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Kris Faafoi has today announced that he will be leaving Politics in the coming weeks.

Kris Faafoi has thanked the Prime Minister for the privilege of serving as a Minister in her government.

  • Broadcasting and Media
  • Immigration
  • Justice

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has announced that the Māori Electoral Option will be changed to allow Māori voters to switch electoral rolls at any time. The bill is expected to be introduced to the House in the coming weeks.

  • Justice

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi today announced the appointment of Michael Webster as the new Privacy Commissioner. 

  • Justice

Ministerial Diary April 2022

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New Zealand’s legal aid scheme will be significantly strengthened with further investment from Budget 2022, Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Courts
  • Justice

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi today announced appointments to the independent panel that will lead a review of New Zealand’s electoral law.

  • Justice

The Government is substantially increasing the amount of funding for public media to ensure New Zealanders can continue to access quality local content and trusted news.

  • Broadcasting and Media

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced a major package of reforms, which include an early opening of New Zealand’s border and a simplification of immigration settings, to address the immediate skill shortages in New Zealand and speed up the economic recovery from COVID-19.

  • Prime Minister
  • Education
  • Immigration
  • Tourism

The Government has announced a major package of law and order measures that further increases Police numbers, addresses gang violence and extends successful rehabilitation programmes to break the cycle of offending and entering a life of crime.

  • Corrections
  • Justice
  • Police

New Zealand is back on the world map for international tourism and business travellers as the country opens up to visitors from around 60 visa-waiver countries who enjoy freer travel here from today.

  • Immigration
  • Tourism

Ministerial Diary March 2022

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The Minister for Broadcasting and Media has confirmed the nine-member Establishment Board to lead the work on creating a new public media entity in New Zealand.

  • Broadcasting and Media

Legislation to support the safe operation of the courts during the COVID-19 pandemic has passed its third reading in Parliament.

  • Justice

Ministerial Diary February 2022

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Justice Minister Kris Faafoi confirmed Parliament’s recommendation to appoint Karl Le Quesne as the new Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission/Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri.

  • Justice

Australia and New Zealand have jointly agreed that New Zealand will resettle up to 150 refugees per year for three years from Australia’s existing regional processing cohort.

  • Immigration

Ministerial Diary January 2022

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Ministerial Diary December 2021

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The Government is ramping up an unprecedented scale of humanitarian support for the Ukrainian refugee crisis by introducing a new 2022 Special Ukraine Policy.

  • Immigration
The return of working holidaymakers and more skilled workers from this coming Monday will accelerate New Zealand’s economic recovery from COVID-19 by helping to fill workforce shortages and support tourism.
  • Immigration

In February 2020 - at the New Zealand Broadcasting school - I outlined the” in principle” decision the Government had made to ensure New Zealand’s Public Media could face the challenges of the future – to ensure it was strong, sustainable and structured in a way to move with audience, technology and market trends.

  • Broadcasting and Media

Ensuring New Zealanders continue to have access to reliable, trusted, independent information and local content sits at the heart of the decision to create a new public media entity, Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi has announced. 

  • Broadcasting and Media

The Government is putting in place fast-track measures to support Ukrainians to remain in New Zealand or to return here immediately.

  • Immigration

The Government is progressing legislation to ensure that courts can continue operating safely and effectively as COVID-19 spreads in the community.

  • Justice