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As part of the COVID-19 recovery, the Government has strengthened its procurement rules to ensure its annual $42 billion spend creates more jobs, uses more sustainable construction practices and results in better outcomes for Māori and Pasifika, Government Ministers announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Economic Development
  • Māori Development
  • Pacific Peoples

The Government has passed legislation establishing a new tool to enable infrastructure for housing and urban development.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

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  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

An industry plan to transform and grow New Zealand’s agritech sector was today launched by Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Economic Development

More support is rolling out for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the COVID Response and Recovery Fund, to help them adapt and innovate to deal with the impact of the virus.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Economic Development
  • Small Business

Four celebrated Māori and Pasifika events will receive up to $100,000 each in funding from the new Creative and Cultural Events Incubator fund, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Thousands of Kiwi jobs and investment in New Zealand productions will be protected through a screen sector support package announced today by Associate Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Economic Development Phil Twyford and Minister for Broadcasting Kris Faafoi.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Arts, Culture and Heritage
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
  • Economic Development

The Government has established a new $10 million fund for the domestic events sector to help save jobs and protect incomes as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19, Minister of Economic Development Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson and Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford are welcoming the success of the trans-Tasman AsOne bid in securing co-hosting of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development
  • Sport and Recreation

Today the Government is taking the next steps to safely help reunite New Zealand families, and support economic recovery without increasing the risk of COVID-19, say Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford and Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • Economic Development
  • Immigration

The Government is allocating $36.72 million to projects in regions hard hit economically by COVID-19 to keep people working, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Economic Development
  • Regional Economic Development

“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 Government has tasked a group of industry leaders to seek out infrastructure projects that are ready to start as soon as the construction industry returns to normal to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford and Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones say.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Economic Development
  • Infrastructure

The Government has allocated $100 million to help redeploy workers affected by the economic impact of COVID-19, with the hard-hit region of Gisborne-Tairāwhiti to be the first helped, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford, Forestry and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Willie Jackson announced today.

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

A new report has found the food and beverage industry had a combined total revenue of $71.7 billion in the last financial year and is ripe for growth with companies increasingly focusing on value-added products, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford said today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

It’s one year until the thrill and vibrancy of the competition for the world’s oldest sporting trophy returns to New Zealand, with the 36th America’s Cup Match set to get underway on Auckland’s Waitematā on 6 March 2021, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

The Government’s new $300 million venture capital fund - announced in last year’s Budget – is now open for business as the Elevate NZ Venture Fund. 

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Finance

Businesses affected by the coronavirus can access immediate government support after two further initiatives were approved by Cabinet yesterday, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

A new survey has found New Zealand’s game development sector has grown beyond expectations and is on track to becoming a billion dollar industry in 2025, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Creative and cultural events that highlight New Zealand’s diverse culture and build national pride are set to get a funding boost through the Major Events Fund, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford said today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Cabinet has approved a new set of principles to strengthen the New Zealand’s Space Agency regulatory function and ensure decisions about payload permits are made in the national interest, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

New Zealand tertiary students with top grades and a passion for space will once again be offered the opportunity to work with the world’s best and brightest at NASA, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

A new report has found New Zealand’s space sector contributed $1.69 billion to the economy in the last financial year and employs 12,000 people, Minister for Economic Development Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a ministerial statement relating to the Auckland fire.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Economic Development