Guest Post: Government’s multi billion dollar lies

Written By: - Date published: 7:44 am, March 20th, 2016 - 39 comments
Categories: business, capitalism, Economy, john key, national, overseas investment, tax - Tags: , ,

Writing in the NZ Herald, Matt Nippert has exposed lies that demolish National’s economic policies.

A major Herald investigation has found the 20 multinational companies most aggressive in shifting profits out of New Zealand overall paid virtually no income tax, despite recording nearly $10 billion in annual sales to Kiwi consumers.”

Government Lie #1: Foreign investment is good for NZ.

The truth: It’s destroying our local businesses.

NZ retailers cannot fairly compete with a tax haven retailers if locals pay 28% tax and the multinationals pay little or nothing.

Foreign tax haven companies (investors) are destroying NZ businesses. They are also stealing from the tax paying public.

Government Lie #2: We negotiated well in the TPPA negotiations.

The truth: We were a pushover.

This government made trade concessions to two of the biggest tax avoiders, pharmaceuticals and IT. The government could have said, “When you stop shifting profits out of NZ and pay the taxes you owe us, only then will we discuss extensions of your patents and copyrights.” Instead the government gave concessions to the tax avoiders and had the gall to call it a success.

Disastrous negotiating, Mr. Key. You had the cards and you didn’t play them.

Government Lie #3: The IRD’s motto is “It’s our job to be fair.”

The truth: Foreigners get tax breaks IRD would never dream of giving you or me.

The IRD lets drug companies set their own level of tax! Several drug companies said they had agreements with Inland Revenue on the level of profits they should be reporting. Of course if the IRD pushes too hard, they can go to court where the drug companies are holding all the cards.

This IRD policy is not fair.

Conclusion:

  1. Many foreign investments are a disaster for New Zealand.
  2. The government botched the TPPA negotiations.
  3. The government leaves the IRD with its hands tied so multinationals can rip us off.

Amakiwi

39 comments on “Guest Post: Government’s multi billion dollar lies ”

  1. saveNZ 1

    +1000 Excellent post and summary.

  2. One Anonymous Bloke 2

    From the Herald story:

    Tax avoidance as a consequence of globalisation is not limited to just the multinationals, of course. The same thing is happening daily at a much more individual level, every time a person makes an online purchase off-shore, and avoids GST, for example. That is a potentially larger tax loophole to be plugged.

    Yeah, and let’s face it, individuals who buy things online probably don’t give quite so much money to the National Party.

    • AmaKiwi 2.1

      “That is a potentially larger tax loophole to be plugged.”

      Run the numbers. In order to collect half a billion in GST, every adult New Zealander needs to buy more than $2,000 on line every year.

      I buy online ONLY because of lack of availability locally, NEVER to avoid GST.

      The GST story is the multinationals’ fabricated argument to divert attention from blatant tax fraud.

  3. tc 3

    Yes point 3 is where the NACT have done some seriously deep running long term damage by slashing and burning capability and structures within the likes of IRD, Health, DOC, innovation (Joyce’s ruthless smashing up of agresearch etc), kiwirail etc etc.

    Tying the hands of any progressive govt to repairing their destruction.

    Good post !

  4. Colonial Viper 4

    Time for Labour to commit to pulling out of the TPP. At their next dinner out, Andrew Little should tell the Big Pharma execs that they need to be paying their fair share of tax.

    • ianmac 4.1

      “…tell the Big Pharma execs that they need to be paying their fair share of tax.”
      See the Headlines now.
      “Little Destroys NZ Health Scheme.”
      Today Big Pharma threatens to withdraw the supply of all medicines from NZ in light of Little threats to limit the rightfully earned income of major……”

      • Draco T Bastard 4.1.1

        That’d be awesome. It would allow us to bypass all patents on medicines and produce them cheaply here.

    • saveNZ 4.2

      +1 CV

  5. Descendant Of Sssmith 5

    I’m still of the view that all companies get taxed on gross sales (at a low rate) and expenses and profit become irrelevant to taxation.

    This would ensure every business and company pays tax, it’s simple to understand, it can be collected at point of sale and distributed directly to the government, businesses would have to only do monthly returns for case sales, tax avoidance and non-payment would be much more difficult.

    Too much profit is extracted from companies via offshore expenses and high salaries for executives and board members.

    At the same time remove taxation off wages and salaries by netting them off to their post tax rate to reduce the taxation companies who actually employ people pay. Workers would no longer have to do tax returns. Share and investments would be taxed and paid the same as companies.

    Simple and efficient.

    Lift the minimum wage at the same time so the lowest paid get more.

    • Colonial Viper 5.1

      I’m still of the view that all companies get taxed on gross sales (at a low rate) and expenses and profit become irrelevant to taxation.

      Is this not what GST is?

      • pat 5.1.1

        companies don’t pay GST per se….end consumers do….seems to me DoS is proposing a form of turnover tax which reminds of the transaction tax proposed some time back, originally by Social Credit I think.

      • Sabine 5.1.2

        no GST is only ever paid by the End Consumer, who can not offset it against GST received or with their Tax bill at the end of the year.

        Accounting 101

      • Descendant Of Sssmith 5.1.3

        Nope GST paid to the government is offset by GST claimed on expenses.

        Consider it in this way:

        1. Assume the total tax collected remains the same
        2. Businesses that that don’t currently pay tax will now do so
        3. Businesses that now pay low tax will pay a bit more
        4. Other businesses will pay less tax

        Taxation in this way will mean that every business that sells a product or service in NZ will pay something towards the cost of running New Zealand.

        I would also suggest that if the government has surpluses each year x amount should be used to reduce tax and x amount returned to the businesses that paid it.

        The taxation benefit of increased productivity and sales should not solely be retained by government. If NZ has a good year then all should benefit.

        It’s less complicated than a financial transactions tax.

        You still need something to deal with capital gains as well.

  6. BM 6

    Should our exporters pay all their tax overseas or back in NZ?

    • Stuart Munro 6.1

      Probably some of each.

      • BM 6.1.1

        That’s the issue isn’t it, if we expect multi nationals to pay all their tax here then the same has to apply to all our exporting companies.

        Question is, would we be better or worse off,?

        • Colonial Viper 6.1.1.1

          Better off. You can see this from our ongoing current account deficit.

          • BM 6.1.1.1.1

            According to that link, Greens Leader James Shaw reckons that foreign companies sell about 10 billion dollars worth of goods in NZ and we miss out on about $500 million worth of tax

            ( he did say $500 billion but, I have a sneaking suspicion he may have misspoke).

            Do our exporters combined produce less than $500 million in tax?, seems awfully low.

            • AmaKiwi 6.1.1.1.1.1

              “Shaw did say $500 billion but, I have a sneaking suspicion he may have misspoke.”

              No he didn’t. Among the biggest tax haven offenders are Exxon/Mobil and Chevron (also retail petrol).

        • The Chairman 6.1.1.2

          “If we expect multi nationals to pay all their tax here then the same has to apply to all our exporting companies.”

          Why is that?

          The companies we export to are obliged to pay tax in their own jurisdictions.

          • Gristle 6.1.1.2.1

            TC it is an extremely simplistic view to hold that companies are “obliged to pay tax in their own jurisdictions.” We live in a world where:
            1. vertically integrated choose to make their profit in the most tax advantaged location. Look at Rio Tinto making more profit from its insurance and transport arms than mining bauxite in Australia.
            2. licence fees, management fees, inter company loans etc are structured to repatriate profits to the most tax advantaged location.
            3. Tax minimisation consumes way to much resource.

            Given that it is unlikely that an equitable world wide tax scheme is likely to occur NZ is left to do what it can here. Taxing on turnover is a possible route.

            The example of NZ paye and GST system are about as tax efficient as you can get. How many other countries are there where most workers do not need to file a return? What is missing is an overhaul of company tax to increase the scope and eliminate avoidance.

            • The Chairman 6.1.1.2.1.1

              You completely missed the context of the discussion between BM and I.

              Not all exporters are multi-nationally based. As BM implied.

              Therefore, If we expect multi-nationals to pay all their tax, the same doesn’t apply to all our exporters.

              Any correction to current structures will only apply to multi nationals using current avoidance structures.

            • AmaKiwi 6.1.1.2.1.2

              Double taxation treaties. NZ has double taxation treaties with many countries. Under these treaties you get credit for the tax already paid to another country.

              Example: A company domiciled in Europe might pay 35% corporate tax. NZ corporate tax is 28% so New Zealand’s view is the company has already paid its tax obligation to its home country.

              Another company is domiciled in the Tax Haven Islands. It paid 5% to the Tax Haven Islands. Our rate is 28% so 28% minus 5% already paid means the company pays our IRD at a rate of 23%. (28 minus 5 = 23)

            • NZJester 6.1.1.2.1.3

              Don’t forget how one of the worlds most profitable companies Apple manages to makes the bulk of its profits in its tax haven of Ireland.
              Apple products made in China are purchased from their manufacturing contractors by Apples Irish subsidiary.
              They add on a large markup and then sell the goods onto its various subsidiaries around the globe including the US parent company. A very small extra markup is then added by them as they on-sell the goods. On paper the bulk of the profit was made in Ireland. However none of those goods sold outside of Ireland go anywhere near the country. The goods are instead shipped direct from Chinese manufactures warehouses to the final destination subsidiaries that supposedly purchased them from Ireland.
              Apple only pays tax on the supposedly small markup in every other country they sell in.
              Every time you buy an Apple product in New Zealand they are ripping off this country of its true taxable value.

        • Descendant Of Sssmith 6.1.1.3

          There’s existing tax agreements that allow the offsetting of tax paid in one country against the taxation paid in another to help deal with this.

          The US also expects US citizens working overseas to pay tax in the US.

          Tax havens and the ability to put your income into low tax localities would suggest we’d be better off.

          International taxation is already a mixed up mess – I’m not sure we can easily sort that out.

  7. Draco T Bastard 7

    Things is, we’ve never needed foreign investment. No country needs foreign money (you know, the stuff created at will) to utilise their own resources.

    Simple as that really. And once we realise that then we can get our economy working for us rather than rich foreigners.

  8. dv 8

    Would the TPP investor state clause allow the govt to be sued if the tax regime was changed to capture the big corpora profits?

    • Colonial Viper 8.1

      Yes. It would be considered government interference in the normal and expected profitability of the corporations.

      • AmaKiwi 8.1.1

        Colonial Viper

        That should kill TPPA for sure. What NZ conservative could accept that we cannot fix our own tax system to close these gaping holes?

        It’s what Obama means when he says the US wants to set the rules so China has to abide by America’s multinational’s rules.

        • Draco T Bastard 8.1.1.1

          That should kill TPPA for sure. What NZ conservative could accept that we cannot fix our own tax system to close these gaping holes?

          Conservatives wouldn’t but the neo-liberals in charge of National would as they seek themselves to avoid taxes.

  9. Tautuhi 9

    TPPA is already signed done deal for dummies, just needs ratification by the rats!!!

    • saveNZ 9.1

      @ Tautuhi Not if we get a change of government (NZ First and Greens against TPPA and Labour supposed to be against TPPA) AND a change of government in the US (Trump and Sanders against TPPA, Clinton also claims she is against to win against Sanders, but nobody believes her, as she has sold her soul to big business already).

    • Draco T Bastard 9.2

      If the US doesn’t ratify then it’s not a done deal. Indications are that the US won’t ratify.

      • AmaKiwi 9.2.1

        Indications also are that some big money lobbies want to change the terms because their greed is not fully satisfied. Technically, they can’t change the terms. But the political reality is they can.

        We small countries are mice sleeping in bed with an elephant.

        • Draco T Bastard 9.2.1.1

          They’ll ignore what they don’t like and enforce, with prejudice, that which they do.

  10. AmaKiwi 10

    A question has been raised about how NZ can we determine what portion of a multinational’s profits should be attributed to the country where its products are sold (NZ).

    One possible solution is to break the multinational’s vertical monopolies.

    Example: Apple would not be allowed to directly sell their products in NZ. They can only sell to a local Apple distributor and this distributor cannot in any way be owned by the parent multinational company. It must be 100% locally owned.

    At present a company like Apple (international) is avoiding NZ taxes by claiming they only make 1% or 2% profit on their NZ sales. No one in their right mind would take on the NZ Apple distributorship if the profit margin is this low. Any NZ business person will require a 30% to 50% discount from the Apple (international) on computers and phones in order to cover their local sales costs. The IRD will then tax the profits of the NZ Apple distributor.

    This model can be applied to all multinationals. The car industry is an example.

  11. That’s a great Guest Post! Short, direct and to-the-point. Unfortunately, it is a common practice for many governments – not only in New Zealand to support, often disastrous, foreign investments which often brings terrible results, while at the same time not giving any tax breaks to the country’s citizens… And they have the balls to tell us it’s good 😀

    The three final points you make pretty much sum it all up.

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
    12 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
    13 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
    14 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
    16 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
    16 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
    19 hours 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
    19 hours 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
    19 hours 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
    20 hours 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
    20 hours 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
    21 hours 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
    7 days 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
    7 days 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
    7 days ago

Page generated in The Standard by Wordpress at 2024-03-28T16:16:54+00:00