New measures to protect New Zealand’s national interest during COVID-19 crisis
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is amending the Overseas Investment Act to protect key New Zealand assets from falling unnecessarily into foreign ownership as...
Tangaroa heads back to sea – with social distancing
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa will sail out of Wellington Harbour on Sunday for the...
Prime Minister’s pre-Budget speech
Source: New Zealand Government
Tomorrow afternoon, Budget 2020 will be delivered within the most challenging economic conditions faced by any Government since the Great Depression.
The...
Parliament Hansard Report – Wednesday, 13 May 2020 – Volume 745 – 000469
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.
Karakia.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the...
Parliament Hansard Report – Business of the House – 000468
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.
Karakia.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the...
Changes to NCEA address impact of COVID-19
Source: New Zealand Government
A two-step process to changes to NCEA this year will help mitigate the impact of disruptions to teaching and learning as...
New Zealand moves out of State of National Emergency
Source: New Zealand Government
The State of National Emergency across New Zealand has been lifted and a National Transition Period is now in place as...
Large Scale Asset Purchases expanded
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Tēnā koutou katoa, welcome all.
The Monetary Policy Committee has agreed to significantly expand the Large Scale Asset Purchase (LSAP)...
Hakarimata Summit Track to remain closed under Alert Level 2
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 allows for more freedom. However, Waikato District Council and DOC have made the decision to...
Prime Minister’s pre=Budget speech
Source: New Zealand Government
Tomorrow afternoon, Budget 2020 will be delivered within the most challenging economic conditions faced by any Government since the Great Depression.
The...
Cambodia: Abusive “war on drugs”, rife with torture and corruption, must be overhauled
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Cambodian government’s three-year long “war on drugs” campaign has fuelled a rising tide of human rights abuses, dangerously overfilled detention...
Reframe your mindset during COVID-19
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Sharon Lee is in her final year at AUT completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies.
Originally from Hong Kong, Sharon studied...