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Launch of the Social Investment Fund
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Kia ora koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai, piki mai. Ki te mihi atu ahau, ki ngā mana whenua nei, tenei te...
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More jet fuel to be stored near Auckland Airport
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Cabinet has approved regulations that will give fuel companies until 1 November 2026 to increase the jet fuel they hold at or...
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Privacy Week 2025: Public concern about privacy remains high
Source: 15 May 2025, 09:00 The annual privacy survey of New Zealanders was released today during Privacy Week 2025. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says public concern about privacy remains high,...
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2025 annual survey on privacy
Source: 15 May 2025, 09:00 Read the 2025 survey, ‘Research on Privacy Concerns and use of personal information’ (opens to PDF, 2.1MB). Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says public concern about...
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Trade Minister to meet US Trade Representative at APEC in Korea
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay travels to Korea today for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Trade Ministers meeting where he...
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Alternative Budget – Green’s Budget Gets Thumbs Up from Tax Reform Group
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign The Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign welcomes the Green Party’s alternative budget released today, for recognising the need to grow...
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Economy – Examining Māori Access to Capital – Market Failures – Reserve Bank
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua 14 May 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has published a Bulletin article which discusses...
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Banking Sector – The Co-operative Bank outranks the big 5 for customer satisfaction again
Source: The Co-operative Bank The Co-operative Bank says it is delighted to win the Consumer People’s Choice Award for banking. The Co-operative Bank has taken out the top spot in Consumer’s...
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New public research organisation boards dominated by men – PSA
Source: PSA In a week when the government has been under fire for its rollback of pay equity, the announcement today of two of the three new Public Research Organisations (PRO)...
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Equal Pay Amendment Act
Source: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment MBIE (2) The Government is committed to maintaining a process to raise and resolve pay equity claims and these changes will ensure the...
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Update: Nayland Road re-opens
Source: New Zealand Police Nayland Road has reopened following an earlier incident. Cordons and lockdowns at nearby schools were lifted at around 3:20pm. There is not believed to be any...
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Auckland Council announces first stage of CCO Reform
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Auckland Council’s Chief Executive, Phil Wilson, has confirmed the final decisions of the Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO) Reform consultation with...
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Guardians of the Gulf: meet the summer biosecurity champions
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Over the sun-soaked days of summer, a dedicated crew in bright blue shirts was hard at work at marinas,...
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Names announced for new science organisations
Source: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment MBIE (2) These new organisations, formed by merging and refocusing New Zealand’s 7 existing Crown Research Institutes, will concentrate on key areas of...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Wednesday, 14 May 2025 – Volume 784 – 001471
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities ORAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Question No. 1—Finance 1. DANA KIRKPATRICK (National—East Coast) to the Minister of Finance: What recent...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Karakia/Prayers – 001470
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025 The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m. KARAKIA/PRAYERS GREG O‘CONNOR (Assistant Speaker): Almighty God, we...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Obituaries – 001469
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities OBITUARIES Peter Malcolm Hilt SPEAKER: Members, I regret to inform the House of the death on 19 April 2025 of...
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Greens want to fund their socialist wishlist by letting criminals walk free
Source: ACT Justice spokesman Todd Stephenson is disappointed, but not surprised, at the Green Party’s plan to release criminals in order to partially fund their latest socialist manifesto. “Buried in...
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Fiscal fantasyland: Greens’ budget shows why we need financial literacy in schools
Source: “The Greens’ proposal to blow out the national debt to 54 percent of GDP shows why we need financial literacy in schools,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Anyone with...
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ACT backs legal certainty for Fiordland’s successful hunter-led conservation
Source: ACT Conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton is welcoming the Hunting and Fishing Minister’s moves toward designating wapiti as a Herd of Special Interest in Fiordland National Park, calling it a win for...
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ACT backs end to corrosive public sector DEI appointments
Source: ACT is welcoming confirmation that public service reform will put merit, not identity, at the heart of what it means to be a public servant. “If you’re vying to become a...
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ACT invokes “agree to disagree” on firearms registry review
Source: ACT has formally invoked the “agree to disagree” provisions of its coalition agreement in relation to the firearms registry, Nicole McKee says. “Earlier this month, I asked Cabinet to...
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Nayland Road, Nelson closed
Source: New Zealand Police Nayland Road is closed while Police respond to an incident in the area. Cordons are in place at Songer Street and Whakatu Drive. Some nearby schools...
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Release: Govt finally admits 180,000 in line for a pay cut
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government finally admitted late last night that roughly 180,000 people will be affected by its decision to halt pay equity claims. “Last week the...
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Release: Admin nearly a quarter of entire FamilyBoost spend
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Nearly a quarter of the money spent on the Government’s flagship FamilyBoost policy has gone to administration, not to families to help with childcare. So...
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New global data: New Zealand ranks alarmingly low for child wellbeing, mental health
Source: UNICEF Wednesday 14th May 2025 – New Zealand has ranked fourth lowest out of 36 OECD and EU countries for child well being in a new report just released...
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Defence News – NZDF joins large South Pacific disaster exercise as new response group starts work
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has joined 18 other nations for a large French-led multinational training exercise scenario of a hypothetical cyclone striking...