OSI archive

Year: 2025

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Sharing personal information about children and young people

· May 27, 2025

Source: Privacy Commissioner This guidance aims to help agencies respond appropriately to requests for personal information about children and young people.  The guidance covers: Information Privacy Principle 6 (IPP 6)...

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TEC Board Chair and Deputy Chair appointments

· May 27, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds has announced the appointment of Dr Alan Bollard CNZM as Chair and Mr Robin Hapi CNZM as Deputy Chair of the...

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Fatal crash, Number 2 Line, Okoia

· May 27, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Okoia yesterday. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash at around 7pm. Sadly, despite...

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Farmers and growers to reap rewards

· May 27, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Farmers and growers will have faster access to new agriculture and horticulture products because innovation drives success, says Regulation Minister David Seymour, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds...

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Strengthening ETS Market Governance

· May 27, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is strengthening the market governance of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. “A credible ETS is our most...

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Entitlement – final-year Fees Free

· May 26, 2025

Source: Tertiary Education Commission On this page: Final-year Fees Free entitlement is for the final year of the first provider-based qualification or work-based programme a learner completes from 1 January...

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Learner eligibility – final-year Fees Free

· May 26, 2025

Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 21 May 2025 Last updated 21 May 2025 Print Share This page sets out the learner eligibility criteria for the final-year Fees Free policy....

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Search for Pharmac’s new CE underway

· May 26, 2025

Source: PHARMAC Pharmac’s Board has begun the search for a new Chief Executive, advertising in New Zealand and overseas. Board Chair Paula Bennett says the Board is looking for a...

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Pharmac to fund more cancer medicines

· May 26, 2025

Source: PHARMAC Funding nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab for eligible people with kidney cancer We expect about 110 people with metastatic kidney cancer will benefit in the first year of...

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Pharmac funds new oral contraceptive pill

· May 26, 2025

Source: PHARMAC Pharmac has decided to fund a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette). Melissa Copland, Pharmac’s Clinical Lead–Medicines Management, says desogestrel will be funded for...