New partnerships to deliver 620 new youth development opportunities
New partnerships to support DINE Academy Boot Camps and the Limitless Programme will see more than $425,000 invested to create over 600 new youth development opportunities, Youth Minister Nikki...
PM saddened at passing of Sir Colin Meads
Prime Minister Bill English has acknowledged the passing of All Black great Sir Colin Meads.“This is a sad day for New Zealand rugby and for New Zealand,” Mr English says.“I...
Next generation Roads of National Significance
National is committing to the next generation of Roads of National Significance. “Our country is growing and we are committed to building world-class infrastructure to encourage that growth to continue,”...
Applications to open for youth digital scholarships
Youth Minister Nikki Kaye says applications will open tomorrow for the Youth Digital Enterprise Awards scheme, aimed at helping today’s young people become tomorrow’s digital entrepreneurs. “This scheme targets...
Heart of Christchurch humming
Christchurch’s Retail Precinct continues to grow and attract more people to the central city, Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration Nicky Wagner. The Greater Christchurch Dashboard — Retail Precinct looks...
Govt rejects claims Pay Equity Bill will make things harder
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse has today rejected claims that the Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill currently before Parliament will make it harder to settle...
Labour’s tax agenda starting to appear
Labour’s true tax agenda is starting to appear with comments by senior Labour MPs Phil Twyford and David Parker in the last eighteen hours, National Party Campaign Chair Steven Joyce...
Dunedin - largest new hospital build in NZ history
Dunedin will get a new $1 billion plus hospital, in what will be the largest build of its type in New Zealand’s history. ...
Kokako birdsong rings out in Kauri Coast forests
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says there’s been a more than thousand percent increase in the number of kokako in Kauri Coast forests since 1990 due to the continued use...
Crown Land Programme extended, potential acquisition of Wakatipu High School site being explored
Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay has welcomed today’s announcement that the Government’s Crown Land Programme will be extended to Queenstown. “Housing supply in the Queenstown district is a major issue and...