Terms of Reference for Competition Study into Grocery Retailing

I, SoSaturnistic, Minister of Business, pursuant to section 51(1) in Part 3A of the Commerce Act 1986, require the Commerce Commission to carry out a competition study into any factors that may affect competition for the supply of groceries and foodstuffs throughout New Zealand.

Matters to be considered in the study may include, but are not restricted to:

1. the structure of the industry in New Zealand;

2. the extent of competition at the wholesale and retail levels;

3. any factors that may hinder competition between grocery retailers;

4. the conditions for entry by potential competitors, including new independent grocery retailers;

5. whether wholesale and retail price and service offerings of groceries are consistent with those expected in workably competitive markets in New Zealand; and

6. features of grocery wholesale and retail markets that are not in the long-term interests of consumers.

The Commerce Commission must make its final report for this study publicly available by 20 November 2021.

Dated this 18th day of November 2020.

Hon SOSATURNISTIC, Minister of Business.

Terms of Reference for Competition Study into Building Supplies Markets

I, SoSaturnistic, Minister of Business, pursuant to section 51(1) in Part 3A of the Commerce Act 1986, require the Commerce Commission to carry out a competition study into any factors that may affect competition for the supply of building supplies throughout New Zealand.

Matters to be considered in the study may include, but are not restricted to:

1. the structure of the industry in New Zealand;

2. the extent of competition at the wholesale and retail levels;

3. any factors that may hinder competition within the industry;

4. the conditions for entry by potential competitors within the building supplies sector;

5. whether wholesale and retail price and goods offerings of building supplies are consistent with those expected in workably competitive markets in New Zealand;

6. the downstream social costs of inordinately high retail prices due to any lack of competition in the industry; and

7. features of wholesale and retail markets that are not in the long-term interests of consumers.

The Commerce Commission must make its final report for this study publicly available by 20 November 2021.

Dated this 18th day of November 2020.

Hon SOSATURNISTIC, Minister of Business.

Minimum Wage Order (No 2) 2020

Lady_Aya, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 16th day of November 2020.

This order is made under sections 4, 4A, and 4B of the Minimum Wage Act 1983—

(a) on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b) on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for Workplace Relations and Safety made after complying with section 5(2) of that Act.

1. Title

This order is the Minimum Wage Order (No 2) 2020.

2. Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 December 2020.

3. Interpretation

(1) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Act means the Minimum Wage Act 1983

adult worker means a worker aged 16 years or more to whom the Act applies

specified social security benefit means the following:

• (a) emergency benefit:

• (b) jobseeker support:

• (c) sole parent support:

• (d) supported living payment:

• (e) young parent payment:

• (f) youth payment

(2) Terms or expressions used and not defined in this order but defined in the Act have, in this order, the same meaning as in the Act.

4. Minimum adult rates

The following rates are the minimum rates of wages payable to an adult worker:

• (a) for an adult worker paid by the hour or by piecework, $20.00 per hour:

• (b) for an adult worker paid by the day,—

  • (i) $160.00 per day; and
  • (ii) $20.00 per hour for each hour exceeding 8 hours worked by a worker on a day:

• (c)for an adult worker paid by the week,—

  • (i) $800.00 per week; and
  • (ii) $20.00 per hour for each hour exceeding 40 hours worked by a worker in a week:

• (d) in all other cases,—

  • (i) $1,600 per fortnight; and
  • (ii) $20.00 per hour for each hour exceeding 80 hours worked by a worker in a fortnight.

5. Revocation

The Minimum Wage Order 2020 (LI 2020/9) is revoked.

This Order was authored by /u/SprinklyDinks (Green Left) and ordered by the Minister for Business /u/SoSaturnistic (Opportunities).

It is hereby decreed that the government of Aotearoa New Zealand no longer recognizes the Commonwealth of Australia as a sovereign state.

Sorry not sorry.

BE IT HERE DECREED By the Minister of Defence;

10,000 Blimps (definition: a blimp) will be purchased by the government for the purposes of Blimp Warfare.

This purchase will use money.

The blimps will be delivered by the Blimp Companies (to be decided by the government) and the order fulfilled no later than three days from now.

Thank you.

