In other news: the failings of Key’s government

Written By: - Date published: 10:57 am, November 21st, 2012 - 20 comments
Categories: class war, climate change, economy, ETS, greens, housing, john key, labour, mana, Metiria Turei, national, nz first, poverty - Tags:

John Key’s government is failing to provide adequate policies for the environment, affordable housing, and a living wage, while continuing with their crony-capitalist neoliberal ways.

The urgency of these issues are evident in a round up of items that have caught my eye online today:

There is a UN report that CO2 emissions have reached a record high in 2011.

According to an article in The Guardian, says that there’s,

… a 40 percent increase over levels in 1750, before humans began burning fossil fuels in earnest.

Although CO2 is still the most significant long-lived greenhouse gas, levels of other heat-trapping gases have also climbed to record levels, according to the report. …

All told, the amount of excess heat prevented from escaping into outer space was 30 percent higher in 2011 than it was as recently as 1990.

The Key government’s withdrawal from Kyoto2, and the environmental neglect and abuse continues to tarnish NZ’s “Clean Green image”.

In a survey, Kiwi children say a PM should focus on providing basic necessities like food and housing.

Yesterday, Metiria Turei posted,

A survey conducted for International Children’s Day today asked children what would be the first thing they would do if they were in charge of the country and kiwi kids voted to provide the basics – food, clothing and shelter – to ensure everyone could have a good life. …

“This should be a reality check for MPs and the Government in particular. Kiwi children were more likely than those in other developed countries to focus on providing the basics.

“Maybe that’s because a fifth of our children are living in poverty. This survey shows our kids are well aware that too many are missing out.

As Anthony Robins’ Poverty Watch series of posts show, the Key government is doing nothing to tackle NZ’s unacceptable levels of poverty.

Mana welcomes Labour’s commitment to building houses, but asks what’s being planned to provide affordable housing for low income people.

In response to David Shearer’s KiwiBuild proposal, John Minto says,

“It is a worthy policy and we will support it.  But where is affordable housing for families on low-incomes?  This entire group has been disregarded in Labour’s announcement today”.

“No low-income family will be able to afford $300,000. These families struggle from week to week and will never be able to save a deposit or meet the mortgage repayments required for home ownership.  They are caught in the vicious squeeze between high private rental costs and the government’s impossible criteria for eligibility for a state house”.

“The most desperate need for housing is state rental housing which is why MANA’s first policy priority in housing is to build 20,000 new state homes within two years”.

Labour at least has a policy to deal with some aspects of the housing shortage.  The Key government’s plan is an ill-thought-out shambles, which will do nothing for those in real need.

NZ First asks, John Key to reveal the full extent of his involvement in the Sky City-China Southern Airlines (CSA) gambler visa deal.

Winston Peter’s says the deal allowing CSA frequent flyers to dodge visa requirements, comes on top of Key’s pokie deal with Sky City.  He says Key’s statements about these deals are contradictory and indicate crony-ism is involved.

Mr Peters says the Prime Minister must come clean on why he is willing to jeopardise the nation’s security, and fuel problem gambling with hundreds of extra pokie machines, in return for a convention centre.

“Mr Key is clearly involved in this whole gambler visa mess which according to high ranking Immigration Department officials is highly likely to see criminals enter the country.

“The Prime Minister has some serious explaining to do,” says Mr Peters.

On all these issues, the Key government is continuing to damage NZ and the lives of ordinary Kiwis, indicating a bleak future.  The Labour Party’s policies are an improvement, but fall well short of what I’d expect from a Left wing party.  Mana and the Greens  are leading the way on affordable housing and anti-poverty campaigns.  The Greens still have the most helpful and comprehensive take on, and responses to, pressing environmental issues.

20 comments on “In other news: the failings of Key’s government ”

  1. Uturn 1

    Mana’s housing policy catches all the things Labour’s drops; turning a policy that is a treatment of symptoms in a way that perpetuates the problem, into addressing the problem and making a step forward in a new direction. There isn’t a direct link to their ideas, it’s part of the wider policy page:

    http://mana.net.nz/policy/

    “Increase Government support for third sector housing providers – whānau, hapū and iwi, community and church based organisations who work to provide quality social housing (rental and owned) in local areas. Support the development of Indigenous housing models, as well as sweat equity, shared equity, eco housing, cooperative housing and other innovative forms of home ownership.”

  2. Rogue Trooper 2

    The Maori Flag: A symbol of liberation and identity

    Black-represents Te Korekore, the realm of Potential Being. It represents the long darkness from whence the world emerged.It represents the heavens, the male element is formless, floating and passive.

    White-represents Te Ao Marama, the realm of Being and Light. It is the physical world. White symbolises purity, harmony, enlightenment, balance and air rising.

    The Koru, represents the unfolding of new life, that everything is reborn and continues. It promises renewal and hope for the future.

    Red-represents Te Whei Ao, the realm of coming into being. It symbolises female, active, flashing, south, yelling, emergence, forest, land, gestation and spirals. Red is Papatuanuku, Earth Mother, the sustainer of all living things. Red is the colour of eart from which the first human was made.

    turn U down here for a cup of tea?

    • Uturn 2.1

      Could be in the general HB area early next year, but not confirmed as yet. Today we can settle for a virtual rooibos.

  3. Macro 3

    Another very timely reminder Karol

    Thanks for a great post

    Re the first Point – in case you may have missed it – The World Bank (no less) has just released a report saying that unless the govt’s of the world get their act together and change direction; we are headed to 4 Degrees C warming by the end of this century.
    http://climatechange.worldbank.org/content/climate-change-report-warns-dramatically-warmer-world-century

    • karol 3.1

      Thanks, Macro.  A very worrying report from the World Bank.  And it warns of worse impacts on poorer countries, lower agricultural yields, and risks to human support systems among other things.

      And governments are too  focused on immediate economic returns to be bothered doing anything constructive.  What will it take? 

  4. Dr Terry 4

    “Mr Key has some explaining to do” – well, have we not always known it? Key does not for a moment think he ever has to explain anything – the less ethical he becomes the more his closed minded supporters back him. He gambles on his support at least as much as he gambles on anything else (one hell of a lot!)

    ” . . . and that quality (of leadership) derives from the breadth of the morality upon which it rests” (C.I. Barnard).

    “Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing” (Tom Peters).

    “Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation” (Alan Autry).

    “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionable integrity” (Dwight D. Eisenhower).
    “Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children” (Jon Kyl).

    “Bad leadership during the past years has cast on our Party the shadow of great and grave burdens” (Jonos Kadar).

  5. Draco T Bastard 5

    Labour at least has a policy to deal with some aspects of the housing shortage. The Key government’s plan is an ill-thought-out shambles, which will do nothing for those in real need.

    And, as Frank Macskasy points out, Nationals housing policy is just a recycled housing policy that will probably go the same way as it did before only to be resurrected just before the next election.

    • David H 5.1

      “And, as Frank Macskasy points out, Nationals housing policy is just a recycled housing policy that will probably go the same way as it did before only to be resurrected just before the next election.”

      In All honesty to Frank. I think he meant to say, All of Nationals policies are just Recycled policy that didn’t work last time or the time before that.

  6. Adrian 6

    Two days ago a ” confidence survey” taken late in October was claiming that we are out of it, that we are on our way,happy days are here again, Today, credit card spend was down .9% in Oct. Who do they talk to? And if David Shearer is going to be the leader that he thinks he is he should be all over this, and if he isn’t he should contract it out to someone who knows how to tear strips off the Nats, like …aww… ummm….how about David Cuniliffe!

    • KJT 6.1

      Yeah. All the shops shutting their doors and unemployed kids, in Northland, is a figment of our imaginations.

      • David H 6.1.1

        Same here It’s a little worrying when one of the 3? pubs closes it’s doors due to no patrons. And the amount of closed shops is worrying as well, that means no spare jobs, for the teens that just hang around all day with nothing to do and bugger all money or prospects. It reminds me of the last time the Nats had their go at ruining the country in record time. Or the time before that. De’ javu anyone?

