Prime Minister John Key has announced an expansion of
Government subsidies for apprenticeships in a major speech on
how to make New Zealand a "magnet for investment".
John Key's promotion of Simon Bridges, Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams
and Jonathan Coleman is designed to rejuvenate and modernise
the National Party Cabinet before next year's election.
There will be no new policy deal between National and the
Greens, with the chasm between the parties widening over
policies such as the Government's proposed SkyCity convention
centre deal and state asset sales.
The Government is planning "significant'' changes to the
Crown Minerals Act next year to make it easier for miners to
explore and then extract minerals, and it will consult the
public and industry soon.
