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Govt agrees to Chch council plan review request
Friday, 11 July 2014, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Environment Minister Amy Adams today announced the Government has agreed to a request by the Christchurch City Council for an accelerated district plan review process. More >>
Australia and NZ leveraging Cricket World Cup opportunities
Friday, 11 July 2014, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Government
Streamlined visa arrangements will assist Australia and New Zealand to capitalise on the tourism opportunities that will flow from co-hosting the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015, ministers have said. More >>
Positive news in latest whale numbers
Friday, 11 July 2014, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith welcomed the results from the latest Cook Strait Whale Project survey which concluded today and showed the second highest number of humpback whale sightings on record. “Ninety-two whale sightings this year is good ... More >>
Whooping cough still a threat to babies
Friday, 11 July 2014, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew says despite a drop in the number of whooping cough cases being reported, it is still a threat to babies. “Whooping cough is a serious infectious disease that affects all age groups and is most often severe ... More >>
Police Minister travels to China
Friday, 11 July 2014, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Police Minister Anne Tolley is travelling to Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong from 12-19 July, where she will reinforce the strong crime-fighting cooperation that exists between New Zealand and China. More >>
Reappointments to FSANZ board
Friday, 11 July 2014, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Food Safety Nikki Kaye today announced the reappointment of Andrew McKenzie and Neil Walker to the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) Board. More >>
Ministerial Inquiry into diplomatic immunity
Friday, 11 July 2014, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced a Ministerial Inquiry will be held into the way the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handled the case of a Malaysian High Commission official accused of an attack on a Wellington woman. More >>
Board appointments to Kordia and Landcorp
Friday, 11 July 2014, 11:53 am | New Zealand Government
State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall has announced two new appointments to the boards of State Owned Enterprises. Sheridan Broadbent has joined the Board of Kordia Group Ltd and Tony Reilly has been appointed to the Board of Landcorp Farming ... More >>
$14.9 million upgrade for Rangiora High School
Friday, 11 July 2014, 10:57 am | New Zealand Government
The Government is investing $14.9 million in Rangiora High School to upgrade its buildings and facilities and to accommodate a growing roll, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye announced today. More >>
Seizures of potentially deadly blotter tabs rising
Friday, 11 July 2014, 9:43 am | New Zealand Government
Customs Minister Nicky Wagner says there has been a sharp increase in seizures of potent LSD mimics and other analogue drugs on blotter tabs. Customs has intercepted more than 16,700 such tabs in the past 18 months, up from just 11 for the whole of ... More >>
Adams: Keynote address at NetHui
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Government
The theme of this conference, the next 25 years of the Internet, is certainly topical when you consider how essential the Internet has become to our economic and social lives in a very short time. More >>
Govt agrees to Chch council plan review request
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Government
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Environment Minister Amy Adams today announced the Government has agreed to a request by the Christchurch City Council for an accelerated district plan review process. More >>
McCully announces new Ambassador to Turkey
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Diplomat Jonathan Curr has been appointed as New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Turkey Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today. “Our relationship with Turkey is important and diverse dealing with a range of political and trade issues as well ... More >>
New Ambassador to Abu Dhabi appointed
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 4:00 pm | New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced diplomat Jeremy Clarke-Watson as New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Abu Dhabi. “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is New Zealand's most diversified market in the Middle East with two-way trade worth $1.65 ... More >>
Assessment tool to lift youth literacy & numeracy launched
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Government
A new online tool to help educators lift the literacy and numeracy skills of young New Zealanders was launched in Wellington today at the National Symposium for Literacy and Numeracy for Adults by Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, and Employment ... More >>
Labour’s announcement another fizzer
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Government
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Labour’s announcement today boils down to a “discussion” with the Christchurch City Council and an unnecessary new layer of governance. More >>
New youth mental health initiative launched
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Government
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has today launched ‘Common Ground’, an exciting new addition to the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project. “Common Ground has been designed as an online ‘first stop’ for anyone concerned about ... More >>
New consumer protections for building work
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
Builders will be required to have written contracts, provide information on their relevant skills, experience and qualifications, and disclose their insurance and warranty cover from 1 January 2015 for residential building work valued at over $30,000, ... More >>
Mandatory ESC will improve road safety
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Government
Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse has today announced the timetable for the introduction of mandatory electronic stability control (ESC) for cars imported to New Zealand. More >>
More than 3,300 visits to free sore throat clinics
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Government
More than 3,300 children most at risk of developing rheumatic fever have had their sore throat checked recently at a free drop-in clinic, as part of the government’s $67 million rheumatic fever prevention programme. More >>
