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Defence ministry defrauded of $150k

The Ministry of Defence has overhauled its finance procedures after being fleeced of almost $150,000 by a member of a procurement project based in the United States reports Sam Sachdeva for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Sam Sadcheva

National U-turn on class size, teacher pay and education funding positive - NZEI

Teachers will welcome the National Party’s commitment to lowering class sizes, increasing teacher pay and ECE funding and reducing teacher workload - but will want to see details of how National will resource it, not just political rhetoric, education leader NZEI Te Riu Roa president Lynda Stuart says.

Source A NZEI Te Riuroa

The National party Conference with Newsroom's Tim Murphy

Former Prime Minister John Key says Simon Bridges should not be afraid to change National policies. Photo: Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy attended Simon Bridges' debut party conference as National leader and finds the blue team getting over the grief of losing power.

Source/ReadMore Newsroom with Tim Murphy

Green Party Ministers open diaries to public

The Green Party is today fulfilling the commitment to proactively release its Ministers’ and Under-Secretary’s diaries as an important part of the party’s transparency policy.

Source A Green Party release

Three new strategic science platforms announced

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today announced $35.4 million over six years for three new strategic science platforms undertaking research to improve the performance of New Zealand’s seafood, shellfish aquaculture, and hide and skin processing industries.

Source A Beehive release

SIS investigates Chinese student in Auckland

The Security Intelligence Service has investigated a Chinese national studying for a PhD in electronic engineering at an Auckland university over concerns his work could be used for sensitive military purposes.

Source/ReadMore Newsroom

Positive Ageing Strategy document released

Seniors Minister Tracey Martin today released a discussion document and opened consultation on a new positive ageing strategy.

Source The Beehive

Natural hazards resilience projects funded

Minister of Civil Defence Hon Kris Faafoi has announced funding for five additional projects in regional New Zealand to enhance resilience to natural hazards.

Source The Beehive

Forestry improvements for the Emissions Trading Scheme

Forestry Minister Shane Jones and Climate Change Minister James Shaw have released a consultation paper proposing 12 improvements to forestry regulations in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS).

Source A Beehive release

Crisis-filled month triggered Ardern's oil & gas move

Farmers, tourism operators and everyone else better hope the Government doesn't have another bad political month wrote Matthew Hooton in the NZHerald earlier today.

Source/ReadMore NZHerald

New Housing and Urban Development Ministry

Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford today announced a new Ministry will be set up to help the Government deliver on its priorities of making housing more affordable and our cities more liveable.

Source A Beehive release

Government reviews target problems, improve lives, and save millions of dollars

Government work to involve experts and ordinary New Zealanders in solving some big challenges, find solutions that last beyond a three year cycle, and improve lives also have the potential to save tax payers millions in the long run, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Source A Beehive release

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