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Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and...
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Next steps to improve flood resilience for the Wairau community
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council is looking to progress a comprehensive flood resilience (blue-green) network to significantly reduce flood risks across the Wairau catchment in Auckland’s North Shore. A proposed...
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Home removal goes sky-high
Source: Auckland Council Removing a couple of storm-damaged homes sounds like a bread and butter task for an experienced home relocation company, but two homes in Blockhouse Bay had more...
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Opera in the Strand returns to Strand Arcade
Source: Auckland Council [embedded content] It’s New Zealand Music Month in May and people will flood into midtown’s streets, lanes and public spaces, further cementing our place in the world...
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Record whio duckling count on Taranaki Maunga
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 01 April 2025 Recent monitoring of eight rivers on Taranaki Maunga saw 106 whio ducklings counted, up from 89 in the survey completed last year. Further...
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Māori economic growth plan aimed at boosting jobs and incomes
Source: New Zealand Government Tōia mai te waka, ki te urunga te waka, ki te moenga te waka, ki te takotoranga i takoto ai te waka! Creating jobs and boosting...
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Police investigating Roseneath deaths
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: Police are making enquiries after two people were located deceased in a residential address in Roseneath overnight....
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Federated Farmers welcome health and safety reset
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says health and safety changes announced by the Government today mark the start of a long overdue reform and are a step in the right direction....
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Release: Govt health and safety changes put workers at risk
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Changes to New Zealand’s health and safety laws will strip back key protections for small businesses and put working Kiwis at greater risk. “New Zealand...
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Going for growth: cutting health & safety red tape
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will boost economic growth by reforming health and safety laws to lessen the cost and burden of compliance on low-risk businesses, Workplace Relations and...
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Update: Vehicle sought in relation to investigation, Miramar
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police investigating a homicide and aggravated burglary in Miramar are appealing for information from the public regarding a...
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SH11, Haruru reopens
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A stretch of Puketona Road / State Highway 11, closed due to an earlier fatal crash, has now reopened. Police acknowledge the public’s understanding...
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Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology – CTU
Source: Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and safety...
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Health and safety reforms allow small business to focus on what matters most
Source: Business Central Changes to health and safety laws announced today will allow small businesses to focus on the most critical risks, says Business Central CEO Simon Arcus. “Safety is essential...
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Research – Democracy at risk – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Democracy at risk Recent research commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation raises serious concern for social cohesion in Aotearoa. This research is not alone, with...
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Exploring local Howick Enviroschools
Source: Auckland Council Howick Local Board members recently embarked on an inspiring visit to four local Enviroschools, where they saw firsthand the innovative environmental initiatives being embraced by students and...
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Business – Reducing red tape for small businesses will ensure better health and safety compliance – EMA
Source: EMA Reducing unnecessary paperwork for small, low-risk businesses will allow them to focus on the critical risks that are capable of causing serious injury, death or illness in the workplace,...
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Business – Health and safety refocused on task at hand – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ Health and safety law reforms announced today will make it simpler for small businesses to keep their workplace safe and people healthy, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says...
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Federated Farmers – Review of costly capital rules long overdue
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers welcomes today’s announcement that the Reserve Bank will be reviewing its capital requirements, which have been costing farmers a fortune. “The current rules are overly conservative...
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Business Canterbury welcomes health and safety changes
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury welcomes today’s announcement by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Hon Brooke van Velden, that will see significant reforms to health and safety legislation, providing much-needed red...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Naenae
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Naenae on Thursday 27 March. She was 60-year-old Vanessa...
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Tech – Samsung To Launch Bespoke AI Jet Ultra, The Most Powerful Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner in the World
Source: Samsung Ground-breaking new vacuum cleaner unveiled at Samsung’s annual global launch event is now ready to expand to the global market AUCKLAND, New Zealand – March 31, 2025 –...
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Transporting New Zealand welcomes ferry certainty but warns of risks
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the detail provided by Minister for Rail Winston Peters in today’s procurement update about Cook Strait ferries. “It is positive that...
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Health and safety reform: missed opportunity to make workplaces safer
Source: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Health and safety professionals say the Government has squandered an opportunity to make serious inroads into New Zealand’s appalling workplace health and safety record....
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SH11 closed due to fatal crash
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 31 March 2025 3:32 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises State Highway 11 is closed near Haruru...
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ACT welcomes RBNZ’s review of banking red tape
Source: ACT Party Welcoming the Reserve Bank’s review of banking capital requirements, Mark Cameron – who represents ACT on the select committee inquiry into banking practices – says: “ACT Party...
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Release: Kiwis worse off this April thanks to Govt choices
Source: New Zealand Labour Party April 1 used to be a day when workers could count on a pay rise with stronger support for those doing it tough, but that’s...