    • karol 6.2

      I suspect some of the wealthier classes haven’t yet experienced much of a down-turn.  With each recovery, the less well-off have lost ground, and the wealth gap increased.

      But I guess some are happy to be thinking they are on their way to another bubble… and then the inevitable crash. 

  7. Whatever what Karol you will likely find me protesting outside parliament fairly soon over December, my situation is pretty bad and there are others in worse situations.

    I wrote a poem on my blog that is a short summary of my feelings:

    The Long black smog

    The state crushing the soul,
    Sounds of sirens,
    Giving way to endless suffering,
    Millions starving and no jobs to spare,
    The weak to die, The rich to take,
    Leaving only despair in their wake,
    As darkness surrounds the halls of power,
    The vipers spread their poison,
    Half the country zombies in their wake,
    Parties, drink, games and drugs,
    The way to hide from truth, from human rights,
    Abandoning reality and believing wrong is right,
    When the dust settles on this outpost of hell,
    Where children are beaten, and parents go free,
    Injustice the norm, Dotcom guilty before innoscent,
    Maori called terrorists,
    No terrorists to be found,
    Lie to the people and build more fear,
    Give government powers, they have no right to have,
    Control and manipulate,
    Christchurch Earthquake a tool of the trade,
    Steal their homes, Give none back,
    Take their democracy,
    Leaving bitter memories,
    Pain and sorrow still goes on,
    But still the public,
    Don’t think somethings wrong,
    New Zealand,
    A long black smog.

  8. Tanz 8

    Meanwhile, he hams it up in that pink shirt. the man is there for the sake of celebrity.

  9. Tracey 9

    Perhaps to assist the genuinely low income folks into houses the government needs to back a housing corporation (from the old days) style mortgage. 20 year mortgages at a fixed rate of (whatever is appropriate). The contract with the crown could include provisions for improved circumstances (ie couple becoming double income once kids are at school, or one adult finding a better paying job and so on). It’s good to have an idea/policy to play around with, tinker, critique because this government is just adopting its “nothing to see here” approach to everything that disinterests it. As an aside the PM seemed singularly disinterested in meeting one of the greatest figures of modern democracy from the clip I saw of him yesterday. He thought (in a monotone) it would be interesting to hear what she had to say… he sounded very animated during his address tot he NZ business group… In otherwords democracy and fighting for it is a bit ho-hum give me a meeting with the top 1% any day… It’s all about the money honey.

  10. MQ 10

    We shopuld focus on providing food, housing and reducing Cos emissions?
    yup we can do that and ensure we never ever win an election.

    In a country where we dont have a functioning investment culture or a way to save money, properties becomes the only answer. Thats NZ today half my neighbours own investment properties. These are labour voters in Mt Albert and Mt Roskill. Our heartland. these are todays middle class the people we must convince to vote for us to win an election. We can forget about these people and hope that South Auckland can deliver for us but that in terms of demography is suicidal.
    We need modern messages for these people, these people are born and brought up in labour households and we cant risk alienating them. but lets be honest food on the table isnt the issue most affecting them, we might however make them agree to pay an extra cent per dollar in tax if its sent to those that cant afford food for their children, however that cant be the thing we go to the election on.

    Enter a bank in any other western country and the banker will offer you different funds, stockexchange plans etc. Enter a bank in NZ and the banker offers higher interest rates and term deposits or the holy graal a mortgage, for a first, second third or investment property.
    The investment market is skewed, is flawed. but its there and the voters we need, the voters from our old heartlands are now sitting owning houses worth a million NZ dollars.
    Dont belive me have a look at what houses close to Davis Shearers representative office goes for, do the same with Phil Goffs office in three kings. This is the heartland of the Labour movement. This is where were we are loosing ground and this is where we need to regain the voters to win the next election.

    To win any election we need to win the Middle class. the urban middle class. its in the big 6 cities that labour win or loose their elections.
    how about we actually care enoug to come with a policy that interests and makes these voters feel labour is the choice. these are voters with a social consience, voters whose parents worked hard to make ends meet they are happy to share some wealth, to support a cityloop and public transport but they wont accept politics that focuses solely on the 5% of kiwis that cant make ends meet. They dont deem it as fair.

