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Waiouru Fire Update #1
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand A period of light rain and reduced wind speeds at Waiouru have reduced the extent of the active fire at Waiouru, providing an...
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Education – New academic freedom complaints powers likely to target staff – TEU
Source: Tertiary Education Union Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union (TEU) says new freedom of expression complaints powers risk being used against academic staff, particularly Māori academics and other...
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Research – Kiwi employers admit salaries are not fully aligned with job requirements
Source: Robert Half 27 October2026 38% of employers say their compensation is fully aligned with the skills and experience required for the roles they hire for 12% admit their compensation...
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College of Surgeons – Māori and Pacific doctors more likely to work with underserved communities
Source: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Tuesday 27 October Māori and Pacific doctors are more likely to work in regional and rural areas and serve communities traditionally underserved by the...
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Alliance Party Backs Striking IAG Workers Against “Fire at Will”
Source: Alliance Party Tuesday 27 October 2026 The Alliance Party is supporting Workers First Union members taking 24-hour strike action at IAG offices in Auckland and Christchurch today. Workers at...
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Almost half of public health funding now flows to the private sector – PSA
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Almost half of all public health spending – 46.4% – was funnelled to the private sector in 2025, a new report...
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Fire Safety – Eastern Bay of Plenty kicks off restricted fire season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The Bay of Plenty is the first district in New Zealand to put areas into a restricted fire season this summer, starting from 8am...
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Energy Sector – Collaborating to develop challenging discoveries – Equinor
Source: Equinor 26 October 2026 23:00 (GMT+13) Equinor and Aker BP are entering into a strategic collaboration on tight reservoirs on the Norwegian continental shelf. Through technology development, standardisation and...
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Otago fires show why preparing now matters this El Niño season
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Strong winds fanned multiple vegetation fires across Otago today. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking everyone to take extra care with fire outdoors...
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Fiji – Pacific Women’s Network Against Violence Against Women marks milestone with 10th Regional Meeting
Source: Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre The Pacific Women’s Network Against Violence Against Women (PWNAVAW) is convening its 10th Regional Meeting at Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi from 26–30 October 2026,...
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First Responders – Rain assisting Centre Hill fire suppression
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand An assessment of the vegetation fire at Centre Hill in Northern Southland will be made as soon as weather conditions allow. Fire and Emergency...
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West Bank: Impact of Israeli settler attacks on education doubles this school year
Source: Save the Children More than twice as many Palestinian students in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have had their education disrupted in the first 50 days of the...
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Australia Events – Stop selling tickets, start building audiences: What BIGSOUND taught us about the reality of live events in 2026
Source: Leap Event Technology The conversation at one of Australia’s hottest music events of the year, BIGSOUND, reflected the rapidly evolving industry in the age of tech innovation and AI....
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IAG workers strike tomorrow after more than 18 months waiting for a deal
Source: Workers First Union Workers at IAG, the company behind AMI, State, NZI, Lumley and Lantern, will strike for a full day tomorrow and picket outside IAG offices in Auckland...
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Tech – Amperity Introduces Pér, an AI Agent With a Complete Picture of Every Customer and the Ability to Act on It
Source: Amperity Grounded in trusted customer profiles, Pér helps teams get answers, decide what to do next, and move approved decisions into enabled workflows. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – October 26, 2026...
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MSF – Another senseless Russian attack killing and wounding civilians in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders On 24 October, at around 6 pm, a Russian drone struck civilian infrastructure in Synelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk region, some 80 kilometres from the frontline. The...
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Australia – Conversation at the Crossroads – 2026 Annual Oration & AGM – Ending the Spin Cycle
Source: Conversation at the Crossroads Monday 30 November 2026 5:45 pm–9:00 pm St Kilda Town Hall, 99A Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182, Australia We live in a world of...
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Election 2026 – UPDATE: Alliance Sets Out a New Economic Direction Beyond Neoliberalism
Source: Alliance Party – Update Putting Our Money to Work Monday 26 October 2026 The Alliance is proposing a decisive break with neoliberal economics, putting full employment, productive investment, and...
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Election 2026 – Alliance Sets Out a New Economic Direction Beyond Neoliberalism
Source: Alliance Party The Alliance is proposing a decisive break with neoliberal economics, putting full employment, productive investment, and rising living standards at the heart of monetary policy. “Aotearoa New...
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Opinion – UK’s dividend tax is fatally flawed and Budget could drag investors back to the 1970s – deVere Group
Source: deVere Group – Opinion. October 23 2026 Next week’s Budget could push the UK even closer to the punishing 1970s regime that once taxed investment income at 98%, warns...
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Advocacy – The Engineering of Famine in Gaza Must End – PFNZ
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand Famine does not always begin with a failed harvest or a natural disaster. It can begin with decisions: decisions to restrict food, obstruct humanitarian...
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive resigns
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Please attribute to Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Raveen Jaduram. ‘On behalf of the Board of Fire and Emergency New Zealand...
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Strike! Farmers department store workers will walk out tomorrow
Source: Workers First Union WHAT: Workers First Union members at Farmers Trading Company department store across Aotearoa will be withdrawing their labour and participating in a two-hour strike action and...
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Advisory: Braemar Hospital staff to strike for cost-of-living increase
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Workers at Hamilton’s Braemar Hospital will strike for a cost-of-living pay increase next Tuesday, 27 October. Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO members working at...
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ChildFund – Solar-powered drinking water systems for more than 4,500 students in Kiribati
Source: ChildFund New Zealand ChildFund New Zealand has partnered with the Embassy of the Netherlands in New Zealand to bring solar-powered drinking water to 4,585 students in South Tarawa, Kiribati....
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Health – Call for more equitable health delivery – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Pre-election polls have found that behind the cost-of-living, health is the most urgent concern among New Zealanders but disparities for Māori paint an even starker...
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Burundi: Congolese Refugees in Busuma Face Mounting Threat as Humanitarian Funding Dries Up
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Bujumbura, 22 October 2026 – More than ten months after tens of thousands of Congolese refugees arrived at the Busuma camp in eastern...