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The Government continues to make progress on a fairer and more secure rental market for renters and landlords with the First Reading of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill and its referral to the Social Services and Community Select Committee.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

Today the Government is making progress on a fairer and more secure rental market for renters and landlords with the introduction of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill in Parliament.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

More vulnerable New Zealanders will be moved from emergency motel accommodation to transitional housing as the Government steps up efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Prime Minister
  • Housing

Clear requirements for ensuring customers are treated fairly by banks, insurers and other financial service providers are included in new financial conduct legislation that passed its first reading today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media has announced work will begin on a business case to assess the viability of forming a new public media entity.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive release - January 2020

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

The Government is now considering the recommendations of the Retirement Commissioner’s review into New Zealand’s retirement income policies.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Kris Faafoi, has paid tribute to well-known New Zealand author, journalist and broadcaster, Gordon McLauchlan, following Mr McLauchlan’s death today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

"Today is World Braille Day and I am delighted to announce that an international treaty giving blind and low vision New Zealanders access to books and literary works comes into force today,” Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni announced today.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Disability Issues

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive release - December 2019

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

Unfair business practices are being targeted in new legislation introduced to Parliament.

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

The Government has given the go ahead to enable further development of 5G networks by making appropriate spectrum available.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Nelson has today seen the launch of Housing First Nelson Tasman.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

The days of vulnerable consumers falling victim to loan sharks, truck shops and other predatory lenders are numbered, following the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Bill passing its third reading tonight.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Consumers will benefit from a more competitive, transparent retail fuel market as a result of changes the Government will be making in response to the findings of the Commerce Commission’s study of the fuel sector.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

New Zealand consumers will have greater certainty about their insurance cover when they need to make claims as a result of proposed government changes.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive Diary Release - November 2019

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

A partnership signed today between the Crown and local iwi, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangātira (Ngāti Toa), will improve the quality of state housing in western Porirua, says the Associate Minister of Housing, Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

96 per cent of New Zealand-new vehicles with Takata Alpha airbags have been replaced, moving the compulsory recall into the final stage to capture the remaining airbags, says Commerce and Consumer Minister Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

More New Zealanders now have better internet access with the Government delivering the first phase of roll-out of its Ultra-Fast Broadband programme, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Kris Faafoi, says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

New rules to clamp down on overzealous wheel clamping and extortionate fees charged in order to release a vehicle have passed their final stage in Parliament today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government has delivered on its promise to the over one million New Zealanders who now rent to make it fairer and more secure, Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing) Kris Faafoi has announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

Andy Coupe has been confirmed as TVNZ’s new Board Chair.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

The latest Quarterly Connectivity Report shows that more and more New Zealanders are moving to Ultra-fast Broadband (UFB), with Rolleston having the highest uptake at 74 per cent, as at the end of September.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media