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One million people have taken the opportunity to apply online for their Student, Work and Visitor Visas – a milestone achievement, says Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.

  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • Immigration

E rāhiri ana a Te Hōnore Nanaia Mahuta, Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori, i te tīmatanga o te Tau o Ngā Reo Taketake o te Ao.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Māori Development

Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis and Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta will join an estimated 5,000 New Zealanders living in Australia at Sydney’s Waitangi Festival on Saturday.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti
  • Māori Development

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Winston Peters today welcomed new laws that make it harder for arms and military equipment to fall into the wrong hands.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders suffering from hepatitis C are set to benefit from a life-saving cure for the disease which is available from today.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Jonathan Austin as Ambassador to Indonesia.

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

Ministers have received the Tax Working Group’s Final Report on the structure, fairness and balance of New Zealand’s tax system, Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash say.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Finance
  • Revenue

Applications are open for round 10 of the Maintaining the Quality of Great Rides Fund, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced today.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Tourism

The Government will grant the transitional use of several Crown-owned properties in Sumner for a new permanent skate park and the creation of a community green space, says the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan Woods.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Greater Christchurch Regeneration

The Government is leaving no stone unturned to protect New Zealand’s quota access into the EU and the UK post-Brexit, Minister of Trade and Export Growth David Parker said.   

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Coalition Government’s economic and fiscal management has received another vote of confidence today from ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

Events on marae and lake fronts, in community centres, local museums and town squares are being held throughout the country to commemorate Waitangi Day 2019, Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Jacinda Ardern says today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Thank you, Professor Hayne (Vice Chancellor, University of Otago), for your kind introduction.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Simon Bridges has added to confusion about the costings of National’s tax policy today, and needs to clear up how much New Zealanders would get and how the plan would be paid for, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

The fees for New Zealand passports will increase slightly in March, Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The Government will take time to consider the recommendations of the Fair Pay Agreement Working Group which reported back today, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.

  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • Workplace Relations and Safety

The Minister for Climate Change says Government recognises the challenges facing many on the frontline of coastal impacts from sea level rise.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

National's tax plans do not match up with the money they are wanting to spend, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced today that New Zealand is to increase funding for economic resilience, human development and good governance in the island nation of Nauru by $8 million over three years.

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

Community groups have given a boost to the Government’s new insulation programme Warmer Kiwi Homes, meaning in some parts of the country low income homeowners will be able to insulate their homes for free, Minister Megan Woods has announced.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Energy and Resources

Pacific students in health or disability-related courses are being encouraged to apply for the Ministry of Health’s Pacific Health Scholarships.

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Health

Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash is encouraging people to have their say on proposed changes to rules controlling the blue cod fishery.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Fisheries

The Government agreed at Cabinet today to fast-track customer protection measures in the financial sector.   

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Finance

Edward Ellison is the new Chairperson of the New Zealand Conservation Authority (NZCA), Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation