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Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash and Associate Minister of Tourism Peeni Henare have announced the sixth round of recipients of the Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF), which supports local government to address tourism infrastructure needs.

After 2 years, 2 months and 17 days since its first facilities were stood up, MIQ’s remaining 3 facilities have closed.

The Government has announced how $60 million in new funding to improve rural connectivity will be allocated. This funding, allocated through Budget 2022, will help bring access to better connectivity to more New Zealanders in rural and remote parts of the country.

The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety announced today that parental leave payments will increase by 6.33% from Friday, 1 July 2022, to reflect the 6.33% rise in the average weekly earnings.

The last remaining managed isolation facilities will close by 30 June 2022 as they will no longer be needed.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has recently released the National Survey of Employment Intentions (NSEI). This reports on changes in workforce size and composition, and workplace arrangements between March 2020 and 6 and 12 months later.

An increase in hydro and wind generation helped the share of electricity generated from renewable sources lift in the first 3 months of 2022 compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to data published today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

New regulations have been made to support the implementation of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated today for the 20 May Levin tornado, and is currently accepting registrations from displaced residents who need assistance finding temporary accommodation.

Advanced Manufacturing is vitally important for Aotearoa New Zealand. It is a broad and diverse sector and a major contributor to the economy, jobs and communities.