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New Antarctica Swift Field Tests To Speed Up Avian Influenza Monitoring
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Biosecurity New Zealand recently tested the ground-breaking equipment during a voyage to Antarctica on the icebreaker MV Argus. More >>
New Zealand Backing New Justice Building For Niue
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Government
"Niue’s future is interconnected with the Pacific region and New Zealand remains steadfast in supporting its Realm partner’s development across a range of sectors," Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says. More >>
Economic Green Shoots Start On The Dairy Farm
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Government
The strong performance of our dairy farmers is welcome news for the economy as the government continues to lower inflation through careful spending meaning reducing interest rates and by delivering fewer and less costly regulations. More >>
Good Riddance: Prebble Resigns From Waitangi Tribunal
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 2:04 pm | Te Pati Maori
Regardless of the reason for his exit, Prebble was never fit to sit on the Waitangi Tribunal. His record speaks for itself- decades of bigotry and opposition to Māori self-determination, said Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Rawiri Waititi. More >>
Minister Acknowledges Outgoing RBNZ Governor
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Government
Finance Minister Nicola Willis acknowledges the resignation of the Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr, and his seven years of service. Mr Orr was appointed as Governor in March 2018. More >>
Patient Wellbeing Threatened By Treaty Ideology
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 12:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is optimistic that in Simeon Brown, we have a Minister with the guts to get the Treaty ideology and wokeism out of the health system and restore focus to the needs of the patient. More >>
Labour Calls On Govt To Condemn Israel’s Aid Blockade
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 11:08 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The deliberate starvation of a people is a crime against humanity, and a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement. The Government should condemn Israel’s move and call for the immediate resumption of aid shipments into Gaza. More >>
Boost For Rotorua’s Youth Mental Health Services
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 10:05 am | New Zealand Government
Mental health and wellbeing is a prominent issue for many young people across the country, and the government is committed to helping young Kiwis get the support, they need, when they need it. More >>
School Property Back On Track
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 10:03 am | New Zealand Government
"It is crucial that the school property portfolio is managed effectively so students can continue to benefit from safe, warm, and dry learning environments," Education Minister Erica Stanford says. More >>
Greater Role For Nurses In Primary Care
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 9:35 am | New Zealand Government
Nurse practitioners are highly skilled professionals who can diagnose conditions, prescribe medicines and develop treatment plans. They often manage more complex healthcare needs, giving New Zealanders greater choice and better access to health services. More >>
New Database Improves Effort To Stop Terrorist And Violent Extremist Material
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 9:18 am | New Zealand Government
“One of the many roles of the Department of Internal Affairs is preventing the spread of illegal objectionable material that encourages violent extremism. This new database will increase the efficiency of this work and better safeguard the wellbeing ... More >>
Mark Mitchell Missing In Action
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 5:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“Despite being responsible for policing, Mark Mitchell is missing in action. He has refused to answer questions on key issues affecting New Zealander’s safety,” Labour police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said. More >>
Time Of Use Charging Bill Passes First Reading
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Government
“A report released by Auckland Council today shows that by 2026, traffic congestion will cost Auckland $2.6 billion per year, and that Aucklanders already sit in traffic for 29 million hours per year, which averages out to 17 lost and wasted hours per ... More >>
Fresh Stats Reinforce Tourism’s Contribution To The Economy
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government
International Visitor Survey results for the year ending December 2024 show a significant increase of 23 per cent in annual visitor spend. More >>
More Locally Trained Doctors In Primary Care
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Government
“I am focused on ensuring Kiwis have better access to primary care services, and strengthening our health workforce is a key part of that,” Mr Brown says. More >>
Fewer Houses, Consents Down Under National
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:33 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The latest figures from Stats NZ confirm what the construction sector has been warning for months: building consents are down under the National Government. In the year ended January 2025, consents fell to 33,812 new homes, down 7.2 percent compared ... More >>
Mental Health Peer Support Extends To Wellington Hospital ED
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 10:21 am | New Zealand Government
“The peer support specialists are workers with lived experience who are available talk to people who are presenting to the ED in mental distress, they provide comfort, as well as help connect people with the needed community services,” Mental Health ... More >>
Innovation Fund To Support Crisis Café
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 8:57 am | New Zealand Government
The Crisis Café is a peer-delivered service and provides a safe, relaxed, non-clinical setting for people who are in distress related to either mental health and/or addiction issues, and need to talk to someone face-to-face. More >>
Healthcare Boost Means Seeing A GP, Faster
Monday, 3 March 2025, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Government
“We are taking action to ensure New Zealanders have increased access to more doctors and nurses and more choice of where they can access that healthcare." More >>
Calls To Ditch NCEA Tests Expose A Deficit In School Leadership
Monday, 3 March 2025, 11:26 am | ACT New Zealand
