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The Labour-led Government today cancelled the sell-off of state houses, fulfilling another of its first 100 day promises, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Health Minister Dr David Clark says making medicinal cannabis more readily available will help relieve the suffering of people who are dying in pain.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Minister Andrew Little welcomed and acknowledged the rangatira of Ngāti Tūwharetoa who were at Parliament today as their claims settlement Bill passed its first reading this morning.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

The Associate Minister of Agriculture responsible for Animal Welfare, Hon Meka Whaitiri says the greyhound racing industry has a lot of work to do before it meets the standards for proper animal welfare.

  • Hon Meka Whaitiri
  • Agriculture

Racing Minister Winston Peters says the findings of the Hansen Report on greyhound racing are disturbing and deeply disappointing.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Racing

The Government will move immediately to strengthen efforts to protect kauri trees from dieback disease, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage have announced.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Biosecurity
  • Conservation

Forestry Minister Shane Jones has today welcomed a renewed mandate for Crown Forestry to enable it to kick-start the Government’s tree planting programme.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry

Minister for Disability Issues, Carmel Sepuloni, welcomes the UN announcement that there will be a new International Day for Sign Languages.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Disability Issues

The law banning overseas buyers from purchasing existing homes has passed its first hurdle in Parliament.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says he’s told officials to take a tougher approach with farmers and all other users who do not meet their obligations under the National Animal Identification and Tracing Scheme (NAIT).

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity

The members of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for Phase 1 of the Review of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 bring considerable knowledge and expertise to the table, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

A decade of efforts to transform the culture, conduct, policy and practices of the Police is being acknowledged by Police Minister Stuart Nash.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Police

The ACC Board will be joined by experienced director David May from 1 January 2018, the Minister for ACC Iain Lees-Galloway announced today.

  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • ACC

The Coalition Government has fulfilled another of its first 100 day promises by taking the first steps to implement the KiwiBuild programme, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor today announced plans to introduce a new Bill to prevent the efficiency and contestability provisions of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (the DIRA) from expiring in the South Island.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has welcomed 28 new projects under the Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF), and the new SFF Tere pilot scheme announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Associate Education Ministers Kelvin Davis and Jenny Salesa have welcomed schools’ commitment to tikanga Māori and te reo Māori. 

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Education

Communications Minister Clare Curran has called for expressions of interest for the new role of Chief Technology Officer position to help drive a forward-looking digital agenda for New Zealand.

  • Hon Clare Curran
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Government Digital Services

Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Andrew Little has announced the appointment of Rob Fyfe as an independent advisor who will provide impartial advice on plans for the re-entry of the Pike River drift.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Pike River Re-entry

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced a $5 million dollar project to redevelop the Decile 4 Karamea Area School at the northern end of the West Coast of the South Island.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The Auckland relocation grant will be stopped after increasing state house waiting lists in other towns and cities showed it was just moving housing pressure to other parts of New Zealand, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, is pleased to announce today the Government’s first important step towards creating a Zero Carbon Act.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Government has welcomed the release of a report on the digital skills landscape in New Zealand and says it’s committed to training and upskilling more New Zealanders with the expertise they need for a 21st century economy.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Clare Curran
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Education

New Zealand has joined an international call for Japan to end its on-going whaling in the Southern Ocean and to respect the International Whaling Commission’s processes.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Foreign Affairs