday, 11 April 2025, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Government
The Action Plan is designed to focus government agencies on parts of the system that require collaboration: including effective responses to people affected by violence, and improved ways of working with people who use violence. More >>
New Partnership To Strengthen Multi-Agency Responses To Family Violence In Auckland
Friday, 11 April 2025, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Government
A key focus of the family violence and sexual violence Action Plan, launched in December, is strengthening multi-agency responses to family violence so that people affected by violence receive the support they need and get to safety sooner. More >>
New High Court Judge Appointed
Friday, 11 April 2025, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Government
Justice Mount joined Auckland firm Meredith Connell as a Crown prosecutor in 2000, and was seconded to Crown Law as a Crown Counsel from2008-2009. Justice Mount’s appointment as a High Court Judge will take effect on 1 June 2025, and he will sit ... More >>
New Partnerships For Social Housing
Friday, 11 April 2025, 11:32 am | New Zealand Government
“In Budget 2024, the Government committed $140 million in new funding for 1,500 new social homes to be provided by CHPs. We are on track to get these much-needed homes delivered by 30 June 2027,” Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. More >>
More Former Defence Personnel To Be Recognised As Veterans
Friday, 11 April 2025, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
“The Government takes seriously its responsibility to honour and uphold the legacy of our veterans. We’ve heard the voices of the military community, who feel that the current legal definition of a veteran creates an unnecessary divide among those ... More >>
New Mental Health And Addictions Facility Officially Opened In Whangārei
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:53 am | New Zealand Government
Manaia House, which has 75 consultation rooms, will now provide all of the region’s community mental health and addiction services, consolidating what was previously spread across four separate locations in Whangārei. More >>
Maritime NZ Board Appointees Announced
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:47 am | New Zealand Government
“I am pleased to welcome Kevin Short and Vivienne Bull as new members, who will join Dame Jo Brosnahan, Danny Tuato’o and Parke Pittar, who have been reappointed to the Board,” Mr Meager says. “Dame Jo will continue as Chair and Mr Short will ... More >>
Improving Immigration Settings For Pacific Visitors
Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:08 am | New Zealand Government
From early July, people from all Pacific Islands Forum countries who apply for a visitor visa may be eligible for a multi-entry visa – and will be able to visit New Zealand as many times as they want for 24 months, an increase from the current ... More >>
Strengthening Partnership With Raukawa
Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:06 am | New Zealand Government
“A stronger relationship helps us build on opportunities to address challenges together that exist across the rohe, not just for uri of Raukawa but for the entire South Waikato community,” Mr Potaka says. More >>
Going On Strike Is Not A Reason To Skip School
Friday, 11 April 2025, 7:02 am | New Zealand Government
“School holidays start this Saturday. If students want to show how much this cause means to them, they could march on their own time. That would send a stronger message than taking the last day of term off." More >>
Government Moves Quickly On NZ-UAE Trade Agreement To Give Kiwis Certainty
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 6:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The legislation to implement the agreement will now be considered by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee. More >>
Medicines Amendment Bill Passes First Reading
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Government
This change will increase access to medicines for Kiwis by introducing a streamlined verification pathway for medicines. People will access new treatments more quickly. This is committed to in the ACT-National and National-NZ First coalition agreements. More >>
Joint Efforts Applauded As Fruit Fly Response Ends
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
“This is great news for New Zealand as a whole, and in particular the horticulture industry, which would have been severely impacted by the establishment of a fruit fly population here.” More >>
Making A Difference For Young New Zealanders
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Government
“Many of the findings reported today continue to reflect the challenges of a prolonged cost of living crisis,” Louise Upston says. More >>
