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Business – Fonterra plans to close Canpac site
Source: Fonterra Fonterra has today announced that it plans to close its canning and packaging facility in Hamilton at the end of July. The closure of the Canpac site, which...
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Education and Experience – Local student interns welcomed at Porirua City
Source: Porirua City Council A group of young people from Porirua colleges are getting a taste of the workplace this term as part of the Mahi Rangatahi programme run by Porirua...
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Release: Simeon Brown hid Dunedin Hospital downgrade
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Simeon Brown needs to come clean to the people of Dunedin about why he hid plans to downgrade their new hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. The...
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Appeal to witness who made Mangakino driving complaint
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Please attribute to Sergeant Shane McNally, Taupo Serious Crash Unit: Police need to urgently speak with a caller who made a driving complaint before...
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False plates, real discovery
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A firearm and ammunition have been seized after a vehicle was detected travelling through Manurewa with false plates. A van had been travelling along...
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Release: Govt cuts will cost jobs, health, and homes
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Nicola Willis announced that funding for almost every Government department will be frozen in this year’s budget, costing jobs, making access to public services harder,...
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Supporting fintechs to boost competition
Source: New Zealand Government A pilot programme that will help financial technology (fintech) firms shake up competition in the financial and banking sectors is now underway, says Commerce and Consumer...
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Government Cuts – Cuts to public services will be opposed: austerity does not work – PSA
Source: PSA Finance Minister Nicola Willis today has made it clear that austerity is on the horizon for health and other public services with little new money being made available in...
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Northland Regional Council News 29/04/25
Source: Northland Regional Council Climate Resilient Communities Fund open for applications Northland Regional Council is inviting applications to the Climate Resilient Communities Fund. The fund aims to build community resilience to...
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Government Cuts – Govt spending decision signals crisis and cuts – CTU
Source: CTU The decision to nearly halve the amount of new investment being made in the next Budget signals that this Government doesn’t care about the users of public services,...
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Western Bay Road / SH 32 blocked
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services are in attendance at a two-vehicle crash on Western Bay Road – SH 32 – reported shortly before midday, which has blocked...
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Government exploring northern ‘energy bridge’
Source: New Zealand Government The Regional Infrastructure Fund will invest up to $2 million to investigate building additional electricity transmission and distribution capacity in Northland, which could also have benefits...
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The Real Culture War
Source: ACT Party The Haps Quiet? MPs are having a break from Parliament and the country is having a break from MPs thanks to a three-week Parliament recess. The Government...
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Manawatū Tararua Highway open soon
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Transport Chris Bishop has confirmed the Manawatū Tararua Highway will be opened to traffic from June 2025, restoring an important connection for communities and...
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Stats NZ information release: Employment indicators: March 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Employment indicators: March 2025 – 29 April 2025 – Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key factsChanges in the seasonally...
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Greenpeace – Luxon’s war on nature opens gate for more dairy conversion
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the Luxon Government for “leaving the gate wide open” to more dairy conversion with no plan to protect fresh water from pollution. Temporary rules...
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Brisbane’s Olympic Boom: Why Thousands of Kiwis Are Making the Move to the Sunshine State
Source: Robert Walters Migration Surge: 42% of New Zealanders are planning to move to Australia, with Brisbane a top destination. Key Motivators for Relocation: Better salaries (48%), improved job prospects...
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BusinessNZ – Regulatory roadblock to be removed
Source: BusinessNZ Swift action to remove a regulatory roadblock in the way of medical innovation, global events and tourism has been applauded by BusinessNZ. A ‘nonsensical’ ruling by Medsafe effectively prevents...
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Fiordland’s Lake Marian Track temporarily closed for construction
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 29 April 2025 Lake Marian Falls and Lake Marian Track are about 30 km from Milford Sound/Piopiotahi on the lower Hollyford Road off State Highway 94....
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Government Cuts – $1b cut in Budget operating allowance ‘unnecessary and damaging’
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign The announcement by the Government that it will cut $1b to its Budget operating allowance is unnecessary and damaging, according to the...
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Leaves of hope; first signs of mistletoe success at Pirongia
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 29 April 2025 Long-term restoration efforts began at Pirongia in the early 2000s, and DOC’s Waikato team has been working with Pirongia Te Aroaro ō Kahu...
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Serious crash, Whitiora, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Motorists are asked to avoid the intersection of Mill and Ulster Streets in Whitiora, Hamilton, this morning, after a crash has left one person...
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Mark Cameron drafts bill to stop banking wokery and protect rural borrowers
Source: ACT Party ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron has drafted a bill to scrap the red tape forcing banks and financial institutions to make climate-related disclosures, by repealing Part...
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Events – REPORTERS FACING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES COVERING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY – AUT
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) The challenges faced by journalists covering the climate emergency will be at the heart of a public symposium at Auckland University of Technology (AUT)...
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Unions launch campaign to ban engineered stone
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today launched a campaign to ban the import, supply, and use of...
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Govt vocational education reforms will cause massive disruption
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is warning that the Government’s decision to adopt a new model for the...
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Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities
Source: Green Party The Government’s Budget looks set to usher in a new age of austerity. This morning, Minister of Finance Nicola Willis said new spending would be limited to...