AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for September 14, 2026 – Full Text
1. Winston Peters –
September 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand First
An Uncertain World
We are living through a hugely complex and challenging period.
This places an enormous premium on experience, and through experience, good judgements that protect New Zealand’s vital interests.
We take the world as it is, not as some cloistered varsity lecturer or woke leftie wants it to be. The record shows that we have exercised sound judgement when it has mattered most.
With experience comes prudence, and with diplomacy comes opportunity, and that is why we are guardedly optimistic that New Zealand will emerge from the serious global disruptions in a strong position to exploit every opportunity that we create or that comes our way.
The State of the Economy
We all know the economy isn’t where it should be. We all know that, without having to be told because kiwis are struggling sometimes working two, even three jobs, just to make ends meet.
New Zealand First has constantly said that it will take time to turn our economy around.
We have been open about that – and when other parties at the last election said that they could fix it within three years – we said that was a mistake. We knew the damage done to the economy by the previous Labour government couldn’t be undone in three years.
We know it can be fixed – but it will take time.
We are making some positive movements as an economy in such uncertain times. But we can, and must, do better.
But to do much better, we need many more New Zealand First MPs in parliament.
Many, many, more.
Inflation is on the rise again, not nearly as bad as under Labour, but it is on the rise.
Interest rates are on the rise again, not nearly as bad as under Labour, but on the rise.
Our slow economic recovery has been set back by events in the Middle East and worsened overnight with the capture of the Red Sea port, thereby blocking Saudi Arabian Oil.
That said, stability in the middle east is likely to be restored more quickly than New Zealand’s economic return to recovery.
And that’s because, our government inherited a disaster of massive overborrowing, and spending not on production, not on wealth creation, not on employment, and not on exports, but purely on consumption.
And we’re paying a massive price for that now.
We just had the COVID Inquiry showing the previous Labour government borrowed sixty billion dollars to deal with COVID, and yet they spent thirty billion of it on something else.
That is half of the sixty billion wasn’t spent on COVID. And you’re sitting in this audience and the mainstream media have told you what the thirty billion was wasted on.
We have turned the economy around – there is growth, but not nearly as much as we need.
The current economic climate and the reality of our situation just shows the sad thing about New Zealand over the past fifty years.
We went from being in the top three in the world to a non-competing economy.
Back then we had strong growth of over five percent a year, every year, and MPs who understood nationalism, who understood the national interest.
And then in 1984 we had the neoliberal experiment of Labour’s Roger Douglas and then National’s Ruth Richardson and the rest has been a massive disaster.
We became the victim of a totally unfettered free market – straight out of the neoliberal economic Milton Freidman textbook.
The left and right, Labour then National, went on to sell our assets, privatise our country, open our borders to mass immigration, open our society to every wild-west simpleton ideology – an ideology that has been proven over the past forty years to be an abject failure and purveyor of misery and struggle.
Only one party leader and one party – New Zealand First – has never subscribed to that ideology.
New Zealand First began because we opposed that ideology.
We have always believed in economic nationalism – where we own our country’s assets, where we have targeted government intervention, where we give a hand up in times of need, where our country gives capitalism a human face.
NZFirst Immigration Policy
How many times has New Zealand First been attacked for being xenophobic and racist, look around the world – it calls to mind the quote from The Mikado “the idiot who praises with enthusiastic tone, all centuries but this and every country but his own.”
We need smart immigration policies – where we shift the dial to a highly skilled critical workforce that our country needs, and provide real reasons for these kiwis to stay in New Zealand to rebuild our country together. A system that consistently provides the skills we need domestically, working alongside the education system which fills the skills we need in our industries.
We need a system that focusses on the needs of the employers, industry, and kiwi workers.
Smart, not more, immigration.
Ladies and gentlemen, it may come as a surprise to most, but over 30% of all current New Zealand residents were not even born in New Zealand. That’s approaching a third of all who live in New Zealand weren’t born here. Thirty years ago, in the 1990’s it was just 14%.
On that same upward trend, without smart immigration policies, in as little as just another 15 or 20 years that percentage will be approaching 50% of people living here not being born here. That’s your children and grandchildren’s generation.
It’s not just about the number of migrants coming into our country, it is about all of those young, trained, driven, smart, working-age kiwis that are leaving.
Under Labour’s 2023 final year, they let in 132,000 new migrants, net. There was a record number of people leaving New Zealand to go to Australia last year and apply to be citizens – the most concerning statistic is that half of those so-called New Zealand citizens who left, were not even born in New Zealand.
New Zealand is being used as a steppingstone into Australia. We take them in, train them, up-skill them, look after their families, and they then move to Australia or elsewhere. How is this an effective immigration policy?
Ladies and gentlemen, the fact is, in the past four years around 622,000 new migrants have come to this country, with a net number of 165,000. That increase in our population is almost the size of Hamilton over just four years. But the past is not the most concerning part. It is where we could be headed without a smart immigration policy and what that means for the future of our country.
Concerns are growing, as to some of the people who have come here who don’t salute our flag, don’t honour the values of our country, don’t respect the people living here, don’t respect the right to have our own religion and freedom of speech. These are values that we need to fight to protect. If you don’t want to sign up to those values, don’t come.
People around the world are fearful as to where their countries are going – just look at States in America, the UK, Ireland, Germany, and recently in Australia – and New Zealanders are no different. They are more acutely aware of the problem we’re dealing with here than the politicians are.
They have seen the international circumstances of careless immigration policies transforming cities, changing cultures, changing centuries of development and social life, and people feel at risk because of it.
We believe in a country called New Zealand, with one law, one people, one flag, and one set of values that our forebears fought and died for. And if we are the only party willing to stand in the way of globalist politicians and bureaucrats trying to take our country away, then so be it.
Immigration Policy
Two days ago New Zealand First announced a number of campaign policies that will make sweeping changes to current immigration laws.
Taxpayer owned TVNZ refuses to report anything we have said on this critical policy. Not one story or article.
New Zealand’s immigration system must serve New Zealand and New Zealanders.
For too long, governments have relied on immigration to drive headline economic growth and cheap labour.
The result has been greater pressure on housing, infrastructure and public services, increased competition for entry-level jobs, and declining public confidence that immigration is being managed in the national interest.
Population growth must not outpace our ability to build the country.
New Zealand First will substantially reduce non-essential immigration and restore the principle that immigration is a privilege, not a right.
