A trust fund is being set up to look after the health of the Waikato River as authorities agree in principle for Auckland to take more water from it. As part of the agreement, Auckland can take 25 million litres a day from the Hamilton City Council’s unused allocation and up to 50m per day […]

Matamata-Piako District Council has been awarded $640,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to seal 28km of the Hauraki Rail Trail extension between Te Aroha and Matamata.

New Zealand is quickly becoming among the top dark sky destinations on earth thanks to the creation of two ‘Dark Sky Parks’. The parks are Wai-iti Recreational Reserve and Tunnicliff Forest at the northern end of the South Island. The purpose of the parks is to preserve the night sky to preventing light pollution. The […]

The Credit rating company, S&P Global predicts that the adverse economic effects of Codid19 on the New Zealand economy would be far less than for most other countries. It is believed that the long-term cost to New Zealand’s real GDP would be an estimated 2.7 per cent – less than the cost of the Global […]

More than 200 film and TV production workers will have arrived in New Zealand by the end of the year, despite border restrictions. ‘Avatar’ and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV series among others will be filmed in New Zealand during 2020-2021.  These productions were granted exceptions on the basis that they will inject about $400 […]

On 17 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officially announced the start of negotiations on a free trade agreement between New Zealand (NZ) and the United Kingdom (UK). The government believes that an NZ-UK Free trade agreement will develop significant benefits for the citizens of both countries. The UK is currently NZ’s […]

American interest in moving to New Zealand has spiked during the coronavirus crisis, with the number of people seeking information on how to emigrate climbing by 65% during May. There has been a similar increase in interest from the United Kingdom with an 18.5% growth of interest. Despite the interest, immigrating to New Zealand is […]

The government has announced ta $265 million sport recovery package as part of the 2020 budget. The first instalment of $80 million will be used to help boost community sport, national leagues and clubs who have been financially hit by Covid-19. $54 million will be distributed in the 2020/2021 financial year.

The New Zealand government has launched a new plan to boost the country’s primary sector export earnings by NZ$44bn (US$28.8bn) over the next decade. Earlier this week the government released its ‘Fit for a Better World – Accelerating our Economic Potential’ action-plan. The document outlines how the country will place primary industries at the core […]

Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has announced the government is extending temporary work visas by six months for some migrants. About 16,500 “Essential Skills” and “Work to Residence” workers with visas due to expire by the end of 2020 will be provided a six-month extension.