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$41m To Support Clean Energy In South East Asia

Friday, 19 April 2024, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank ... More >>

Progress On Climate Will Be Undone By Govt

Friday, 19 April 2024, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said ... More >>

Fast-track Submissions Period Must Be Extended

Friday, 19 April 2024, 4:33 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. “Smoke, mirrors and shadows ... More >>

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Have Your Say On The Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill

Friday, 19 April 2024, 3:57 pm | Governance and Administration Committee

The bill would repeal the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982. It would also enable people whose New Zealand citizenship was removed by the 1982 Act to receive, on application, New Zealand citizenship as of right. More >>

Minister Releases Fast-track Stakeholder List

Friday, 19 April 2024, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. More >>

Judicial Appointments Announced

Friday, 19 April 2024, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Government

Hon Judith Collins KC Attorney-General Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. ... More >>

Education Minister Heads To Major Teaching Summit In Singapore

Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Government

Hon Erica Stanford Minister for Education Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from ... More >>

Anzac Commemorations, Türkiye Relationship Focus Of Visit

Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. More >>

Minister To Europe For OECD Meeting, Anzac Day

Friday, 19 April 2024, 9:26 am | New Zealand Government

Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. More >>

Comprehensive Partnership The Goal For NZ And The Philippines

Friday, 19 April 2024, 6:22 am | New Zealand Government

A key outcome of the meeting was the agreement that New Zealand and the Philippines will upgrade their relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership by 2026. More >>

Waitangi Tribunal Picked The Wrong Fight

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The Waitangi Tribunal’s attempt to summons Children’s Minister Karen Chhour makes me deeply fearful for them,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I’m worried they haven’t thought about who they’re dealing with. Karen is a Māori woman ... More >>

Taupō Takes Pole Position

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. More >>

Cost Of Living Support For Low-income Homeowners

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Government

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. More >>

Government Focused On Getting People Into Work

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government

Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. More >>

Clean Energy Key Driver To Reducing Emissions

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 9:32 am | New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell to 78.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e) in 2022, four per cent lower than in 2021. More >>

Earthquake-prone Buildings Review Brought Forward

Thursday, 18 April 2024, 5:10 am | New Zealand Government

The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. More >>

Thailand And New Zealand To Agree To Strategic Partnership

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:38 pm | New Zealand Government

During their meeting in Bangkok, the Prime Ministers discussed opportunities to strengthen the relationship across defence and security, education, and people-to-people links, and released the attached Joint Statement. More >>

Oranga Tamariki Cuts Commit Tamariki To State Abuse

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 2:25 pm | Te Pati Maori

Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki ... More >>

Dark Day For Kiwi Kids As A Third Of Govt Cuts Affect Them

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

News that 1000 jobs at the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki could go is devastating for future generations of New Zealanders. More >>

Government Consults On Extending Coastal Permits For Ports

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Government

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. More >>

Inflation Coming Down, But More Work To Do

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Government

Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. More >>

School Attendance Restored As A Priority In Health Advice

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Government

Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. More >>

Alarm As Government Signals Further Blow To School Lunches

Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:26 am | New Zealand Labour Party

More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. “This is a real concern. You can't provide a vital frontline service ... More >>

Face-to-face Diplomacy Key Aim Of Speaker’s First Delegation To The Pacific

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 4:21 pm | Office of the Speaker

It has been a number of years since a Parliamentary delegation has visited the two countries, which are both self-governing states in free association with New Zealand, and is the first Speaker's delegation to the Pacific in the 54th Parliament. More >>

Quick, Submit – Stop Govt’s Dodgy Approvals Bill

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. More >>

Patterson Promoting NZ’s Wool Sector At International Congress

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Government

Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. More >>

Government Throws Coal On The Climate Crisis Fire

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:34 pm | Green Party

The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasting impact across generations. More >>

Removing Red Tape To Help Early Learners Thrive

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:09 am | New Zealand Government

The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. More >>

RMA Changes To Cut Coal Mining Consent Red Tape

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government

Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. More >>

Trade, Agriculture And Forestry Minister Todd McClay Reaffirms Strong NZ-China Trade Relationship

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:35 am | New Zealand Government

Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. More >>

Prime Minister Luxon Acknowledges Legacy Of Singapore Prime Minister Lee

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:30 am | New Zealand Government

Meeting in Singapore immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ... More >>

PMs Luxon And Lee Deepen Singapore-NZ Ties

Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Government

PM Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PM. As New Zealand and Singapore mark the 50th Anniversary of New Zealand Defence Forces in South East Asia, the two countries will continue to strengthen ... More >>

Antarctica New Zealand Board Appointments

Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Government

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has made further appointments to the Board of Antarctica New Zealand as part of a continued effort to ensure the Scott Base Redevelopment project is delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Minister has appointed ... More >>

Public Transport Costs To Double As National Looks At Unaffordable Roading Project Instead

Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere ... More >>

Finance Minister Travels To Washington DC

Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Government

Finance Minister Nicola Willis will travel to the United States on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Five Finance Ministers group, with counterparts from Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. “I am looking forward to meeting ... More >>

