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Open Work Rights Return For Partners Of High Skilled Migrants
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 9:51 am | New Zealand Government
From 2 December, open work rights will be available to partners of Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders working in higher-skilled roles who earn at least 80 percent of the median wage,” Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>
Government To Overhaul Anti-Money Laundering Regime
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 9:44 am | New Zealand Government
“Cabinet has approved an AML/CFT reform work programme which will change the supervisor structure that monitors AML/CFT compliance and introduce a new funding model for the system. More >>
Funding Boost For Hato Hone St John
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 9:34 am | New Zealand Government
“Hato Hone St John provides an essential service by ensuring people receive timely treatment in an emergency. This is a significant uplift in a constrained financial environment,” says Ms Costello. More >>
Police Perpetuate Siege On Ōpōtiki
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 6:20 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori MP for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi demands that the Police Commissioner immediately convene a meeting with Te Whakatōhea and explain why the police have chosen to activate their state-sponsored terrorism in Ōpōtiki today. More >>
Govt Cuts School Lunches Even Further
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Teachers, parents and principals across the country were so relieved to hear primary schools would be able to continue serving lunches to their students, despite the ACT Party’s plan to scrap the programme,” Labour’s education spokesperson Jan ... More >>
Police Deliver Clear Message To Gangs
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Government
“I want to thank the police officers involved for the outstanding work that has led to today’s arrests, seizure of property and drugs as part of Operation Highwater, a 10-month investigation in response to violent crime and offending in the town." More >>
ACT Welcomes Crown Observer In Wellington
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 3:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Tauranga has seen firsthand the consequences of stripping away local democracy, and I don’t want to see Wellington go down the same path. Any step that can fix the city while preserving local democracy is one I fully support." More >>
Time To Shut Down Failed Youth Justice Residences
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 2:38 pm | Green Party
The Greens are calling for an end to Youth Justice Residences and military-style bootcamps. Our young people deserve a system which sets them up to rebuild their lives, not to be confined to prisons which perpetuate trauma, isolation and violence. More >>
Rooftop Youth Will Face Consequences
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Government
This is the first rooftop incident at an Oranga Tamariki youth justice residence this year, compared to 15 similar incidents in 2023. More >>
Government To Appoint Crown Observer To Wellington City Council
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Government
The Department has found that the Council has demonstrated an inability to understand the mechanisms it has available to manage financial pressures it is facing. More >>
NPS-FM Changes Will Provide Certainty For Farmers And Save Ratepayers Money
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:18 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Farmers have been under real pressure from Labour’s NPS-FM and ACT has consistently argued for its full repeal,” says Mr Cameron. More >>
Smarter Healthy School Lunches Programme Serves Up $130m In Savings
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Government
“We have embraced commercial expertise, used government buying power, and generated supply chain efficiencies to realise over $130m of annual cost savings, even more than anticipated in Budget 2024,” says Mr Seymour. More >>
Government Provides Clarity To Farmers And Councils On Freshwater Plans
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Government
“Labour’s National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (the NPS-FM) is extremely complex and expensive for farmers and councils to implement – and despite that it won’t deliver the outcomes for freshwater that New Zealanders would ... More >>
Govt Confirms Details Of Abuse In Care National Apology
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
On November 12 Parliament will apologise on behalf of the nation for the failures of the State across many governments. Following a mihi whakatau, proceedings will begin mid-morning with survivor voices and apologies from some government agency ... More >>
Statement From Green Party Regarding Darleen Tana’s Removal From Parliament
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 11:36 am | Green Party
“Every single day, we have continued to fight for people and planet, and hold the Government to account on their cruel and destructive agenda. That mahi continues with the vigour our communities need and deserve.” More >>
Appalling Process On Three Strikes Law
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 10:22 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Justice Select Committee has not reported back, and yet the Government is making changes based on what it claims that committee heard and the public has said,” Labour’s justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said. More >>
Labour Calls For Investigation Into Tobacco Tax Cut
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 9:23 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“This $216 million tax cut appears to prioritise the needs of the tobacco industry, rather than New Zealanders’ health. Treasury advised the policy would likely only benefit Philip Morris and yet Cabinet signed it off,” said Labour health spokesperson ... More >>
Improvements To Protect Children In Schools
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 9:15 am | New Zealand Government
“The Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Zealand Teaching Council to improve information sharing arrangements about individuals working in schools who are under investigation for offences relating to child sex abuse material”, ... More >>
Government To Toughen Three Strikes Bill
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 8:17 am | New Zealand Government
“This Government is committed to restoring law and order. The Bill to reinstate the Three Strikes law makes it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not acceptable in our society,” Mrs McKee says. More >>
Government To Clarify s70 Discharge Consent To Provide Certainty For Councils And Primary Sector
Monday, 21 October 2024, 6:09 pm | New Zealand Government
