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.

General Election moves to Saturday 17 October 2020

The Prime Minister has announced that the General Election will now be held on Saturday 17 October 2020.

Covid-19: Prime Minister – alert level 3 for Auckland, alert level 2 for the rest of New Zealand from 12 August

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, Wednesday 26 August.

National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020

The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 was signed by the Governor-General and gazetted this week. The National Policy Statement comes into force on 3 September 2020.