NCEA exists to offer real knowledge and skills, and set real standards – not to give qualifications to everyone. Testing against real standards makes the system accountable, ACT Education spokesperson Laura McClure says. More >>
Govt Urged To Rule Out Any Involvement In AUKUS
Monday, 3 March 2025, 10:36 am | Green Party
Aotearoa must stand on an independent and principled approach to foreign affairs and use that as a platform to promote peace. Christopher Luxon should read the room and rule out joining any part of the AUKUS framework. More >>
PSA Survey Proves Govt’s Cuts Are Hurting Patients
Monday, 3 March 2025, 9:48 am | New Zealand Labour Party
The survey of almost 1300 health workers shows that cuts and hiring freezes result in longer waiting lists and burnt out staff, both of which can contribute to poorer health for patients. More >>
Going For Growth In Exports And Aquaculture
Monday, 3 March 2025, 8:47 am | New Zealand Government
The two ministers have confirmed support for salmon farming which is estimated to create an additional sector wide $500m of salmon exports by 2035. More >>
New Auckland Facility To Support Police Training
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 8:09 am | New Zealand Government
“We want Police to do all that they can to drive recruitment, increase the number of Police and to make our communities safer and that’s exactly what they’re doing,” Associate Police Minister Casey Costello says. More >>
Laws To Keep Firearms Out Of The Wrong Hands Come Into Force
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 7:36 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Police Mark Mitchell says changes to the Act strengthen the existing FPO regime by sending a strong message that the Government is committed to addressing violent crime and enforcing consequences for gangs. More >>
Congratulations To Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 6:57 pm | New Zealand Government
This was the culmination of the biggest Te Matatini we’ve seen: Fifty-five kapa haka performing with Te Mahau under the watch of Te Kāhui Maunga. More >>
Deregulating For Economic Growth Remains Focus After Year One
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Government
“It’s clear that now is the time for a significant reset. Many governments over the years have paid lip-service to cutting red tape. This Government is committed to doing something about it,” says Minister for Regulation David Seymour. More >>
Foreign Minister Concludes North Asia Visit
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 5:29 am | New Zealand Government
“North Asia is a dynamic region - and New Zealand is striving to do more with it," says Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. More >>
PM Concludes Productive Visit To Viet Nam
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 5:19 am | New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Luxon highlighted the growing cooperation between New Zealand and Viet Nam on defence and security issues, in pursuit of a stable and secure Indo-Pacific. More >>
New Zealand And Mongolia Celebrate Practical Cooperation
Friday, 28 February 2025, 9:17 pm | New Zealand Government
Mr Peters’ visit to Ulaanbaatar marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Mongolia - and is the first visit to Mongolia by a New Zealand Foreign Minister since 2013. More >>
Government Levels Another Blow At Kaupapa Māori Education
Friday, 28 February 2025, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Government
The Prime Minister’s actions need to match his words. He cannot say that Te Tiriti is our past, present and future and then undermine the very essence of our founding document with a series of assaults. More >>
More Clarity Needed For Homebuyers
Friday, 28 February 2025, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
“If we are truly going to address the housing shortage in this country, it will require a bipartisan approach across numerous Governments. Today’s announcement does build on some of the work Labour was doing,” Labour housing spokesperson Kieran ... More >>
Minister Acknowledges Outgoing Chief Executive
Friday, 28 February 2025, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Since becoming Minister responsible for Pharmac I have been impressed by Sarah’s commitment to focussing Pharmac on its core role of expanding opportunities and access for patients, says Mr Seymour. More >>
Going For Housing Growth: New And Improved Infrastructure Funding And Financing Tools
Friday, 28 February 2025, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Government
The Government’s Going for Housing Growth programme focuses on fixing the fundamentals of our housing crisis: land supply, infrastructure, and incentives for growth More >>
Getting Auckland Moving Again
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Government
Key changes include returning local streets like Weymouth Road from 30km/h to 50km/h, while key arterial roads such as Pakuranga Road will reverse from 50km/h to 60km/h. More >>
Going For Growth: Infrastructure Funding And Financing Act Changes To Enable Flexible Growth
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Government
The IFFA’s primary focus is to facilitate the delivery of infrastructure for housing in a responsive way. Providing for this ‘demand-led’ growth is a key part of Minister Bishop’s ‘Going for Housing Growth’ programme. More >>
Reviewing Legal Aid To Ensure Access To Justice
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The scheme was last reviewed in 2018 and a lot has changed since then. This will provide an opportunity to ensure the scheme is efficient, is of good quality, and promotes access to justice in a way that is sustainable and cost-effective. More >>
Speech To LGNZ Metro, Rural And Provincial Sectors Meeting
Friday, 28 February 2025, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Government
Over the last three decades real house prices in New Zealand increased more than any other OECD country. According to the OECD’s Better Life Index, we also rank 40th out of 41 countries for housing affordability – just in front of the Slovak ... More >>
Community-Based Approaches To Reduce Alcohol Harm
Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:32 am | New Zealand Government
The Government has a clear focus on early intervention and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption when it can contribute to exacerbating mental health issues. More >>
Jones Heads To World’s Largest Mining Conference
Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:25 am | New Zealand Government
Mr Jones is travelling tomorrow to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto. The annual conference draws 30,000 attendees from 135 countries and is covered by around 400 accredited media companies. More >>
