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Compulsory Consent Education Proposed In Schools
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:09 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministry of Education has released the draft relationships and sexuality framework for consultation. It was developed by Ministry of Education subject matter experts and quality assured by both internal and external experts. It outlines the proposed ... More >>
Kiwis Caught Flat-Footed By Easter Booze Rules Challenged To Speak Up
Friday, 18 April 2025, 7:15 am | ACT New Zealand
If you’re sick of being denied choice on Easter, I’d strongly urge you to make an online submission in support of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill says ACT ... More >>
Prime Minister To Visit The United Kingdom And Türkiye
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand has enduring bonds with both the UK and Türkiye, forged through our shared history. I’m looking forward to reinforcing these bonds,” PrimeMinister Christopher Luxon says. More >>
Next Steps On Emergency Ocean Response Capability
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government has decided to continue to explore procuring an emergency ocean response capability, on a predominantly user-pays basis. We are interested in testing the willingness of users (public and industry) to pay a levy to fund a permanent response ... More >>
Backing Community-led Biodiversity Protection
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
The Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai has chosen 20 groups who applied to the DOC Community Fund for support in protecting threatened species and ecosystems across Aotearoa New Zealand. A total of 291 groups applied for the 2025 funding round. More >>
Boot Camps Blog Post Fails To Provide Clarity
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government was widely warned this experiment would fail. Decades of evidence shows this, and the Royal Commission uncovered the severe harm that’s happened before." More >>
Inflation Rises And Families Feel The Squeeze
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“With the shift to final year fees-free, prospective students are also being hit with a 22.6 percent increase in the cost to study right now. Coupled with rents and food prices, it’s a particularly hard time to be a student,” Barbara Edmonds ... More >>
Stay Safe On Our Roads This Easter
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government
“Drive sober, wear your seatbelt, ensure you’re well rested, and stick to the speed limit. Simple decisions like putting on your seatbelt and avoiding distractions, such as cell phones, while driving make a big difference in keeping yourself and ... More >>
Over 200,000 New Zealanders To Benefit From Medicines Funding Boost
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 11:27 am | New Zealand Government
The funding boost of $604 million over four years has allowed Pharmac to fund or widen access to 59 medicines so far, with five more being considered for funding as of today. More >>
Latest Figures Confirm Inflation Back Under Control
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 11:18 am | New Zealand Government
“This is the third consecutive quarter that inflation has remained within the bank’s target range and confirms the era of high inflation is over,” Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. More >>
Enduring Pacific Bonds Reinforced
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:51 am | New Zealand Government
This visit has helped us to gain a fresh understanding of priorities from right across the region, in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia – and what more New Zealand can do to help. More >>
More Jobseekers Finding Work
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:23 am | New Zealand Government
Quarterly benefit numbers released by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) today show more than 23,000 clients receiving a main benefit found employment in the March 2025 quarter – an increase of 2,421 people, or 11.6 percent on the same period ... More >>
Minister Welcomes Newest Electricity Retailer
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 6:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Our energy system should be supporting our businesses and industries to compete on the global stage by making sure they have access to reliable, affordable energy, says Energy Minister Simon Watts. More >>
Earthquake & Renewable Energy A Focus In Vanuatu
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 6:04 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand will work with the Vanuatu Government over coming weeks to identify priority areas to focus our efforts,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Courts’ Caseflow Management Going Digital
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Government
Current court and tribunal processes are largely paper-based and underpinned by outdated software. These manual processes don’t meet the public’s expectation of a modern, streamlined service. More >>
Govt Doesn’t Know How To Fund New Hospitals
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Work was underway on building Dunedin’s much needed new hospital, but National paused it and cost Dunedin residents years of better care because of it. More >>
Ngarewa-Packer: Fast-Tracking Seabed Mining Ignores Māori Opposition And Environmental Precedent
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:48 pm | Te Pati Maori
The attempt to bypass environmental scrutiny through the Fast-Track Bill is a direct affront to the integrity of our legal system which has repeatedly rejected this destructive proposal through the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. More >>
Government Moves To Improve Freshwater Farm Plans
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is delivering on its commitment to make freshwater farm plans more practical and affordable, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard announced today. More >>
David Seymour: Speech To Business Canterbury
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 1:32 pm | ACT New Zealand
Business is not exploitative, sinister, or deceptive. It’s actually very simple. Four types of people achieve together what they couldn’t do alone. More >>
$10 Million For Only 215 Students In Charter Schools
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Each student in a charter school is costing the taxpayer more than five times what it costs per student in state schools. This is what happened last time. Yet again we are watching public education money being siphoned off into private hands with ... More >>
Leaner Reserve Bank Should Restore Inflation-Fighting Focus
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 12:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Under Labour, the Reserve Bank used its resources to weigh into climate change and Treaty issues. Labour also distracted the bank further from its inflation-fighting mission by giving it a new employment target. More >>
SH1 Central North Island Now Smoother And Safer
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Government
Across the Tīrau to Waiouru project, 32 contracting firms worked for over 110,000 hours. At the project’s peak, 145 truckloads of roading metal were being delivered every day across the closed sections of state highway. More >>
Welcome Insights To Make Hospitality Thrive
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 11:03 am | New Zealand Government
The Hospitality Summit has been a key initiative allowing greater alignment across the hospitality and tourism sectors. The input of hospitality leaders has been instrumental in delivering our Tourism Boost. The shared knowledge of leaders has been invaluable ... More >>
Reserve Bank Funding Reduction Agreed
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 10:59 am | New Zealand Government
The bank initially sought funding of $1.03 billion for the coming five years, but the Treasury advised me that that amount did not represent good value for money. More >>