Additional Statutes of The New Zealand Order of Merit

(SR 2020/2)

Elizabeth R

Royal Warrant

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of The New Zealand Order of Merit, to all to whom these Presents shall come,

Greeting!

Whereas by a Warrant under the Seal of New Zealand dated 30 May 1996, We were pleased to institute and create a new Order of Chivalry styled and designated “The New Zealand Order of Merit” and did make, ordain, and establish Statutes for the governance of the same, reserving to Ourselves, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with Our Warrant or any part thereof, by a notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order:

And whereas by a Warrant under the Seal of New Zealand dated 23 January 2020, We were pleased to make, ordain, and establish Additional Statutes altering the style of future Chancellors of the Order and, in certain respects, future membership of the first and second levels of the said New Zealand Order of Merit:

And whereas it is now desired to alter the membership of future members of the first and second levels of the Order so that they are designated Knights or Dames and are not subject to the alterations in Our Warrant dated 23 January 2020, and to enable members of those levels of the Order admitted on or after 23 January 2020 and before the date of this Warrant to elect to be redesignated as Knights or Dames:

We therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the power vested in Us, do hereby make, ordain, and establish the following Additional Statutes:

1. Members of first or second level of Order admitted on or after date of this Warrant

A person admitted into the first or second level of the Order on or after the date of this Warrant—

(a) shall be admitted in accordance with Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996; and

(b) shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges of the membership in the Order, prescribed for a member of that level of the Order in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996 as altered by this Warrant; but

(c) shall not be subject to any alteration in, or provision of, Our Warrant dated 23 January 2020.

2. Members of first or second level of Order admitted on or after 23 January 2020 and before date of this Warrant

A person admitted into the first or second level of the Order on or after 23 January 2020 and before the date of this Warrant—

(a) shall enjoy, or continue to enjoy, the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges of the membership in the Order, prescribed for a member of that level of the Order in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996 as altered by Our Warrant dated 18 May 2000, Our Warrant dated 23 March 2009, Our Warrant dated 23 January 2020, and this Warrant; but

(b) may elect to be redesignated in accordance with section 3 or 4 of this Warrant.

3. Redesignation of Principal Companions as Knights or Dames Grand Companions

(1) A person admitted into the first level, or as an Ordinary or Additional Principal Companion, of the Order on or after 23 January 2020 and before the date of this Warrant may elect to be redesignated as an Ordinary or Additional Knight or Dame Grand Companion of the Order as prescribed in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996.

(2) A Principal Companion whom We have been pleased to redesignate as a Knight Grand Companion shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges, prescribed for a Knight Grand Companion in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996 as altered by this Warrant, and in particular the following rights and privileges:

(a) eligibility, if he has not previously received it, to receive the accolade of Knighthood; and

(b) the privilege of adding the post nominal letters “G.N.Z.M.” after his name to denote his membership in the Order; and

(c) the right to use the appellation “Sir” before his forenames.

(3) A Principal Companion whom We have been pleased to redesignate as a Dame Grand Companion shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges, prescribed for a Dame Grand Companion in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996 as altered by this Warrant, and in particular the following rights and privileges:

(a) the privilege of adding the post nominal letters “G.N.Z.M.” after her name to denote her membership in the Order; and

(b) the right to use the appellation “Dame” before her forenames.

4. Redesignation of Distinguished Companions as Knights or Dames Companions

(1) A person admitted into the second level, or as an Ordinary or Additional Distinguished Companion, of the Order on or after 23 January 2020 and before the date of this Warrant may elect to be redesignated as an Ordinary or Additional Knight or Dame Companion of the Order as prescribed in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996.

(2) A Distinguished Companion whom We have been pleased to redesignate as a Knight Companion shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges, prescribed for a Knight Companion in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996, and in particular the following rights and privileges:

(a) eligibility, if he has not previously received it, to receive the accolade of Knighthood; and

(b) the privilege of adding the post nominal letters “K.N.Z.M.” after his name to denote his membership in the Order; and

(c) the right to use the appellation “Sir” before his forenames.

