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Auckland-based solicitor Melinda Dickey has been appointed as an Environment Judge and District Court Judge to serve in Auckland, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Long standing problems with buildings and infrastructure at Middlemore Hospital and the Manukau SuperClinic will be fixed following an $80 million investment, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Long serving emergency managers in the health sector have been recognised by Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi at the Health Emergency Managers Forum today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

111 calls made from all mobile phones in New Zealand will soon have their locations verified, enabling a faster response in an emergency.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in will visit New Zealand from 2 to 4 December, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Consumer Affairs Minister Hon Kris Faafoi is urging New Zealanders to check if their vehicle has Takata Alpha-type airbags which are being recalled.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

There will be urgent safety improvements done on SH3 from Waitara to Bell Block to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries, Minister of Transport Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

The first KiwiBuild homes in New Plymouth are expected to be completed in mid-2019, Minister for Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Health David Clark is making changes to Drinking Water Standards which help keep New Zealanders safe from waterborne illness.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Government has announced plans to initiate a strategic conversation with Local Government about community well-being and proposals to overhaul the regulation of water.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Local Government

Research, Science and Innovation Minister Megan Woods today announced a funding increase of $13.75 million over three years for research to combat the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Research, Science and Innovation

The Coalition Government’s first-year Fees Free policy is tracking well, with more than 50,000 people set to receive fees-free tertiary education this year, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

At the invitation of the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, undertook a State Visit to New Zealand on 19 November 2018.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

New Zealand and Chile will help protect vulnerable seabirds, including the critically endangered Antipodean albatross.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries

Health Minister Dr David Clark today confirmed $20m in Crown funding and the site for the new Buller Health Centre in Westport.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

A bold ten year plan looks to restore the Government’s commitment to quality in early learning, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced that New Zealand is committing up to NZ$10 million towards improving vaccination outcomes in Papua New Guinea.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

New Zealand will contribute towards Papua New Guinea’s ambitious National Electrification Roll-Out Plan to connect 70 percent of households to electricity by 2030, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced at APEC in Papua New Guinea.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will contribute $13.5 million over four years to support the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) Plus programme, a new joint New Zealand–Australian initiative.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

New Zealand is joining its voice and influence with others in the international community to better protect biodiversity by joining the Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration adopted in Egypt on 15 November.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today signed an air services agreement with his Peruvian counterpart, Néstor Popolizio, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Week in Port Moresby.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today congratulated the 172 young New Zealanders who have been awarded prestigious Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia (PMSA) as part of the August 2018/19 round.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Police Minister Stuart Nash says the seizure of 190 kilograms of cocaine in Auckland demonstrates the strength of partnership between Australian and New Zealand law enforcement agencies in preventing the harm drugs cause in our communities.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Customs
  • Police

New Zealand, Chile and Canada today reaffirmed a commitment to work together to advance trade that benefits all their citizens. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth