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New investor visa to back local businesses

· November 24, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Applications are now open for the Business Investor Visa, a new immigration pathway designed to attract experienced businesspeople who want to invest in and grow established...

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Youth targeted by Social Investment Fund

· November 24, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Children with parents in prison are among those who will benefit from early intervention through seven new projects funded by the Social Investment Fund. In this...

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New CT scanner boosting output at Kenepuru Hospital

· November 22, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The new Photon Counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) scanner at Kenepuru Hospital, which opened last month, is already delivering significant benefits for patients in Porirua and the...

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Feral cats to be added to Predator Free 2050

· November 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is delivering on its campaign promise to add feral cats to the Predator Free 2050 target species list to protect our precious native wildlife,...

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RFI launched for future road user charges system

· November 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making progress on transitioning New Zealand’s 3.6 million light petrol vehicles to road user charges (RUC), today launching a Request for Information (RFI)...

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New Dunedin Hospital hits first milestone

· November 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The New Dunedin Hospital project has reached a significant construction milestone, with pile capping for the new inpatient building now successfully completed, Health Minister Simeon Brown...

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Speech: New Social Housing Investment Plan released

· November 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s a privilege to be here today to announce our Government’s new approach to housing investment, including our first Investment Plan. I’d like...

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New Social Housing Investment Plan released

· November 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has today released its new Housing Investment Plan, a major shift to a data-driven, needs-based approach to housing investment. “For too long, governments have...

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Better weather forecasting system passes first reading

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Legislation to bring New Zealand’s trusted weather forecasting agencies together has passed its first reading, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti and State Owned...

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Show You Care This World Children’s Day

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government This World Children’s Day we should celebrate our nation’s caregivers and encourage others to consider becoming a caregiver. “Every child deserves to feel secure, to be...

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Clean Vehicle Standard Bill passes third reading

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government passed legislation today to slash the Clean Vehicle Standard’s charges and keep additional costs from being passed on to consumers. “We’ve acted quickly to...

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Steering our Great Rides into the Future

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A new funding arrangement to support the management and maintenance of New Zealand’s 23 iconic Great Rides will enable Kiwis and international visitors to get out...

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Making New Zealand a better place for young Kiwis

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is marking World’s Children Day by reinforcing its commitment to make New Zealand a better place for young Kiwis to grow up in and...

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Modernising building research funding

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is reforming building research funding to boost value for money, eliminate duplicate costs and drive innovation in the building sector.  “The Building Research Levy...

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Toolkit expanded to address wider gender pay gaps

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s first business-backed Gender Pay Gap Toolkit has been expanded to include tools for calculating gender-ethnicity and gender-disability pay gaps. It also features new resources...

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Red tape relief improves fraud and scam prevention

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has cut unnecessary red tape so banks can more easily share vital information to better protect New Zealanders from fraud and...

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Cell phone ban in schools raising achievement

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) shows the Government’s decision to ban cell phones in schools is working and is delivering better student outcomes....

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150+ new social homes on the way for Hawke’s Bay

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government More than 150 new social houses are expected to be delivered by Community Housing Providers (CHPs) in Hawke’s Bay says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. “Our Government...

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NZ and Iceland collaborate on geothermal energy

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand and Iceland today signed an agreement to deepen cooperation on geothermal energy development.  Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the expertise of both countries...

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Digital trial to boost supermarket competition

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is acting to reduce onerous food labelling requirements on new supermarkets seeking to enter the New Zealand grocery market.   Economic Growth Minister Nicola...