Our goal is to produce clear rules that unlock the double dividend of higher growth and productivity alongside positive environmental outcomes. More >>
Breaking Ground On The First New Road Of National Significance
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government is keeping its promise to New Zealanders to deliver a new generation of RoNS across the country that reduce congestion, unlock land for thousands of new houses, and boost economic growth as we rebuild the economy to reduce the cost of ... More >>
New Bill Would Ensure Businesses’ Interests Are Heard In Liquor Licensing Decisions
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:30 pm | ACT New Zealand
Establishing a licensed business involves financial commitment, risk, and hard work, but current legislation means that businesses are threatened with closure when they seek to renew their licence, or when a local alcohol policy changes. More >>
Delay To Retirement Village Review Won’t Help Residents
Monday, 21 October 2024, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Labour started this review process which now needs to be completed with haste by the Government. More than 20 years since the original Act was implemented. More >>
NZ Heads To Samoa For Commonwealth Talks
Monday, 21 October 2024, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Government
This is the first time the two-yearly Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is hosted by Samoa, representing a great opportunity to profile the Pacific to the world. More >>
New Zealand Celebrates Epic Sporting Weekend
Monday, 21 October 2024, 9:13 am | New Zealand Government
“In New Zealand’s history there haven’t been too many sporting weekends like the one we’ve just seen, with epic wins from Team New Zealand, the White Ferns, the Black Caps, the Silver Ferns and the Paddle Ferns,” Mr Bishop says. More >>
Foreign Minister Represents NZ At Indonesian Presidential Inauguration
Monday, 21 October 2024, 8:59 am | New Zealand Government
“It was a pleasure meeting President Prabowo in Jakarta for the second time this year,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Removing Roadblocks To Building Infrastructure
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Government
Having not been substantially amended since 1988, the Public Works Act is no longer fit-for-purpose; it is time to make changes to improve its fairness & efficiency. A targeted review by an independent expert advisory panel has identified instances ... More >>
Anniversary Of Equal Pay Act Shows We Have More To Do
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Government
Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says her ambitions for the future are that there would be no pay gap in the public and private sector, and that is what we should all work towards. More >>
Attracting Investment On Agenda For Singapore Trip
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Government
Attracting more overseas investment is a vital part of the Coalition Government’s economic strategy. More >>
Foreign Minister Completes Successful Visit To Thailand
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 5:49 pm | New Zealand Government
High-level contact between our two countries is key to taking our relationship to the next level. That is why we have agreed to re-establish regular and substantial Foreign Minister consultations. More >>
ACT Challenges Brian Tamaki's Racist, Ignorant Campaign Targeting Immigrants
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 2:27 pm | ACT New Zealand
Every New Zealander has either crossed an ocean to build a life here, or is descended from someone who did. Kiwis believe in freedom and a fair chance for anyone who’s willing to offer their efforts to society. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Calls For Action Following Winston Peters’ Racist Remarks
Friday, 18 October 2024, 8:19 pm | Te Pati Maori
Te Pāti Māori are urging the Speaker to take immediate action: censure Peters, force a public apology, and make it unequivocally clear that bigotry will not be given a platform in Parliament. More >>
Serious Concerns Ignored In Govt’s Fast Track Bill
Friday, 18 October 2024, 8:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Bill is obviously not aimed at approving the sorts of projects that were already being approved. It is aimed at pushing through environmentally contentious projects, some of which have been previously declined or are midway through other processes. More >>
Fast-Track, Off The Rails: Submitters Show Strong Opposition To Bill
Friday, 18 October 2024, 4:55 pm | Green Party
Among the amendments dismissed outright were those that would have upheld environmental protections, introduced Te Tiriti considerations, given the public an opportunity to be consulted and protected the rights of current consent holders. This is the ... More >>
ACT Welcomes Withdrawal Of Prosecution Guidelines After Pressure
Friday, 18 October 2024, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT called out these guidelines as soon as we became aware of them, including raising the issue with the Attorney-General. We are welcome the swift response, preventing what would have otherwise been an egregious breach of the foundational principles ... More >>
West Coast To Offer Rural And Remote Medicine Training
Friday, 18 October 2024, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Government
One of the five priorities of the National Rural Health Strategy is to create a valued and flexible rural health workforce and training young doctors to be rural generalists will support the delivery of this priority. More >>
Labour Supports Continuing Fight For Dairy Access
Friday, 18 October 2024, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
This latest decision is a continuation of steps taken by Labour in government to enforce the hard won and valuable concessions negotiated in the 2018 CPTPP trade agreement,” Labour trade spokesperson Damien O’Connor said. More >>
Job Losses Devastating For Timaru
Friday, 18 October 2024, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
These workers contribute to the local economy and businesses, and many have family nearby. Now many of them will have potentially have to leave our community in search of work, Labour MP Jo Luxton said. More >>
New Zealand First Member’s Bill To Improve Access To Palliative Care
Friday, 18 October 2024, 12:04 pm | New Zealand First Party
The ‘Improving Access to Palliative Care Bill’ seeks to guarantee that every New Zealander has the right to receive high-quality palliative care whenever it is needed. More >>
Government Praises Important Progress On East Coast Clean-Up
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:58 am | New Zealand Government
There is strong momentum and coordination of work in the region across local and central government, and the Forestry and Agriculture sectors in addressing the impacts of last year’s cyclones,” Mr McClay says. More >>
New Members Appointed To NZ On Air Board
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:40 am | New Zealand Government
