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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...
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Auckland Council botanical pioneer retires
Source: Auckland Council After 48 years and many career highlights, Auckland Council’s Manager of Auckland Botanic Gardens Jack Hobbs is stepping down. Jack’s connection to the gardens goes right...
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Huge benefits available from medical conferences
Source: New Zealand Government Outdated regulations stopping trained medical professionals from learning about new medicines through trade show advertising are out of step with other countries and disadvantage New Zealanders,...
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Taupō Hospital accredited to train next generation of rural doctors
Source: New Zealand Government Taupō Hospital has become the first hospital in the North Island to receive accreditation to deliver Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) training, Health...
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Budget 2025: The Growth Budget
Source: New Zealand Government Tēna koutou kātoa. Greetings everyone. Can I thank you Malcolm for that kind introduction and thank everyone who has taken the time to be here today....
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Transport Minister to visit Sydney
Source: New Zealand Government Transport and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop will travel to Sydney today to further promote New Zealand’s infrastructure investment opportunities following the NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit last...
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Statement by Minister Todd McClay following the March 2025 Pastoral Sector Group meeting
Source: New Zealand Government The Pastoral Sector Group (PSG) has held its first meeting, discussing farm emissions.The group consists of Agriculture, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay, Climate Change Minister...
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Arrest made following serious assualt – Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson: A 42-year-old Palmerston North man has been arrested and charged in relation to a serious assault...
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UNICEF to launch groundbreaking project to 3D print prosthetics for war-injured Gaza children
Source: UNICEF Aotearoa NZ A groundbreaking project to 3D print prosthetic limbs for war-injured children in Gaza will be launched by UNICEF, thanks to funding from a New Zealand organisation. Gaza...
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Govt’s further backtrack on Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Pharmac endangers Māori health – PSA
Source: PSA Pharmac’s proposal to axe its specialist Māori advisory team is another sad example of the low priority the Government places on improving the health of Māori. The proposed scrapping...
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Ban on engineered stone essential to protect workers
Source: Green Party The Green Party has renewed its call for the Government to ban the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone products, as the CTU launches a petition...
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New rules for ground-based space infrastructure
Source: New Zealand Government New legislation to deter foreign interference and protect New Zealand’s national interests and national security will be in place for operators of ground-based space infrastructure (GBSI) by...
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Police investigating after shots fired at Hastings house
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Hawke’s Bay Police are investigating after shots were fired at a house on Cobham Place in Hastings early this morning. The incident was reported...
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Piece of WWII history uncovered on Te Ara Tūtohu: SH3 Waitara to Bell Block
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A piece of Taranaki’s Second World War history has recently been uncovered during work on Te Ara Tūtohu: SH3 Waitara to Bell Block. Two Home...
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Two in hot water following risky break in
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A pair of alleged burglars in the middle of removing a hot water cylinder and copper piping from a Tikipunga property have been caught...
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Education – Success Tutoring expands globally with New Zealand centre launch
Source: Success Tutoring The global tutoring revolution has arrived in New Zealand. Success Tutoring, Australia’s fastest growing and most innovative education and tutoring franchise, has officially opened its first centre...
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Health – Te Whatu Ora’s failed pay offer cements strike action for senior doctors
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Te Whatu Ora’s latest offer to senior doctors fails to take staffing shortages, or achieving health targets, seriously the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says...
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Weather News – April set to end with a bang! – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 28th April – Thursday 1st May – Key points • A busy stretch of weather is on the way, with many areas set to...
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Ready, set, go… every 10 minutes on Route 7!
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 28 Apr 2025 Route change part of wider improvements The change to Route 7 is part of a larger collaborative project to improve public...
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Collaborative approach key to eradication of HPAI
Source: New Zealand Government Partnership with industry has been key to the successful eradication of high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a large commercial egg farm in Otago, says Biosecurity...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Glenross
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) olice can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in Glenross on 29 March. He was 32-year-old Robert Douglas...
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ACT MP welcomes move to cut construction red tape
Source: ACT Party ACT Building and Construction spokesperson Cameron Luxton is welcoming the Government’s announcement of a new opt-in scheme allowing trusted builders to sign off their own work and...
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Education – Experts Urge Educators to Support Neurodiversity in the Classroom
Source: Skills Group As the education landscape continues to evolve, experts are urging tutors and educators to deepen their understanding of neurodiversity to achieve teaching excellence and better support...
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Education – Principals Welcome Government Teacher Registration Relief
Source: NZ Principals Federation Principals across the country welcome the Minister’s announcement today, that the Government will be paying Teacher Registration and Practicing Certificate fees ($550.00 every three years), from July...
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Controls lifted at poultry farm after virus eradicated
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Movement controls have been lifted from Mainland Poultry’s Hillgrove Farm in Otago, after the successful eradication of H7N6 strain of high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...