Politics

Women‘s refuge welcomes extra funding

Extra government funding for family violence services is timely given there will be an increase of demand for months, or possibly years to come, Women's Refuge... Read More

ERC focus on tourism and rebuilding the economy

This week the Epidemic Response Committee will hear from representatives of the tourism industry, as well as financial experts ahead of Thursday's Budget, says... Read More

Govt announce $160m pharmaceutical funding boost

Health Minister David Clark says the 2020 Budget will ensure New Zealanders continue to get the medicines they need, despite global pressure on supply chain. The... Read More

Govt releases crown financial statements

The Crown accounts released today show how quickly the Government got money out the door to help New Zealanders as COVID-19 hit the country says Finance Minister... Read More

Budget 2020 will be ‘far from business as usual’

This year's Budget is just one staging post in the fight against and recovery from COVID-19, says Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Grant is delivering a... Read More

More work needed on gun buy-back scheme

More work needs to be done to find out what level of compliance with the gun buy-back scheme has achieved. The Auditor-General has released a report into the... Read More

PM: Microsoft investment welcomed news

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the news that Microsoft will make an investment in New Zealand to establish a data centre for its cloud services is welcome... Read More

Govt helps primary sector prepare for droughts

A new $500,000 fund will help farmers and growers prepare their businesses to recover from drought as the economy gets moving again. The fund will provide advisory... Read More

COVID-19: Insolvency relief in sight for companies

Support is on the way for businesses facing insolvency due to COVID-19. The Government is introducing a package of measures in Parliament today to further... Read More

NZ, Aus need to be on same page about COVID-19

For weeks the country has been hammered with the message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors. But with economic pressure growing, the government is... Read More

PM: “Don‘t act like we’ve won already”

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a few people are letting the vast majority of the population down with breaches of social distancing rules over the weekend.... Read More

$20m fund to help tertiary students learn online

A $20 million fund has been anounced to help eligible tertiary learners access digital devices and internet connections to continue their study disrupted by COVID-19. Education... Read More