New Zealand Gazette – 2017 – No. 19

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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 19 — 23 FEBRUARY 2017

Approval for Rural Assistance Under Special Needs Grants Programme

Under clauses 18.2 and 18.6 of the Special Needs Grants Programme, as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 28 January 1999, No. 8, page 202, and established and approved on 18 December 1998 under section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964 ("programme"), I give my approval for Part 6 of the programme to apply as follows:

Rural Assistance - Farmers

  1. Farmers in the affected areas whose primary industries are directly affected by drought are eligible to be considered for financial assistance under Part 6 of the programme.

  2. In relation to such farmers, Part 6 of the programme applies for the period beginning on the time the Minister signs this approval and ending with the close of 7 October 2017, unless further extended by the Minister.

  3. In this approval, affected areas means:
    a. The territories of the following local authorities:
    i. Far North District Council;
    ii. Whangarei District Council; and
    iii. Kaipara District Council.
    b. The local board areas of the following local boards (as those terms are defined in the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009) of the Auckland Council:
    i. Rodney Local Board;
    ii. Waitakere Ranges Local Board;
    iii. Upper Harbour Local Board;
    iv. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board;
    v. Hibiscus and Bays Local Board;
    vi. Kaipatiki Local Board;
    vii. Great Barrier Local Board; and
    viii. Waiheke Local Board.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of February 2017.

HON ANNE TOLLEY, Minister for Social Development.

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Declaration of State of Local Emergency

Pursuant to section 68 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, I, Lawrence Yule, declare that a state of local emergency exists in the Hastings District owing to extreme fire circumstances requiring co-ordination of resources and public confidence.

The state of local emergency comes into force immediately on the making of this declaration, and expires seven days after the time and date on which it comes into force (unless extended or terminated at an earlier time).

Declared By: Lawrence Yule.
Designation: Mayor, Hastings.
Time and Date of Declaration: 1.50pm on 13 February 2017.

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Vulnerable Children (Approval of Screening Services) Notice 2017

Under section 40 of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014, the Director-General of Health gives the following notice.

Notice

  1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Vulnerable Children (Approval of Screening Services) Notice 2017.

(2) This notice shall come into force on 1 February 2017.

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🏥 Approval for Rural Assistance Under Special Needs Grants Programme

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
8 February 2017
Rural Assistance, Drought, Farmers, Special Needs Grants Programme, Financial Assistance
  • HON ANNE TOLLEY, Minister for Social Development

🚨 Declaration of State of Local Emergency

🚨 Emergency Management
13 February 2017
State of Local Emergency, Extreme Fire Circumstances, Hastings District
  • Lawrence Yule, Mayor, Hastings

🏥 Vulnerable Children (Approval of Screening Services) Notice 2017

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vulnerable Children, Screening Services, Notice
  • Director-General of Health