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Family Court Judges appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of two new Family Court Judges. The new Judges will take up their roles in April and May and...
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New High Dependency Unit will expand critical care services in Wellington
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has today officially opened Wellington Regional Hospital’s first High Dependency Unit (HDU).“This unit will boost critical care services in the lower North...
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Strengthening education ties across the Pacific
Source: New Zealand Government Universities Minister Dr Shane Reti will travel to Port Moresby this week to attend the Conference of Pacific Education Ministers alongside representatives from Pacific nations and...
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Education delegation departs for Europe & UK
Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford is leading a New Zealand delegation to Iceland to participate in the 2025 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP). “The summit...
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Health requirements strengthened for children of temporary visa holders
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is strengthening health requirements for dependent children of people on temporary visas to ensure more consistency in the immigration system.“In recent years, a spike...
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NZ & India launch Comprehensive FTA negotiations
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay today announced New Zealand and India have formally launched negotiations on a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. Mr...
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Community tackles kina barrens with great effect
Source: New Zealand Government More than 8000 kina have already been removed from Matheson Bay/Te Kohuroa north of Auckland under a special permit issued to deal with the problem of...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: New Zealand – open to the world
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. I’m Todd McCay, Minster of Agriculture, Forestry, Trade, the first minister for Investment – or Foreign Direct Investment, as well as associate minister...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Boosting Energy Security – Wood Pellets Set to Cut Coal Dependence
Source: New Zealand Government Energy and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is welcoming a Memorandum of Understanding by Genesis Energy and Carbona to produce torrefied wood pellets with the potential...
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Streamlining identity verification online
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government is making it easier for businesses to verify the identity of their staff and customers by...
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New practices to improve the safety of people affected by family violence
Source: New Zealand Government The Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence Karen Chhour has launched the new Family Violence Risk and Safety Practice Framework, which will improve...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Growth sectors on offer
Source: New Zealand Government Global investors, worth a combined $6 trillion, at the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland were today told New Zealand will be saying yes to investment, by...
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Pharmac Acting Chief Executive welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour has welcomed Pharmac’s Acting Chief Executive Brendan Boyle. Brendan Boyle will start as Pharmac’s Acting Chief Executive on...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Tolling concessions could help deliver more roads sooner
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is exploring toll concessions as a tool for delivering important new roads faster and more efficiently, with an initial focus on six potential opportunities,...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Waitematā Harbour Crossing
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has laid out next steps in New Zealand’s road toward building another crossing for Waitematā Harbour.“The existing Auckland Harbour Bridge is one of the...
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2025 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships announced
Source: New Zealand Government Thirteen students from across New Zealand have been awarded the prestigious Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships and Awards for 2025, Minister of Education...
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Speech to NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit – Choose New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government Tēna koutou katoa. Greetings everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here today, to feel your energy and the sense of possibility and opportunity in this room. ...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Improving access to justice through investment
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s justice sector presents investment opportunities spanning the next 30 years, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Courts Minister Nicole McKee outlined at the New Zealand...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: First Fast-Track projects into process
Source: New Zealand Government On the first day of the country’s first Infrastructure Investment Summit, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones are pleased to welcome the...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Māori business success primed for investment
Source: New Zealand Government Iwi and Māori businesses will be in prime position to seize international co-investment opportunities at the Infrastructure Investment Summit this week as a recent economic report...
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Good progress on action to stabilise Disability Support Services
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston is pleased with progress to stabilise the disability support system so it can deliver better outcomes for disabled people. In August...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Investment into Christchurch Men’s Prison
Source: New Zealand Government Funding through Budget 2025 will deliver 240 new high security beds at Christchurch Men’s Prison, along with a new Health Centre and Intervention and Support Unit...
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Empowering Pacific talent into STEM careers
Source: New Zealand Government Support for the next generation of Pacific scientists, engineers, and technologists is on its way, with the announcement of the 2025 Toloa Scholarships recipients. Minister for...
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Speech to NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, I would like to join the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in extending a warm welcome to you all. And I’d like to...
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New AI diabetes screening pilot programme a gamechanger for wait times
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has today launched an artificial intelligence equipped diabetes retinal screening pilot programme in Māngere to reduce the risk of people with diabetes...
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Greenpeace’s Russel Norman says Luxon’s investment claims undermined by breaches of free trade agreements
Source: Greenpeace The Prime Minister’s claims to the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland today, that his Government is committed to a rules-based multilateral trading system, are undermined by his Government’s repeated...
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Minister Weeds Wokeness Out Of MFAT
Source: Family First Media Release – 12 March 2025 Family First NZ is welcoming moves by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters to ‘weed out the wokeness’ from the...