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World Triathlon coming to Tauranga

06 August 2025

The Government is investing $2.65 million from the Major Events Fund to support Tri NZ to host World Triathlon events in Tauranga over 3 years.

Tourism projects Economic Development

Government eases restrictions on garden sheds and sleep outs

05 August 2025

The Government has agreed to ease building consent conditions for garden sheds, sleep outs and other similar single-story detached buildings.

Building

New era for digital research infrastructure

05 August 2025

The Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ) and the National eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) are integrating to form a unified eResearch infrastructure platform.

Science and innovation Science and technology

Proactive release of pay equity documents

31 July 2025

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), the Public Service Commission, and the Treasury have today proactively released advice relating to the recent changes to the pay equity system.

Workplace relations

Ambitious course set for NZ’s geothermal potential

30 July 2025

Doubling geothermal energy by 2040 is part of an ambitious new draft strategy to unlock New Zealand’s geothermal potential.

Energy and natural resources

Government agencies taking accountability with timely invoice payments

28 July 2025

More than 100 agencies are now publicly reporting on their invoice payment times.

Digital economy Business

Government makes it easier to use overseas building products and introduces regular update cycle for the Building Code system

28 July 2025

MBIE has published the first version of the Building Product Specifications, and the Government is adopting a new approach to making major changes to the Building Code system.

Building and construction regulation Building

Biotech and AI Collaboration Launched with Singapore

24 July 2025

$24 million investment to support 7 projects focused on future food and healthy ageing through cutting-edge science and collaboration.

Science and innovation Science funding

New Regulatory Regime for Ground-Based Space Infrastructure

23 July 2025

A new regulatory regime for ground-based space infrastructure (GBSI) will come into effect on 29 July 2025.

Space Agency

Infrastructure for Growth

20 July 2025

The Government today released an update to one of the key areas in Going for Growth, which is its approach to drive economic growth.

Economic Development

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