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· July 24, 2025
Source: Family First Today’s superb (and well overdue) policy change by Sport New Zealand regarding biological males in women’s sports simply reflects public opinion. A recent Curia Market Research poll...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealanders will be better protected from cybercrime following legislation passing third reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “11 per cent of New...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour is welcoming steps to provide medical practitioners with more tools to treat people with depression, with Medsafe publishing guidelines for experts...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Police Minister Mark Mitchell today announced the retirement of statutory Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tania Kura. Ms Kura has served in the statutory Deputy Police Commissioner...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Vocational Education Minister, Penny Simmonds, has announced the appointment of Yvonne Browning MNZM to a vacant position on the Board of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). ...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: PHARMAC The Medical Technology Association of New Zealand (MTANZ) is the leading industry body representing medical technology manufacturers, importers and distributors of medical devices in New Zealand. HealthTech Week...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: PHARMAC “The recent external reviews have highlighted the need for Pharmac to continue evolving into a more outward-focused and transparent organisation,” says Pharmac’s Director Strategy, Policy & Performance Michael...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: PHARMAC These organisations represent people and communities with lived experience of health conditions. They help to make sure that these voices are heard and considered in Pharmac’s decision-making. “We...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: PHARMAC “We originally estimated that the uplift would allow us to fund around 54 medicines – 26 for cancer and 28 for other conditions – benefiting about 175,000 New...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: PHARMAC “Right now, our decision-making framework—the Factors for Consideration—looks at how a medicine affects the person who needs it, their whānau, and the health system,” says Dr David Hughes,...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing $24 million in smart, practical science that will help New Zealanders live healthier lives and support the development of sustainable food industries....
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Better, and more, training to help staff support in family and sexual violence responses are being rolled out across frontline services, with the goal of reaching...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is overhauling outdated and unsustainable electoral laws including stopping same-day enrolment, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Allowing late enrolments, however well intentioned, has placed...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is ensuring more parents have choice with their child’s education, delivering a $30 million investment package to deliver roll growth classrooms across the state-integrated...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government A new digital model of care is transforming how heart failure is managed in Hawke’s Bay, delivering faster treatment, fewer hospital visits, and better outcomes for...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Tāwhaki Joint Venture’s crucial role in the Government’s drive to grow our space and advanced aviation sectors has received a $5.85 million boost, Space Minister Judith...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is revoking 2023 regulations requiring all vaping devices to have removeable batteries to resolve a current court challenge brought by Mason Corporation Limited. “Cabinet...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Corbies Creek, Canterbury, showing the exclusion barrier (left) and a DOC team removing weeds to improve longjaw habitat. Photo: Sjaan Bowie/DOC. About this time last...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: MinterEllisonRuddWatts MinterEllisonRuddWatts is pleased to have advised Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. on the sale of its New Zealand subsidiary, Discovery NZ Limited, to Sky Network Television Limited (Sky). The transaction,...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: Consumer NZ Three laundry detergents have scored no better than water in Consumer NZ’s laundry detergent test. We put 46 detergents through the wringer. Two detergents ended up with...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In a historic climate ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
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· July 24, 2025
Post navigation Archives Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Gruesome smoking warnings and frightening obesity statistics use fear to drive behaviour change. But a University of Auckland researcher says it might...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa The International Court of Justice has ruled that governments must phase out fossil fuels, rapidly reduce emissions, provide remedy to those facing climate damages, and provide climate finance...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: Save the Children The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts of climate change...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union have been negotiating a collective employment agreement for career firefighters since 16 July...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 24 July 2025 Tracks to Gemstone and Stingray bays were damaged in the same February 2023 extreme weather events which resulted in the extended closure...
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· July 24, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey joined the Gumboot Friday team today, an initiative that is helping thousands of young people access mental health support faster. “We...