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Changes to insolvency law announced by the Government today will include requirements to honour up to 50 per cent of the value of gift cards or vouchers held by consumers, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi has today announced the appointment of Jane Wrightson as Retirement Commissioner.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive Diary Release - October 2019

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

The Government is increasing the Financial Markets Authority’s litigation budget by $4 million for 2019/20 to ensure the regulator has access to the resources required to bring legal proceedings when it needs to.  

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

More houses for homeless New Zealanders are being opened today in Tauranga by Associate Housing Minister Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

Customers can expect fairer treatment from banks, insurers and other financial service providers as the Government moves to introduce a new regime to regulate financial conduct, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Kris Faafoi, and Minister for Small Business, Stuart Nash, have today announced new measures to better protect businesses and consumers from unfair commercial practices.

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

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs says a number of life insurers still need to lift their game after an underwhelming response to the Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) and Financial Markets Authority (FMA) conduct and culture review.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Kris Faafoi today announced a new initiative to support Pacific countries to respond to cyber security risks in the region.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Foreign Affairs

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Kris Faafoi, says key areas of opportunity have been highlighted in a report released today to ensure New Zealand’s capital markets continue to support sustainable economic growth.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi has today confirmed the appointments of Sue Chetwin and Michael Stiassny as new members of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) Board.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government is adding new rules around high cost short term lending to protect consumers from punishing debt at the hands of loan sharks.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive Diary Release - September 2019

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive Diary Release - August 2019

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

Financial markets legislation which has passed its third reading in Parliament will contribute to a well-functioning economy by providing New Zealand with continued access to foreign markets, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The latest Quarterly Connectivity Report shows more than 90,000 households and businesses gained access to Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) in the three months from April to June this year.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Whangarei homeless people are getting more chances to have a home with the launch today of Whangarei Housing First. 

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

The Government has announced additional measures to prevent and reduce homelessness focused on ensuring at-risk individuals and whānau have access to stable housing and continue to stay housed.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing
  • Social Development

Hon Kris Faafoi - Proactive Diary Release - July 2019

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  • Hon Kris Faafoi

Landlords and tenants will both benefit from a Bill that clears up liability for careless damage to a rental property which passed its final reading in Parliament today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Housing

The Government is changing the KiwiSaver rules so that people with congenital life-shortening conditions can withdraw their savings when they retire, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Government has taken steps to improve New Zealanders safety by making furniture safer and reducing the high levels of toxic smoke it could emit in fires, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said today.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Funding from Budget 2019 and a revised Cyber Security Strategy released today will intensify the Government’s focus on cyber security, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi said.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media