The Employment Relations Act 2000 will be amended to provide a gateway test that businesses can use when responding to a claim that a person is an employee and not a contractor

This is the status quo. Relying on the current minimum stockholding obligation settings for diesel will leave New Zealand with an average of 21 days’ cover, equivalent to 3 months’ supply for essential services with rationing. Fuel importers are unlikely to hold surplus stock beyond what is required for the MSO from 1 January 2025 because there is no commercial incentive to do so.

The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is now nearly 10 years old. It’s timely to assess how well the work health and safety system is working.

Fuel security is a priority for this Government. We are acutely aware of how important engine fuels are to our economy and the impacts that a fuel disruption would have on New Zealanders. New Zealand imports nearly all of our engine fuels, making us particularly vulnerable to international and domestic supply disruptions.

Increasing our diesel reserves would require investment into additional storage. New tanks will need to be built or existing tanks would need to be converted and updated to meet modern standards.

Some Government Ministers are proactively releasing the titles of documents they receive from MBIE on a monthly basis. Note that these lists do not include briefings that accompany responses to Official Information Act requests the Minister receives.