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  • Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities

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    The statement of National Education and Learning Priorities for early childhood and compulsory education will set out the education and learning priorities for all early learning settings (including ngā kōhanga reo), schools and kura.  The Tertiary

  • Āta Hihiko

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    Āta Hihiko is customised technology that aims to motivate small behaviour changes to build aspiration, good habits, resilience, and mental and emotional well-being in young Māori.

  • Every Life Matters - He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan

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    Every Life Matters He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Suicide Prevention Strategy 2019-2029 and Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2019-2024 was released in September 2019.

  • Forensic mental health services for young people

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    Budget 2019 provided funding to ensure safe and secure forensic mental health services are available to young people.

  • Toi Rangatahi arts funds

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    Creative New Zealand launched three new funds in 2019 to support arts projects to help young New Zealanders (aged 10 to 25) to participate in, to lead, or to engage in high-quality arts projects and activities in their own communities.

  • Local Government (Community Wellbeing) Amendment Bill

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    In May 2019 the Government passed new legislation to restore the four 'wellbeings' (social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of communities) to the statutory purpose of local government.

  • Expand bike programmes in schools

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    In November 2018 Government announced funding over three years to expand the Bikes in Schools programme (which involves installing a riding track in school grounds and typically also provides bikes, helmets and bike storage facilities) and to increase c

  • Creatives in Schools

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    Budget 2019 provided funding for a Creatives in Schools programme to be delivered to schools and kura.

  • Update of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Plan

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    The Ministry of Health and partner agencies are working together to take the FASD Action Plan forward and make current systems more responsive to the needs of children and young people living with FASD and their families and whānau.

  • Response to the Electricity Price Review 2018-2019

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    An expert advisory panel commissioned by the Government has made a number of recommendations to strengthen the consumer voice, reduce energy hardship, improve retail and wholesale competition, improve transmission and distribution, improve the regulator

  • Commerce Commission changes

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    The Commerce Act 1986 has been amended to allow the Commerce Commission to carry out competition studies. The first was a study into retail fuel markets (petrol prices), which made several recommendations aimed at improving competition. 

  • Review the treatment of debt to government

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    Joint Ministers agreed in September 2019 to priority areas of focus for cross-agency work on debt to government departments over the shorter term.

  • Review consumer credit law

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    The Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Act was passed in December 2019.  The Amendment Act introduces several important changes to better protect vulnerable consumers from getting into problem debt.

  • Continued government funding for Kickstart Breakfast and KidsCan

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    Through Budget 2019 Government committed two more years of funding to support the provision of raincoats, shoes and hygiene and sanitary products, and food to children in need.

  • Building financial capability services

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    This initiative provides support to key groups experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, hardship by strengthening Building Financial Capability (BFC) services.

  • Hardship fund for tertiary students

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    A hardship fund was established to support domestic tertiary students.  This fund provides temporary financial assistance for currently enrolled full-time and part-time students who are facing hardship from the impacts of COVID-19.

  • Papakāinga development

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    This Budget 2019 initiative provides funding for the Māori Housing Network to invest in additional papakāinga (Māori collectively owned homes), housing repairs, and capability building programmes.

  • Residential Tenancies Act 1986 reform

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    This targeted reform to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 has the primary objective of increasing tenants' security of tenure, while maintaining adequate protection of landlords' interests.

  • Funding for continued provision of transitional housing

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    Transitional housing provides short-term housing for up to 12 weeks for people with immediate housing needs, along with support to help them find long-term homes.

  • Tailored housing outcomes for Māori

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    Funding is being invested over two years to engage kaupapa Māori approaches to reduce homelessness for whānau Māori.

  • Homelessness Action Plan

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    Government released the Aotearoa New Zealand Homelessness Action Plan (2020-2023) in February 2020 to prevent and reduce homelessness.

  • Strengthening Housing First

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    Housing First is a highly successful, internationally proven way to house and support chronically homeless people or homeless people with multiple, complex needs.

  • Implement Healthy Homes Standards

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    The Healthy Homes Guarantee Act 2017 enables minimum quality standards to be set for rental homes to make them warmer and drier.  These standards set requirements for heating, insulation and ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught s

  • Six-month freeze on residential rent increases

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    In response to Covid-19, a freeze on residential rent increases, and increased protection for tenants from having tenancies terminated, were put in place on 25 March.

  • New public housing places

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    The Government is committed to investing in public housing.

  • Review of the treatment of child support for beneficiaries

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    Work on the wider welfare overhaul includes a review around the treatment of child support for beneficiaries, and in particular whether the Crown should 'pass on' payments to sole parents on state-provided benefits, rather than withholding the

  • Increasing main benefits

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    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, main benefits were increased by $25 per week from 1 April 2020.  These increases were in addition to those already agreed as part of the 2020 Annual General Adjustment process in which main benefits were indexe

  • Overhaul the welfare system

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    The Government's vision is for a welfare system that ensures people have an adequate income and standard of living, are treated with respect and can live in dignity, and are able to participate meaningfully in their communities.

  • Continue to implement the Families Package to boost incomes of families with children

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    Increase to Working for Families: Family Tax Credit payment rates have increased, particularly for children under 15 years. The Working for Families income threshold has also been raised.

  • Government response to Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles

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    In 2018 Government introduced the Equal Pay Amendment Bill, aimed at improving the process for raising and progressing pay equity claims, and eliminating and preventing discrimination in the remuneration and employment terms and conditions for work done

  • Support for disabled people and people with health conditions

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    This initiative supports people with disabilities and health conditions to find and stay in meaningful employment, increase their knowledge and skills, and improve their health and wider wellbeing.

  • More funding for Out of School Care and Recreation Services (OSCAR)

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    Funding for OSCAR services has beeen improved and increased to allow parents to gain and maintain meaningful employment or undertake further education and training, while supporting children’s wellbeing and development.