Follow Scoop Parliament, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scoop17 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:26:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUWrGcRtcHL8JVjH6qdYdAk The Government today passed legislation that will transform drinking water safety and improve environmental outcomes for our wastewater and stormwater networks. “The Water Services Act gives Taumata Arowai the legal authority to carry out its duties ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:23:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUWrGcRtcHL8JVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUg1drLbkqAwJs0ohxaO6Yr The Government today passed legislation that will transform drinking water safety and improve environmental outcomes for our wastewater and stormwater networks. “The Water Services Act gives Taumata Arowai the legal authority to carry out its duties ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:22:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUg1drLbkqAwJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXoTJO00gwmcOzdsCmHakzH Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor will travel to Europe and the United States on Thursday this week to advance New Zealand’s trade and economic interests with key partners, including representing New Zealand at the G20 Trade ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:13:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXoTJO00gwmcOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVomvKoi4VEd3n9ye8UNv30 Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor must not return from a second trip to London without an agreement to do a free trade deal with the United Kingdom, National’s Trade and Export Growth spokesperson Nicola Grigg says. “News today ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:02:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVomvKoi4VEd3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVomvKoi4VEd-T5HJgy6HUf Today’s announcement by the Minister of Justice shows the Government is going the wrong way entirely when assisting businesses hurt by the recent Covid lockdown, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “Their proposal to retroactively ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:58:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVomvKoi4VEd-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWfujYe0oi5Gps0ohxaO6Yr Nanaia Mahuta’s performance in Parliament today has shown any spirit of partnership she may have feigned with councils is well and truly gone and the Three Waters Reforms will be rammed through at any cost, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:44:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWfujYe0oi5Gps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUGs-9LsZr5cpVjH6qdYdAk Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the appointment of Dame Fran Wilde, DNZM, QSO, as the new Chair to the Board of the Asia New Zealand Foundation – Te Whītau Tūhono.]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:57:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVUGs-9LsZr5cpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVaXDX3GYit9ezdsCmHakzH “Jacinda Ardern proved in Question Time today that she has no idea what the plan is to open up New Zealand to the world again,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Ardern earlier said we would be able to move away from locking down and locking out when ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:55:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVaXDX3GYit9ezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXi4-LV9KAWBnn9ye8UNv30 From 11:59pm tonight additional reasons for permitted travel will be introduced for movement across the Auckland boundary, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:26:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXi4-LV9KAWBnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWXKU12WvpUwezdsCmHakzH The Government has introduced changes to help ease the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on both commercial and residential tenancies. As part of the COVID-19 Response Legislation Bill introduced to Parliament, measures are being taken to help businesses resolve ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:39:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWXKU12WvpUwezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWXKU12WvpUwcb1naedg1wr The Government’s own tax experts say the Government’s tax deductibility policy will do little to stop exploding house prices and will drive rents up, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “The Government’s interest deductibility policy, ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:28:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWXKU12WvpUwcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW99cuFSexZpJs0ohxaO6Yr “ACT agrees with Grant Robertson’s comments today that tax is not the solution to the housing crisis – so why on earth is he piling on a new tax?” asks ACT’s Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “The new Interest Deductibility ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:12:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVW99cuFSexZpJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWApq61N8qV_-T5HJgy6HUf The Government has released the draft legislation outlining the details of the policy limiting the deductibility of interest costs on residential property investments.]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:46:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWApq61N8qV_-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWApq61N8qV_yejEQ2Mq9rY National understands the Immigration Minister intends to make a long-overdue announcement this week about issues plaguing New Zealand’s immigration system after years of inaction and postponed promises, says National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVWApq61N8qV_yejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXBL0kD4OhLveT5HJgy6HUf The Government has today laid out its long-term vision for housing and urban development in Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring we have the infrastructure and homes needed to nurture thriving communities in the decades to come. The Housing Minister Megan Woods ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXBL0kD4OhLveT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXBL0kD4OhLvSejEQ2Mq9rY Today the Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing) Peeni Henare and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Megan Woods, launched the Government’s Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development (GPS-HUD) and the new Maihi Ka Ora the ...]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:03:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVXBL0kD4OhLvSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVGsTpynH90a3n9ye8UNv30 “It’s time to start planning for life beyond lockdowns. We can’t keep living with the uncertainty that we could be locked down again at any moment. It’s time to look to the future with a renewed sense of confidence,” says ACT Leader and ...]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:33:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVVGsTpynH90a3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX9kF2NZ8Q2VOzdsCmHakzH A move by Vector to form a strategic collaboration with X, (formerly Google X) to work together on the virtualisation of the Auckland electricity grid highlights the type of innovation that can help decarbonise and decentralise the electricity system, ...]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:29:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVX9kF2NZ8Q2VOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVV3fpSpUg5SpyejEQ2Mq9rY ACC cover for maternal childbirth injuries Government working to improve and strengthen maternity services The Government is laying the foundations for a better future by improving equity and health outcomes for women through amending ACC legislation and ...]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:28:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVV3fpSpUg5SpyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVV3fpSpUg5Sp5VjH6qdYdAk The Green Party says expanding coverage for birth injuries is a step in the right direction, but much more still needs to be done to ensure ACC is a person-centred organisation that provides comprehensive support for all birth injuries and birth ...]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:26:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/106fXs2PGVV3fpSpUg5Sp5VjH6qdYdAk