New Zealand is more than an economy. It is a nation with its own history, institutions and way of life.
New Zealand needs to start viewing our citizenship as most other countries around the world do – as a privilege that comes with special and unique rights and identity.
This does not take away from the ability for migrants looking to move here, contribute, and help build our country from showing total commitment and patriotism for New Zealand by becoming a citizen.
In addition to the already announced policies of citizen’s only voting and citizen’s only NZ Super, New Zealand First will introduce the following policies in the next term of government:
· Birthright Citizenship – New Zealand First will update birthright citizenship requirements, so that only the children of citizens will be automatically entitled to New Zealand citizenship at birth.
· Asylum Seeker Changes – New Zealand First will reform the asylum seeker system, updating current settings so that they are fair, consistent, and fit for purpose. Protected person status will become temporary by design, subject to ongoing assessment.
o Any person who seeks asylum while in New Zealand on a working-class visa will be ineligible to do so.
o Asylum claimants will not be able to use the temporary work rights granted during the assessment period as a stepping stone to another visa.
· Permanent Resident and Citizenship Qualifying Period Adjustments – New Zealand First will double the required period to qualify for citizenship from five years to a minimum of ten years. The qualifying period for permanent residence will be extended from two to five years.
· Citizenship and Permanent Residence Application Fees – New Zealand First will increase the cost of applying for New Zealand citizenship and permanent residence to reflect its value and to better fund the wider immigration system.
· Welfare Stand-Down Period – New Zealand First will implement a 10-year welfare stand-down period for all visa holders, meaning non-citizens will be ineligible for jobseeker, accommodation supplement, or any other benefits during their first 10 years in New Zealand.
· Broadened Ability to Deport – New Zealand First will widen the criteria for deportation liability to cover any offence for which imprisonment is available as a sentence – with automatic deportation for those found guilty of violent or sexual crimes, found guilty of fraud, participating in an organised criminal group, money laundering, aiding and abetting under the Immigration Act, or migrant exploitation.
· Resident Visa Cap Referendum – New Zealand First will hold a referendum on the introduction of a legislated annual cap on the number of resident visas issued each year. Included in the Resident Visa Cap Referendum will be:
o A resident visa cap of 20,000 per year.
o Linking immigration settings directly to infrastructure capacity.
o Requiring major population growth to occur only where infrastructure already exists or is fully funded and scheduled for delivery.
o Stopping councils being forced to adapt to central government planning where local infrastructure cannot support it.
o Development of a 30-year Population Plan to coordinate immigration, housing and infrastructure planning.
· Social Housing for Citizens First – New Zealand First will ensure that social housing will be made available to citizens first and foremost.
· Chronic Overstayers – New Zealand First will implement a 24-month amnesty for overstayers to self-deport with no restrictions on applications to return.
o Any overstayer found past the clemency period has lapsed will be deported and permanently ineligible to apply for any visa in the future.
o In recognition of our commitment to our enduring Pacific relations, we will allow for a 24-month clemency period to facilitate any Pacific overstayer to apply to remain in the country legally on a valid visa. This will apply only to overstayers of Pacific origin.
· Student Visa Holders – New Zealand First will ensure student visa holders intending to transition to another visa will be required to leave before reapplying for another visa from abroad.
· Removal of Automatic Work Rights for Student Visa Holders – New Zealand First will remove the automatic work rights for international students and stop our kiwi jobs being taken by foreign students.
o Export education was designed to allow foreign students to come here, their economy pay for their education, and go back. It was not designed to allow them to take jobs off kiwis, have our economy pay for their education, and then to use the visa to move on to residence or work.
o It will be mandatory for any international student who wants to work in New Zealand while they study to apply under strict conditions to work. First and foremost, those job opportunities cannot be taken from New Zealanders looking for work.
· Immigration Ministerial Portfolio – It is imperative that a New Zealand First Minister holds the Immigration portfolio when part of the next coalition government to ensure the oversight, control and reform of the immigration system.
You have the right to determine the future size and character of your country.
This set of polices is about taking back control of our country and valuing our unique citizenship the way it should be.
New Zealand First since our formation has been warning about mass immigration being used as a crutch for the economy and failing workforce planning for our own people.
In 2017 when we became part of the government immigration was dramatically cut back. In 2021, when we were no longer part of the government, the governments feet came totally off the brakes, and Labour governing with the Greens began approving 213,000 migrant visas in just 18 months.
Following Covid in 2022, the immigration department loosely approved nearly every application for residency in New Zealand.
And when Labour was unleashing these hundreds of thousands of new immigrants on New Zealand, the National Party and the Act Party said absolutely nothing.
As it says in the good book – “By their deeds you will know them”.
We need immigration to New Zealand. It has been an essential part of our history. But this should be smart controlled immigration policy – bringing in immigrants who we need, not who need us.
It will always bring the inevitable naval gazing by the other parties who would rather fill gaps in our economy and workforce with migrants, than train and maintain kiwis, and protect the “kiwi dream”.
The ‘kiwi dream’ belongs to kiwis who have worked hard for our country, invested time, sweat, pride, and belongs to the generations who share in our country’s history. It is not for just anybody around the world who decides to come to our great country for five minutes and claim what we have built just for their convenience.
Ladies and gentlemen, for decades you have heard other politicians gloating perversely that “diversity is a strength”.
You’ve heard them all say it.
And its false.
Because unity is a strength, not diversity. Diversity is weakness and disunity.
The choice is in your hands, not retail globalist politicians.
Labour’s Mass Immigration Policy
Around three hours after New Zealand First announced our immigration policies on Friday, Labour decided to release theirs.
Except Labour was what you would expect – a bunch of empty words that want to sound like they are talking about immigration, but do exactly what they have always done – tinkered around the edges with a sprinkling of crazy global citizenship policies thrown in.
And by the way, Labour’s Twyford – he of the 100,000 KiwiBuild Homes, except there weren’t even 1000, had the temerity on the news on Friday night to accuse New Zealand First policies as being “racist” – this from the guy who created Labour’s immigration policy in 2017 by searching for ‘Chinese sounding names’ in the Auckland home owners register. Remember that?
Twyford said “Immigration should be planned around what New Zealand needs, and it should be managed in a way that’s fair to everyone here and everyone who comes,” – he must think New Zealanders are stupid, this is coming from the party that in 2023, alone, let in an extra 132,000 net new migrants.
