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June quarter shows renewable electricity generation reaches record high

14 September 2023

New Zealand achieved 91% renewable electricity generation in the June 2023 quarter, a 10-percentage point increase on the June 2022 quarter, according to data released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Energy research and data Energy and natural resources

Government invests in tiny tech with global potential

13 September 2023

An ambitious and internationally-connected programme to leverage New Zealand’s niche expertise in quantum technology research will receive up to $12 million of government funding over the next 5 years.

Science and technology

Final leg of water reforms passed

11 September 2023

The last piece of water reform legislation ensuring New Zealanders have safe, reliable and affordable drinking water passed its third reading on 23 August.

Consumer protection Energy and natural resources

New Grocery code of conduct mandatory for suppliers

11 September 2023

The Government announced a new mandatory Grocery Supply Code of Conduct supporting fairer trading relationships last week.

Competition regulation

New Zealand Space Agency seeks stellar students for opportunities at NASA

08 September 2023

High-flying graduate students are encouraged to reach for the stars and apply for the New Zealand Space Scholarship programme to support an internship at NASA’s Ames Research Center or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 2024.

Science and innovation Space Agency Science and technology

Opportunity for New Zealand-NASA collaborative research

07 September 2023

An opportunity is now available for New Zealand researchers to partner with NASA on Earth observation research.

Space Agency Science and innovation Science funding Science and technology

Artificial intelligence to support astronaut selection

06 September 2023

An AI-assisted tool designed to support astronaut selection and clinical decision making will be developed under a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and US space company Axiom Space.

Science and innovation Science and technology

Spring’s Junction Café fined a second time for employment breaches

05 September 2023

Spring’s Junction Café and Motor Inn based in South Island, and its director, must pay $36,000 in penalties after breaching multiple minimum employment standards during the pandemic in 2020. The firm was penalised for similar offences in 2016.

Employment regulation

Community-level energy education funding round opens

04 September 2023

The latest funding round of the Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) Programme is now open.

Energy

Extreme weather recovery efforts to benefit from Tourism Infrastructure Fund

01 September 2023

The Minister of Tourism has announced the seventh round of recipients of the Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund, which supports local government to address tourism infrastructure needs.

Tourism funding

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