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Static child poverty stats highlight need for urgent action
Source: Green Party This morning’s Stats NZ child poverty statistics should act as a wake-up call for the government: with no movement in child poverty rates since June 2023, it’s...
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Closures this Sunday on SH2 HB Expressway and SH50
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Crews will be carrying out routine maintenance overnight Sunday on a stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway. The stretch of road between Omahu...
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Stretch of SH1 southbound from Foxton temporarily closing for sealing work
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A stretch of State Highway 1 south of Foxton is closing to southbound traffic as the Levin to Foxton safety improvements project progresses. The southbound...
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Name release and appeal for information, Hastings homicide
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Inspector Martin James, Eastern District Investigations Manager: Police can now confirm the name of the man who died in Hastings...
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Child Poverty – “We can end child poverty”: Share My Super founder
Source: Share My Super Reducing child poverty substantially needs only half the current public spend on roads, says philanthropist Liz Greive, as new StatsNZ data shows the burden of poverty on...
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Child Poverty – Economic growth alone won’t help 156,600 Kiwi children who live in poverty – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is urging the government to put child poverty back on the agenda after official data showed an increase of children...
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Child Poverty – Save the Children: Urgent investment needed in low-income families, particularly sole parent households – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Save the Children is calling on the Government to commit to investing in policies to lift more children and whānau out of poverty following the release of...
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Work-related health newsletter – February 2025
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 20 February 2025 Check out the latest guidance and resources, and a number of upcoming courses and conferences to help you ensure a healthy and safe...
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Action needed now, as child poverty grows
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Data released today by Statistics New Zealand showed the urgent problem facing Aotearoa New Zealand in tackling child poverty, said NZCTU Te Kauae...
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Most common registered family names in 2024
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden is pleased to announce the most common family names given to newborns in 2024. “For the seventh consecutive year, Singh is...
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New Police campaign welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government The new Police marketing campaign starting today, recreating the ‘He Ain’t Heavy’ ad from the 1990s, has been welcomed by Associate Police Minister Casey Costello. “This...
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Child Poverty statistics show challenges remain
Source: New Zealand Government No significant change to child poverty rates under successive governments reinforces that lifting children out of material hardship will be an ongoing challenge, Child Poverty Reduction...
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NZ Tourism and Law – Startling New Zealand travel warning after launch of new tourism campaign
Source: Carter Capner Law As New Zealand launches a major tourism campaign targeted at Aussies with the slogan “Everyone must go”, a leading Australian travel compensation lawyer has warned travellers...
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Animal Rights – SAFE renews call for rodeo ban following four deaths – SAFE
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE renews call for rodeo ban following four deaths SAFE is once again urging the Government to ban rodeo following the deaths of four animals so far...
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Universities – Power struggles: The psychology behind workplace energy use – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Do you ever take the stairs instead of the lift or print double-sided – not for fitness, or to stretch the last few sheets of...
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Fatal crash, Kaingaroa
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) One person has died following a crash in Kaingaroa last night. Police were notified at about 10.40pm that a vehicle had crashed on State...
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Health and Workplace – New guide launched to help navigate medicinal cannabis and workplace safety – Drug Foundation
Source: NZ Drug Foundation Te Puna Whakaiti Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri A new guide launched today will help employers and their workers better understand and manage medicinal cannabis and workplace safety...
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Housing and Construction – The staggering increase in home building costs over 4 years – QV
Source: Quotable Value (QV) Building costs have increased at an average rate of 44% over the last four years, despite the rate of inflation slowing markedly last year. This was the...
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Finance Analysis – Getting the OCR down quickly – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic – Commentary from Kelvin Davidson, CoreLogic NZ Chief Property Economist Financial markets and economists were united in expecting the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate by...
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Housing costs continue to put pressure on households in year to June 2024 – Stats NZ media and information release: Household income and housing-cost statistics: Year ended June 2024
Source: Statistics New Zealand Housing costs continue to put pressure on households in year to June 2024 – 20 February 2025 – One-third of low-income households in Aotearoa New Zealand...
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No movement in child poverty rates for year ended June 2024 – Stats NZ media and information release: Child poverty statistics: Year ended June 2024
Source: Statistics New Zealand No movement in child poverty rates for year ended June 2024 – 20 February 2025 – None of the nine measures of child poverty showed a...
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Right to Repair Bill passes significant step
Source: Green Party Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson’s Consumer Guarantees Right to Repair Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament this evening. “This is a significant step towards...
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Grants open soon for the Hibiscus and Bays community
Source: Auckland Council Hibiscus and Bays community groups and business associations will soon be able to apply for local, facilities or business grants. Local grants provide funding for arts, community,...
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Government Response to the Report from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant and growing public health threat which affects patients and communities, and threatens to undermine the modern health system....
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Regional Tourism Boost to attract international visitors
Source: New Zealand Government A new $3 million fund from the International Conservation and Tourism Visitor Levy will be used to attract more international visitors to regional destinations this autumn...
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NZCTU welcomes passage of wage theft bill
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill passing committee stage in the House is a win for workers, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi...
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Serious crash, State Highway 3, Te Mapara
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway 3 is expected to be closed for several hours following a serious single-vehicle crash. About 8.45am, emergency services were alerted to the...