An astonishing number. There is no person on the planet who thinks this type of number can be managed by our infrastructure.
They did it to disguise their failing economy and artificially boost demand. They had no care whatsoever for the long-term effect it would have on our country.
Labour is the party of mass immigration.
What is most concerning with what they announced, is that they said they would “set up a citizenship pathway for children born in New Zealand, and reviewing parent visa, health, and English-language rules”.
In other words, they want someone who has been here for five minutes to be able to have a child who will automatically become a citizen – which will give the immigrant parents the right to stay.
This is pure lunacy. They are treating our citizenship like it means nothing. They are saying our citizenship is just a spreadsheet exercise and box that needs to be ticked.
We in New Zealand First believe our citizenship is a privilege, not a right, and not just part of some bureaucratic machinery.
Waitangi Tribunal / Greens Grocers
There have been policy announcements from other parties over the past week.
Greens Grocers
The Greens new policy of Nationalising Private Supermarkets is textbook communism by stealth.
The Greens have gone full Soviet-style. The waiting queues will be kilometres long – just look at how it turned out in places like Venezuela.
The Green Party has literally stated that their government would “pass new laws forcing Woolworths and Foodstuffs to sell 120 existing stores and two major distribution centres” into public ownership.
And on dependant calculations their buying those shops for a quarter of their market value.
This is forcing private companies to sell their businesses to the government – it is not only nuts, it is the definition of communism.
The Greens are economic illiterates – this from Chloe who wants to be the Minister of Finance.
Chris Hipkins is waking up in cold sweats even before the election.
Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal is currently operating as a grievance make-work scheme and way out of scope of its original purpose when it was established.
Does it need to be abolished? Yes.
The Act Party also announced that it would abolish the Waitangi Tribunal once all settlements are completed.
But unfortunately the Act Party’s announcement comes straight out of Jim Bolger’s speech circa 1990 – where he said it will be wound up by 2014 once all settlements were completed. Remember that? “Once completed” means “sometime never”.
Sadly, the Act Party policy is the same illusion that Bolger had and doesn’t deal with the Tribunal.
New Zealand First’s plan is to deal with the Waitangi Tribunal once and for all – and we will be announcing this policy shortly.
Willie Jackson Co-Governance / Māori Apprenticeships
Labour’s Willie Jackson on Q&A was asked if Labour was going to bring back co-governance.
Willie said yes, but “apparently co-governance scares people, so we might give it a new name”.
Whatever new name he wants to give it, it will still be:
Separatist.
Racist.
Apartheid.
Co-governance is the destruction of our democracy. That’s why New Zealand First opposes it.
Because we believe in one people, one flag, one country, one law for all.
That is why we announced a policy to abolish the unelected Independent Māori Statutory Board.
Labour is on a patronising separatist race to the bottom along with the Greens, Te Pati Māori, and Opportunity Party.
Our vision and values as a country should be based on need not race – the sooner we get rid of separatist thinking and work together as one people the sooner we will have a better future together as one people.
Māori Party Destructive Bottom Lines
The Labour Party’s coalition partner, the Māori Party, released a tax policy – they called a “bottom line”.
They want to introduce a wealth tax, a massive corporate tax, a stamp duty, a property speculation tax, and an offshore speculation tax.
This is both a jobs killer and a business killer.
But guess what, surprise surprise, these wealth taxes don’t apply to Māori.
This is a policy for the taxpayer funded Māori elite, by the taxpayer funded Māori elite, from the taxpayer funded Māori elite.
All they have done is treat Māori with disdain, turn up to parliament once a month, and do a haka now and again in the House.
And who wants to sit with them at Cabinet with their extremist views? The Labour Party.
Opportunity Party’s Communist Consultants
Another party the Labour Party wants to work with is the new Opportunity Party.
The Opportunity Party wants homeowners to pay 1.75% of your home’s land value every year, that’s on top of your local rates.
Now you will have to pay an annual rent to the government.
And when the leader of the Opportunity Party was asked how an old couple could afford a $20k land tax bill every year, she said “they will have to downsize their house to afford it”.
This is blisteringly ignorant. But it gets worse.
It will be used for a Universal Basic Income of $19,400 every year, for everyone, for life, even if they are not working.
Opportunity Party calls this ‘fairness’.
New Zealand First calls it ‘communism’.
And who wants to sit with them in Cabinet? The Labour Party.
Green Party Debt Machine
The Greens want an $88 billion debt increase, and have a new policy bribe to give $2.4 billion to Marae – without any oversight or audit of taxpayers’ money.
This is inverse racism of the worst sort. They think they can use a bribe to get your vote. This doesn’t reflect respect for you, but sheer contempt for who you are.
The Greens are obsessed with race, gender, pronouns, and protests, performative politics, virtue signalling, and woke cancel culture, and they have completely lost sight of what their party once stood for.
Old Labour Is Gone
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the stark truth. The Labour Party that you once knew, perhaps even supported, is no more.
That party is gone. All of these polices and parties they are willing to support are proof of that.
Can you imagine Helen Clark or Michael Cullen, or Bob Tizard or Peter Frazer signing up to this?
Some Announced Bold Policies
We have announced a policy to break up the power companies, splitting the supermarket duopoly, creating a truly competitive New Zealand owned bank.
We have announced a policy to return mining royalties back to the regions.
We announced our KiwiSaver policy with automatic $1000 sign-up at birth, we will establish a $100 billion Future Fund that will invest in a thirty-year infrastructure plan for our country.
And we have announced a policy to ensure only citizens are allowed to vote in our country.
We will pull out of the Paris Accord.
We are going to have a referendum on the Maori seats, invest $1billion to find and extract our own oil and gas in our deep sea basins, we announced the ‘Kiwi Kids Grant’ that will support New Zealand citizens raising their first three children, through the first three years of their lives.
And while all the other parties argue about spending and taxation, New Zealand First is different.
We are talking about doubling our economy by 2050. Which is the only way we are going to be able to pay for the things that New Zealanders need.
Covid Inquiry into Vaccine Injuries
We have announced establishing a proper transparent inquiry into those who were injured by the Covid 19 vaccine – so we can find out exactly what happened, who was responsible, and publicly hold them to account.
Why did 311,000 12-17 year olds get a second vaccination when Labour’s Hipkins and Verrall were told not to give it to them?
The Choice On The Right
This year we have been packing the halls around the country with ordinary hardworking kiwi battlers who see the only party talking common sense.