Brett Banner and Philip Crump have been appointed to the NZ On Air Board, Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Canada's Dairy Protection Must Be Cracked Wide Open
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:38 am | ACT New Zealand
“Restricting imports of New Zealand dairy products not only makes Canadian consumers worse off, it is also a betrayal of the long-standing friendship between our two countries,” says ACT Trade Spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar. More >>
Health Minister To Attend International Meetings In The Philippines And Singapore
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:05 am | New Zealand Government
“Being represented at and engaging in Manila for the 75th regional meeting will signal NewZealand’s commitment to working collectively on solutions for global and regional health issues." More >>
Residence Portion Of The Military-Style Academies Complete
Friday, 18 October 2024, 9:24 am | New Zealand Government
The residence portion of the Military Style Academy Pilot at Te Au rere a te Tonga Youth Justice residence in Palmerston North is wrapping up, with the young people now transitioning back into the community with support, Minister for Children Karen ... More >>
New Zealand Takes Next Step In Dairy Dispute With Canada
Friday, 18 October 2024, 6:39 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand takes its obligations under trade agreements seriously. The CPTPP is one of the highest quality agreements signed by a group of like-minded economies,” Mr McClay says. More >>
Statement From Green Party Following SGM
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 8:55 pm | Green Party
From the outset, we have done all we can to navigate the situation in front of us with our values as the guiding star. I am proud of how we have held true to these throughout this process: Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick More >>
New Zealand Māori Arts And Crafts Institute Boards Appointment
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Tabuteau (Ngāti Ngāraranui, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue) was a teacher at Rotorua Boys' High School, a lecturer in Economics, and head of the Business School at Waiariki Institute of Technology. More >>
Government Investing In Auckland And Wellington Rail Reliability
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Government
“The Auckland metro rail network will receive $48.8 million, while Wellington’s network will see investment of $52.9 million. This funding will support network upgrades across Auckland’s metro rail lines and upgrades to the Johnsonville, Kāpiti, and ... More >>
Further Uncertainty For Kiwirail As Jobs Set To Go
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour had a plan for new ferries, because the current ones will need significant maintenance to serve their critical role in connecting the North and South Islands. More >>
National MP’s Bill Will Tackle The Wilding Conifer Problem
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:13 pm | New Zealand National Party
This Bill would ensure stewardship land affected, or at risk of being affected by wilding conifer could be leased or sold subject to certain conditions. This would enable the use of stock grazing to help control wild conifers in the area. More >>
Instrumental Change For NZSO Board
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Government
The trio of new members, James Christmas, Karyn Rachtman and Susannah Robinson, have expertise across fundraising, philanthropy, Crown governance, sector experience and revenue generation. More >>
Changes To Migrant Exploitation Protection Work Visa
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Despite New Zealand being internationally regarded as a safe, fair and highly attractive place to work, we are not immune to migrant exploitation. This is unacceptable,” Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>
ASA Declares Hobson’s Pledge Advertising Misleading And Socially Irresponsible
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 1:38 pm | Te Pati Maori
The two-page wraparound ad, published in The New Zealand Herald, suggested that nearly the entire coastline of Aotearoa is under threat of being awarded to Māori through customary marine titles, implying that this would lead to widespread restrictions ... More >>
Government Releases Targeted Actions To Improve Road Safety
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:24 am | New Zealand Government
The road safety objectives build on the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024, outlining several road safety actions over the next three years that target the highest contributors to DSIs. More >>
Benefit Numbers Continue To Soar Under National
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party
“We don’t begrudge New Zealanders for needing a benefit, but it isn’t a good look when National have raved about getting tough on beneficiaries, only to have numbers soar on their watch,” Labour’s social development spokesperson Carmel ... More >>
Soaring Benefit Sanctions Push More Into Poverty
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:11 am | Green Party
“This heartless Government has more than doubled benefit sanctions, stripping people of their dignity and ability to put food on the table,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Social Development and Employment, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
International Energy Agency Issues Wake-Up Call On Climate Action
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:08 am | Green Party
“Luxon’s decision to pour fossil fuel on the climate crisis fire actively undermines not only energy security and resilience, but a climate-safe future,” says Green Party Co-Leader and spokesperson for Climate Change Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
More Benefit Exits Into Work As Sanctions Increase
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:04 am | New Zealand Government
Despite the economic gloom the Government inherited, 16,071 people cancelled their Jobseeker Support benefits because they found work between July and September, an increase of 2457 people, or 18 per cent, on a year ago. More >>
ACT Urges A Response To Tikanga Māori In Legal Education
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 9:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
Attempts to make tikanga courses compulsory for all law students, along with a wider push to infuse every part of our legal system with tikanga, enables judicial activism. It is not the role of the judiciary to make law. That is the role of Parliament. More >>
Public Health Service’s Food Truck Tantrum Is Ridiculous
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 8:23 pm | ACT New Zealand
Southland-based MP and ACT Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson responds to health concerns raised by the National Public Health Service on Invercargill's food trucks. More >>
