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Thank you Professor Juliet Gerrard and your team for the comprehensive and extremely helpful report and recommendations.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Government will phase out more single-use plastics following the success of its single-use plastic bag ban earlier this year and the release today of a pivotal report for dealing with waste.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

International education continues to thrive as the Government focuses on quality over quantity, Education Minister Chris Hipkins said.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

I want to talk about one of the most pressing issues in our national life: the housing crisis and the poor performance of our cities.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Urban Development

Regions around the country will get a $13.3 million boost from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF) to help enrich New Zealand-Aotearoa through sustainable tourism growth, Associate Tourism Minister Peeni Henare has announced.

  • Hon Peeni Henare
  • Tourism

Health Minister Dr David Clark says new appointments to DHBs represent a significant changing of the guard, with 13 new chairs including four Māori chairs.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Fletcher Tabuteau, is travelling to Germany, Poland, Austria, and Spain next week to bolster New Zealand’s political and trade relationships in Europe.

  • Fletcher Tabuteau
  • Foreign Affairs

“I’ve spoken to Minister Faafoi, who has apologised for his poor handling of this issue,” Jacinda Ardern said.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters met with Tongan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa in Wellington today.

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

The Minister of Police Stuart Nash says his sympathies are with the family of a man who died after being shot by Police in Kurow.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Police

Ethnic communities will be able to plan and deliver more community initiatives thanks to an increase in Government funding, Minister for Ethnic Communities Hon Jenny Salesa said today.

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Ethnic Communities

Healthier waterways, better productivity and farmer wellbeing are front and centre in a new project involving more than 1000 Southland farmers and growers.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture

Work to look after nature and restore freshwater quality in Te Hoiere/Pelorus River catchment is getting a significant boost, thanks to new Government funding support Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage announced in Canvastown

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Environment

Eight Queen’s Counsel have been appointed under a process that includes the new criterion of a commitment to improving access to justice, Attorney-General David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Onslow College in Wellington will get 20 new classrooms for more than 400 students, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

More than 250 young New Zealanders will add international experience to their education, thanks to the latest Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia(PMSA) and Latin America (PMSLA), Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Consumers will benefit from a more competitive, transparent retail fuel market as a result of changes the Government will be making in response to the findings of the Commerce Commission’s study of the fuel sector.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Five new cancer medicines have now been funded this year, meaning thousands of people have more treatment options.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Minister of Local Government, Hon Nanaia Mahuta says the Government will consider making changes to local electoral legislation before the 2022 elections to fix the problems that have arisen where elections are settled by a coin toss.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Local Government

New Zealand will sign up to new international maritime regulations to reduce ship emissions and lift air quality around ports and harbours, Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced today.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

New legislation to transform our urban areas and create sustainable, inclusive and thriving communities will tomorrow be introduced to Parliament, Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford said.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Urban Development

Today’s launch of He taonga te Tamaiti: Every child a taonga: The Early Learning Action Plan 2019-2029 provides the foundation for long-lasting changes to early learning, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Major decisions made by the Government will now be considered under a climate change lens, Minister for Climate Change James Shaw announced today.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

Education Minister Chris Hipkins today announced the appointment of Māori education specialist Dr Wayne Ngata and Business NZ head Kirk Hope to the Board of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education