Pet Bonds A Win/Win For Renters And Landlords

Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Government

The coalition Government has today announced purrfect and pawsitive changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants with pets greater choice when looking for a rental property, says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. More >>

A Policy To Woof Home About

Monday, 15 April 2024, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand

“Today’s Government announcement of ACT’s Pet Bond policy is good news for my non-human friends across the country,” says ACT spokespup for Canine Affairs Leo the Leonberger. “I’ve heard from many dogs struggling to find a home because ... More >>

Bureaucratic Harassment Of Bar Owners Must Stop

Monday, 15 April 2024, 12:20 pm | ACT New Zealand

“The tactics deployed by public officials against bars in Wellington is akin to harassment, and needs to stop,” says ACT Small Business spokesperson Laura Trask. “The case of Saint Diablo , a Courtenay Place bar that was forced to spend months ... More >>

Long Tunnel For SH1 Wellington Being Considered

Monday, 15 April 2024, 7:58 am | New Zealand Government

The Long Tunnel option has the potential to deliver up to 15-minute travel time savings between the region and Wellington airport, compared to around 2-3 minutes for the current parallel or diagonal tunnel proposals at Mt Victoria and the Basin. More >>

New Zealand Condemns Iranian Strikes

Monday, 15 April 2024, 5:05 am | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have condemned Iran’s shocking and illegal strikes against Israel. More >>

Cost Of Living In Auckland Still Not A Priority

Sunday, 14 April 2024, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. More >>

Health Minister Thanks Outgoing Health New Zealand Chair

Friday, 12 April 2024, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Government

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has today thanked outgoing Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Chair Dame Karen Poutasi for her service on the Board. “Dame Karen tendered her resignation as Chair and as a member of the Board today,” says Dr ... More >>

Navigating An Unstable Global Environment

Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government

New Zealand is renewing its connections with a world facing urgent challenges by pursuing an active, energetic foreign policy, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. More >>

Roads Of National Significance Planning Underway

Friday, 12 April 2024, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Government

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has signalled their proposed delivery approach for the Government’s 15 Roads of National Significance (RoNS), with the release of the State Highway Investment Proposal (SHIP) today, Transport Minister Simeon Brown ... More >>

NZ Welcomes Australian Governor-General

Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the Australian Governor-General, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, will make a State visit to New Zealand from Tuesday 16 April to Thursday ... More >>

Pseudoephedrine Back On Shelves For Winter

Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:00 am | New Zealand Government

Hon David Seymour Associate Minister of Health Associate Health Minister David Seymour has announced that Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products ... More >>

NZ And The US: An Ever Closer Partnership

Friday, 12 April 2024, 9:31 am | New Zealand Government

“The strategic environment that New Zealand and the United States face is considerably more challenging now than even a decade ago and demands that we work together more urgently and concertedly,” Mr Peters says. More >>

Joint Declaration By US Secretary Of State Antony J. Blinken And NZ Minister Of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters

Friday, 12 April 2024, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government

For the past decade and more, the vital U.S.-New Zealand relationship has been guided by the Wellington and Washington Declarations. Today we re-commit ourselves to these documents—but we also recognize that the most challenging strategic environment ... More >>

NZ And US To Undertake Further Practical Pacific Cooperation

Friday, 12 April 2024, 8:29 am | New Zealand Government

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced further New Zealand cooperation with the United States in the Pacific Islands region through $16.4 million in funding for initiatives in digital connectivity and oceans and fisheries research. More >>

Govt Should Stop Making People’s Lives Harder And Build More Homes

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. “They’re pulling the wool over New ... More >>

Government Redress For Te Korowai O Wainuiārua

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Government

The Government is continuing the bipartisan effort to restore its relationship with iwi as the Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today, says Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. “Historical ... More >>

Melissa Lee Missing In Action On Media

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The action Melissa Lee promised to protect democracy and the media sector is missing, Media and Communications spokesperson Willie Jackson said. “As the crisis in the media sector continues to unfold with the confirmed closure of Newshub, Minister ... More >>

Landlord Government Leaves Little Hope For Renters

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:34 pm | Green Party

The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters, which is a majority of people in Aotearoa. More >>

Applications Open For NZ-Ireland Research Call

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Government

This is the third research call in the three-year Joint Research Initiative pilot launched in 2022 by the Ministry for Primary Industries and Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. More >>

Balance, Fairness, And Choice Restored To Rental Market

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:28 pm | ACT New Zealand

The Housing Minister announced legislation today to allow landlords to end a periodic tenancy with 90 days’ notice, and return tenants’ notice period to 21 days they wish to move, and landlords’ to 42 if they wish to sell a property. More >>

Easter Trading Overhaul On The Cards With ACT Bill Drawn

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 12:24 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT MP Cameron Luxton is celebrating the draw from Parliament’s ballot of his bill to liberalise Easter Trading rules. “I’ve heard firsthand the frustration that Kiwis feel over Easter with businesses forced to close, and adults being lectured ... More >>