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The first KiwiBuild homes for central Wellington are on the way following an agreement with The Wellington Company to build a new apartment building in Mount Cook, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi and Minister for Small Business Stuart Nash have today released a discussion paper outlining options to protect consumers and businesses from unfair commercial practices.

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

The next step of the Gender Pay Action Plan was launched today by Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter, with seven public service agencies committing to flexible work pilots.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Women

Opening Remarks at the Thoroughbred Racing Club Conference and Annual General Meeting

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Racing

Over $15 million will be invested to redevelop Mana College in Porirua, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced during a visit to the school this morning. 

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

All Government Ministers will for the first time release details of their internal and external meetings, Minister for State Services (Open Government) Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

The latest report into the impact of poverty on wellbeing of Kiwi children shows why the Government has put children and families at the centre of its programme and will pass an historic Bill to tackle child poverty by the end of the P

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Child Poverty Reduction

Health Minister David Clark is pleased to celebrate the Otago Project partnership between the Ministry of Health and the University of Otago which is significantly increasing the number of Māori graduates in the health sciences and workforce.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark has announced a significant change in the approach to constructing the new Dunedin hospital.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce is proposing significant changes to the way our schools are run, governed, and managed to ensure every student receives the best quality education in future, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Police Minister Stuart Nash says Police deserve acknowledgement for efforts to prevent crime and improve community safety, as new data shows a significant drop in the number of people who have been victims of crime.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Police

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today formally gifted Tokelau with a new vessel to serve as a small passenger ferry between the country’s three atolls.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

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 Ethnic Communities Development Fund (the Fund) will provide funding to 75 community projects starting in 2019, Minister for Ethnic Communities Jenny Salesa announced today.

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Ethnic Communities

Māori Development Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta has announced the signing of a $9 million funding reconciliation agreement between the Crown and the Parihaka Papakāinga Trust today in Wellington.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Māori Development

The Ministers of Agriculture and Climate Change welcome the report of the Biological Emissions Reference Group (BERG), which has been released today.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

Cabinet has approved a work programme to thoroughly explore how we can achieve full accessiblity for disabled people and all New Zealanders, Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni says.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Disability Issues

Thank you very much for coming today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have today released a Defence Assessment on the security implications of climate change.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Defence

Minister of Health David Clark says the Ministry of Health has made good progress ensuring New Zealanders can rely on the safety of their drinking water in the 12 months since the final Havelock North Inquiry report.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Attorney-General David Parker announced today the appointment of Associate Judge Robert Osborne and Auckland barrister and solicitor Ian Gault as Judges of the High Court. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

New rates for the levy paid by international education providers balance their interests with the need to both promote the sector and address failures when they occur, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Welcome to those here today from our neighbouring Governments across the Pacific.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

The passage into law of the Employment Relations Amendment Act helps restore fairness to New Zealand workplaces and restore fundamental rights for workers, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.

  • Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
  • Workplace Relations and Safety