News and releases

We can confirm that the 2022 funding round for Unlocking Curious Minds contestable fund will open mid-July 2021.

This year’s winners of the NASA Scientist for a Day competition are Sophie Ineson from Southland Girl’s High School (Year 7 & 8 category) and Lucia Mochel from Whangamata Area School (Year 9 & 10 category), the New Zealand Space Agency in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) announced today.

The Government will extend The Consumer Travel Reimbursement Scheme until 31 December 2021.

Low hydro lake storage levels and less wind led to a fall in the share of the electricity generation mix from renewable sources in the first three months of 2021 according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released reports summarising data from the 2019 Migrant and Community Surveys.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released the third evaluation report of the Global Impact Visa (GIV) pilot evaluation.

Rejuvenating the environment, honouring deep cultural and historical links and building sustainable economic opportunities are the goals of Project Tāwhaki, a unique commercial partnership between Te Taumutu Rūnanga and Wairewa Rūnanga and the Crown.

New Zealand has joined an international arrangement to support peaceful exploration and activity in outer space. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash have announced the government has agreed to join the Artemis Accords, launched by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and now signed by eleven nations.

Results of the New Zealand Consumer Survey 2020, released today, found that nearly all consumers are aware that laws exist to protect their consumer rights, and tested knowledge of these rights has improved over the past 2 years.

Parliament has passed the Government Bill to double employees’ minimum sick leave entitlement to 10 days.