They all see what makes New Zealand First different from every other party.
We are the only socially conservative party.
We are the only nationalist party.
We are the only patriotic party – a word that is now so often criticised. We stand proud to be patriots of New Zealand.
What’s most important, is that we are the only party that can counter-balance the present spectrum of extremists in parliament.
And we have the vitally experienced team and the bold policies to back it up.
New Zealand First is not just running in another election this year, we are running to save our country economically and socially from extremists.
Conclusion
Ladies and gentlemen, we are all here because we love our country, and we are proud of it.
True democracy is a rare flower in the history of humanity.
Down thousands of years living in democracy with freedom is a historical rarity.
We have inherited a free country that our forebears fought and died for, and it’s our job to preserve it.
But only if we are proud of what we have inherited can we come together and move forward to shape the vision of our country’s future.
We live in a country that, at its core, traditional New Zealand values once saw us amongst the world’s leaders – hard work, fair pay, valuing our citizenship, building a sense of community, and knowing who we are as kiwis.
We must remember, New Zealand is the beneficiary of Western values, democracy, and the rule of law. And the advancement and enhancement of those principles have only occurred in those societies that have united together as one people – and who celebrate their nationhood instead of perpetuating division.
There is a lot of uncertainty around the world and at home, but we must keep hope alive that, with hard work and perseverance, tomorrow will be better.
We must never stop believing in New Zealand.
That is our vision and that is our mission.
To protect, to save, and to restore New Zealand’s place at the top of the world.
By putting New Zealand and New Zealanders first.
We are asking you to join us – and Party Vote New Zealand First.
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/09/13/winston-peters-2/
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2. Back on track? Not for workers – unions hand next Government a better map
September 13, 2026
Source: NZCTU
The next Government should restore fair pay agreements and pay equity legislation within its first 100 days, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi says in its Briefing to the Incoming Government, released today.
The briefing sets out 16 priorities across three themes – good work, a just economy, and modern public services and infrastructure. It speaks for more than 370,000 union members across NZCTU’s 32 affiliated unions.
“Working people have been weathering a long storm. Incomes have fallen behind the cost of living since 2021, unemployment is at an 11-year high, and people are going to work every day and still falling behind,” says Sandra Grey, NZCTU President.
“This briefing is a practical plan to turn that around. The NZCTU looks forward to working with the next Government to implement this plan.”
StatsNZ figures show 171,000 people were unemployed in the June 2026 quarter and 440,000 were underutilised. One in seven children, and one in 10 people over 65 are living in poverty. Yet in just the last year, the wealth of the 150 richest New Zealanders on the NBR Rich List rose by $27 billion to $129 billion.
The briefing calls for the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026 and the Employment Leave Act to be repealed before they take effect. It also calls for 90-day trials to be abolished and for corporate manslaughter legislation to be introduced.
“Fair pay agreements are the best tool we have to lift wages for hundreds of thousands of people in industries like supermarkets and cleaning, where employers compete by driving pay down. Restoring them, along with the pay equity system that was gutted last year, should be the first job of the next Government,” says Grey.
“We also need to rebalance the tax system. Inland Revenue’s own research shows the wealthiest 311 families pay less than half the effective tax rate of ordinary Kiwis. That’s unfair, and it starves the public services working people rely on. A capital gains tax is the obvious place to start,” says Grey.
“Power prices have gone up 12 percent in a year because the gentailers are incentivised to chase profits rather than build new generation. The Government is already the majority shareholder – it’s time it used that power for households,” says Grey.
“None of this works without working people having a real voice in the decisions that affect them. Working people have been clear about what they need. Now it’s up to the parties to show us they’re listening.”
The full Briefing to the Incoming Government is available here.
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/09/13/back-on-track-not-for-workers-unions-hand-next-government-a-better-map/
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3. Hong Kong: Sentencing of Tiananmen activists a ‘triple tragedy’ and affront to history
September 11, 2026
Source: Amnesty International
11 September 2026
Responding to the sentencing of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said:
“During most of the 30 years that Hongkongers commemorated the Tiananmen crackdown with an annual candlelight vigil, it would have been unthinkable that the organizers of the event could be jailed for their peaceful activism. But today’s sentencing illustrates just how much Hong Kong has been transformed in the name of ‘national security’.
“This sentencing is a triple tragedy: for the activists being unjustly punished; the survivors and victims of the Tiananmen crackdown itself; and the generations of Hongkongers denied the space to discuss one of the most consequential events in modern Chinese history.
“The persecution of the Tiananmen activists exposes the profound fear of dissenting voices that defines Hong Kong’s ‘national security’ regime. But you do not strengthen national security by imprisoning people for peacefully remembering the dead.
“The authorities may believe that punishing prominent figures will deter others, but history shows that demands for truth and accountability do not disappear simply because they are criminalized.
“Today’s sentence is an insult to the victims’ memory and an affront to history. The Hong Kong Alliance activists have committed no internationally recognized crime and should be immediately and unconditionally released. Their right to appeal against these unjust jail sentences must be protected.”
Background
Hong Kong’s High Court today sentenced lawyer Chow Hang-tung to seven years and three months in prison and her fellow Tiananmen activist Lee Cheuk-yan to seven years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power” under the city’s National Security Law. Albert Ho Chun-yan, who previously pleaded guilty to the same charge, was sentenced to five years and two months.
Chow and Lee were among seven members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (Hong Kong Alliance) charged with different offences under the Beijing-imposed law in September 2021. Both have been held in pre-trial detention throughout the years since, having been repeatedly denied bail. They have been designated prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International.
Amnesty International has repeatedly raised concerns that the National Security Law, enacted in June 2020, is being used to target civil society groups, journalists, political activists, academics and others for actions that are fully protected under international human rights law.
The Tiananmen vigils commemorated the events of 4 June 1989, when Chinese troops opened fire on students and workers who had been peacefully protesting for political reforms in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of people were killed. Tens of thousands more were arrested across China in the suppression that followed.
In the 37 years since the crackdown, all discussion of the incident has been heavily censored in China, and authorities have effectively erased it from their version of history.
From the beginning, commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown was forbidden in mainland China. But in Hong Kong, crowds reaching hundreds of thousands of people would gather annually in centrally located Victoria Park to peacefully remember those killed. The vigil participants regularly called on the Chinese authorities to reveal the truth about what happened and accept accountability for the atrocity; for thirty years, local government did not, in practice, interfere or object.
