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OTAGO DAILY TIMES 18 DECEMBER 2017
The Government will start public consultation in May 2018 to lay the groundwork for a Zero Carbon Act and establish an independent climate change commission. And it will set up an Interim Climate Change Committee to do groundwork while the commission is being set up
Speaking at her post-Cabinet press conference, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with Climate Change Minister James Shaw alongside her, said a Zero Carbon Bill would be introduced by October 2018.
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WORSER BAY BOATING CLUB MONDAY 18 DECEMBER 2017
A multipurpose sport and education facility is to begin construction at Worser Bay in Wellington after three years of planning by Worser Bay Boating Club and the Wellington City Council.
Not only will the new facility house the Worser Bay Boating Club, but it will also be the centre for a Boat & Beach Wise schools programme and a Central New Zealand youth sailing hub.
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NZ GOVT BY HON JENNY SALESA MONDAY 18 DEC 2017
The Government is making it easier for people to understand and apply best practice when designing and constructing buildings.
By launching a new building system search engine and sponsoring five commonly used building standards and a handbook, we hope to see improved compliance with the Building Code, and even more importantly, safer homes and buildings, says Minister for Building and Construction Jenny Salesa.
“The online search engine, Building CodeHub helps people locate the latest building rules and guidance information for designing and constructing buildings,” says Ms Salesa. “It’s the definitive source of up-to-date rules and guidance from a range of sources.”
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NZ GOVT BY HON JULIE ANNE GENTER SUNDAY 17 DEC 2017
Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today announced a short term boost in road safety funding this summer and signalled a renewed focus from the Government on introducing safer speed limits.
Over summer the NZ Transport Agency will roll out an additional $22.5 million worth of low-cost safety improvements on rural State highways across Northland, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. The funding has been re-allocated from within the State highways budget.
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NZ GOVT BY HON KELVIN DAVIS 15 DEC 2017
The Government is investing $14.9 million in tourism infrastructure and cycle trails around the country, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced today.
$14.2 million has been awarded to various local councils for 30 visitor-related infrastructure projects and four feasibility studies.
“We need to make sure we have the basics right – so that visitors continue to have high quality experiences at every point of their holiday and want to return,” Mr Davis says.
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NZ GOVT BY HON PHIL TYWFORD
The Government’s KiwiBuild initiative will deliver 100,000 affordable houses over the next 10 years, giving hope to first-home buyers and addressing New Zealand’s housing crisis, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford says.
Treasury forecasts show that KiwiBuild will boost residential construction investment by 10 per cent by 2022.
“The latest forecast in the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows an extra $5.4 billion of residential construction investment will take place over the next four financial years, largely as a consequence of KiwiBuild,” Phil Twyford says.
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DOMPOST BY TOM HUNT AND AMBER-LEIGH WOOLF AT 16:40, TUES 12 DEC 2017
Wellington's former teachers' college will become a retirement village.
The campus, in the suburb of Karori, now belongs to Ryman Healthcare after a long fight from the Ministry of Education and Wellington City Council to keep it in public hands.
One opponent said there is a widely-felt feeling in Karori that retirement homes "suck energy out of a community" and the council could have tried harder to acquire it.
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SHARECHAT BUSINESS DESK MONDAY 18 DEC 2017
Oceania Healthcare has agreed to buy a vacant lot in Auckland's St Heliers valued at $15.6 million for an undisclosed sum, which it plans to develop into a new retirement village.
The Auckland-based company entered into an unconditional deal to buy the 8,945 square metre site, which is expected to settle at the end of the week, it said in a statement. Oceania plans to develop an integrated retirement village and aged care facility on the site, which overlooks Auckland's harbour, and will start work on getting the appropriate consents immediately.
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