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The Government is adding new rules around high cost short term lending to protect consumers from punishing debt at the hands of loan sharks.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Financial markets legislation which has passed its third reading in Parliament will contribute to a well-functioning economy by providing New Zealand with continued access to foreign markets, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The latest Quarterly Connectivity Report shows more than 90,000 households and businesses gained access to Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) in the three months from April to June this year.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Whangarei homeless people are getting more chances to have a home with the launch today of Whangarei Housing First. 

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

The Government has announced additional measures to prevent and reduce homelessness focused on ensuring at-risk individuals and whānau have access to stable housing and continue to stay housed.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing
  • Social Development

Landlords and tenants will both benefit from a Bill that clears up liability for careless damage to a rental property which passed its final reading in Parliament today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

The Government is changing the KiwiSaver rules so that people with congenital life-shortening conditions can withdraw their savings when they retire, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government has taken steps to improve New Zealanders safety by making furniture safer and reducing the high levels of toxic smoke it could emit in fires, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Funding from Budget 2019 and a revised Cyber Security Strategy released today will intensify the Government’s focus on cyber security, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Funding from Budget 2019 will establish a new national agency to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system, Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi said today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

Consumers will have more peace of mind dealing with financial advisers under a new licensing and rules regime announced today by Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The regions are leading the way in ultra-fast broadband uptake, says Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Legislation passed last night means liquidators will need to be licenced and meet basic standards of honesty and competence - moves enacted to protect creditors and the public, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Consumers will now see their projected savings for retirement and the likely weekly income it will provide on their annual KiwiSaver statement, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The investigation into the conduct and behaviour of the Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell did not establish bullying conduct and Ms Maxwell will return to work tomorrow (Thursday 23 May) to finish her contract as Commissioner.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Hon Kris Faafoi will attend the “Tech for Humanity” meeting of G7 Digital Ministers in Paris next week, and has added a further number of cyber engagements to planned travel to support the Government’s focus on international collaboration on cyber issues.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Civil Defence
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Customs

Philip Broughton and Linda Clark have been appointed to the NZ on Air board, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

A new Code of Conduct will ensure all financial advice provided to Kiwis is of good quality, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says, because this advice is crucial in helping Kiwis achieve the lifestyles and retirement they want.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government has announced an extra $400,000 to help West Coasters recover from the devastating March floods. A medium-scale adverse event in the Westland District has also now been declared.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Agriculture
  • Civil Defence
  • Conservation
  • Environment

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says a suite of new measures to stop families falling into hardship caused by predatory lending is a step closer, after the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Bill passed its first reading today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Fast-tracked measures to protect consumers in their dealings with banks and insurers have been released today, with the Government on schedule to have them introduced to Parliament this year.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Customs officers will now always conduct face-to-face checks when eGates reject a passenger, Minister of Customs Hon Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Customs

Protections to stop the public being charged excessive fees and being preyed upon by wheel clampers are a step closer, with legislation stopping the practices receiving its first reading in Parliament this evening.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Transport

The service that allows people using New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) to phone others by using an interpreter will soon be available at weekends, Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi and Disability Issues Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced today.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Disability Issues