The last major vigil organized by the Hong Kong Alliance was held in 2019. The Hong Kong vigil was banned in 2020 and 2021, ostensibly on Covid-19 grounds. Since then, the National Security Law has effectively criminalized peaceful protest in the city – including Tiananmen commemorations.
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4. New workforce hub to strengthen GP care
September 10, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government
Family doctors and nurses across Auckland and Northland will find it much easier to get the training they need, with a new workforce hub opened today in Auckland, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
“We are putting patients first by backing the frontline workers who look after them. Better trained GPs and nurses mean shorter waits, more care closer to home, and fewer trips to the emergency department,” Mr Brown says.
Backed by Health New Zealand’s $5.5 million investment in four hubs across the country, it is one place where GPs, nurses, and trainees can find the courses, placements, and support on offer, instead of having to hunt around for them.
The hub, and the wider investment behind it, will cover more than 400 GP clinics from Northland down through Auckland. Its training pathways will enable:
GPs to do more minor procedures at the clinic, including checking and removing suspicious moles
Nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other health providers to deliver enhanced services
Junior doctors and graduate nurses to choose primary care as a career
GPs to carry out tests for signs of bowel cancer
“One of the first things it will pay for is training that lets GPs do more small procedures at the clinic, such as checking and removing suspicious moles. Almost 220 GPs are expected to get that training, including 18 who work in rural areas through this hub.
“Right now, someone with a worrying mole can wait months for a hospital appointment. If their own GP can take care of it, that is one less worry, one less trip, and one less person on a hospital waiting list.
“We are focused on fixing the basics and building the future of our healthcare system. Upskilling the doctors and nurses who look after all of us is a big part of that,” Mr Brown says.
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/09/10/new-workforce-hub-to-strengthen-gp-care/
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5. Greenpeace says Govt has forsaken rural New Zealanders as new ECan maps reconfirm state of nitrate emergency
September 10, 2026
Source: Greenpeace
Greenpeace says that the Government has forsaken rural New Zealanders , as new maps of nitrate contamination from Environment Canterbury reconfirm that people living in regions like Ashburton are exposed to unsafe levels of nitrate in their drinking water.
Greenpeace Programme Director Niamh O’Flynn says, “A year ago, Environment Canterbury declared a nitrate emergency – becoming the first regional council to recognise the dramatic, escalating crisis threatening rural drinking water in Aotearoa. Now, new maps produced by the council again confirm what we’ve known for a while: this crisis isn’t going away.”
Strikingly, the map shows that a significant number of locations around the Ashburton District have tested above the New Zealand legal limit for nitrate contamination in drinking water.
“It is the responsibility of local and central government to protect the health of people in rural communities,” says O’Flynn.
“But the coalition Government has blocked regional councils like Environment Canterbury from regulating the dairy industry to stop it poisoning the drinking water of many people in Canterbury. They’ve prioritised corporate profits over the safety of rural New Zealanders and their right to safe drinking water.
“Nitrate contamination, caused by the oversized dairy herd and the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, is putting the health of rural families at risk. At levels lower than New Zealand’s current health limit, it’s been linked to an increased risk of cancer and preterm birth, and at the current health limit of 11.3mg/L, it can cause Blue Baby Syndrome.
“Thirty years ago, New Zealanders could take the kids down to the river for a swim, and safely drink the water coming out of their kitchen tap. But over the last few decades, dairy farming has rapidly industrialised, becoming New Zealand’s biggest polluter, and now many people can no longer safely do those things.”
O’Flynn says, “Any Government that is serious about protecting rural people needs to stop nitrate pollution at the source. That means phasing out the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser on farms, and reducing stocking rates, to limit the amount of nitrate ending up in groundwater.”
In June, the Danish Government announced that it would change the law and reduce the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water to 1.3mg/L, following an independent scientific review into the health risks of nitrate. Greenpeace is calling for New Zealand to do the same, with almost 30,000 people adding their names to a petition in support of a lower nitrate limit.
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6. Education Policy – Cross-party support builds for NZPF’s Council Proposal
September 10, 2026
Source: New Zealand Principals’ Federation
Political parties across the spectrum are backing the case for greater stability and independence in curriculum and assessment. NZ First, Labour, the Greens, and the Opportunity Party have publicly signalled support for a permanent and statutory Curriculum and Assessment Council or approaches that align with key elements of NZPF’s proposal.
“NZPF’s proposed permanent, statutory Curriculum and Assessment Council is designed to give Aotearoa New Zealand’s education system the stability it needs to improve steadily over time, regardless of who is in government,” NZPF President Jason Miles says.
“It is really encouraging to see political parties from across the spectrum recognising the need for greater stability in curriculum and assessment and taking our proposal on board,” he says.
All political parties have been invited to share a blog post to the Aotearoa Educators Collective substack about their party priorities. Here’s what they have said:
- NZ First: “Establishing an Independent Curriculum Council to provide curriculum development advice (and help address speed concerns about curriculum change)”
- Labour: “Labour will restore stability and trust to education. We will guarantee every child strong foundations, protect a distinctly New Zealand curriculum, and put educators and subject experts at the heart of lasting improvement.”
- Greens: “[Greens] support NZPF’s proposal for an independent Curriculum and Assessment Council and [will] restore independence to the Teaching Council”
The Opportunity Party has also committed to establishing an Independent Curriculum and Assessment Council that will “steward the long-term curriculum and assessment direction for early childhood, primary and secondary education”, “maintain consistency across electoral cycles”, and “be given explicit structural protections to preserve professional and technical independence”.
NZPF has been engaging with education spokespeople and party leaders to help them understand what our proposal could mean for New Zealand.
“I am genuinely excited that politicians are delivering on their promises to look beyond short-term electoral cycles and recognising the importance of keeping curriculum and assessment decisions grounded in evidence, professional expertise, and long-term thinking,” Mr Miles says.
“Together, we can make sure that every child has a consistent and coherent learning journey throughout their education,” says Jason Miles.
