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New rates for the levy paid by international education providers balance their interests with the need to both promote the sector and address failures when they occur, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.
- Hon Chris Hipkins
- Education
The passage into law of the Employment Relations Amendment Act helps restore fairness to New Zealand workplaces and restore fundamental rights for workers, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.
- Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
- Workplace Relations and Safety
New tax legislation has been introduced to Parliament to ensure greater fairness in the way the tax system shapes commerce, investment decisions and social policies.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Revenue
Business and the Government will jointly tackle climate change with the launch of New Zealand Green Investment Finance Ltd; a $100 million fund to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and Climate Change Minister, James Shaw, announced today.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Hon James Shaw
- Prime Minister
- Climate Change
Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio will support the principles of democracy and good governance at the Bali Democracy Forum XI this week.
- Hon Aupito William Sio
- Pacific Peoples
Work to co-locate Marlborough Girls’ and Boys’ Colleges on a new site will begin in the New Year, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.
- Hon Chris Hipkins
- Education
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has welcomed the Treasury’s release of its Living Standards Framework (LSF) Dashboard.
- Hon Grant Robertson
- Finance
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Jeremy Clarke-Watson to the newly created role of Special Envoy for Commonwealth Trade Integration.
- Rt Hon Winston Peters
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced details today on how New Zealand will increase its diplomatic and development presence in the Pacific.
- Rt Hon Winston Peters
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged the passing of leading New Zealand filmmaker Geoff Murphy, saying he was a trailblazer of the local film industry, making films that told our unique stories and put our culture on screen.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Prime Minister
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
The number of chief executives in public service departments has for the first time exceeded 50 per cent.
- Hon Chris Hipkins
- Hon Julie Anne Genter
- State Services
- Women
Health Minister Dr David Clark says the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink how we handle some of the biggest challenges we face as a country.
- Hon Dr David Clark
- Health
Government Digital Services Minister Megan Woods has confirmed today that New Zealanders will get their say on how they are recognised online, with the government committing $5.15 million funding for research into digital identity.
- Hon Dr Megan Woods
- Government Digital Services
The Government has agreed to further funding for America’s Cup infrastructure as certainty about the number of challengers moves a step closer.
- Hon David Parker
- Economic Development
The retail fuel market will be the first Commerce Commission market study, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced today.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Hon Kris Faafoi
- Prime Minister
- Commerce and Consumer Affairs
A national standard for organic production will be progressed as a Government bill next year, Agriculture and Food Safety Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.
- Hon Damien O’Connor
- Agriculture
- Food Safety
Judge Jacquelyn (Jackie) Moran of Christchurch has been appointed as Principal Family Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.
- Hon David Parker
- Attorney-General
Our shared values and challenges, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the opportunity to do more together were features of the meeting between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Ja
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Prime Minister
The Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, says New Zealand will put in every effort to ensure success for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which gets underway in Katowice, Poland, tonight.
- Hon James Shaw
- Climate Change
Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni has announced a new guide on accessible information on the United Nations’ international day for celebrating disabled people.
- Hon Carmel Sepuloni
- Disability Issues
A new report out today shows that the Government is on the right track to tackle our waste problem, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage says.
- Hon Eugenie Sage
- Environment
The regulation change allowing Housing NZ to make discretionary grants to those who were wrongly evicted for methamphetamine contamination has been made and the first 55 people are being paid from today, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced.
- Hon Phil Twyford
- Housing and Urban Development
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has expressed her condolences on the passing of the 41st President of the United States of America George H.W. Bush.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Prime Minister
Community organisations, iwi and landholders will be able to apply for grants from an $8 million conservation fund to help save our native plants, birds and insects and habitats, Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage announced today.
- Hon Eugenie Sage
- Conservation