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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker announced today that New Zealand’s hosting of APEC in 2021 will go ahead using virtual digital platforms.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon David Parker
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

A law that makes crucial environmental improvements to the RMA, particularly for freshwater, has passed its third and final reading today.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Auckland barrister and solicitor Kathryn Beck has been appointed as a Judge of the Employment Court to be based in Auckland, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

New Zealand and the UK have formally launched free trade negotiations today. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government has today announced 11 infrastructure projects that will be fast-tracked under a new law to help rebuild the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

New Zealand today signed the first trade agreement to focus on issues solely relating to the digital economy.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Launch of the Government’s Trade Recovery Strategy - June 8, 2020

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Key New Zealand assets will be better protected from being sold to overseas owners in a way contrary to the national interest, with the passage of the Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Bill.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

The Government is delivering on its commitment to clean up our waterways with a new package that will create jobs and benefit the value of New Zealand’s agriculture export and tourism offerings.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Environment

Dunedin barrister Melinda Broek has been appointed as a District Court Judge with Family Court jurisdiction to be based in Rotorua, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Environment Judge David Kirkpatrick of Auckland has been appointed as the Principal Environment Judge, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020, which set a sound legal framework ahead of the move to Alert level 2, has been referred to a parliamentary select committee for review. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

“This Budget is about creating jobs. We know how businesses and workers have been impacted by this global pandemic. This Government is backing businesses to regain the confidence to invest as we work together to grow the economy in the face of this global recession,” Finance Minister Grant Robertson said.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Economic Development
  • Research, Science and Innovation
  • Revenue
  • Small Business
  • Trade and Export Growth

Budget 2020 will create almost 11,000 new jobs in regional New Zealand to restore our environment.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Agriculture
  • Conservation
  • Environment

The law establishing a legal framework for the response to Covid-19 has passed its final reading and will become law in time for the move to Alert Level 2 tonight. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

The Government is amending the Overseas Investment Act to protect key New Zealand assets from falling unnecessarily into foreign ownership as the economy recovers from the fallout of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

A new law providing a legal framework for Covid-19 Alert Level 2 will be introduced and debated tomorrow.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Good afternoon everyone. Thanks for joining me.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

A new law providing a legal framework for Covid-19 Alert Level 2 will be introduced and debated next week. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

The 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers responsible for trade have committed to work together to ensure trade and investment continue to flow to help counter the impact of COVID-19.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government has announced a major element of its COVID-19 rebuild plan with a law change that will fast track eligible development and infrastructure projects under the Resource Management Act to help get New Zealand moving again.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Joanne (Jo) Rielly has been appointed as a District Court Judge with jury jurisdiction to be based in Nelson, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

New Zealand and 18 other WTO Members have established an interim solution for hearing appeals in trade disputes between governments until the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body becomes fully functional again.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Government Ministers today welcomed the release of an official statistical report highlighting the key issues affecting our rivers, lakes, streams, catchments and aquifers.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Environment