The government has announced exceptions allowing 1580 more workers to come to New Zealand for jobs in the dairy, meat processing and forestry industries.
China formally implemented the upgraded China and New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) on Thursday in a move to promote deeper cooperation between the two sides while sending a positive signal that the two countries will work together to cope with the pandemic and support multilateralism and free trade.
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Stronger recognition of Māori environmental views and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the first draft of the new resource management law is a step in the right direction but won t by itself create the change needed, a Whanganui iwi leader says.
Gerrard Albert: Relationship is critical. it s moving with the people rather than moving instead of them.
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Environment Minister David Parker released a consultation draft this week introducing the proposed Natural and Built Environments Act, which covers land use and environmental regulation to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Māori views on the critical relationship between the natural environment, people and wellbeing are front and centre in the draft legislation.