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  • Ni Men Hao Ambassadors, my fellow MPs, Mayors, Good evening everyone and welcome to our visitors to New Zealand.
  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Government agencies are being encouraged to take skills and training into account when contracting for large construction projects, rather than wait for it to become mandatory. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Building and Construction
  • Economic Development

The Government has agreed to further funding for America’s Cup infrastructure as certainty about the number of challengers moves a step closer. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Two projects aiming to plant 247,000 native trees and develop skills and employment, as part of the One Billion Trees programme, were announced today by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Conservation Minister

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Economic Development

Notes for speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s “Beehive to Business” breakfast meeting.

16 October 2018

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Economic Development Minister David Parker today announced the appointment of Paul Brock as the new chair of the New Zealand Story Advisory Board. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

The Environment Court has today granted the resource consent for the 36th America's Cup bases in Auckland and the associated infrastructure and activities.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Environment

Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker heads to Sydney tomorrow to promote New Zealand’s trade and investment interests.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Trade and Export Growth

New Zealand tertiary students will be offered the chance to participate in NASA’s International Internships Programme, under an agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and NASA.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Applications open today for scholarships aimed at boosting the power of New Zealand’s business managers, with a change in focus from earlier years to include a wider range of Kiwi businesses. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Key parts of manufacturing are moving beyond commodities into value-added products, a new report released today by Economic Development Minister David Parker shows.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

An agreement has been struck on the Auckland waterfront venue for the 36th America’s Cup, including the division of costs and the payment of a hosting fee.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Three reports launched today by Minister for Economic Development David Parker show New Zealand’s food and beverage sector is growing quickly. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

Minister for Economic Development David Parker welcomes new developments that bring closer an agreement on the shape of a world class venue for the 36th America’s Cup event in Auckland.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

The Government and Auckland Council have today released plans for a world class America’s Cup village on Auckland’s waterfront to host the 2020-21 cup defence.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development

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