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The Government is launching the second chapter in its rewrite of the Overseas Investment Act to ensure investments are consistent with New Zealand’s national interest.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

Notes for speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s “Beehive to Business” breakfast meeting.

16 October 2018

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

The Government today is announcing its next steps to improve the state of our waterways, promising a noticeable improvement in water quality within five years.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Speech notes for Essential Freshwater launch.

E nga mana

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Economic Development Minister David Parker today announced the appointment of Paul Brock as the new chair of the New Zealand Story Advisory Board. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

The Environment Court has today granted the resource consent for the 36th America's Cup bases in Auckland and the associated infrastructure and activities.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Environment

Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker heads to Sydney tomorrow to promote New Zealand’s trade and investment interests.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Trade and Export Growth

A unique trade and development deal, that will lower barriers while raising living standards, creating jobs and increasing exports by Pacific Island countries, has taken a step closer. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Attorney-General David Parker has raised the issue of social media liability at a meeting with his counterparts from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Minister Responsible for the NZSIS and GCSB, Hon Andrew Little, and Minister of Immigration Iain Lees-Galloway attended the annual Five Country Ministerial, held in the Gold Coast, Australia on 28-29 August.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • GCSB
  • Immigration
  • National Security and Intelligence
  • NZSIS

New Zealand tertiary students will be offered the chance to participate in NASA’s International Internships Programme, under an agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and NASA.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

The Bill to put in place the Government’s policy of banning overseas buyers of existing homes has passed its third and final reading in the House.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

Former High Court Judge Sir Ronald Young has been appointed the next chair of the New Zealand Parole Board, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

This Government is today launching its Trade for All agenda and inviting New Zealanders to have their say on what matters to them on trade policy and in trade agreements.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP and New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Hon David Parker, have met in Auckland to strengthen trans-Tasman economic links under the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER).

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government is establishing a new group to broaden the conversation with Māori on freshwater.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Associate Finance Minister David Parker said he is saddened by National’s attempts to amend the ban on foreign buyers to make it easier for the wealthiest foreigners to outbid New Zealanders.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

An address to the Environmental Defence Society annual conference

 Auckland, 1 August 2018

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Singapore has notified New Zealand it has completed its domestic procedures to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The United Kingdom’s decision to launch public consultations on a Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand has been welcomed by Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker will hold talks with his Pacific Alliance counterparts in Mexico next week to seek further progress on a free trade agreement with the four-nation grouping.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

New guidelines released today by Environment Minister David Parker are intended to assist councils in their monitoring, compliance and enforcement duties under the Resource Management Act. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker has welcomed Japan’s early ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

A Bill bringing New Zealand’s ratification of the CPTPP a step closer had its first reading in Parliament today as Mexico becomes the first country to notify it has ratified the 11 member trade deal.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth