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The Government is making progress on improving the wellbeing of the one million New Zealanders under the age of 18,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on World Children’s Day.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Child Poverty Reduction
  • Children

Judge Coral Shaw has been appointed as the new Chair of the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The Royal Commission into the Attacks on Christchurch Mosques will report back on 30 April 2020 to give it more time to hear submissions and consider information, Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

Nelson’s Salisbury School is to be rebuilt, creating a modern and suitable learning environment for students at the residential special school, Education Minister Chris Hipkins and A

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children
  • Education

The New Zealand Government is today sending 21 firefighters to help fight the ongoing catastrophic Australian bushfires.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The review of Oranga Tamariki practice around the planned uplift of a Hastings baby in May shows significant failings by the Ministry and that the planned and funded changes to shift from a child crisis service to a proper care and protection service need to be accelerated, Children’s Minister Tracey Martin said today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children

The Government’s plan to help older New Zealanders live well, Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034, was launched by Seniors Minister Tracey Martin today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Seniors

Classifying on-demand video content will be made mandatory to bring it in line with other media and provide better guidance and protections to families and young people, says Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

Children in 30 primary and intermediate schools will begin receiving a free lunch every school day from term one next year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Child Poverty Reduction
  • Children

Plans for a new Archives facility to improve the protection of and access to some of New Zealand’s most significant and valuable documents were announced by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions will be stepping down in November 2019.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The first tranche of the new education professionals who will help provide learning support to children in more than 1,000 schools and kura has now been allocated, Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

The Government has moved to ease the financial burden on those who want to change their sex on birth certificates.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

Ensuring that overseas gambling sites don’t undermine New Zealand’s rules is behind a public discussion document on online gambling launched today by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

A new Action Plan to improve the support for children and young people with learning needs was announced today by Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

New funding will support learning opportunities for children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and enable greater use of assistive technology, Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

A major funding increase for learning support will ensure that more young children receive access to the extra learning support they need before they start school, Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

The Gambling (Problem Gambling Levy) Regulations 2019 have been confirmed by Cabinet.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The Minister for Children Tracey Martin has announced the terms of reference for the Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children review into the case of the Hawkes Bay mother and her baby.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children

Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin today announced a $4 million-a-year package to recognise the contribution made by Fire and Emergency volunteers to communities across New Zealand.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

Education for students who are risk of disengaging from school receives a $9.8 million boost in Budget 2019, Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Education

“I have listened to the concerns being raised about recent events, and I know that many people have been deeply impacted,” Tracey Martin said.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children

Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin today announced the reappointment of Hon Paul Swain and the appointment of Rebecca Keoghan to the Board of Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The Wellbeing Budget will continue the Government’s drive to make New Zealand into the best place in the world to be a child, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Jan Logie
  • Prime Minister
  • Children
  • Education
  • Justice
  • Social Development