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Cabinet approves extension to Tauranga Landslides Inquiry
The Government Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga will now report back in February 2027, Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has announced. The Inquiry was established following the landslides at Mauao Mount Maunganui and Welcome Bay Road, Pāpāmoa, which c...
Read full article →Changes expand recognition for Kiwi authors
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has announced changes to the Public Lending Right for New Zealand Authors scheme that will see more New Zealand authors recognised for their books held in libraries. “Cabinet has agreed to lower the eligibility threshold for the sch...
Read more →New Zealand and Cook Islands sign Defence & Security Declaration
New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a Defence & Security Declaration in Rarotonga today, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.
Read more →Christopher Luxon – Waitangi Speech
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon delivered his Waitangi Day speech addressing the Treaty of Waitangi's three articles and their meaning for modern New Zealand.
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