Tama's News

MP for Hamilton West

10 Oct 2026Todd McClay · Tama Potaka

National’s plan for healthy fisheries

National’s plan for healthy fisheries National’s fisheries plan backs the health of the Hauraki Gulf, the right of recreational fishers to continue the Kiwi tradition of

24 Sep 2026Tama Potaka

Funding boost for bird flu surveillance

Funding boost for bird flu surveillance The government is boosting support for wildlife care facilities because of their key role in New Zealand’s bird flu surveillance

23 Sep 2026Nicola Grigg · Tama Potaka · Mike Butterick

Government invests in cleaning up contaminated Crown land

Government invests in cleaning up contaminated Crown land The Government is taking a practical step to address contaminated sites on Crown-owned land by supporting coordinated investigation

18 Sep 2026Tama Potaka

Faster and fairer retirement village repayments

Faster and fairer retirement village repayments The Government is strengthening protections for retirement village residents through faster repayments, earlier access to money, fairer contracts and stronger

14 Sep 2026Tama Potaka

Susan O’Regan appointed QEII National Trust Chair

Susan O’Regan appointed QEII National Trust Chair Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has today announced the appointment of Susan O’Regan as Chair of the QEII National Trust

11 Sep 2026Tama Potaka

Wider collaboration to preserve backcountry heritage

Wider collaboration to preserve backcountry heritage The Government is strengthening support for New Zealand’s treasured backcountry hut and track network through the signing of a new

4 Sep 2026Tama Potaka

MDF investments strengthen Māori enterprise, build lasting prosperity

MDF investments strengthen Māori enterprise, build lasting prosperity More than $3.4 million of Government investment through the Māori Development Fund is helping three Māori enterprises create

4 Sep 2026Tama Potaka

New funding for Whangamarino wetland, insect heavyweight

New funding for Whangamarino wetland, insect heavyweight Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced two new International Visitor Levy (IVL) investments while in the Waikato, today —

25 Aug 2026Tama Potaka

Goats and deer in the sights of $9.7m IVL funding

A four-year funding boost of $9.7 million, announced by Minister for Conservation Tama Potaka today, will help protect New Zealand’s national parks and native ecosystems from

19 Aug 2026Tama Potaka

DOC awards $9.2 million to boost community-led conservation

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka today announced $9.2 million of Department of Conservation Community Fund (DOCCF) funding will go to 20 community groups delivering conservation projects across

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

18 Aug 2026Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

Te Here-ā-Nuku (Nelson Tenths) Bill passes third reading

Te Here-ā-Nuku (Nelson Tenths) Bill passed its third reading in Parliament today, finalising the restoration of approximately 3000 hectares of land at the top of the

18 Aug 2026Tama Potaka

$1.7 million for Chatham Islands from DOC Community Fund

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced $1.7 million in funding from the 2026 Department of Conservation Community Fund for two projects on Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Islands.

11 Aug 2026Tama Potaka

More than $1 million for Taranaki coastal habitat and kōkako

More than $1 million in Government funding will help restore some of Taranaki’s rarest coastal habitat and protect kōkako in the region’s north-east, Conservation Minister Tama

4 Aug 2026Tama Potaka

New funding protects rare frogs and skinks

Two native species found nowhere else on Earth are getting help to survive, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. Hamilton’s frog and the white-bellied skink are both

23 Jul 2026Tama Potaka

Partnering to support Māori-led housing solutions

Ownership of 11 temporary homes at Ōmāhu Marae in Hawke’s Bay has been transferred from the Government to Ōmāhu 2R Māori Reservation and Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāi

17 Jul 2026Tama Potaka

Bird flu work steps up - second case confirmed

Work on the ground will step up after confirmation today a single Kāhu, swamp harrier hawk, which was found in the Wairarapa, is the second bird

27 Jun 2026Tama Potaka

$8.6m brings marae into heart of New Plymouth

A new marae in central New Plymouth will put culture, resilience and community at the heart of the city, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Māori