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22 Aug 2025Todd McClay

Statement following NZ-US Trade and Agriculture discussions

Agriculture, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay met with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, in Washington this week to express

20 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Falling interest rates good for growth and jobs

Falling interest rates are good for growth, businesses, jobs and Kiwis paying off their mortgages, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The Reserve Bank announced today that

19 Aug 2025Erica Stanford

Writing Action Plan to raise student achievement

The Government is delivering a Writing Action Plan to supercharge writing achievement and better set Kiwi kids up for success. New baseline data collected in 2024,

19 Aug 2025Tama Potaka

Appointments strengthen local conservation

The latest New Zealand Conservation Authority and Conservation Board appointments will help to strengthen environmental efforts across Aotearoa New Zealand. Minister for Conservation Tama Potaka has

19 Aug 2025Simon Watts

Boosting competition for affordable electricity

Energy Minister Simon Watts welcomes the new rule agreed to by the Electricity Authority will level the playing field for smaller power companies, boosting retail competition

19 Aug 2025Nicola Willis

Confirmation of AA+ credit rating welcomed

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed confirmation from Fitch Ratings that the Government’s careful management of the books has preserved New Zealand’s strong credit rating. The

18 Aug 2025Chris Penk

Biggest building consent system reform in decades

The Government is announcing the biggest change to the building consent system since the Building Act came into force in 2004, Building and Construction Minister Chris

16 Aug 2025Todd McClay

Minister to visit Saudi Arabia & United States for trade talks

Agriculture, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay will travel to Saudi Arabia and then to the United States (US) next week to meet with his trade

16 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

Faster, more accurate brain tumour diagnoses for Kiwis

More than 100 New Zealanders have already benefited from a groundbreaking diagnostic tool that is delivering faster, more accurate brain tumour diagnoses, Health Minister Simeon Brown

15 Aug 2025Chris Bishop

RMA reforms to deliver jobs and growth

The Government’s second RMA Amendment Bill has passed into law, bringing in sweeping changes to many of the handbrakes on New Zealanders’ lives, helping to drive

15 Aug 2025Nicola Grigg

KiwiRail settlement with Hyundai

KiwiRail and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard have reached a full and final settlement on the cancelled Project iReX ferries, KiwiRail confirmed today. “The net $144 million final

14 Aug 2025Paul Goldsmith

New research centre boost to Upper Hutt economy

The Government is investing in a new Biodiversity Research Centre future-proofing New Zealand’s unique natural history and providing construction jobs right now, Arts, Culture and Heritage

13 Aug 2025Paul Goldsmith

Strengthening trafficking and smuggling laws

The Government is strengthening trafficking and people smuggling laws to stop criminals using loopholes to evade real consequences for crime, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Since

13 Aug 2025Chris Bishop · Todd McClay

Urgent economic action to protect exports

The Government has taken urgent action to prevent what could have amounted to a ‘stop work’ notice for thousands of New Zealand farmers, RMA Reform Minister

13 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

New ICU and HDU will boost critical care services in Tauranga

Health Minister Simeon Brown today officially opened Tauranga Hospital’s new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU), marking a major milestone in improving critical

13 Aug 2025Erica Stanford · Judith Collins

Disruptive secondary teacher strikes condemned

The Government is extremely disappointed the secondary school teachers’ union (PPTA) has chosen to walk out of classrooms after only six days of bargaining. Public Service

12 Aug 2025James Meager

New $3m focus on partnerships to improve youth outcomes

A new $3 million fund to support outcomes-focused programmes will significantly enhance our ability to improve the lives of at-risk young New Zealanders, Minister for Youth

11 Aug 2025Simeon Brown

Faster heart specialist access in Northland

The number of people in Northland waiting for their first heart specialist assessment (FSA) has dropped significantly, with the waitlist decreasing by 36 percent since November