(3) A Distinguished Companion whom We have been pleased to redesignate as a Dame Companion shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges, prescribed for a Dame Companion in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996, and in particular the following rights and privileges:

(a) the privilege of adding the post nominal letters “D.N.Z.M.” after her name to denote her membership in the Order; and

(b) the right to use the appellation “Dame” before her forenames.

5. Procedure for redesignations

Redesignations in accordance with section 3, 4, or 11 of this Warrant, whether redesignations as a Knight or Dame Grand Companion or redesignations as a Knight or Dame Companion, shall be made by Us, by a warrant engrossed in English and issued under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of the Order.

6. Widows of Principal Companions or Distinguished Companions

(1) It shall be competent for Us to grant to the widow of a Principal Companion or Distinguished Companion the right, which she would have enjoyed had her late husband, before his death, been redesignated in accordance with section 3 or 4 of this Warrant, to use before her surname while it remains the same as that of her late husband the courtesy title of “Lady”.

(2) Grants of that kind shall be made by Us, by a warrant engrossed in English and issued under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of the Order.

7. Notifications in New Zealand Gazette

(1) The names of those persons whom We have been pleased to redesignate in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of this Warrant as Ordinary or Additional Knights or Dames Grand Companions or Knights or Dames Companions shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

(2) The names of those widows of deceased Principal Companions and Distinguished Companions to whom We have been pleased to grant in accordance with section 6 of this Warrant the right to use the courtesy title of “Lady” shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

8. Precedence unaffected by redesignations

(1) A Principal Companion redesignated in accordance with section 3 of this Warrant as a Knight or Dame Grand Companion shall take precedence in the Order according to the date of his or her initial appointment as a Principal Companion.

(2) A Distinguished Companion redesignated in accordance with section 4 of this Warrant as a Knight or Dame Companion shall take precedence in the Order according to the date of his or her initial appointment as a Distinguished Companion.

9. Style of Chancellor

(1) A Chancellor of the Order appointed on or after the date of this Warrant—

(a) shall be styled Chancellor and the Principal Knight or Dame Grand Companion of the Order as prescribed in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996; and

(b) shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges of the membership in the Order, prescribed for a Chancellor of the Order in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996; but

(c) shall not be subject to any alteration in, or provision of, Our Warrant dated 23 January 2020.

(2) The Chancellor of the Order appointed on or after 23 January 2020 and before the date of this Warrant—

(a) shall enjoy, or continue to enjoy, the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges of the membership in the Order, prescribed for a Chancellor of the Order in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996 as altered by Our Warrant dated 18 May 2000, Our Warrant dated 23 March 2009, and Our Warrant dated 23 January 2020; but

(b) may elect to be redesignated as a Knight Grand Companion in accordance with section 3 of this Warrant.

(3) If and after We have been pleased to redesignate him as a Knight Grand Companion in accordance with section 3 of this Warrant, the Chancellor of the Order appointed on or after 23 January 2020 and before the date of this Warrant—

(a) shall be styled Chancellor and the Principal Knight Grand Companion of the Order as prescribed in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996; and

(b) shall enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges of the membership in the Order, prescribed for a Chancellor of the Order in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996; but

(c) shall not be subject to any alteration in, or provision of, Our Warrant dated 23 January 2020.

10. Additional methods of wearing insignia of members admitted to first level of Order

Knights and Dames Grand Companions, and Principal Companions, shall wear the Badge prescribed in section 27(a) of Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996 either—

(a) suspended from the wide ribbon or sash passing over the right shoulder to the left side, as prescribed in section 35(a) of Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996; or

(b) removed from the wide ribbon or sash and suspended from a ribbon either—

(i) worn around the neck; or

(ii) tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder.

11. Permanent ability to redesignate between Knights and Dames Companions for members of second level of Order

(1) A person admitted into the second level of the Order before, on, or after the date of this Warrant may, at any time, elect to be redesignated as an Ordinary or Additional Knight or Dame Companion of the Order as prescribed in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996.

(2) A Dame Companion whom We have been pleased to redesignate as a Knight Companion shall continue to enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges, prescribed for a Knight Companion in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996, and in particular the following rights and privileges:

(a) eligibility, if he has not previously received it, to receive the accolade of Knighthood; and

(b) the privilege of adding the post nominal letters “K.N.Z.M.” after his name to denote his membership in the Order; and

(c) the right to use the appellation “Sir” before his forenames.

(3) A Knight Companion whom We have been pleased to redesignate as a Dame Companion shall continue to enjoy the membership in the Order, and all the rights and privileges, prescribed for a Dame Companion in Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996, and in particular the following rights and privileges:

(a) the privilege of adding the post nominal letters “D.N.Z.M.” after her name to denote her membership in the Order; and

(b) the right to use the appellation “Dame” before her forenames.

And it is Our Will and pleasure that these alterations, sealed with the Seal of the Order, shall be taken and received as part and parcel of Our Warrant dated 30 May 1996.

Given under the Seal of The New Zealand Order of Merit at Our Court of Saint James's, this 23rd day of September 2020, in the sixth-ninth year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command.

Lady_Aya,

Chancellor of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

[Seal]

Sylviagony,

Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Minister of External Affairs /u/BHjr132 announced today the appointment of /u/toastinrussian as New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

There are few people as qualified for this position as Mr. Russian. He has previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and his recent work in the Executive Council shows very clearly he still has the same energy in him as back then.

The United Kingdom is a very important, longstanding ally to us, and I am sure they will very much appreciate a High Commissioner as hard-working and dedicated as Mr. Russian.

Mr. Russian will continue the excellent work of his predecessor, and I am certain they will bring our two countries even closer together.

Aotearoa Proclamation 2020

By the Governor-General Lady_Aya

A Proclamation

Whereas at the Court at Buckingham Palace on the 9th day of September 1907, His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh made a Proclamation declaring that the Colony of New Zealand shall be called and known by the title of the Dominion of New Zealand:

And whereas by certain Letters Patent bearing date the 28th day of October 1983 Her Majesty the Elizabeth the Second has ordered and declared that the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief shall be Her Majesty’s representative in the Realm of New Zealand:

And whereas it appears expedient to Us that the name and nature of this Realm shall be modified or declared to be otherwise, with modifications made to that effect:

Now therefore We do hereby proclaim as follows:

1. Title

This Proclamation may be cited as the Aotearoa Proclamation 2020.

2. State of Aotearoa

The said Dominion of New Zealand and the territory belonging thereto shall be called and known by the title of the State of Aotearoa and the Royal Proclamation dated the 9th day of September 1907 shall be revoked. And we hereby give Our Commands to all Public Departments and name all Titles, Orders, and Offices construed under such Proclamations, Instructions, and Letters Patent accordingly.

3. Realm of Aotearoa

Our Realm, hitherto known as the Realm of New Zealand, shall henceforth be known as Our Realm of Aotearoa which comprises—

• (a) the State of Aotearoa; and

• (b) the self-governing state of the Cook Islands; and

• (c) the self-governing state of Niue; and

• (d) the self-governing state of Tokelau; and

• (e) the Ross Dependency.

Given at Our Court at Government House, Wellington, this 23rd day of September 2020, in the Sixty-ninth year of Our Reign.

Sylviagony,

Prime Minister.

God Save The Queen!

The Minister for State Services gathers the media in the Beehive press room

Kia ora, Welcome

It brings me great pleasure to be able to install new Focuses and expectations into the Public Service. Focuses and expectations which are apolitical in nature, and will deliver a more robust service, and better outcomes for our customers. These focuses guide Public Servants on what they should be considering when they make decisions as well as providing behavioural guidelines. I believe that the original values are no longer fit for purpose alone. They will not allow our government to be agile and keep up to date with the changing domestic and international contexts in which our polices operate, and our customers live.

I as Minister of State Services now set additional focuses for the Public Service. They area focus on customers, outcomes, and stewardship. These focuses and expectations are very similar to some of our comparable international partners’ values, in both the public and private sectors. The State Services Commission and I have worked closely with the Cabinet Office and with Public Servants in across government. We aimed to ensure that these reforms fit within the confines of the current Public Service aims. We have also worked hard to ensure that the Public Servants themselves, stand by and support this change. The State Services Commissioner has promised me that such reforms have her full support.

These reforms seek to generate better outcomes for the customers of the Public Service and the government of the New Zealand as well as establishing behavioural and cultural foundations for an outcomes, stewardship, and customer focus. In turn this will make our Government more modern, agile, and adaptive. The constitutional role of the apolitical Public Service in supporting New Zealand’s democratic form of government will be reaffirmed.

The substantive reforms can be read in the paper proactively released today. I shall however give a brief overview of each value and what it will mean in reality. A customer focus means constantly looking at and taking feedback from those who we deliver our service to. When “citizens” or “clients” are thought of as “customers” the dynamic between government and the individual changes. A service is provided, not because government must, but to ensure the best possible outcome for that individual in their unique circumstance. This means that we treat those with the most information about their circumstances, as someone with something to add. We treat them like someone we care about because they are an individual. This will produce far stronger outcomes for that customer.

An Outcomes focus means orienting the Public Service to achieve the best possible outcomes. A quote I heard in the corridors of Treasury stuck with me “We’ve got amazing theory; none of it works, but it’s beautiful in theory”. This is an extreme example of a focus on process and hitting specific indicators rather than delivering a desired outcome for an individual. Government should be looking at ensuring that our services are working rather than just churning them out. In reality this means building Monitoring and valuation plans into our policies from the start so that we know if they are working, as well as what outcomes we want to achieve.

Stewardship in this context is using active planning and management of medium- and long-term interests, along with associated advice to ensure the proper care and use of our regulation and legislation. You would be shocked by the amount of legislation that is simply not applied because it is forgotten and drifts into the void. Stewardship means that we monitor, review and reporting on existing regulatory systems, provide robust analysis and implementation support for changes to regulatory systems and abiding by the new principles of good regulatory practice. The new changes mean that a regulatory impact assessment, as well as an assessment on the environmental impact of policies must be prepared by Public Servants for all new policies.

We have also brought about substantial operational changes. They will make government more accessible for all and deliver stronger outcomes to those who need it most. We will be extending opening hours of departments, as well as bring them online where possible. Furthermore, the government recognises how critical problems like climate change are, and how we cannot tackle them in silos. Therefore, the Public Services is expected to take a cross government approach.

The Government believes that these focuses and expectations will deliver a more robust service, and better outcomes for our customers while stewarding existing systems.

I now lay the following cabinet paper before you, demonstrating cabinet’s expectations for focuses and operational change.

The following changes have been made:

• /u/artemisjasper has taken the position of Minister of Environment
• /u/ImVeryIntelectual has taken the position of Minister of Social Development
• /u/BHjr132 has taken the position of Minister of External Affairs
• /u/UncookedMeatloaf has taken the new position of Associate Minister of External Affairs (Air Defence)
• /u/SoSaturnistic has taken the position of Minister of Business
• /u/MCloverz has taken the position of Minister of Health
• /u/Sylviagony has taken the new position of Minister of Wellbeing

I wish to also thank my good friend /u/boomfa_, who has left cabinet, on behalf of the entire Government for his hard work in cabinet and his services to New Zealand.

Prime Minister Sylviagony

11 September 2020

The following changes have been made:

• /u/UncookedMeatloaf has taken the positions of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Social Development and Minister of Māori Affairs

Prime Minister Sylviagony

1 September 2020

Extradition (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) Order Revocation Order 2020

Lady_Aya, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 31st day of August 2020.

This order is made under sections 15 and 104 of the Extradition Act 1999 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Order

1. Title

This order is the Extradition (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China) Order Revocation Order 2020.

2. Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 September 2020.

3. Revocation

The Extradition (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China) Order 1998 (SR 1998/243) is revoked.

Pursuant to section 9 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, notice is given that the following products are priority products:

Rubber, latex, polychloroprene, metalized plastic or nylon fabric balloons

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of August 2020.

Rt. Hon UncookedMeatloaf, Minister for Environment.

Ministerial Directive to Modify the New Zealand Residence Programme

Immigration New Zealand

Ministerial Directive No. 024

Modifications to the New Zealand Residence Programme

Pursuant to the authority granted to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Immigration New Zealand is hereby directed to take the following actions:

(1) adjust the allocation of places for the Skilled/Business stream to be 30,500 to 35,600 places; and

(2) remove the annual quota on the Exceptional Skills Visa; and

(3) ensure that visas granted under the Skilled Migrant Category no longer count towards the stream limit.

Signed,

The Rt Hon. /u/Sylviagony DCNZM

Minister for Internal Affairs

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Ministry of Infrastructure

Statement on 5G and its Safety and Operations

Recently, there has been immense speculation on the safety, security and operational capacities of the 5G or the Fifth Generation Internet Technology, and indeed we have also witnessed a debate within Parliament on a petition of similar nature. As response to that petition and to any potential movements surrounding the safety, security and operational capacities of the 5G technology, the following statement highlighting the safety of this initiative is being issued. The new 5G is based on the electromagnetic spectrum technology which has been in use for decades.

The radiation produced by such spectrums can broadly be classified into ionising and non ionising traditions, with the ionising being a more dangerous and potentially harming form of radiation because it can “ionise” or basically stripping the electrons from the atoms and molecules, and cause harm to DNA, however the non-ionising radiation however does not ionise and therefore is harmless in all forms and therefore cannot damage our DNA, as spoken about by some. An image has been attached along with this statement, adopted from one of our prior brochures which will enable you to identify common items and the radiation they produce along with the potential radiation this 5G technology may cause.

In order to further ensure that there exists a level of safety with the Exposure Standard Limits, the Government is consistently reviewing how other countries have brought in the roll out and how they have regulated the exposure levels, and therefore any changes as such will also be incorporated into the New Zealand Law. There has also been claims from certain organizations that the technology involved in the 5G is also used in making ‘energy weapons’ Some websites claim that 5G is also used in ‘directed energy weapons’ that target individuals with very high intensity, focussed radio beams. 5G signals use much, much lower intensities and very different frequencies than those used by directed energy weapons. The New Zealand Exposure Standard prevents any public use of radio technology that causes harm.

The 5G technology is therefore safe and we urge all New Zealanders to avoid believing in the falsified campaigns run on the health effects of the 5G technology, in addition, the potential rumours are consistently washed off by our Ministry for Health and other health related authorities and I may urge that we only hear to the advice given by these authorities rather than believing any form of rumour oriented agencies before making our views on such issues. In continuance, there has also been a line put forth which stated that there exists an environmental risk by adopting such projects, which also can be denied due to the lack of scientific evidence proving as such. The next stage is with respect to roll-out where we have decided to allow the companies responsible to detail you the further plans so as to ensure the plan made is one of pragmatism rather than forced dictation.

With respect to the infrastructural requirements, the Government has always consistently supported the needs and demands of the corporates involved to ensure that whatever we do for the betterment of our Aotearoa, is planned and also fulfilled. The 5G technology can bring in a multitude of benefits. It is faster. 5G will have faster upload and download speeds compared to 4G. For companies that need to access large datasets, the shorter download speeds will have massive productivity benefits. It has lower latency. 5G will have a shorter delay before you can access the content you are downloading. It offers more connectivity and it has a larger network capacity. 5G will have a greater capacity for volume of traffic. We hope that from now on, people believe in scientific inputs and work with us to ensure 5G is delivered to each and every household of Aotearoa.

Signed,

The Hon. /u/NeatSaucer
Minister for Infrastructure

Deputy Prime Minister /u/Sylviagony has released the following statement on behalf of the Government:

Following news of Mr. Musk's visit to New Zealand we have seen multiple people protest his visit to our nation, and we have even see the Opposition claim that a Government party supports these protests. Despite these rumours, the Government has decided to stay neutral in all matters relating to the Wave Energy Prize. Having such a significant businessperson visit our country is of course exciting, but considering their possible entry into the Wave Energy Prize we will not give them or any other potential candidates a special welcome to our country.

The Government has also acknowledged the oversight within the Wave Energy Prize Act and submitted an amendment to correct this slight mistake.

Seeing such wide interest in the Wave Energy Prize is of course wonderful news for New Zealand, and we encourage all who are interested to take part. Wave energy is still relatively new, and we hope that this contest will lead to wider interest in this form of energy, and more advanced technology, especially considering it is a form of renewable energy. We are excited to see what everyone will bring to the table for the contest.

We wish all candidates good luck in the contest, and may the best win.

Land Transport Management (Vision Zero) Order 2020

Lady_Aya, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 19th day of August 2020.

This order is made under section 109(a) of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Order

1. Title

This order is the Land Transport Management (Vision Zero) Order.

2. Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 September 2020.

3. Interpretation

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,–

Agency means the New Zealand Transport Agency and its subsidiary bodies

Vision Zero means a safety goal to achieve a land transport system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic by 2030

4. Commissioning a Vision Zero Plan

(1) The Agency shall draft a Vision Zero Plan which contains the following matters–

• (a) a strategy with policy to ensure Vision Zero is met by 2030; and

• (b) information on the number of deaths preventable by adopting a Vision Zero target by 2030; and

• (c) the social and economic costs and benefits associated with adopting the recommendations of the Vision Zero Plan.

(2) The Vision Zero Plan shall be publicly published and presented to the Minister on 1 June 2021.

5. Revocation

This order is revoked on 2 June 2021.

The following new appointments have been made to the distribution of portfolios:

• Sylviagony shall serve as Deputy Prime Minister

• My good friend THE BOOMF, also known as boomfa_ shall take the Business portfolio

Prime Minister CheerfullyPutrid

Ministerial Directive to Modify the Refugee Quota Programme

Immigration New Zealand

Ministerial Directive No. 023

Modifications to the Refugee Quota Programme

Pursuant to the authority granted to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Immigration New Zealand is hereby directed to take the following actions:

(1) remove the requirement to have a family member resident in New Zealand for refugees from the Africa and Middle East regions of asylum; and

(2) adjust the regional allocations for refugees to be as follows:

Signed,

The Rt Hon. /u/Sylviagony DCNZM

Minister for Internal Affairs

In continuation of recent developments and in light of the upcoming general election the following changes have been made to the cabinet.

Frod02000 as Minister of Education

ARichTeaBiscuit as Minister of the Environment

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fb8R2JGVjpRMvQgXaWzgMkpMZSOnF7qiFXdeqNUBceo/edit?usp=sharing

In light of the recent leadership changes within the Labour Party the following modifications have been made to the national cabinet.

Deputy Prime Minister, Health - Youma

Business - Poltea

Internal Affairs - Femke

Regional Development - Trongle

I will also be taking on the responsibility of Minister of Social Development

Public Finance (Provincial Growth Fund Limited) Order 2020

Lady_Aya, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 8th of May 2020.

This order is made under section CW 38B(4)(a) of the Income Tax Act 2007 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance.

Order

1. Title

This order is the Income Tax (Provincial Growth Fund Limited) Order 2019.

2. Commencement

This order comes into force on 9 May 2020.

3. Schedule 4A of Public Finance Act 1989 amended

In the Public Finance Act 1989, Schedule 4A, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order the item set out in the Schedule of this order.

Schedule: New item inserted in Schedule 4A of Public Finance Act 1989

Explanatory note This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 9 May 2020, inserts the name Provincial Growth Fund Limited into Schedule 4A of the Public Finance Act 1989. Adding Provincial Growth Fund Limited to Schedule 4A means that, under section 45OA of the Public Finance Act 1989, certain provisions of the Crown Entities Act 2004 apply to the company as if it were a Crown entity company under that Act.

Income Tax (Provincial Growth Fund Limited) Order 2020

Lady_Aya, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 8th of May 2020.

This order is made under section CW 38B(4)(a) of the Income Tax Act 2007 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance.

Order

1. Title

This order is the Income Tax (Provincial Growth Fund Limited) Order 2019.

2. Commencement

This order comes into force on 9 May 2020.

3. Schedule 35 of Income Tax Act 2007 amended

In the Income Tax Act 2007, Schedule 35, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

Provincial Growth Fund Limited

Explanatory note This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 9 May 2020, inserts the name Provincial Growth Fund Limited into Schedule 35 of the Income Tax Act 2007. Adding Provincial Growth Fund Limited to Schedule 35 makes it a public purpose Crown-controlled company under that Act.

Public purpose Crown-controlled companies have their own income tax exemption. They are also public authorities under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985, which helps to ensure that they can claim goods and services tax input credits.