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The 100th new rural mobile tower is up and operational in Gebbies Valley, outside Christchurch.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Infrastructure

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kris Faafoi, has signalled an end is in sight for high-cost lenders and truck shops who trap vulnerable people in debt.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The deadline for landlords to include detailed information in their tenancy agreements about how their property meets the Healthy Homes Standards, so tenants can see the home they are renting is compliant, has been extended from 1 July 2020 to 1 December 2020.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister and Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister, Kris Faafoi, has today announced the appointment of Tristan Gilbertson as the new Telecommunications Commissioner and member of the Commerce Commission.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Ministerial Diary April 2020

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

A programme to connect marae around the country to the internet has received $1.4 million to expand to include urban marae in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Regional Economic Development

Government Ministers are asking significant private enterprises to adopt prompt payment practices in line with the state sector, as a way to improve cashflow for small businesses.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Finance
  • Small Business

“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

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kris Faafoi, has confirmed that bars and pubs will be able to open once New Zealand moves to COVID Alert Level 2 so long as they make sure they seat patrons and serve them food with their drinks.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government is seeking a temporary amendment to the Unit Titles Act 2010 (UTA) to allow body corporate members to attend meetings via audio or audio-visual link.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

Microsoft’s decision to establish a datacentre region for cloud services in New Zealand shows the advantage this country has as a safe haven for business as we move ahead with our economic recovery from COVID-19, Minister for Governmen

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Government Digital Services

Support is on the way for businesses facing insolvency due to COVID-19, with the Government introducing a package of measures in Parliament today to further boost New Zealand’s economic recovery.

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

The Government is fast-tracking measures to protect people in financial hardship from high-cost loans that trap them in debt.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

New investment in rural network capacity announced today will help lift the development and wellbeing of isolated communities as New Zealand’s economy recovers from COVID-19, Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi and Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Infrastructure

The Government has announced a suite of initiatives valued at $50 million that have been developed with the media industry to help them get through the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The Government will be introducing legislation to make changes to the Companies Act to help companies facing insolvency due to COVID-19 to remain viable and keep New Zealanders in jobs.

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

Ministerial Diary March 2020

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

The Government is refining its COVID-19 essential business guidance to include the distribution of news publications for communities which are hard to reach.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

New Zealand will temporarily remove tariffs on all medical and hygiene imports needed for the COVID-19 response.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

The Government has asked the Commerce Commission to take account of the exceptional circumstances created by COVID-19 when monitoring business behaviour in coming weeks.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

New Zealanders’ savings in KiwiSaver default funds will soon exclude investment in fossil fuels, the Ministers of Finance and Commerce and Consumer Affairs announced today.

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

Ministerial Diary February 2020

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

Supporting New Zealand to make most of digital and data driven technologies will be the focus of a new Digital Council that begins its work today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Government Digital Services
  • Statistics

Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister, Kris Faafoi, and the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins, have welcomed a new cyber security qualification as a step towards countering cyber threats and keeping New Zealanders safe.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Education