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· May 14, 2025
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities ORAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Question No. 1—Finance 1. DANA KIRKPATRICK (National—East Coast) to the Minister of Finance: What recent...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025 The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m. KARAKIA/PRAYERS GREG O‘CONNOR (Assistant Speaker): Almighty God, we...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities OBITUARIES Peter Malcolm Hilt SPEAKER: Members, I regret to inform the House of the death on 19 April 2025 of...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: ACT Justice spokesman Todd Stephenson is disappointed, but not surprised, at the Green Party’s plan to release criminals in order to partially fund their latest socialist manifesto. “Buried in...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: “The Greens’ proposal to blow out the national debt to 54 percent of GDP shows why we need financial literacy in schools,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Anyone with...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: ACT Conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton is welcoming the Hunting and Fishing Minister’s moves toward designating wapiti as a Herd of Special Interest in Fiordland National Park, calling it a win for...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: ACT is welcoming confirmation that public service reform will put merit, not identity, at the heart of what it means to be a public servant. “If you’re vying to become a...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: ACT has formally invoked the “agree to disagree” provisions of its coalition agreement in relation to the firearms registry, Nicole McKee says. “Earlier this month, I asked Cabinet to...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Nayland Road is closed while Police respond to an incident in the area. Cordons are in place at Songer Street and Whakatu Drive. Some nearby schools...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government finally admitted late last night that roughly 180,000 people will be affected by its decision to halt pay equity claims. “Last week the...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Nearly a quarter of the money spent on the Government’s flagship FamilyBoost policy has gone to administration, not to families to help with childcare. So...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: UNICEF Wednesday 14th May 2025 – New Zealand has ranked fourth lowest out of 36 OECD and EU countries for child well being in a new report just released...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has joined 18 other nations for a large French-led multinational training exercise scenario of a hypothetical cyclone striking...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: CTU This Thursday 15 May at 8am a delegation of working women and their whānau will attend a multigenerational pay equity forum at Parliament to share the impacts on...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Frontline attendance services will receive a significant funding boost so they can support more schools and reach double the students, Associate Education...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Order Paper for Wednesday, 12 May 2025 2.00pm Death of former member The Speaker informed the House of the death on 19 April 2025 of Peter Malcolm Hilt. Members stood...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Save The Children The war in Gaza and Israeli authorities’ total siege on the entry of aid and goods have pushed families to take unimaginable measures to survive, says...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police It’s never a dull day on the beat, and Sunday night was no different in East Auckland. Police were called by a member of the public...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: police-emblem-97 Have your say New Zealand Food Safety is consulting on changes to the Organic Export Requirement: Recognised Agencies and Persons (OER: RAP). The OER: RAP forms part of...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A two-year-old child sustained life-threatening injuries in a horrific dog attack in March 2024. The young boy was mauled...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Green Party The Green Party has launched its plan for Free GPs as part of its Green Budget. “Healthcare isn’t a luxury, it’s a human right we can afford...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Green Party The Green Party is delivering for Māori with its Green Budget. “Our Green Budget is a statement: we stand for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we stand on...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Green Party The Green Budget shows how much better our lives could be under a Green Government, instead of one dominated by corporate greed. “This is a Budget for...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: Green Party The Green Party has unveiled its new plan to make Early Childhood Education (ECE) free. “This is about making ECE for everyone,” says Green Party co-leader, Marama...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Good morning. It’s great to be here – in spirit – at the 2025 Apōpō Congress. I am a fierce proponent of...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government has launched a new work programme to improve public infrastructure asset management, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says. “We need to...
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· May 14, 2025
Source: PISA results continue to show more to be done for equity in education Date: 14 May 2025 An army of beetles has been released into South Canterbury pastures with...