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The Government is safeguarding the future of superannuation by resuming contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

The Government is delivering on its promise to help low- and middle-income families with children, and to reduce child poverty.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children
  • Social Development

The Government’s Families Package will make a real difference to Māori families and help give their children a better start in life, Labour Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis says.

The key elements of the Families Package include:

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti

Pacific families are set to benefit from the Government’s Families Package, says Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio.

The key elements of the Families Package include:

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Pacific Peoples

The Families Package will provide targeted assistance to improve incomes for low- and middle-income families with children. It is part of the Government’s focus on reducing child poverty, and ensuring children get the best start in life.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

The Government’s KiwiBuild initiative will deliver 100,000 affordable houses over the next 10 years, giving hope to first-home buyers and addressing New Zealand’s housing crisis, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

“The Government is committed to delivering a modern workforce by removing cost barriers to post-secondary education and training,” Education Minister Chris Hipkins says.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Minister for Statistics and Climate Change James Shaw welcomes the commitment to develop a new set of economic, environmental, and social progress indicators, as outlined in the Government’s Budget Policy Statement (BPS) today.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Finance
  • Statistics

The costs of delivering on commitments made in the Coalition and Confidence and Supply Agreements will be met within the operating and capital allowances set out in the 2018 Budget Policy Statement, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

As part of the Government’s Families Package, a new Winter Energy Payment (WEP) will help a million people with the costs of heating their homes in winter, Minister for Energy and Resources Megan Woods and Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Energy and Resources
  • Social Development

Check against delivery.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Police

Overassessment of students and teacher workload will be addressed as part of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) review starting early next year, Education Minister Chris

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced that a revised contract has been signed with Lockheed Martin Canada to deliver the installation phase of the Anzac Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU) project.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The creation of a dedicated body to be known as Fisheries New Zealand marks a major milestone on the way to improved management of this valuable natural resource, says Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Fisheries

Legislation to ban overseas speculators from buying New Zealand homes will be introduced into Parliament tomorrow, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford and Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Housing and Urban Development
  • Land Information

Climate Change Minister, James Shaw, says the message from the OnePlanet Summit on climate change in Paris is clear – invest in clean, renewable energies.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

Minister for Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor announced today that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will reorganise its functions to create a stronger focus on core responsibilities.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Forestry Minister Shane Jones has today welcomed the separation of portfolios within the Ministry of Primary Industries, saying it marks a new era for forestry in New Zealand.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry

The coalition Government will conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into making New Zealand’s fuel supply more secure following the September outage of the Marsden Refinery to Auckland fuel pipeline, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods has announced.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Energy and Resources

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today joined Christchurch City Councillors and local Linwood Avenue School students in opening the first stage of the Rapanui to Shag Rock Cycleway in Christchurch.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Minister of State Services Chris Hipkins says changes to legislation may be required to curb the high pay levels of some State sector chief executives.

 

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • State Services

The Government’s $9.5 million teacher supply package will support more te reo Māori and Māori medium teachers into classrooms, Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis says.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Education

Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced an immediate $9.5 million teacher supply package to support more teachers into classrooms in 2018.

 

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today welcomed the passing of the Maritime Transport Amendment Bill’s third reading by Parliament.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport