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NZ welcomes the release of Fiji peacekeepers
Friday, 12 September 2014, 9:56 am | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has welcomed the safe release of 45 United Nations peacekeepers from Fiji who had been detained in Syria. More >>
Council ratification marks further progress
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith today welcomed Christchurch City Council’s ratification of the Christchurch Housing Accord which will enable further housing initiatives to assist the city’s recovery. “The housing challenge in Christchurch is huge ... More >>
Four new Partnership Schools to open
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the Government has signed contracts to open four new Partnership Schools in 2015. More >>
$139m investment in new research programmes
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Government
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced that $139 million over six years will be invested in new science research programmes. More >>
The number of GP trainees continues to grow
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 10:54 am | New Zealand Government
The number of doctors practising in New Zealand will continue to grow as record numbers of graduates have signed up for GP training next year says Health Minister Tony Ryall. Figures from the Ministry of Health show 165 graduate doctors have accepted places ... More >>
New Zealand Samoans gearing up for game
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Government
Pacific Island Affairs Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is welcoming the official announcement of the All Blacks vs Samoa game in Apia next July 8 and says the local Samoan community are already preparing to attend en masse. More >>
$3m upgrade for Ngaio School
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Ngaio Primary School will receive a major property upgrade worth almost $3.3 million, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says. More >>
All Blacks to play in Apia
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully has welcomed the announcement that the All Blacks have set a date to play Manu Samoa in Apia in 2015. More >>
Subbies to get better protection for payment
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 10:49 am | New Zealand Government
Subcontractors owed money are to get better protection for payment for work done in changes to the Construction Contracts Act approved by Government, Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today. More >>
Adult Learners’ Week celebrates women in trades
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 9:28 am | New Zealand Government
Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew has focused on the increasing number of women entering trades as she officially opened Adult Learners’ Week, He Tangata Mātauranga. More >>
Transmission Gully finally underway
Monday, 8 September 2014, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says Wellingtonians will be delighted that after nearly a century in the making, work on the long-awaited Transmission Gully road is now officially underway. More >>
National to create two recreational fishing parks
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Nick Smith National Party Conservation spokesman Nathan Guy National Party Primary Industries spokesman More >>
New marine reserves on West Coast opened
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
New marine reserves on West Coast opened Five new marine reserves were officially opened today by Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith on the West Coast of the South Island to protect a range of marine ecosystems for conservation, science and recreation. ... More >>
Horowhenua Ōtaki Children’s Team underway
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Horowhenua Ōtaki Children’s Team underway Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is welcoming the establishment of New Zealand’s third Children’s Team, in the Horowhenua and Ōtaki region. “The Team will be officially launched tomorrow and ... More >>
$60,000 for Abel Tasman Park conservation work
Friday, 5 September 2014, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is providing $60,000 from the Community Conservation Partnership Fund to the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust to support its work in removing wilding conifer in the Abel Tasman Park and translocating the saddleback (tieke) to the Park's Adele ... More >>
Crown, Council and iwi working for Watts Peninsula heritage
Friday, 5 September 2014, 11:51 am | New Zealand Government
The Crown, Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (PNBST) and Wellington City Council today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to ensure the heritage of the historically important Watts Peninsula, or Te Motu Kairangi, is protected, ... More >>
$3 million to expand patient portals
Friday, 5 September 2014, 11:49 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministry of Health is investing $3 million to expand the roll out of patient portals and allow more people to securely access their health information online. More >>
Government Inquiry announcement
Friday, 5 September 2014, 11:29 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key today announced the establishment of a Government Inquiry into allegations regarding Hon Judith Collins and a former Director of the Serious Fraud Office, Adam Feeley. More >>
Engineers regulation to be strengthened
Friday, 5 September 2014, 9:39 am | New Zealand Government
The regulation of engineers is to be strengthened to ensure they have the right knowledge, skills and competence to design safe buildings and to hold them more accountable for substandard work, Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith announced ... More >>
Smith: Speech to BECA and IPENZ engineers event
Friday, 5 September 2014, 9:37 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Building and Construction 4 September 2014 Speech Speech to BECA and IPENZ engineers event More >>
