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Source: Privacy Commissioner 1 Apr 2024, 14:20 We try to facilitate a resolution to individual privacy complaints wherever that is possible and appropriate in the circumstances of the case. There...
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Supporting better rehabilitation rates for injured Kiwis
Source: New Zealand Government Updates to ACC’s Accredited Employers Programme taking effect today are designed to improve workplace injury rehabilitation for around one-fifth of New Zealand’s workforce and support our...
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Northland water security receives $41m boost
Source: New Zealand Government Water projects in Northland will receive up to $41.5 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to significantly increase the region’s water security and unlock economic growth,...
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Elective boost delivers more than 2,000 procedures
Source: New Zealand Government Partnering with the private health sector is delivering better access and shorter wait times for elective treatment, Health Minister Simeon Brown. “Ensuring Kiwis have access to...
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Climate News – ‘La Niña weakens with chance of more rain in New Zealand’s north and east’ NIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook April – June 2025 – NIWA
Source: NIWA With La Niña weakening, higher pressure southeast of New Zealand will bring mostly north-easterly winds, with occasional bouts of south-westerlies, according to the latest NIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook for...
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Draft English curriculum lacks connection with reality
Source: Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) “Its focus on cursive writing at Year 8, for example, shows a complete lack of understanding of the challenges of secondary teaching and the...
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Moves to rein in public sector bloat welcomed
Source: ACT Party Welcoming an overhaul of the Public Service Act 2020, ACT Public Service spokesperson Todd Stephenson says: “Too many government agencies are trying to do too many things. Bureaucratic...
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Using sports passion for good
Source: Plant and Food New Zealand – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Using sports passion for good How to take public passion for something and focus it on a pressing issue? Collab...
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How to get a UN job
Source: Plant and Food New Zealand – Press Release/Statement: Headline: How to get a UN job Want to land a job at a big UN agency? Collab is in New...
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Science – Flooding from underneath: New tool reveals shallow groundwater elevations – NIWA
Source: NIWA A new online tool that identifies areas at risk from groundwater flooding has been developed by New Zealand scientists. Groundwater flooding occurs when the water table rises close to...
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BusinessNZ – Thrill seekers welcome: Health and safety reform unlocks the outdoors
Source: BusinessNZ Further changes to health and safety laws should see more Kiwis exploring their own backyard and unlock further economic gains in the great outdoors. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich...
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Energy – New Zealanders have new rights as power consumers
Source: Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko From today, New Zealanders have new rights as power consumers under the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko’s (the Authority) Consumer Care Obligations (the Obligations)....
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Local News – Kids’ fun in Porirua these holidays
Source: Porirua City Council Easter and the first school holidays are fast approaching and in Porirua you’re spoiled for choice, with many paid or free activities and events to keep everyone...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Wellington Motorway
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on the Wellington Motorway on Saturday 22 March. He was...
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Milestone for SH35 communities with Hikuwai Bridge No.1 replacement
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Work has started this week on enabling (early) works at the site of a permanent replacement for Hikuwai Bridge No.1, north of Tolaga Bay. A...
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Back to basics for public service
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is overhauling the Public Service Act 2020 as part of its ongoing push to get back to basics and deliver value for money to...
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Police catch up with wanted man
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A wanted man with more than 20 warrants for his arrest has been taken into custody following a fleeing driver incident across Auckland this...
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Public Works Act overhaul complete to drive infrastructure growth
Source: New Zealand Government The final stage of reforms to the Public Works Act will introduce bigger and broader land payments, improved landowner engagement and new measures to support disaster...
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Government Statement – Freeing the great outdoors from health and safety scope creep – van Velden
Source: Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden is announcing further changes to health and safety, as part of the ACT-National...
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24 day isolation rule non-announcement unprofessional and unworkable
Source: ACT Party “New COVID isolation rules for Omicron are unworkable, and the way they were dumped on the Ministry of Health website on a Friday afternoon is unprofessional,” says...
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1500 empty rooms in MIQ shows Government’s poor planning
Source: ACT Party “ACT welcomes the news that migrant families who have been cruelly separated for far too long will be reunited, but 1500 empty MIQ rooms shows there’s no...
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$10m a month wasted on redundant contact tracing
Source: ACT Party “ACT can reveal that taxpayers are footing the bill for pointless contact tracing that should have been scrapped when Omicron made it redundant,” says ACT’s Leader David...
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100 million milestone leaves NZ increasingly isolated
Source: ACT Party “Data collected by Bloomberg shows the milestone of 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered worldwide has been passed, leaving big questions for the Government about where...
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Fatal crash, Sheffield
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) One person has died after the earlier crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on SH73, Sheffield. Diversions remain in place while the Serious...
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Night closures next week for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Night closures, 6-10 April: One week of night closures begin this Sunday on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. The route is set to be closed...
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Freeing the great outdoors from health and safety scope creep
Source: New Zealand Government Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden is announcing further changes to health and safety, as part of the ACT-National Coalition commitment to reform health...
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Local News – Pātaka opens vibrant new season – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council The autumn season of exhibitions opened at Pātaka over the weekend with three new exhibitions that will run through to 6 July. Lovers & Castaways takes the...