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Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Iain Lees-Galloway, and Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter, are reconvening the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles as the next step in pay equity for New Zealand women.

  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Women
  • Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker leaves for London and Switzerland on Tuesday for a series of meetings on trade and economic issues.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Minister for Economic Development David Parker has welcomed the successful second test rocket launch as another significant milestone in the development of a New Zealand space industry.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran says the new Hawaiki Transpacific cable system should be up and running by mid-year, improving and enhancing New Zealand’s international connectivity.

  • Hon Clare Curran
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

New Zealand First Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has congratulated the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford on news of her pregnancy.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, have today announced that they are expecting their first child in June.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Drought stricken farmers in the Lower North Island and South Island’s West Coast will have access to Rural Assistance Payments (RAPs) Acting Social Development Minister Peeni Henare has announced.

  • Hon Peeni Henare
  • Social Development

New Zealand’s position as 10th worst nation for creating urban waste per capita is shameful, says Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage, who will review how the Waste Minimisat

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi has released a report into how New Zealand responds to natural disasters and emergencies and will meet key groups to discuss its recommendations.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

A testing and tracing regime for Mycoplasma bovis will provide a clearer indication of its spread and potential actions for eradication by the end of February, says Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Biosecurity

The name change for Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children officially takes effect today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children

Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has confirmed tax relief measures will be extended to farmers in drought areas.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Revenue

Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor travels to Europe today to speak at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, held during International Green Week in Berlin.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Statement on the death of Wairarapa Area Commander, Inspector Donna Howard

I am saddened by her passing at such a young age.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Police

More electric vehicles will be hitting New Zealand’s highways, bus lanes and streets with funding announced by Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods today.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Energy and Resources

A 150-year-old pub is among three heritage buildings to receive funding to help with earthquake strengthening, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern announced today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is leaving for Canada tonight for an international meeting on North Korea.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Foreign Affairs

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor has extended the medium-scale adverse event classification to the drought-hit Grey and Buller districts of the South Island’s West Coast.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Rural Communities

NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2017 sends a clear message that New Zealand is right to be addressing the impacts and risks of climate change says the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

New Zealand First Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has expressed his condolences with the passing of Jim Anderton.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

New Zealand has lost a man of integrity, compassion and dedication to public service with the passing of the Hon Jim Anderton, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Mr Anderton was a former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister and long serving member of Parliament for the Wigram and Sydenham electorates.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

The provisional number of lives lost on New Zealand roads in 2017 is 380, the highest since 2009 says Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport