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Planning for end of greyhound racing proceeds
Source: New Zealand Government Planning for the intended ending of greyhound racing in New Zealand is moving forward with animal welfare paramount while also managing the uncertainty for those in...
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Annual inflation at 2.7 percent in June 2025 – Stats NZ media and information release: Consumers price index: June 2025 quarter
Post navigation Archives Annual inflation at 2.7 percent in June 2025 – media release 21 July 2025 Aotearoa New Zealand’s consumers price index (CPI) increased 2.7 percent in the 12...
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New Waikato medical school gets green light
Source: New Zealand Government A new medical school will be established at the University of Waikato as part of the Government’s plan to build a stronger health workforce, Health Minister...
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Government Defence Cuts – Govt wrong to cut another 255 civilian Defence jobs at time of rising risks
Source: PSA – 255 civilian roles across NZDF to go – 10% of civilian workforce downsized in last year – Another 46 roles proposed to go The Government is fooling itself if cutting 10%...
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Innovation and optimisation to improve medicines access
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour has today announced more clear expectations for Pharmac to innovate and optimise to further build on expectations set last year; to deliver...
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Consumer and Patient Working Group to help Pharmac reset
Source: PHARMAC Patient advocate, Dr Malcolm Mulholland, has been appointed Chair of the new Consumer and Patient Working Group that will help Pharmac reset how it works with consumers. Pharmac...
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Water Standards – ‘Only a matter of time’ before a baby is harmed due to nitrate contamination, warns Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace spokesperson Will Appelbe says “It’s only a matter of time before we see a baby harmed in New Zealand due to consuming formula mixed with nitrate contaminated water....
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Pātea: A World-First Māori Gambling Harm Digital Platform Launches Across Aotearoa
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Aotearoa is leading the world in gambling harm innovation with the launch of Pātea – a groundbreaking digital platform designed by Māori, for Māori, to help free...
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Failings around known and avoidable risks identified in Maritime NZ prosecution of stevedoring company
Source: Maritime New Zealand A strong reminder has been sent to a stevedoring company and others in the industry after a stevedore was badly injured while unloading cargo. Qube Ports...
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Contractor being sought for work on major Rolleston project
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A major roading project at Rolleston, near Christchurch, has reached a fresh milestone with a call going out for a contractor to carry out physical...
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Cost-of-living keeps rising for those who can least afford it
Source: NZCTU Data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse as inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index rose annually to 2.7%,...
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Weather News – Clear skies and frosty mornings sticking around this week – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 21st – Thursday 24th July – Clear skies and frosty mornings sticking around this week • Frosty mornings through the week• Settled weather for most•...
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Economy – Inflation will improve into 2026 – Kiwibank Senior Economist
Source: Kiwibank Senior Economist, Mary Jo Vergara. Kiwi inflation likely lifted to 2.7%yoy from 2.5%yoy over the June quarter. But context is key. A reacceleration in imported inflation is driving...
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Economy – Cost-of-living keeps rising for those who can least afford it – CTU
Source: NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Data released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse as inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index rose annually...
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Inflation remains within target range
Source: New Zealand Government New data released today shows inflation remains under control, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Stats NZ released the Consumers Price Index today, showing inflation increased slightly...
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Employment – Kmart workers secure new “industry-leading” two-year living wage deal
Source: Workers First Union Kmart workers are celebrating today after Workers First Union members ratified a new 2-year pay deal that includes minimum living wages after six months’ service for both...
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Employment – 1500 specialist education workers represented by PSA to strike
Source: PSA PSA members have voted to strike in support of their bargaining with the Ministry of Education, which has stretched on now for nine months. The staff represented by the...
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Northland Regional Council News briefs – 21 July 2025
Source: Northland Regional Council Enroll to vote Northlanders keen to vote in this year’s local elections – including a poll to keep or remove Māori constituency seats – must be enrolled...
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Property Market – It’s a deal: Home buyers and sellers finally agree on price – RealEstate.co.nz
Source: Brainchild PR for RealEstate.co.nz Sellers are getting, on average, more than their final asking price for properties listed on realestate.co.nz 8 out of 19 regions recorded higher average selling...
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Employment – Workers to deliver 80,000 strong pay equity petition – CTU
Source: NZCTU What: Pay equity petition handover Where: Forecourt, Parliament, Wellington When: 1pm, Wednesday 23 July Women representing the more than 300,000 workers in female-dominated industries affected by the Government’s gutting of New...
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Elles Road roundabout, Invercargill, gets its fourth leg
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Invercargill’s Clifton industrial area will get a new, safer and more efficient access point from next week. New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises...
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Work begins soon to raise flood-prone area near Te Karaka, SH2
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work begins soon on a major flood resilience project – Hakanui Straight (formerly Nesbitt’s Dip) – on State Highway 2 near Te Karaka. The upgrade...
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Child Poverty – Families below the Income Floor face growing crisis – new research
Source: Child Poverty Action Group Many low income households across Aotearoa are now living below the income floor, with increasingly fewer households able to cover the bare essentials, according to new...
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BEYBLADE X National Champion Crowned – Kiwi Blader to Represent New Zealand in Tokyo
Source: Hasbro NZ BEYBLADE X National Champion Crowned – Kiwi Blader to Represent New Zealand in Tokyo Auckland, NZ – Sunday 20 July The battle is over and a New...
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Advocacy – Gaza is Starving: A Last-Minute Call for Action – PSNA
Statement issued by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) issues this urgent and desperate call: Gaza is starving, and we must act now. Hospitals...
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Advocacy – Gaza is Starving: A Last-Minute Call for Action
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand joins the international cry of alarm: Gaza is starving — and the world must respond with urgency and...
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Youth to mobilise for severe weather response
Source: New Zealand Government An immediate one-off grant to mobilise and coordinate young people to assist in the response to the severe Nelson Tasman weather events has been provided to...