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8 Jun 2026Todd McClay · Tama Potaka

National backs farmers and conservation - doubles QEII National Trust funding

In a huge win for conservation, National is committing to permanently double baseline funding for the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust if elected, says National Agriculture

8 Jun 2026Erica Stanford

Ensuring safer drinking water in schools

The Government is investing $30m through the Drinking Water in Schools Programme to ensure more rural and remote schools can upgrade their drinking water, Minister of

7 Jun 2026Christopher Luxon

Solomon Islands PM to visit New Zealand

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will visit New Zealand this week for talks with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. "It's only been a few weeks since

5 Jun 2026Erica Stanford

Budget 26: $62.5 million for more classrooms in South Island Schools

Students and communities across the South Island will benefit from a $62.5 million investment package to build more classrooms and upgrade others, Minister of Education Erica

5 Jun 2026Louise Upston

Parenting support strengthened with Budget investment

Thousands more families will have access to evidence-based support to help parents meet their children’s learning and development needs, following a $20 million investment in parenting

5 Jun 2026Tama Potaka · Simon Watts

$10m to accelerate predator free in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

Toitu te taiao – Nature endures Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau is set to lead the next phase of Predator Free 2050, with a $10 million Government investment

4 Jun 2026Christopher Luxon

PM to visit Australia for Annual Leaders’ Meeting

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit Australia this week for the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting and a range of other high-level bilateral and business-focussed engagements.

4 Jun 2026Louise Upston

Training boost for 20,000 children’s workers to keep kids safe

Budget 2026 will fund mandatory training for 20,000 core children’s workers and improve system capacity to protect children at risk of harm, Child Poverty Reduction Minister

4 Jun 2026Tama Potaka · Nicola Grigg

Clean up of former landfills in national park complete

A remediation project to clean up two former landfill sites in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park has been completed this week, Environment Minister Nicola Grigg and Conservation

4 Jun 2026Louise Upston

Global stars shine on New Zealand, boosting cities and regions

It’s been a bumper few months for events, with multiple world-class fixtures confirmed under the Government’s Events Attraction Package, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says.

4 Jun 2026Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

Unlocking papakāinga across New Zealand

The Government is making it easier for owners of Māori land to build homes, with the release of new National Environmental Standards for Papakāinga (NES-P), say

4 Jun 2026Simon Watts

Strengthening community preparedness, resilience

Two marae-based projects are the latest to benefit from the Government’s Māori Climate Platform, which makes practical investments to strengthen community resilience and emergency preparedness, Climate

3 Jun 2026Todd McClay

NZ, French trade ministers to meet yearly

Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay has held a productive bilateral meeting with French Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Nicolas Forissier, while in

3 Jun 2026Mark Mitchell

Reducing child and youth offending through sport and recreation

An $8 million investment in community programmes using sport and physical activity to reduce child and youth offending has been announced by Sport and Recreation Minister,

3 Jun 2026Cameron Brewer

Creative and cultural sector gets further copyright support

The Government is backing New Zealand's creators and cultural institutions with proposed changes to copyright law, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer. “Last week

3 Jun 2026Penny Simmonds

Tertiary Research Excellence Fund focused on driving economic growth

The introduction of the new Tertiary Research Excellence Fund (TREF) will direct research effort towards economic growth while cutting red tape, says Penny Simmonds, Minister for

3 Jun 2026Nicola Willis · Erica Stanford

More trades academy places for young people

More young New Zealanders will have the opportunity to gain practical skills and industry experience while still at school, with the Government doubling the number of

2 Jun 2026Simon Watts

Council voting to be restricted to elected members

Only elected councillors will be able to vote on council committees, in a move that strengthens democratic accountability, Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced today. “Councillors