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28 Aug 2026Todd McClay

UAE trade agreement delivering the goods

UAE trade agreement delivering the goods Exporters are seeing significant benefits from the United Arab Emirates free trade agreement just one year in, says Trade and

28 Aug 2026Louise Upston

Improvements made to welfare system

Improvements made to welfare system A Bill that better targets financial assistance to those most in need and improves the fiscal sustainability of the welfare system

27 Aug 2026Todd McClay

Putting wine waste to work

Putting wine waste to work The Government is backing a programme to turn a winemaking by‑product into a valuable resource, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. “Marlborough

26 Aug 2026Nicola Grigg

Gender pay gap stays near record low

Gender pay gap stays near record low New Zealand’s gender pay gap remains at a near-record low, thanks to the work of government and employers to

26 Aug 2026Simeon Brown

Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap

Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap Labour’s refusal to commit to passing a rates cap shows it is paving the way to ditch it

25 Aug 2026Chris Bishop

Consultation launched on illustrative National Policy Direction

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court have launched an illustrative National Policy Direction (NPD) for the new planning system for feedback. “NPD

25 Aug 2026Simon Watts

Government to cap rates

Council rates increases will be capped at 4 per cent as the Government moves to help keep rates affordable for households and businesses, Local Government Minister

24 Aug 2026Christopher Luxon · Erica Stanford

Government moves to ban U16s from social media

The Government will today introduce the Online Safety Bill which will ban under-16s from social media and put greater responsibilities on technology companies to protect children

20 Aug 2026Chris Bishop · Todd McClay

A more practical planning system for food and fibre production

The Government is making targeted changes to the new planning system to create a more practical system for food and fibre production, RMA Reform Minister Chris

19 Aug 2026Simeon Brown · Cameron Brewer

Network efficiency needed for more affordable power, Govt says

Electricity network costs are driving most of the increases in New Zealanders’ power bills and the sector needs to help make power more affordable, Energy Minister

19 Aug 2026Todd McClay

Decisions on Freshwater Farm Plans released

The Government is making changes to freshwater farm plans to create a simpler, cheaper system focused on real risk, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Associate Environment

19 Aug 2026Chris Bishop

Achieving competitive urban land markets in new system

The government will establish an independent economic umpire to ensure councils achieve competitive urban land markets through the new planning system, Housing and RMA Reform Minister

19 Aug 2026Chris Bishop · Todd McClay

Certainty for Waikato and Manawatū-Whanganui farmers

The Government is taking targeted action to provide certainty for farmers and growers in the Waikato and Manawatū-Whanganui while we transition to a new planning system,

19 Aug 2026Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

More than 820 homes through Flexible Fund

The first tranche of investment through the Government’s Housing Flexible Fund is delivering more than 820 new social and affordable homes in areas where they are

17 Aug 2026Simeon Brown

Government prioritises Solar Review

The Government has agreed to progress the recommendations in the Ministry for Regulation’s Sector Review Report (“the Report”) to make residential and small to medium scale

14 Aug 2026Louise Upston

Overseas visitor numbers keep climbing

New Zealand's tourism recovery maintains its momentum, with international visitor arrivals for June reaching 95 per cent of 2019 levels for the same period, Tourism and

14 Aug 2026Chris Bishop · Simon Watts

Improving infrastructure tools for Fast-track

The Government will strengthen infrastructure funding settings to ensure the costs of growth from incoming Fast-track developments can be recovered, Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop

13 Aug 2026Chris Bishop

Steady growth in infrastructure pipeline update

The latest quarterly update from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission shows the value of projects in the National Infrastructure Pipeline has increased by $15 billion, totalling