Land transport

The Ministry of Transport has published the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021/22–2030/31.

Election results

The preliminary results of the General Election held on Saturday 17 October are available from the New Zealand Electoral Commission at www.electionresults.govt.nz Preliminary results of the referendums will be available on 30 October.

NPS freshwater management. Recommendations, Minister's decisions

From the Ministry for the Environment: Summary of recommendations and the Minister for the Environment’s decisions on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020

Pre-election economic and fiscal update 2020

The New Zealand Treasury has published the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update 2020, Prefu

Action for healthy waterways

The Ministry for the Environment has published information sheets on the Action for healthy waterways programme.

Funds for Pasifika festivals

The Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage has announced 21 September as the opening date of the Pasifika Festivals Initiative. – It will provide funds for Pasifika festivals across Aotearoa to help recover from the impact of covid-19.

S-map Online soil data. Landcare Research

S-map Online from Landcare Research provides the best available soil survey data for New Zealand. The latest update to S-map is a significant nationwide update. A major focus is the update to the soil hydrology information.

Covid-19: Prime Minister – alert level 3 continues for Auckland, alert level 2 continues for the rest of New Zealand

The Prime Minister has announced that Auckland will stay at covid-19 alert level 3 and alert level 2 for the rest of New Zealand until 11.59pm, Sunday 30 August.