    Also if we are to have any credibility we need to stick to facts. John Key isn’t neoliberal. Look at what the Chicago boys did, their policies, look at what real neolibs think and does.
    John Key is uninformed, lacks a vision and doesn’t understand what makes New Zealand a competitive economy but that doesnt make him neoliberal.

    • Colonial Viper 10.1

      Wow…talk about pandering to the investment (financial speculation) classes…guess what, 250,000 children in poverty don’t have the money to invest in ETFs, stocks and bonds or derivatives

  11. deemac 11

    do let us know when Mana actually achieve anything? I’m not holding my breath. The far left’s refusal to dirty their hands by engaging where it will actually have an effect weakens the whole left.

    • “do let us know when Mana actually achieve anything?”

      You’re expecting rather a lot from one MP out of 120+…

      Shouldn’t the question be; “do let us know when National actually achieve anything?”

Recent Comments

Recent Posts

  • EV road user charges bill passes
    Transport Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the passing of legislation to move light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) into the road user charges system from 1 April.  “It was always intended that EVs and PHEVs would be exempt from road user charges until they reached two ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    18 hours ago
  • Bill targets illegal, unregulated fishing in international waters
    New Zealand is strengthening its ability to combat illegal fishing outside its domestic waters and beef up regulation for its own commercial fishers in international waters through a Bill which had its first reading in Parliament today. The Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2023 sets out stronger ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    19 hours ago
  • Reserve Bank appointments
    Economists Carl Hansen and Professor Prasanna Gai have been appointed to the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee, Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced today. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is the independent decision-making body that sets the Official Cash Rate which determines interest rates.  Carl Hansen, the executive director of Capital ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    20 hours ago
  • Stronger protections for apartment owners
    Apartment owners and buyers will soon have greater protections as further changes to the law on unit titles come into effect, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “The Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Act had already introduced some changes in December 2022 and May 2023, and ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    22 hours ago
  • Travel focused on traditional partners and Middle East
    Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Egypt and Europe from this weekend.    “This travel will focus on a range of New Zealand’s traditional diplomatic and security partnerships while enabling broad engagement on the urgent situation in Gaza,” Mr Peters says.   Mr Peters will attend the NATO Foreign ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    22 hours ago
  • Keep safe on our roads this Easter
    Transport Minister Simeon Brown is encouraging all road users to stay safe, plan their journeys ahead of time, and be patient with other drivers while travelling around this Easter long weekend. “Road safety is a responsibility we all share, and with increased traffic on our roads expected this Easter we ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Cost of living support for over 1.4 million Kiwis
    About 1.4 million New Zealanders will receive cost of living relief through increased government assistance from April 1 909,000 pensioners get a boost to Superannuation, including 5000 veterans 371,000 working-age beneficiaries will get higher payments 45,000 students will see an increase in their allowance Over a quarter of New Zealanders ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Tenancy reviews for social housing restart
    Ensuring social housing is being provided to those with the greatest needs is front of mind as the Government restarts social housing tenancy reviews, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says. “Our relentless focus on building a strong economy is to ensure we can deliver better public services such as social ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary plan halted
    The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary will not go ahead, with Cabinet deciding to stop work on the proposed reserve and remove the Bill that would have established it from Parliament’s order paper. “The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill would have created a 620,000 sq km economic no-go zone,” Oceans and Fisheries Minister ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Cutting all that dam red tape
    Dam safety regulations are being amended so that smaller dams won’t be subject to excessive compliance costs, Minister for Building and Construction Chris Penk says. “The coalition Government is focused on reducing costs and removing unnecessary red tape so we can get the economy back on track.  “Dam safety regulations ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Drought support extended to parts of North Island
    The coalition Government is expanding the medium-scale adverse event classification to parts of the North Island as dry weather conditions persist, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay announced today. “I have made the decision to expand the medium-scale adverse event classification already in place for parts of the South Island to also cover the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago
  • Passage of major tax bill welcomed
    The passing of legislation giving effect to coalition Government tax commitments has been welcomed by Finance Minister Nicola Willis.  “The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill will help place New Zealand on a more secure economic footing, improve outcomes for New Zealanders, and make our tax system ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Lifting economy through science, tertiary sectors
    Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins and Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds today announced plans to transform our science and university sectors to boost the economy. Two advisory groups, chaired by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, will advise the Government on how these sectors can play a greater ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Government announces Budget priorities
    The Budget will deliver urgently-needed tax relief to hard-working New Zealanders while putting the government’s finances back on a sustainable track, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says.  The Finance Minister made the comments at the release of the Budget Policy Statement setting out the Government’s Budget objectives. “The coalition Government intends ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 days ago
  • Government to consider accommodation solution
    The coalition Government will look at options to address a zoning issue that limits how much financial support Queenstown residents can get for accommodation. Cabinet has agreed on a response to the Petitions Committee, which had recommended the geographic information MSD uses to determine how much accommodation supplement can be ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Government approves extension to Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care
    Cabinet has agreed to a short extension to the final reporting timeframe for the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care from 28 March 2024 to 26 June 2024, Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says.                                         “The Royal Commission wrote to me on 16 February 2024, requesting that I consider an ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • $18m boost for Kiwis travelling to health treatment
    The coalition Government is delivering an $18 million boost to New Zealanders needing to travel for specialist health treatment, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says.   “These changes are long overdue – the National Travel Assistance (NTA) scheme saw its last increase to mileage and accommodation rates way back in 2009.  ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • PM’s Prizes for Space to showcase sector’s talent
    The Government is recognising the innovative and rising talent in New Zealand’s growing space sector, with the Prime Minister and Space Minister Judith Collins announcing the new Prime Minister’s Prizes for Space today. “New Zealand has a growing reputation as a high-value partner for space missions and research. I am ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Concerns conveyed to China over cyber activity
    Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s concerns about cyber activity have been conveyed directly to the Chinese Government.     “The Prime Minister and Minister Collins have expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity, attributed to groups sponsored by the Chinese Government, targeting democratic institutions in both New ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Independent Reviewers appointed for School Property Inquiry
    Independent Reviewers appointed for School Property Inquiry Education Minister Erica Stanford today announced the appointment of three independent reviewers to lead the Ministerial Inquiry into the Ministry of Education’s School Property Function.  The Inquiry will be led by former Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully. “There is a clear need ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Brynderwyns open for Easter
    State Highway 1 across the Brynderwyns will be open for Easter weekend, with work currently underway to ensure the resilience of this critical route being paused for Easter Weekend to allow holiday makers to travel north, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Today I visited the Brynderwyn Hills construction site, where ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Speech to the Infrastructure Funding & Financing Conference
    Introduction Good morning to you all, and thanks for having me bright and early today. I am absolutely delighted to be the Minister for Infrastructure alongside the Minister of Housing and Resource Management Reform. I know the Prime Minister sees the three roles as closely connected and he wants me ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • Parliamentary network breached by the PRC
    New Zealand stands with the United Kingdom in its condemnation of People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-backed malicious cyber activity impacting its Electoral Commission and targeting Members of the UK Parliament. “The use of cyber-enabled espionage operations to interfere with democratic institutions and processes anywhere is unacceptable,” Minister Responsible for ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 days ago
  • NZ to provide support for Solomon Islands election
    Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins today announced New Zealand will provide logistics support for the upcoming Solomon Islands election. “We’re sending a team of New Zealand Defence Force personnel and two NH90 helicopters to provide logistics support for the election on 17 April, at the request ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • NZ-EU FTA gains Royal Assent for 1 May entry to force
    The European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill received Royal Assent today, completing the process for New Zealand’s ratification of its free trade agreement with the European Union.    “I am pleased to announce that today, in a small ceremony at the Beehive, New Zealand notified the European Union ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • COVID-19 inquiry attracts 11,000 submissions
    Public consultation on the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into COVID-19 Lessons has concluded, Internal Affairs Minister Hon Brooke van Velden says.  “I have been advised that there were over 11,000 submissions made through the Royal Commission’s online consultation portal.” Expanding the scope of the Royal Commission of ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • Families to receive up to $75 a week help with ECE fees