Health Infrastructure Plan Released
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:30 am | New Zealand Government
“This is a first for New Zealand – a single, long-term plan that lays out a clear pipeline for health infrastructure,” Mr Brown says. More >>
Government Launches Regulatory Review Into Telecommunications
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:16 am | New Zealand Government
Telecommunications touch almost every part of modern life. With 7.22 million active connections—around 1.4 per New Zealander—this sector is as essential as electricity and water. More >>
Fiji And New Zealand: An Indispensable Partnership
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand and Fiji share an indispensable partnership in the Pacific,” Mr Peters says, following his meeting in Nadi last night with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. “In these uncertain times, the Fiji-New Zealand relationship must deliver ... More >>
Food Prices Further Stretching The Family Budget
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Groceries are one of the biggest weekly costs for households, and right now, Kiwis are not getting the support they need to keep up,” Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. More >>
Appointments To The Waste Advisory Board
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Government
“I am very pleased to welcome Dr Terri-Ann Berry and Michelle Kazor to the Waste Advisory Board,” Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says. More >>
Hipkins Needs To Listen To Women
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 2:46 pm | ACT New Zealand
Chris Hipkins should listen to the women who’ve felt confused and alienated by a health system that refers to them as ‘people with a cervix’ or ‘individuals capable of childbearing. More >>
Kiwi Farmers Doing Their Bit On Emissions
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand farmers are among the most carbon-efficient food producers in the world and these latest results further demonstrate that Labour’s failed He Waka Eke Noa was not needed, and that we were right to take agriculture out of the Emissions ... More >>
Government Strengthens Protections For Dogs
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Government
Most dog owners in New Zealand treat their animals well and these regulations will have little to no impact upon them. More >>
New Vessels To Tackle Organised Crime
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Government
“Defence and Customs trialled one of these vessels last year and that demonstrated their value and capabilities,” Ms Costello says. More >>
Government Surpasses Violent Crime Reduction Target
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Government
“The Government announced nine targets in March last year, which included ensuring there are 20,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime by 2029, equating to 165,000 victims,” Mr Goldsmith says. More >>
Awards To Honour NZ’s Native Forest Champions
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Government
These awards will recognise the farmers, landowners, iwi, and community groups restoring and planting native forests, and helping bolster New Zealand’s biodiversity and land resilience, Mr McClay says. More >>
Regional Infrastructure Summit For Chathams
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 11:32 am | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government’s drive for regional economic growth through the $1.2 billion Regional Infrastructure Fund is on track with more than $580 million in funding so far committed to key infrastructure projects. More >>
US-NZ Partnership In Pacific In Focus In Hawaii
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 11:05 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s partnership with the United States remains one of our most long-standing and important, particularly when seen in the light of our joint interests in the Pacific and the evolving security environment. More >>
Union’s Free Speech Stance Exposes Dictatorial Impulse
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 10:07 am | ACT New Zealand
“Universities have historically, and rightly, offered space for contrasting ideas to be tested in debate. In fact, the whole project of academic inquiry and enlightenment hinges on the premise that any idea can be aired and challenged”, says ACT Tertiary ... More >>
Consultation Open On Changes To Emergency Management Legislation
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 10:05 am | New Zealand Government
The new Bill is an opportunity to make sure our legislative settings enable the improvements identified through the Government Inquiry and other reviews. More >>
Mental Health Peer Support Service Starts In Christchurch Hospital
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 9:55 am | New Zealand Government
A $1 million workforce fund has also been set up by the Government to provide Level 4 NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Peer Support) training and specific training for working in emergency departments. More >>
Govt Efficiency Delivers $100m In New School Classrooms
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 9:01 am | New Zealand Government
This Government is focused on raising student achievement and closing the equity gap and to do that our children need warm, safe and dry classrooms. Our drive for efficiency and good value for money is delivering more of these classrooms across ... More >>
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 >>
Green MP Must Explain Fundraising For Extremist Group
Monday, 14 April 2025, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The question that needs to be answered is what ought to happen to murders, rapists and terrorists if prisons and the police force no longer exist?" More >>
Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 10 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:57 pm | Hansard
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Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 09 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:52 pm | Hansard
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Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 08 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:47 pm | Hansard
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Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 03 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:41 pm | Hansard
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Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 02 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:35 pm | Hansard
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Oral Questions — Questions To Ministers | Sitting Date: 01 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 1:28 pm | Hansard
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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 >>
Mental Health Staff And Patients At Risk Without Plan
Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:53 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government has failed to provide a plan to support mental health workers, patients and other staff when people detained under the Mental Health Act are brought into emergency departments." More >>
Driver Licensing Proposal Doesn’t Put Safety First
Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:44 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“According to the AA, 70 people under 25 die on the roads each year. Chris Bishop can’t put this evidence to one side, he needs to put safety first." 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 >>
Students Struggling As Govt Sits On Hands
Friday, 11 April 2025, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
With unemployment rapidly increasing, Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds and Minister for Universities Shane Reti both should have known that enrolments would increase but failed to ensure that support systems were in place. More >>
