The election campaign and the sponsored Herald article

Written By: - Date published: 8:42 am, August 25th, 2020 - 58 comments
Categories: covid-19, election 2020, health, Media, national - Tags:

This article popped up in the Herald this morning.  The first thing that I noticed was that it was sponsored content.  The subject seemed slightly weird for sponsored content.  Usually you expect to read industry specific news.

But this one decided to delve into the politics of Covid 19.  The author, Radius Care executive chairman Brien Cree starts off by saying that New Zealand urgently needs a new agency, independent of the Ministry of Health and able to make quick decisions to help fight Covid-19.  Sound familiar?

He then makes claims which are somewhat misleading.  Such as it is taking five days to get a Covid test.  There are some reports of delays of five days in getting test results but this appears to be localised and the exception rather than the norm.

He thinks that people with experience in large businesses should take over the handling of Covid.  I am sure that would end well.  He also thinks that the aged care industry were quick and the Government was slow.  I thought the first lockdown and the roll out of the wage subsidy were classic examples of the Government acting quickly and decisively.

The whole article is a thinly disguised attack on the Government’s handling of Covid-19 and support of National’s lead Covid 19 policy.  But it will not count as paid electoral advertising even though it is published during the election period.

The author Brien Cree is on the NBR rich list.

I appreciate that finances in the media industry are strained but corporate sponsored articles critical of the government during an election campaign period raise many, many issues.

58 comments on “The election campaign and the sponsored Herald article ”

  1. Tricledrown 1

    Radius care needs to take a long hard look at itself before criticizing others short comings.

    During the outbreaks where was the PPE gear for workers virtually none provided ,workers had reuse masks.

    Associated workers and back door deliveries were not kept safe from vulnerable residents.No plan for elimating cross contamination.

  2. Pat 2

    Nothing new there…theyve been doing it for decades, the only difference now is that more are aware of it.

    and an aside…..wheres Judith and Gerry?

    • AB 2.1

      "where's Judith and Gerry?"

      It looks a bit like the Christmas Truce. "Dr Shane" is out the front – all sweet reasonableness – playing a gentlemanly game of football with the enemy. Once the campaign proper starts, Judith and Gerry will rush out, helmets askew, shouting gibberish and throwing incendiary ordure in all directions, including at their own side unintentionally.

      • greywarshark 2.1.1

        AB That would make a pretty good political pantomime for Christmas – but only if Labour et al get in. I think they need Al. I can't relax till I hear the fat lady sing on October 17 I think.

      • Wonderful extended metaphor and very apt.

    • Robert Guyton 2.2

      Judith's having her eyebrows done – Gerry too, probably.

  3. PsyclingLeft.Always 3

    Yea I'm sure a Rich Lister of the "Rest Home" aka"Granny Farmer" is someone who has the best Interests of NZ at heart….

    The battles of the low paid caregivers would be a clue….

  4. Drowsy M. Kram 4

    What a magnificently white set of gnashers – 'All the better to gouge you with, my dear.'

  5. mac1 5

    If anyone wants a reason as to why this is happening now, consider why there were no corporate funded articles outside of the election period.

    Also, are these advertisements, not articles?

    How does a journalist feel about their domain, supposedly of the impartial fourth estate observer and critic, being usurped by monied interests?

    Can we say even that these monied interests have New Zealand's own interests at heart, or is this international capital splashing out at countries who dare to be different to what they want?

    Does this move have an equivalence in other states where foreign influence is felt?

    Even if this is purely a domestic move, we should resent the method and motivation to avoid normal electoral practice.

    Maybe the journalist profession should investigate and expose the connections, the misinformation and the practice with its possible influence in the introduction of political advertising disguised as journalism.

  6. Ad 6

    Given how fast we are ageing, the entire country is getting close to resembling a locked down retirement village anyway.

    But seriously … Hey Mickey shall we do one ourselves?

  7. Sacha 7

    This is what happens when farcical rulings are made that a sitting MP hosting a radio slot during an election campaign does not count as electioneering – but a graphic poster by unrelated artists does.

    Wonder if the Electoral Commission regard paid editorial as an advertisement, or as ‘editorial content’?

  8. Tiger Mountain 8

    Can anyone hear a constant whine like a skill saw? Yes, another entitled wanker is pushing the “business is suffering” meme–which essentially translates to “get back to work you wretches and risk dying for our corporate profits”.

    So its a big eff you Mr Cree. Road Transport, Hospitality, Business Associations, and even Fruit and Veg merchants! are across the media constantly–I would like to see working class people doing it hard to the extent they are using Sikh kitchens and food banks, get more acknowledgement and publicity until something meaningful is done for them; such as immediate free Wifi and fare free Public Transport. Reforms that could easily be instituted by the timid Labour Caucus without burying neo liberalism…yet.

    • Pat 8.1

      Yes, its getting nauseous….business are suffering the impact of reduced demand created by inequality, something that historically (recent) has been the preserve of the working class.

      Where were the cries of 'they need support' during the rounds of restructuring and downsizing suffered by the redundant in events past?…..absent with cries of necessity. competition, TINA, unsustainable and unaffordable.

      The hypocrisy and exceptionalism runs deep.

  9. Muttonbird 9

    Wife's father had a Covid test at 3pm yesterday. Negative result back before 9am this morning.

  10. greywarshark 10

    He'd look great as a pirate in one of Johnny Depp's Pirate films!

    Anything that suits him is an obvious choice of possible moves. And this;

    The whole article is a thinly disguised attack on the Government’s handling of Covid-19 and support of National’s lead Covid 19 policy. But it will not count as paid electoral advertising even though it is published during the election period.

    We've got the long wearying finish to the marathon on October 17. There will be more of this from the woman and man-ipulators of the right wing.

    And if MoBIE has its way, with added rich US-Americans.

  11. KJT 11

    Test Sunday. Results Monday afternoon. When they were testing thousands of border workers.

  12. KJT 12

    Central Government running and funding of rest homes.

    Without the piss taking profiteers, who seem incapable of running them safely in the middle, would be good.

    And. We've tried business drones in charge for decades. Which is why we didn't have the capacity to cope with large demands on the health system, border control and State services, now!

  13. KJT 13

    Central Government running and funding of rest homes?

    Without the piss taking profiteers, who seem incapable of running them safely in the middle, would be good.

    And. We've tried business drones in charge for decades. Which is why we didn't have the capacity to cope with large demands on the health system, border control and State services, now!

    • roblogic 13.1

      Yes the "free" market in healthcare is a model of exploitation and corner cutting in the name of profit. The incentives are all wrong

    • gsays 13.2

      Central Government running and funding of rest homes?

      In the interim, but Central Government helps shift society, so our most vulnerable, young and elderly, have their needs met in the family home.

  14. Pataua4life 14

    I have a question for MS.

    Based on what you know, did Dr Bloomfield know his image was going to be used in a Labour Party "Ad"

    • Just Is 14.1

      The ad with Bloomfield was for the MOH, for which he is the "Director".

      The ad was deemed to be non political as it was promoting the department and procedures, it was also proven that No Rules were broken.

      But since we have a Govt and a Leader that has a level of honesty, integrity and consideration that hasn't been seen for more that\n a decade, it's difficult for some to comprehend.

      Seymour has made more Gaffs in the last 6 months than any time in the past, his popularity is due to Nationals decline in the polls, Nat supporters jumping ship.

      Seymour was just using this for his own personal political gain, had the shoe been on the other foot, Seymour would have cried foul, it's not illegal.

      Which it wasn't.

      We have a real Govt with real values.

      • Enough is Enough 14.1.1

        Why was it taken down?

        • Just Is 14.1.1.1

          Jacinda Ardern deeemed it was a distraction from what the Govt was trying to achieve. Seymour made a song and dance about it, but for Seymour it more about the media attention, look at me.

          She commented yesterday during the briefing when asked about the Ad, her response was that there are dozens of Govt ads for various departments with her in the frame, because she appears in the ads/infomercials doesn't make it an election advertisement, they're generally describing enhancements to Govt department policies and changes that affect the general public.

  15. Observer Tokoroa 15

    Hlook at me – look at me

    I was not impressed with RNZ Morning Report – today. A female sports person constantly on the morning report, neither properly acknowledged the Prime Minister but went further and tried to tell us that Face Mask is mandatory all the time. Day and night. She got that info from a lightweight Guy who springs from some university somewhere, and shows no knowledge of any significance.

    That same Female sports Lady put a long number of her friends and children on TV. To make sure that adults would get nothing of any importance from 6am until 9am.

    I am amazed a mere sports person would place herself above the audience and above the Prime Minister.

    • Just Is 15.1

      Does she have a name?

      Key elevated these sports people by awarding them Knighthoods and Dames, I have to ask what great public voluntary work did they provide our society to receive the award.

      None

      With an election looming, all the nut jobs are oozing out of the woodwork offering their entitled opinions, and that's all they are, opinions.

      Facts no longer matter, Fake News is prevalent.

      Society is struggling to Discriminate the difference.

      • greywarshark 15.1.1

        That face mask thing I wondered about it. I think they don't want people abused in the street or forbidden to enter premises because they haven't got one. But while it isn't a sure fire saviour I think it is recognised that it is wise to wear them and keep the aerosols that come out with speech to a minimum. So I am wearing a mask when I go into premises and I ask if we can all do that. Myself I take it off when I go outside. Also when I am inside and my glasses get steamed up so I can't see anything.

        Does anyone know if my lenses would be affected if I put car demister on them? Or perhaps a thin spread of laundry or dishwash detergent over them?

        • Sabine 15.1.1.1

          i clean my glasses with dishwasher liquid and it has never caused issues.

          If you can get made masks with a bit of a metal strip over the nose all you need to do is press it firmly around the nose and it should stop the misting.

          When going back to work at the last level three i wore a mask for the full day at work with glasses and fogging was not really an issue.

          A thing that we used while riding motorbikes was a spray to polish your wood – i prefer lemon scented – that we used to spray on the visor to help rain perl off but also to stop misting.

  16. Ungrateful sod, this Government has saved his inmates/ revenue stream customers from dying of COVID but he's too arrogant to see it.

  17. Gabby 17

    Rest home turnover must be dropping. Need new clients.

  18. joe90 18

    Separated at birth…

    • PsyclingLeft.Always 18.1

      lol…Its def genetic…..(I have had dealings with the likes of …and neither Ethics nor Compassion are in their DNA)

    • gsays 18.2

      Heh, when I saw the photo I thought it had all been down hill since 'Six Months in a Leaky Boat'.

  19. woodart 19

    a sponsored article is an advert, and should be called that, and treated like any other advert. BUYER BEWARE! contents may not be as advertised.

    • In Vino 19.1

      Not only that.

      It is clearly promoting National policy, and as such, its cost should be counted as a donation to the National Party's campaign costs.

  20. tc 20

    Back in the day it would have had 'Advertising' plastered at the top but now even sitting MP's can do radio shows during an election campaign and that's just fine.

    National and that double dipping or is it a pullya provided public service

    • woodart 20.1

      20 yrs ago, john laws and alan jones got done big time for doing the exact same thing. "a news item from our friends in the trucking industry etc" from memory both were fined over half a mill. not enough to buy a fixer upper now, but big dosh then.

  21. Marcus Morris 21

    Cree doesn't half look like the creep who managed the Rest Home in "Waiting for God".

  22. weka 22

    'rest home chain' makes me cringe before I read anything else.

  23. Ken 23

    And it needs to be taken away from the government and run by a private corporation so all that luverley money can be doled out in fat salaries and bonuses and dividends to executives and shareholders, 'cause those old people won't be around much longer, and what use do they have for flash cars and luxury yachts and cocaine anyway?

  24. Incognito 24

    How can this pass as ‘sponsored’ content? I thought this implies that the sponsor has no control over the content. For example, a journalist visits the rest home chain and writes an article about it. However, there’s no authorship indicated other than that it is all Mr Cree’s opinion. In other words, it is an Opinion piece written by Mr Cree. As such, it is misleading to call it ‘sponsored’ by his chain because it clearly aims to influence opinion, i.e. it is political propaganda and to me an insidious form of astroturfing.

    Astroturfing is the practice of masking the sponsors of a message or organization (e.g., political [my italics], advertising, religious or public relations) to make it appear as though it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants. It is a practice intended to give the statements or organizations credibility by withholding information about the source's financial connection.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing

    I’m sure it is ‘pretty legal’.

  25. georgecom 25

    can someone enlighten me

    should that sponsored article have a political endorsement on it, coming as it does during the election campaign period?

    If it should have, I might be dropping a line to the electoral commission.

    • georgecom 25.1

      maybe I should say political authorisation,does this paid content article need a political authorisation statement?

  26. I love that the herald always claims it is independent and totally free of political bias.

    The media are complaining about losing customers.

    Customers are sick of being lied to by media.

    Media need "HEADLINES".

    As in war truth is the first victim in headline hunting.

    The herald is despicable. Auckland has enough problems, it does not need the herald.

  27. JanM 27

    I'll be glad when this photo goes – it gives me the creeps !!!

  28. Mike 28

    I rang the election commission on this. They regard pieces like this as advertorials and there must be clear attribution as well as being disclosed as part of electoral funding.

    • Georgecom 28.1

      I emailed the commission last night myself, referenced the article, and ask their opinion whether it required an authorisation statement at the very least

      • georgecom 28.1.1

        for anyone interested, this is the reply I received from the Electoral Commission to my question as to whether a promoter statement was required.

        Paid or sponsored articles in newspapers are capable of being election advertisements. However, advocacy about political issues is not election advertising unless it has the effect of identifying positions of parties or candidates on those issues and encouraging voters to vote by reference to those positions.

        Having reviewed the sponsored Herald article, we consider that it is not an election advertisement and therefore does not require a promoter statement.

  29. sigh. once again the herald gets away with blatant national party propaganda, promoting managerial/ executive bonuses, shareholder returns plus directorial fes.

    the herald really, truly, is a disgusting thing.

    2 b fair there are a lot of "opinionists apparently flourishing out there in msm land purporting to be journalists (and therefore above criticism).

    The herald exemplifies what is the corrosive link between political and capital interests.

    Guess who spends the most money on media?

    The entire Media Chattering Class need to sort themselves out. Are they advertising pimps, touts, sluts? Or are they Noble Upholders Of Truth And Integrity?

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
    7 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
    7 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
    9 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
    11 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
    11 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
    14 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
    14 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
    14 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
    15 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
    15 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
    16 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
    1 day 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
    1 day 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
    1 day 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
    2 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
    2 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
    2 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
    2 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
    3 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
    3 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
    3 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
    3 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
    3 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
    3 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
    6 days ago
  • 2024 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships announced
    ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    6 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
    6 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
    6 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 2024-03-28T11:10:19+00:00