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[ad_1] The Government has set aside $ 1.2 billion for the New Zealand rail system in the 2020 Budget, including money to help replace the Cook Strait ferries. There will be $ 246 million to invest in the rail network, $ 421 million for new wagons and locomotives, and $ …

[ad_1] The government’s “Job Budget” will open free vocational training for all New Zealanders for the next two years. The Government is also giving the Ministry of Social Development a boost of $ 400 million and investing $ 1.6 billion in trades and internships. It intends to quickly train nearly …

[ad_1] The Government will spend up to $ 50 billion to combat the Coronavirus accident with a massive injection of funds for jobs, training and infrastructure. But he doesn’t know how to spend all the money he’s set aside, he only allocates $ 15.9b from the giant fund in Thursday’s …

[ad_1] At 2 p.m. today, Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver one of the most important budgets in New Zealand history. And while New Zealand looks at the barrel of what was yesterday described as the “deepest and deepest economic recession in history,” the government has a clear focus: “Jobs, …

[ad_1] For the third consecutive day, there are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. This means New Zealand’s combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1497, of which 1147 are confirmed. There are now 1411 people reported as having recovered, an increase of nine on yesterday. …

[ad_1] New Zealand has recorded its third day without a new Covid-19 case. With the Budget delivered at 2pm, the Covid-19 1pm press conference in the Hive has been replaced by the issuance of a Ministry of Health press release. 1 NEWS Dr. Bloomfield gave the latest figures on New …

[ad_1] By RNZ Even before Covid-19 hit the headlines Weta Digital in Wellington had started preparations for a possible pandemic. Executive producer David Conley said the company was trying to buy some equipment from Wuhan. “We were just hearing whispers from concerned crew about family members in China, there was …

[ad_1] Mark Baker / AP Air New Zealand aircraft remain idle on the runway at Christchurch, New Zealand airport. Industry experts believe that international travel may take a few years to get back to full function. The director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, told …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. OPINION: The Finance Minister will unveil a Budget today that will set this country’s economic course for years, if not decades, to come. It’s the “jobs” Budget and one that will come with a hefty price tag. …

[ad_1] The-Press The Mongols MC established a Canterbury chapter earlier this year. The gang’s headquarters is south of Christchurch. Police have found drugs, firearms and stolen property while searching the Canterbury headquarters of international bikie gang the Mongols MC. State Highway 1 was blocked as armed police raided the pad …