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Economy – OCR: 3.25% – OCR unchanged – Reserve Bank of NZ
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 9 July 2025 – The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to hold the Official Cash Rate at 3.25 percent. Annual consumers price inflation will...
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Health – Easier access to life-saving asthma inhalers now a reality
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Tens of thousands of New Zealanders living with asthma are set to benefit from long-awaited changes that will make it easier to access essential, lifesaving treatment,...
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Cutting red tape to improve medicines access
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour welcomes Pharmac’s decision to improve access to asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August 2025. “For the first time, Pharmac...
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Task Force Green tackles Tasman & Marlborough
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has activated an Enhanced Task Force Green (ETFG) in response to flooding in the Tasman and Marlborough districts. “Enhanced Task Force Green funding builds...
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Pharmac to improve access to asthma inhalers and IUDs from 1 August 2025
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac is making changes to improve access to some asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August 2025. “We’re making it easier for people to get the medicines...
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Federated Farmers: Flood-hit farmers need our help
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling on Kiwis to get in behind flood-affected farming families at the top of the South Island, as recovery efforts ramp up and the scale...
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Finance – Comments from Leigh Hodgetts, country manager, Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ)
Source: Comments from Leigh Hodgetts, country manager, Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ) Re: RBNZ interest rate decision – “Based on public commentary it does appear that...
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Utilities Disputes | Tautohetohe Whaipainga sorted over 8000 energy consumer complaints in the past year
Source: Utilities Disputes Over 20,000 Kiwis reached out to Utilities Disputes in the last year; and it sorted 8356 energy consumer complaints. “This increase is not necessarily a worrying sign for...
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Property Market – Good news for renters as national rental price falls for another month
Source: Brainchild for RealEstate.co.nz The capital records greatest rental price drop Rental prices in southern regions surge Year-on-year increase in new listings gives renters more choice of healthy homes. The...
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Property Market – NZ residential construction costs edge higher, but pressures remain contained – Cotality
Source: Cotality New Zealand’s residential construction costs rose 0.6% in the June 2025 quarter, according to Cotality’s latest Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI) – up from a 0.3% increase in...
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Heritage – He Waka Tipua Report offers insights into potential waka origins
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage has released He Waka Tipua, a report providing observations and insights on the potential origins of the partially...
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Tech – Avast Report Reveals Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper, According to Their Younger Loved Ones
Source: Botica Butler Raudon Partners & Passion for Avast If your parents still think “phishing” happens on a lake, it might be time for the talk Auckland, 9 July, 2025...
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Science and Conservation – Plans underway to resurrect the South Island Giant Moa and other Taonga Species
Source: Colossal Biosciences The Ngāi Tahu Research Centre has entered into a strategic partnership with de-extinction company, Colossal Biosciences, and Sir Peter Jackson, to resurrect the South Island Giant Moa...
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Workers absent from government’s AI “strategy”
Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned that the artificial intelligence (AI) “strategy” document released today by the Government ignores impacts on working...
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Stats NZ information release: Household labour force survey estimated working-age population: June 2025 quarter
Household labour force survey estimated working-age population: June 2025 quarter – information release 9 July 2025 The household labour force survey estimated working-age population table shows the population benchmarks used to produce...
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Police locate offender after unit rammed
Source: New Zealand Police An Auckland man faces a slew of charges after allegedly repeatedly ramming a Police vehicle in the early hours of Tuesday. Police have been investigating since...
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Health – NZNO welcomes Te Whatu Ora backdown on Wellington maternity services – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Whatu Ora’s decision to pull the plug on a trial to take beds away from Wellington Hospital’s maternity and gynaecology wards is the right decision, NZNO...
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Tech Policy – Workers absent from government’s AI “strategy” – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned that the artificial intelligence (AI) “strategy” document released today...
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Health and Employment – Te Whatu Ora offer further devalues Māori – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s removal of both clauses involving Māori from their offer in collective bargaining shows not only disrespect but a spurning of...
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Child Fund – World’s poorest hit by double whammy – trade war plus a war on aid
Source: ChildFund New Zealand President Trump has announced his latest tariffs after a 90 day pause, confirming an increase for 14 countries, including some of the poorest. Today’s announcement includes 40%...
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Serious crash, Islington
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are currently responding to serious crash at the intersection of Dillons Point Road and Meehan Street. Police were called at around 4:40pm to the...
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Name release – hunting incident, Stewart Island
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died in a hunting incident near Lords River, Stewart Island, on Saturday 5 July. He was...
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Napier man charged after prohibited firearms found in children’s bedrooms
Source: New Zealand Police Five prohibited firearms are out of circulation after Police seized them while executing a search warrant at the home of a firearms licence holder in Napier....
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Business gives clear backing to RSB
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour is welcoming BusinessNZ’s strong support for the Regulatory Standards Bill as a means to deal with red tape and regulation. “After all...
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Warrant to arrest – Michael Tautari
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Michael Tautari, 27, who has a Warrant to Arrest and is wanted by Police....
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Revealed: the heritage icon earning concrete praise
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 08 July 2025 Embodying the lasting legacy of a now-abandoned post-World War 1 settlement in Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauaka valleys, today the bridge is a destination...
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Tech Policy – National AI strategy will boost business large and small – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ welcomes a national strategy for artificial intelligence, saying the potential boosts to innovation, productivity and wellbeing can positively impact all sectors. Director of Advocacy Catherine Beard says the...