To demonstrate the breadth and depth of support for the proposal, NZPF is gathering statements from the public for a register. Anyone is welcome to register their support for NZPF’s Council proposal. More information and a link to the register are on the NZPF website: www.nzpf.ac.nz/curriculum-and-assessment-council-proposal
About NZPF
New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) is New Zealand’s leading advocacy group for principals. Its members lead diverse school communities, from remote rural kura to large urban facilities, serving students from all backgrounds and with all learning needs. It is the professional voice for school leaders, equipping principals with the tools, support, and knowledge they need to lead schools where every child can thrive. www.nzpf.ac.nz
About AEC
Aotearoa Educators Collective is an umbrella collective created to support education thought leaders who share a common interest in promoting progressive ideals in education. The group includes academics, principals and teachers and is not aligned to any political party. aecnz.substack.com
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7. Seven Years of Data Raise the Alarm for Shui Hau: WWF-Hong Kong Releases Conservation Report and Hosts Science Forum to Build Consensus on Protecting Horseshoe Crabs and the Sandflat
September 11, 2026
Source: Media Outreach
These findings, collected through WWF’s community-based conservation project, paint a complex picture of ecological stress and behavioural shifts along Shui Hau’s coastline. While the sandflat continues to support significant number of juvenile horseshoe crabs, made up largely by the globally endangered Chinese Horseshoe Crab, its dependent habitat faces mounting pressure from escalating clam harvesting activities.
“Grounded in scientific evidence and informed by the expertise of ecologists, academics and conservation groups, this report presents a range of practical recommendations and calls on all sectors to take action for the sustainable future of Shui Hau.” said Kelvin So, Oceans Conservation Manager at WWF-Hong Kong. “The science is clear: the ecological health of Shui Hau is at a tipping point, and we must act now to balance recreational use with the survival of threatened species.”
Key Findings of the Report:
- Alarming Decline in Clam Populations: A 65% decline in overall clam density since 2018 signals that current harvesting pressure is ecologically unsustainable, placing enormous pressure on the ecosystem, with negative impact rippling through the entire food web.
- High Vulnerability of Horseshoe Crabs: Analysis reveals a 16% overlap between juvenile horseshoe crab habitat and recreational activity zones. Critically, over 70% of all horseshoe crab sightings were concentrated within just 6% of the sandflat. This extreme concentration means that even minor human disturbances—such as trampling and digging—can have a devastating impact on the population.
- Positive Behavioural Shift in Visitors: Despite a marked decline in clam numbers, the study observed a positive shift in visitor behaviour. A higher proportion of visitors now proactively avoid collecting immature clams, demonstrating that sustained public education efforts, including the distribution of the WWF-developed clam gauges are effectively driving noticeable compliance with sustainable harvesting.
- Technology-enabled Smart Conservation: The project successfully integrated advanced technologies, including AI-assisted clam size monitoring and real-time IoT spatial visitor tracking, to monitor the site. This “Smart Conservation” approach helps advance adaptive management, ensuring conservation strategies remain responsive to real-time ecological and visitor dynamics.
“In Hong Kong, there are few examples of ecologically important coastal sites where systematic monitoring has been conducted consistently across multiple years, generating the datasets needed for meaningful comparisons,” said Professor Hui Tin-yan, Assistant Professor, Division of Science, Lingnan University, and a core member of the expert group. “WWF’s seven years of continuous monitoring at Shui Hau Sandflat have generated a rare dataset that allows us to detect ecological changes, and to understand how human activities are influencing ecological conditions over time. These long-term data not only demonstrate Shui Hau’s significant conservation value, but also provide an important foundation for developing future targeted management measures.”
The report presents concrete conservation recommendations to the Hong Kong government and key stakeholders, advocating for an integrated management model that combines robust science, community participation, and statutory governance. Recent observations, including visitor surges during major holiday periods such as the Labour Day Golden Week, suggest that recreational pressure on Shui Hau is likely to increase further. WWF-Hong Kong believes there is now a golden opportunity to establish proactive management measures before ecological impacts become irreversible. WWF-Hong Kong urges the government to implement four key actions, including:
- Zoning Management Strategy: Designating a “Biodiversity Management Zone” to protect ecologically sensitive horseshoe crab and waterbird hotspots, while allowing controlled public access in a designated “Wise Use Zone”.
- Visitor Capacity Management: Establishing a science-based daily visitor carrying capacity supported by real-time monitoring and alert systems to prevent overcrowding.
- Clam Harvesting Management: Introducing minimum size restrictions and quotas, alongside incentive mechanisms for voluntary clam release.
- Clamming Tool Management: Restricting the use of high-impact tools that disrupt sediment layers, while permitting only lower-impact tools like small hand rakes.
On the same day, WWF-Hong Kong hosted the “Shui Hau Sandflat Science and Conservation Forum,” bringing together representatives from government advisory committees and departments, academia, conservation groups, environmental consultants and other stakeholders to share the latest research findings and practical experience on horseshoe crab conservation, intertidal ecology and the Shui Hau sandflat.
During the Forum, participants exchanged views on topics including horseshoe crab conservation, blue carbon ecosystems, visitor management and community engagement, discussing how cross-sector collaboration, grounded in scientific data, can drive the long-term conservation for the site going forward.
Speaking at the forum, Professor Cheung Siu-Gin, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, another member of the expert group, said: “One of the most distinctive features of the Shui Hau sandflat is that juvenile Chinese Horseshoe Crabs are not evenly distributed across the sandflat, but are instead highly concentrated in a small area of core habitats. This pattern is relatively rare among Hong Kong’s coastal ecosystems. From a conservation perspective, effectively protecting these key areas brings significant benefits, conversely, even minor disturbance to these core habitats could have a far greater impact than we might expect.”
” Our recommendations allow people to continue enjoy this secluded bay while critical biodiversity areas receive targeted protection they need.” said Lydia Pang, Head of Oceans Conservation at WWF-Hong Kong. ” Our long-term data clearly alerts us the risk of environmental degradation while guiding us to identify the most ecologically sensitive habitats. To ensure its long-term sustainability, we must move beyond voluntary measures. The government’s Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) 2035 provides a clear vision to enhance conservation of Shui Hau through area-based conservation. We stand ready to work closely with all stakeholders to safeguard this irreplaceable natural asset.”
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8. Inter-agency Coordination Group established for Election 2026
September 10, 2026
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Justice
Headline: Inter-agency Coordination Group established for Election 2026
10 September 2026
An inter-agency Coordination Group is being established to strengthen coordination and preparedness across government and support public confidence in this year’s General Election.
The Ministry of Justice will host the group, which builds on arrangements used in previous elections, including election protocols that set out the respective roles and responsibilities of the Electoral Commission and government agencies for the delivery and support of the General Election.
