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The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is investing in manufacturing, tourism and regional capability support in Kāpiti, with support for three projects announced today by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development

The Government is supporting a primarily female training programme in Northland that will help address labour shortages in the male-dominated forestry industry, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Willi

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon Willie Jackson
  • Employment
  • Forestry
  • Regional Economic Development

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will invest in projects to tackle waste in New Zealand, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage have announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment
  • Regional Economic Development

Investment in rail infrastructure in the Wellbeing Budget will make trains more reliable and cut down on maintenance time and costs, rail ministers announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Finance
  • Regional Economic Development
  • State Owned Enterprises
  • Transport

Minister Diary May 2019

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  • Hon Shane Jones

Northland will celebrate two major Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) milestones this weekend – the official opening of the new Bay of Island Airport terminal on Friday and the completion of the first stage of the Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangārei on Saturday.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development

State Owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones reopened the Napier-Wairoa rail line in the Hawkes Bay today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Regional Economic Development
  • State Owned Enterprises

The Provincial Growth Fund will invest $2.074 million to repair erosion damage to the seawall at Westport Airport to ensure the airport is maintained as a crucial connection, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development
  • Rural Communities

The One Billion Trees Fund is ramping up native tree planting across the country as landowners take up nearly $1.5 million in planting grants, Forestry Minister Shane Jones says.  

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry

​​​​​​​The Wellbeing Budget provides opportunities to grow and modernise New Zealand’s economy while ensuring a just transition to a low emissions future. We need to preserve and enhance our environment, as part of the foundation for our long-term wellbeing.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Forestry
  • Research, Science and Innovation
  • Transport

Budget 2019 allocates $10.4 billion of the four-year capital allowance. This includes record investment in a 10-year school property modernisation programme, an investment plan to fix our hospitals and mental health facilities, and investments in KiwiRail and the Provincial Growth Fund.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Infrastructure

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is investing in tourism, transport, manufacturing and skills to help catalyse economic growth in the Otago region, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development

Ministerial Diary April 2019

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  • Hon Shane Jones

Connecting Northport to rail and enabling it to service Auckland bound freight can make a major contribution to the development of the region, said Associate Transport Minister Shane Jones when releasing the business case on Northland rail today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Transport

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is partnering with Eastern Bay of Plenty landowners to accelerate the development of horticulture and create year-round employment for up to 175 people over three years, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is investing in three programmes to help unemployed people into future jobs generated by economic growth in the Bay of Plenty.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon Willie Jackson
  • Employment
  • Regional Economic Development

The Wellbeing Budget will enable further transformation of New Zealand’s forestry sector after the successful rollout of the Government’s One Billion Trees programme, Forestry Minister Shane Jones says.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry

An arrangement signed by New Zealand and China today paves the way for future forestry cooperation and boosting bilateral trade, Forestry Minister Shane Jones says.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry

The Government has published a prototype Infrastructure Pipeline, to show what projects will be delivered by major central government agencies over the next five years, Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Infrastructure

Ministerial diary March 2019

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  • Hon Shane Jones

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is helping young people into jobs and supporting economic growth in Southland, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will invest up to $4.3 million to help establish a state-of-the-art heavy machinery operator training centre in Northland to address skills shortages and grow jobs, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Regional Economic Development

Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones has welcomed the first reading of the Bill to establish New Zealand’s Infrastructure Commission in Parliament today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Infrastructure

The Government’s One Billion Trees programme is realising economic, environmental and social benefits across regional New Zealand through its forestry joint venture agreements, just a year after it was launched, Forestry Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry