Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

24/06/2026

📢 Congratulations to the 2026 New Zealand Space Scholarship recipients!

This talented group will spend 3 months at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory working alongside scientists and engineers on real-world missions. They will contribute to cutting-edge space technology projects and gain experience at the forefront of global space innovation. 👏

While at JPL, they will work across a range of projects, including astrovirology, analysing gas reactions under vacuum ultraviolet (UV) light, developing power electronics systems, and end-to-end telemetry analysis. 🪐🚀👩‍🔬🔬

Our New Zealand Space Agency team's scholarship gives postgraduate students the opportunity to gain valuable international experience before bringing that expertise home. Building a highly skilled, space-capable workforce is a key priority of New Zealand’s Space and Advanced Aviation Strategy.

Congratulations to Zhen Hong Chai (Zac), Kyja McCabe, Alexander Wiseman, Laura Franssen, Angela Xue, Thomas Phillips and Laura Doyle!

12/06/2026

Have your say on the New Zealand Relay Service

We're asking for feedback on the NZ Relay Service, a phone and digital support service for people who are Deaf, Deafblind, hard of hearing, experiencing hearing loss, or have speech impairments.

If you use the NZ Relay Service — or you’re a supporter, advocate, friend, or whānau member, we want to hear what’s working and what could be improved. Your feedback will help ensure the service stays relevant and continues to meet people’s needs. There are a number of different ways you can take part.

Find out more and have your say before Monday 6 July: https://bit.ly/4fH3IfC

04/06/2026

📢 Patch to the Future update!

We’re very impressed with the Year 5/6 students at Auckland’s Newmarket School in this Kea Kids News clip who have been learning about space and designing their mission patches 🚀

Their teacher, Edward, has captured the imagination of his class. He’s taken the learning outside the classroom, and as you will see, the students have a keen interest in space, and what space travel will look like in the future, plus they have designed some amazing mission patches! 👋

There’s still time to enter the Patch to the Future mission patch design competition (for NZ-based students in Years 1–8 / aged 5–13). Entries close 11.59pm, this Friday, 5 June.

Find out more and enter here 👇
https://bit.ly/4w1PYSg

🎥 Kea Kids News visits Newmarket School 👇
https://bit.ly/4x3JT8x

Ministry of Education NZ
Newmarket School

01/06/2026

⚠️ The NZ Civil Defence annual test of the Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) system will be sent on Sunday 14 June between 6pm-7pm to all capable phones and other SIM-connected devices. Find out more via their page below.

26/05/2026

Learn more about the upcoming Adapting to Change workshop with our business.govt.nz team below. The workshop is designed to help NZ business owners build resilience, identify opportunities, and navigate uncertainty with confidence.

Change is inevitable - but your business can be ready for it.

This FREE Adapting to Change workshop is designed to help NZ business owners build resilience, identify opportunities, and navigate uncertainty with confidence.

You’ll gain practical tools and frameworks to help your business adapt in an ever-changing environment.

✅ Free for NZ business owners
✅ Practical and interactive

Spaces are limited so register now 👇
https://bit.ly/4e4gYti

22/05/2026

If you use payment services in your business or as a consumer, your experience matters. Tell us what’s working, what’s not and what could be better.

Have your say by 3 July at mbie.govt.nz/payment-services-regulation

20/05/2026

📢 Patch to the Future update!

We have received mission patch design entries from schools right across the country, including Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland 🚀

The mission patch design competition is open to New Zealand-based students in Years 1–8 (ages 5–13).

✨ The winning design will be made into an official New Zealand Space Agency patch, and the winner will also receive a limited‑edition New Zealand Space Agency jacket featuring their design.

⏰Competition closes 11:59pm on Friday 5 June 2026.

📢 Spread the word - find out more and enter here https://bit.ly/4w1PYSg

04/05/2026

If your home has been damaged by the latest severe weather events, the Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) is here to help your whānau or household find a temporary home.

TAS is accepting registrations to support people displaced by the recent events in the Wellington region and Ōhura in Manawatu-Whanganui.

The team will be able to provide you with information about TAS, talk to you about your temporary accommodation needs, and can help you register for our service.

🌏 You can find more information about TAS, including registering for our service, at www.tas.mbie.govt.nz

☎️ Or call us on 0508 754 163. This is free within New Zealand, our Service Centre operates Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday - 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Civil Defence Emergency Management remains the key contact for broad welfare needs NZ Civil Defence

If households need support with residential insurance claims, the New Zealand Claims Resolution Service (NZCRS) provide free, independent advice and support, as homeowners navigate the insurance process. Contact NZCRS on 0508 624 327, email [email protected] or visit www.nzcrs.govt.nz

Wellington City Council
Ruapehu District Council

03/05/2026

It's New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) week! - Ko te Wiki Reo Rotarota o Aotearoa

NZSL week is about elevating awareness and appreciation of NZSL and the Deaf community, while fostering empowerment and unity among its members.

Visit the Aotearoa page for a range of resources to help you learn more!

30/04/2026

🚀 Patch to the Future is now live - a mission patch design competition for Years 1–8 (ages 5-13) from our New Zealand Space Agency.

🛰️ This is a chance for students to explore space, science and New Zealand’s place in space through a mission patch design.

🔭 A mission patch is a small, circular design that represents an idea, goal, or mission. Astronauts wear them on their space suits to celebrate their mission – and now Kiwi kids can design one too.

✨ The winning design will be turned into an official New Zealand Space Agency patch – plus - the winner will get a limited edition New Zealand Space Agency jacket featuring their design!

🔗 Details: https://bit.ly/4w1PYSg