    Hardworking families are set to benefit from a new credit to help them meet their early childcare education (ECE) costs, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. From 1 July, parents and caregivers of young children will be supported to manage the rising cost of living with a partial reimbursement of their ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • Unlocking a sustainable, low-emissions future
    A specialised Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) tasked with preparing and publishing independent non-binding advice on the design of a "green" (sustainable finance) taxonomy rulebook is being established, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says.  “Comprising experts and market participants, the ITAG's primary goal is to deliver comprehensive recommendations to the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • Chief of Army thanked for his service
    Defence Minister Judith Collins has thanked the Chief of Army, Major General John Boswell, DSD, for his service as he leaves the Army after 40 years. “I would like to thank Major General Boswell for his contribution to the Army and the wider New Zealand Defence Force, undertaking many different ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • Minister to meet Australian counterparts and Manufacturing Industry Leaders
    25 March 2024 Minister to meet Australian counterparts and Manufacturing Industry Leaders Small Business, Manufacturing, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly will travel to Australia for a series of bi-lateral meetings and manufacturing visits. During the visit, Minister Bayly will meet with his Australian counterparts, Senator Tim Ayres, Ed ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago
  • Government commits nearly $3 million for period products in schools
    Government commits almost $3 million for period products in schools The Coalition Government has committed $2.9 million to ensure intermediate and secondary schools continue providing period products to those who need them, Minister of Education Erica Stanford announced today. “This is an issue of dignity and ensuring young women don’t ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago
  • Speech – Making it easier to build.
    Good morning, it’s great to be here.   First, I would like to acknowledge the New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors and thank you for the opportunity to be here this morning.  I would like to use this opportunity to outline the Government’s ambitious plan and what we hope to ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    6 days ago
  • Pacific youth to shine from boost to Polyfest
    Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr Shane Reti has announced the Government’s commitment to the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori and Pacific Islands Cultural Festival, more commonly known as Polyfest. “The Ministry for Pacific Peoples is a longtime supporter of Polyfest and, as it celebrates 49 years in 2024, I’m proud to ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    7 days ago
  • 2024 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships announced
    ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    7 days ago
  • Speech to Breast Cancer Foundation – Insights Conference
    Before moving onto the substance of today’s address, I want to recognise the very significant and ongoing contribution the Breast Cancer Foundation makes to support the lives of New Zealand women and their families living with breast cancer. I very much enjoy working with you. I also want to recognise ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    7 days ago
  • Kiwi research soars to International Space Station
    New Zealand has notched up a first with the launch of University of Canterbury research to the International Space Station, Science, Innovation and Technology and Space Minister Judith Collins says. The hardware, developed by Dr Sarah Kessans, is designed to operate autonomously in orbit, allowing scientists on Earth to study ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    7 days ago
  • Speech to the New Zealand Planning Institute
    Introduction Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today and I’m sorry I can’t be there in person. Yesterday I started in Wellington for Breakfast TV, spoke to a property conference in Auckland, and finished the day speaking to local government in Christchurch, so it would have been ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    7 days ago
  • Support for Northland emergency response centre
    The Coalition Government is contributing more than $1 million to support the establishment of an emergency multi-agency coordination centre in Northland. Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell announced the contribution today during a visit of the Whangārei site where the facility will be constructed.  “Northland has faced a number ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Celebrating 20 years of Whakaata Māori
    New Zealanders have enjoyed a broader range of voices telling the story of Aotearoa thanks to the creation of Whakaata Māori 20 years ago, says Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka. The minister spoke at a celebration marking the national indigenous media organisation’s 20th anniversary at their studio in Auckland on ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago
  • Some commercial fishery catch limits increased
    Commercial catch limits for some fisheries have been increased following a review showing stocks are healthy and abundant, Ocean and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The changes, along with some other catch limit changes and management settings, begin coming into effect from 1 April 2024. "Regular biannual reviews of fish ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

Page generated in The Standard by Wordpress at 2024-03-28T22:44:01+00:00