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New Zealand is merging four ministries and key agencies to improve weather forecasting and climate resilience, with calls for further government streamlining.
New Zealand is merging four ministries and key agencies like MetService and the Earth Sciences Institute to streamline operations and improve weather forecasting and climate resilience.
ACT Leader David Seymour welcomed the move, calling it a step toward a leaner government but stressing that more consolidation is needed, citing inefficiencies in the current system where departments report to up to 23 ministers.
He advocates for no more than 20 ministers and 30 ministries to enhance accountability and responsiveness.
The government also introduced a new methane reduction target, though environmental groups criticized it as too lenient.
Meanwhile, public support grows for stronger action on housing and infrastructure, and Air New Zealand launched its first electric plane.
Nueva Zelanda está fusionando cuatro ministerios y agencias clave para mejorar el pronóstico meteorológico y la resiliencia climática, con llamados a una mayor racionalización del gobierno.