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Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin today announced the appointment of Te Paea Paringatai as member of the Library and Information Advisory Commission.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin today announced the appointment of Paul Meredith as a member of the Guardians Kaitiaki of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Internal Affairs

The first Prime Minister’s Oranga Tamariki Awards for exceptional young people in state care will be presented at a ceremony in Parliament next week, Children’s Minister Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Children

The Government has announced its new enduring Employment Relations Bill is expected to pass its second reading in Parliament today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Prime Minister
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Māori Development Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta has announced the appointment of eight men and women to the Waitangi Tribunal, three members who are new and five who have been re-appointed.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Māori Development

Health Minister Dr David Clark has announced the launch of a targeted vaccination programme in Northland to control an outbreak of meningococcal disease.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter today announced that the NZ Transport Agency will provide $23 million over the next three years to expand the Bikes in Schools and cycle skills education to get more Kiwi kids on their bikes.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

The Minister of Police has offered his sympathies to the family of the man shot during an Armed Offenders Squad callout in Darfield.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Police

Improvements to the criteria for the Tourism Infrastructure Fund will allow more communities to share the benefits of tourism, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced today.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Tourism

Candidate nominations for seven members of the new Teaching Council Board are now open, with elections being held in March next year.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

Minister for Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, is pleased to announce that from tomorrow, people on the Disability Allowance, Child Disability Allowance or the Supported Living Payment are able to have assessments completed by nurse practitioners.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Social Development

The Housing and Urban Development Authority will have cut-through powers to build quality state and affordable homes and create thriving master-planned communities, announced Minister for Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Plans to regulate vaping and smokeless tobacco products in New Zealand are being announced today by Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa.

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Health

Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage today confirmed the mandatory phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags in New Zealand, to come into effect around the middle of next year.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has today requested that the Ministry of Transport, as the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) monitor, review NZTA’s performance of their regulatory functions.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

The Government is calling for public submissions on a post-Brexit free trade agreement with the United Kingdom.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua and the Crown have signed an agreement in principle that marks an important step in the settlement of the historical Treaty claims of Uenuku, Tamakana, and Tamahaki, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little announced today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Drilling is now underway at the Canterbury Arena site as part of early work to fast-track the project.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Greater Christchurch Regeneration

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says that while main centres make up more than 21,000 of 35,000 Takata alpha airbags still needing to be replaced, he’s concerned that some smaller communities have high numbers of vehicles needing attention.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Hon Kris Faafoi today released an issues paper marking the first stage of public consultation on changes to the Copyright Act 1994, saying all Kiwis should consider taking part.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Health Minister Dr David Clark says he’s encouraged by the fresh, positive thinking evident in the design of Counties Manukau DHB’s new Tiaho Mai Mental Health Unit.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa welcomes a new report released today highlighting innovative ways of working with young Māori women to successfully quit smoking.

  • Hon Jenny Salesa
  • Health

Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi says a new diploma will help address the shortage of cyber security professionals.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage and Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash today announced an important step forward on work to restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries