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WEBSep 15, 2024 · Increased certainty for contractors coming. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says upcoming changes to the Employment Relations Act will provide greater certainty for contractors and businesses. “These changes to legislation are necessary to ensure businesses and workers have more clarity from the start of their ...
New Zealand hostage released - VOXY
WEB1 day ago · New Zealand hostage released. Foreign Minister Winston Peters is pleased to announce that New Zealand pilot, Phillip Mehrtens, taken hostage in Papua, Indonesia, is now safe. Mr Mehrtens was taken while working as a pilot at a remote airstrip in Paro, Papua on 7 February 2023. “We are pleased and relieved to …
GDP data shows effect of high interest rates - VOXY
WEB3 days ago · Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the quarter to June 2024 reinforces how an extended period of high interest rates has meant tough times for families, businesses, and communities, but recent indications show the economy is starting to bounce back, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Stats NZ data released today shows GDP fell 0.2% for the ...
New levy rates set to ensure continued funding of FENZ - VOXY
WEB3 days ago · New levy rates set to ensure continued funding of FENZ. Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government has agreed to the rates for the redesigned levy that will fund Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) from July 2026. “Earlier this year FENZ consulted publicly on a 5.2 percent increase to the levy.
$18 million being invested in the victims of crime - VOXY
WEB2 days ago · The Government is putting more than $18 million towards improving the experience of the criminal justice system for victims, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Minister for Children Karen Chhour say. “No one should experience crime, but for those who through no fault of their own become victims, they …
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · The coalition Government is delivering targeted and structured literacy supports to accelerate learning for struggling readers. From Term 1 2025, $33 million of funding for Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Support will be reprioritised to interventions which align with structured approaches to teaching. “Structured literacy …
National and NZ First urged to block ACT’s anti-worker agenda
WEB4 days ago · NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to reconsider its decision to progress Brooke van Velden’s new Employment Relations Amendment Bill, which would deny workers who have been misclassified as contractors their fundamental rights. “If this Bill proceeds, businesses will be encouraged to exploit the contractor loophole and deny workers their fundamental rights ...
Targets data confirms rise in violent crime - VOXY
WEB6 days ago · Targets data confirms rise in violent crime. The first quarterly report on progress against the nine public service targets show promising results in some areas and the scale of the challenge in others, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “Our Government reinstated targets to focus our public sector on driving better results for New ...
FamilyBoost childcare payment registrations open - VOXY
WEB5 days ago · It will make a difference to more than 100,000 Kiwi families – that’s 140,000 Kiwi kids,” Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Under the FamilyBoost scheme, eligible families earning up to $180,000 will be able to claim up to 25 per cent of weekly childcare fees up to a maximum of $975 every three months.
Draft critical minerals list released for consultation - VOXY
WEBSep 15, 2024 · A draft list of minerals deemed essential to New Zealand’s economy and strengthening its mineral resilience has been released for consultation, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The draft Critical Minerals List identifies 35 minerals essential to economic functions, are in demand internationally, and face high risk of supply disruption domestically and internationally. “Minerals ...
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