Greens Welcome Pause Of Works At Lake Rotokākahi And Call For Council To Work Constructively With Mana Whenua
Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:09 am | Green Party
The proposed path of the sewerage pipeline past Lake Rotokākahi puts the sacred lake at risk of environmental damage and the desecration of this wāhi tapu. This case is before the Environment Court, and it is only just that works be paused until ... More >>
50,000 Businesses Set To Benefit From eInvoicing
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Government
“eInvoicing is a game changer for small businesses. With limited cash reserves, a late or unpaid invoice can quickly throw businesses off track and create a domino effect of challenges." More >>
847 Samoans Receive New Zealand Citizenship In Three Months
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Government
“It’s pleasing to see that people are taking up the opportunity to regain New Zealand citizenship and that the Department of Internal Affairs is promptly processing these applications,” says Ms van Velden. More >>
Backing Farmers To Innovate And Make More Money
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Government
“Science for Farmers brings leading scientists to the regions to talk directly with farmers about research and innovation that’s already paying dividends on farms around the country,” Mr McClay says. More >>
New AI Diabetes Screening Pilot Programme A Gamechanger For Wait Times
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Government
The pilot programme will enable technicians from seven general practices in South Auckland to take retinal images of patients living with diabetes, including those who may be waiting for a hospital appointment. More >>
New Disability Data Provides Crucial Insights
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Government
Today’s survey data, collected following the 2023 Census, identifies 1 in 6 New Zealanders as disabled – that’s around 10 per cent of children (98,000) and 18 per cent of adults (753,000). More >>
Going For Growth: Multi-Million Dollar Benefits Possible For Farmers And Growers
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 11:44 am | New Zealand Government
“HSNO and ACVM products used to manage animals and plants like veterinary medicines and agrichemicals are absolutely critical for farmers and growers. Technological developments in these products can be the difference between surviving, or thriving,” ... More >>
Four-Year Term: A Chance For A More Mature Democracy
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:49 am | ACT New Zealand
The legislation is modelled on a draft Bill produced by ACT, and a commitment to advance it to select committee was secured in ACT’s coalition agreement. More >>
Four-Year Term Legislation To Be Introduced
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:45 am | New Zealand Government
“As stipulated in the National-Act coalition agreement, the Bill is modelled on the ACT Party’s draft Constitution (Enabling a 4-Year Term) Amendment Bill”, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Freedom Camping Certification Extended
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:40 am | New Zealand Government
“Following public consultation, we’re extending the certification transition period for private self-contained vehicles out by a year to June 2026. Currently only 23,000 vehicles of the estimated 73,000 have been certified”, Tourism and ... More >>
Drought Conditions Declared Across Taranaki
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:33 am | New Zealand Government
“Conditions on the ground are becoming extremely difficult with limited feed and pasture available,” Mr Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. More >>
Speech To LGNZ All-Of-Local-Government Forum
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:29 am | New Zealand Government
Moving back to basics means consciously reducing government scope to the bare minimum and avoiding unnecessary intervention in people’s lives. More >>
Creating A Level Playing Field In The Energy Sector
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 8:06 am | New Zealand Government
The EA is proposing a progressive approach to non-discrimination obligations supported by increased monitoring of gentailers’ responses and consumer outcomes. More >>
New Zealand, China Foreign Ministers Meet In Beijing
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:26 am | New Zealand Government
The Ministers discussed key issues confronting both countries, as well as recent developments, including the Chinese naval deployment to the Tasman Sea. More >>
PM Announces Major Upgrade To Relationship With Viet Nam
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:21 am | New Zealand Government
Strengthening our relationship with Viet Nam is incredibly important to New Zealand’s economic future, with more opportunities for businesses at home to access this crucial market, Mr Luxon says. More >>
Opening Remarks In Meeting With China Foreign Minister
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:05 am | New Zealand Government
The New Zealand-China relationship continues to benefit, as you said, from our mutually beneficial and significant trade and economic relationship and the comprehensive, regular two-way exchanges by our people, which are again growing following the COVID-19 ... More >>
Te Matatini Boosts Taranaki Business
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Government
The significance of kapa haka to Te Ao Māori is something we value deeply, especially since the rise of the waiata-ā-ringa form with Tā Apirana Ngata. It also gives us the great gift of protecting and revitalising our reo. More >>
Govt Abandons Retailers With Citizen’s Arrests
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Turning New Zealand into the wild west is not a crime prevention strategy, it’s dangerous and goes against our values as New Zealanders, Labour justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said. More >>
Big Jump In Overseas Visitor Spend Boosts Tourism
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Government
The Tourism Satellite Account released by Stats NZ shows total tourism expenditure in New Zealand of $44.4 billion for the year ending March 2024, an increase of $5.6 billion or 14.6 per cent compared to March 2023. More >>
Rules To Be Eased To Drive Investment In Electricity
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Government
Distribution businesses are currently prohibited from owning more than 250 MW of generation connected to Transpower’s national grid, and/or more than 50 MW of generation connected to their own networks unless they operate that generation in a separate ... More >>