The inter-agency Coordination Group will support the comprehensive coordination and strategic oversight of threats and hazards that could affect the 2026 General Election, Secretary for Justice Andrew Kibblewhite says.
“Risks to the integrity of our country’s democratic process have become increasingly complex and continue to rapidly evolve. Electoral security threats may include foreign interference, malicious cyber activity, potential threats to candidates, and election-related phishing and scams.”
“New Zealanders must have confidence the electoral process and its outcomes are fair and free from undue influence.”
Requests for secondees have been sent to agencies across the National Resilience System, with appointments based on relevant experience and expertise.
Lead agencies responsible for managing hazards and threats during the election period are set out in the General Election 2026 Protocols(external link), available on the Electoral Commission website.
The work of the Coordination Group does not replace the mandate of any existing agency.
For queries about the election, please contact the Electoral Commission(external link) on enquiries@elections.govt.nz or 0800 36 76 56.
You can report suspicious or concerning behaviour by calling 111 in an emergency.
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- To report information of security concern, contact the Police and report to the NZSIS on 0800 747 224, or use their public contribution form.
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9. Greenpeace – Trawl industry spin exposed as latest data reveals 35 tonne coral bycatch
September 11, 2026
Source: Greenpeace
New fisheries data has reinforced the disastrous impact of commercial trawling, showing New Zealand trawlers reported hauling up more than 35,000kg of protected coral and sponges over a six and a half year period – despite the fishing industry claiming they avoid coral habitats.
Environmental groups are calling the figure “staggering”, and say it’s yet more evidence for why bottom trawling cannot continue on vulnerable habitats like seamounts, where corals thrive.
Greenpeace’s Ellie Hooper says: “The fishing industry is on a PR offensive, claiming they don’t trawl where corals grow. But this is misleading the public in terms of their impact on the ocean. No amount of PR spin can explain away over 35 tonnes of coral coming up in their nets.
“We cannot trawl our way to a healthy ocean, and the evidence has been clear for some time that change is urgently needed. Political parties must act to protect the most vulnerable habitats like seamounts from bottom trawling.”
The data, which is reported coral bycatch from the fishing industry and was released by MPI, shows that commercial trawlers caught 35,640 kg of coral and sponges within New Zealand waters between October 2019 and March 2026.
The Chatham Rise, off the South Island’s east coast, had the most damage, with 20,000kg seabed bycatch reported – nearly 60% of the total caught by trawlers in the time period. The Sub Antarctic region and South East fisheries areas followed. These areas are characterised by seamounts and other other vulnerable marine ecosystems, that are often home to coral and diverse ocean life.
Karli Thomas, of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition says: “Corals and sponges are vital to ocean health – creating crucial habitats in the deep sea and supporting rich and diverse ecosystems. Deep sea corals grow incredibly slowly and can live to be hundreds or even thousands of years old, but can be reduced to rubble in seconds by trawl nets.” (1.)
The 35,640kg of coral recorded as bycatch is likely just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the scale of destruction. Most coral that gets destroyed by trawling doesn’t make it into the net to be hauled aboard and weighed, most remains on the seabed. This means that with a bycatch of 35 tonnes, the amount actually destroyed could be between 3,849 – 12,118 tonnes. (2.)
Thomas also points to information that came to light during a 2022 government-run Forum looking at limiting bottom trawling.
Information presented at the Forum showed closing all seamounts in New Zealand waters would only reduce fishing value by 6%, assuming the fish weren’t caught elsewhere.
“The industry and their Minister claim environmental protections would put fishers out of business. The data shows that’s not true – and in reality the way they are fishing is destroying their fishery, and decimating other ocean life.”
Chair of ECO, Barry Weeber, agrees that the biggest risk to fishing industry jobs is the fishing industry itself, pointing to the recent collapse of the world’s largest orange roughy fishery on the Chatham Rise. Populations were so low, some seasonal area closures have been implemented to protect spawning grounds.
“Closing vital habitats only when fish populations are collapsing is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. If New Zealand doesn’t start managing fisheries better, which must include closing areas that are sensitive and known to be important to fish spawning, then we will see further collapses. Industry recklessness has an incredible impact with declining ocean health and industry employment.”
Ocean protection is high on the election year agenda, with a WWF poll from June showing 90% of New Zealanders want action on bottom trawling. Thousands also submitted against the Fisheries Amendment Bill that would have incentivised the method.
“The scale of trawling’s destruction is abundantly clear,” says Greenpeace’s Ellie Hooper. “A transition away from bottom trawling should have started decades ago, but nothing was done. It is simply not good enough for politicians, or industry, to tell New Zealanders in 2026 that they refuse to change.”
The country’s position on bottom trawling will be under the microscope at an international fisheries meeting this week, as countries met for the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation scientific committee.
New Zealand remains the only country bottom trawling the high seas, or international waters, of the South Pacific, and has previously blocked moves to protect vulnerable habitats in this area.
Notes
1. The oldest corals recorded in New Zealand waters are black corals over 2,000 years old. Reference: Tracey, D.M. & Hjorvarsdottir, F. (eds, comps) (2019) The State of Knowledge of Deep-Sea Corals in the New Zealand Region. NIWA Science and Technology Series No. 842.
2. R. Pitcher, A. Williams and L. Georgeson (2019) Progress with investigating uncertainty in the habitat suitability model predictions and VME indicator taxa thresholds underpinning CMM 03-2019. SPRFMO SC7-DW21_rev1, September 2019
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10. Top Hiring Industries in Singapore for Fresh Graduates: SIM Highlights Where Opportunities Are Emerging
September 11, 2026
Source: Media Outreach
According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), entry-level professional, managerial, executive and technician (PMET) openings increased from 32,500 in December 2025 to 32,800 in March 2026, despite an overall decline in job vacancies. MOM also reported that around nine in 10 university graduates from the 2025 cohort found employment within 12 months of graduation, suggesting that fresh graduate employment has remained relatively resilient.
Financial services, professional services and technology remain active hiring sectors
Financial and Insurance Services, Professional Services, and Information and Communications were among sectors identified by MOM as experiencing active PMET hiring and wage growth. Together, these sectors recorded approximately 14,200 PMET vacancies as of September 2025, compared with 12,600 a year earlier, including roles suitable for fresh graduates.
Opportunities span finance, risk, compliance, accounting, consulting, software, systems and data functions. Increasing digitalisation also means these boundaries are becoming less distinct, with banks and professional services firms increasingly recruiting technology and data talent.
