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12 Mar 2025Todd McClay

INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Next steps to increase investment

The Government has decided on the next steps to establish Invest New Zealand (Invest NZ) including its scope and mandate to drive a significant increase in

8 Mar 2025Chris Bishop

Investment Summit to grow New Zealand’s future

New Zealand will showcase its infrastructure pipeline and exciting growth sectors to companies managing about $6 trillion in capital at next week’s Infrastructure Investment Summit, Infrastructure

5 Mar 2025Simeon Brown

Simeon Says!

With the first two months of 2025 now behind us, I hope you have had a chance to enjoy the summer and sunshine as the colder

4 Mar 2025Louise Upston

Fresh stats reinforce tourism’s contribution to the economy

New figures out today again reinforce the importance of tourism to sustained economic growth, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says. International Visitor Survey results for

28 Feb 2025Chris Bishop

Going for Housing Growth: New and improved infrastructure funding and financing tools

New and improved infrastructure funding and financing tools will help get more houses built and address New Zealand’s housing crisis, Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Local

27 Feb 2025Christopher Luxon

PM announces major upgrade to relationship with Viet Nam

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart, His Excellency Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, have today announced the elevation of the New Zealand-Viet Nam relationship

27 Feb 2025Penny Simmonds

Going for Growth: Multi-million dollar benefits possible for farmers and growers

Regulation Minister David Seymour, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds and Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard have today released the Ministry for Regulation’s recommendations to cut red tape

27 Feb 2025Todd McClay

Backing farmers to innovate and make more money

The Government is ramping up a programme to boost sustainably and farm productivity. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has announced the ‘Science for Farmers’ initiative will be

26 Feb 2025Louise Upston

Big jump in overseas visitor spend boosts tourism

Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston has welcomed news that New Zealand’s tourism sector continues to gather strength, according to latest data out today. The Tourism

20 Feb 2025Christopher Luxon

Economic growth the focus of PM’s visit to Viet Nam

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Viet Nam next week, visiting both Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, accompanied by a delegation of senior

19 Feb 2025Todd McClay

Going for growth to boost farmer confidence

The Government is turbo charging growth to return confidence to the primary sector through common sense policies that are driving productivity and farm-gate returns, Agriculture Minister

19 Feb 2025Nicola Willis

Growing economy good for jobs and opportunities

The Reserve Bank’s positive outlook indicates the economy is growing and people can look forward to more jobs and opportunities, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The

16 Feb 2025Louise Upston

Kiwi campaign invites Aussies to come on over

A new campaign encouraging Australians to pick New Zealand for their next holiday gears up the industry for growth in 2025, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise

11 Feb 2025Todd McClay

Supporting farmers to ‘meat’ global food demand

Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay today hosted a Lamb barbecue to mark National Lamb Day (15 February 2025) for farmers, industry representatives, MPs, and media at