Information and communications continue to require digital capabilities
Singapore’s technology workforce reached 214,000 in 2024, according to the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s Singapore Digital Economy Report 2025, with AI and Data and Cybersecurity among the fastest-growing technology occupations. The latest MOM data also shows concrete entry-level demand. As at March 2026, Information and Communications recorded 200 vacancies for software developers, 130 for IT support technicians and 80 for computer engineers among its entry-level jobs with higher vacancy counts.
Technology graduates are therefore finding opportunities not only within technology companies but also across finance, manufacturing, professional services and other industries.
Financial and professional services are evolving with technology
Singapore’s financial sector continues to provide opportunities across banking, insurance, investment, risk and compliance. As at March 2026, MOM identified financial compliance officer or risk analyst, insurance sales agent or broker, and financial or investment adviser among the entry-level Financial and Insurance Services roles with higher vacancy counts, with 30 vacancies recorded for each occupation. Technology is also changing the nature of financial services, with institutions applying analytics, automation and AI across areas such as fraud detection, customer service and risk management.
Professional Services provides opportunities across both corporate and technical functions. MOM’s March 2026 data identified 100 vacancies for resident technical officers, 60 for auditors and 50 for IT support technicians among the sector’s entry-level jobs with higher vacancy counts. As AI increasingly assists with research, analysis and routine processes, graduates who combine professional knowledge with digital capabilities, communication and judgement may be better positioned for changing roles.
Healthcare and social services continue to offer graduate pathways
Health and Social Services continues to provide entry-level opportunities for graduates. As at March 2026, MOM identified 210 vacancies for social workers, 190 for registered nurses and other nursing professionals, and 80 for social work associates among the sector’s entry-level jobs with higher vacancy counts. These roles demonstrate that graduate demand extends beyond digital careers. Specialised professional knowledge and interpersonal skills remain important in sectors where human interaction and service delivery are central.
AI is changing entry-level roles rather than simply removing them
Generative AI has raised concerns among students and parents about its impact on graduate employment. MOM data presents a more nuanced picture. Among firms that had adopted AI, 6 per cent reported reducing headcount and 8 per cent lowering hiring activity, while 19 per cent redesigned roles and 14 per cent created AI-related jobs. The impact of AI has therefore been more visible in job redesign than broad-based hiring reductions. Fresh graduates may increasingly be expected to use AI tools, interpret data, assess AI-generated information and focus on areas requiring judgement, communication and problem-solving.
Skills-based hiring is changing how graduates compete
Employers are also looking increasingly beyond qualifications alone. MOM’s Job Vacancies 2025 report found that academic qualifications were not the main consideration for 79.6 per cent of vacancies.
This places greater emphasis on what graduates can demonstrate alongside their qualification, including internships, technical capabilities, communication, teamwork and analytical thinking. For students choosing a degree, employability is therefore not only about entering a growing industry but also about developing skills and experience that employers value.
SIM graduate outcomes reflect employment across diverse industries
Graduate employment data provides another way for students and parents to assess career outcomes. According to the Private Education Institution Graduate Employment Survey 2024/2025, 81.0 per cent of SIM fresh graduates surveyed secured employment, while 47.0 per cent were in full-time permanent employment. The median gross monthly salary was S$3,565. Across all private education institutions surveyed, 78.9 per cent of fresh graduates secured employment, with a median gross monthly salary of S$3,500.
SIM’s Graduate Employment Survey also shows graduates entering sectors including banking and financial services, ICT and cybersecurity, consulting and professional services, aviation and engineering, healthcare and social services, logistics and transportation, retail and manufacturing. Employment outcomes remain dependent on factors including programme choice, individual skills, work experience and labour-market conditions.
Parents can consider employability alongside programme fit
For parents supporting higher education decisions, current hiring trends provide useful context, but today’s strongest industry may not necessarily offer the greatest opportunities several years from now. A broader assessment can include a student’s interests and strengths, programme curriculum, awarding university, recognition, fees, career support and graduate employment outcomes.
The SIM Parent Resource Hub brings these considerations together, covering degree pathways, programme recognition, fees and financial support, student care and graduate employability. Its Graduate Outcomes & Employability resource provides information on SIM’s PEI Graduate Employment Survey results, industries and organisations where SIM graduates have worked, and career and internship support available to students.
These resources can help parents consider not only where jobs are available today, but how a higher education pathway can help their child develop relevant knowledge, experience and transferable capabilities.
Career resilience increasingly depends on transferable skills
Singapore’s labour-market data shows that opportunities for fresh graduates remain spread across multiple industries. Financial Services, Professional Services and Information and Communications continue to offer professional opportunities, while Healthcare and Social Services, also show meaningful entry-level demand.
For students entering higher education, career preparation may therefore be less about identifying one “future-proof” industry and more about developing disciplinary knowledge, practical experience and transferable skills that can remain valuable as employment needs change. Parents and students can refer to the SIM Parent Resource Hub, including its Graduate Outcomes & Employability resource, when evaluating degree pathways, employability, recognition, fees and student support.
References
- Ministry of Manpower, Singapore. Fresh Graduate Employment – https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0804-written-answer-to-pq-on-fresh-graduate-employment
- Ministry of Manpower, Singapore. Trends in Job Vacancies – https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0805-written-answer-to-pq-on-trends-in-job-vacancies
- Ministry of Manpower, Singapore. Sectors with Active Hiring and Wage Growth – https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0113-written-answer-to-pq-on-sectors-with-active-hiring-and-wage-growth
- Ministry of Manpower, Singapore. Job Vacancies 2025 – https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2026/0320-job-vacancies-report-2025
- Manpower Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower. List of Entry-Level PMET Job Opportunities for Fresh Graduates – https://stats.mom.gov.sg/iMAS_PdfLibrary/List-of-top-entry-level-PMET-job-opportunities-for-fresh-graduates-Q1-2026.pdf
- Infocomm Media Development Authority. Singapore Digital Economy Report 2025 – https://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/factsheets/2025/ar-sgde-2025
- Singapore Institute of Management. Parent Resource Hub: Helping Your Child Choose the Right Degree Pathway – https://www.sim.edu.sg/degrees-diplomas/parent-resource-hub
- Singapore Institute of Management. Graduate Outcomes & Employability – https://www.sim.edu.sg/degrees-diplomas/parent-resource-hub/graduate-outcome-employability
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