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Fatal crash, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a crash in Takanini last night. Emergency services were called to the crash between a vehicle and a dirtbike on Mill...
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‘Call 111’ – Police need public’s help to tackle car thefts
Source: New Zealand Police Wairarapa Police are working to track the offenders behind 29 car thefts in the space of two weeks. The number of thefts is an increase on...
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Fatal crash – Pahiatua
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following the two-vehicle collision south of Pahiatua yesterday. Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 2 at around 3pm...
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Hong Kong and Kuwait: Partnering for Success
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – A delegation of more than 50 business leaders from Hong Kong and Mainland China, led...
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Zeagoo Europe’s Mother’s Day Campaign Enters Final Days – Celebrate Confidence with Fashion
Source: Media Outreach BERLIN, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – Zeagoo Europe’s Mother’s Day campaign, themed “Unwrap Confidence – A Present to You,” is now in...
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Automakers focus on R&D and design investment as China’s electric vehicle exports increase
Source: Media Outreach GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – The market size of new energy vehicles in China is expanding, and automakers are constantly carrying...
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Harmful advice for traders: Octa broker’s warnings
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – When navigating online trading recommendations, it’s easy to come across information that goes against the...
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Enabling Mindful Spending: DeCard by DCS and Visa Offers Secure, Frictionless, Real-World Utility — Micro Credit Card Fueled by Fiat or Digital Assets
Source: Media Outreach Through its dual access to TradFi and Web3 and high-limit flexibility, DeCard gives consumers and businesses smarter ways to tap into what they have while managing their...
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Tenchijin to Share Expertise in Satellite Data Applications at Penang Slush’D 2025
Source: Media Outreach About Tenchijin Inc. Tenchijin Inc. is a pioneering space technology company that develops innovative solutions for infrastructure management. Its flagship product, KnoWaterleak, utilizes satellite technology and advanced...
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Police appeal following fleeing driver incident on Southern Motorway
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Peter Raynes: Police have made two arrests after a fleeing driver incident in South Auckland this evening. At around 4.30pm, Police received...
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Southern Rural Strategy will cultivate industry, resilience and communities
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A new strategy for how and where Auckland’s southern rural area will grow and change over the next 30...
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Social Security Amendment Bill pushes poverty on people
Source: Green Party The Government’s just-passed Social Security Amendment Bill is set to create more benefit sanctions that will push families deeper into poverty. “Instead of punching down on the...
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Africa – 2025 Civil Society Forum: African Development Bank and Civil Society Reaffirm Alliance for Africa’s Transformation
SOURCE: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) The forum provided an opportunity for the Bank to present its Civil Society Engagement Action Plan (2024–2028), reaffirming its commitment to an inclusive and...
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Universities – AUT LAUNCHES IMPACT-FOCUSED $5 MILLION INNOVATION FUND
Source: AUT AUT today launches the AUT Innovation Fund with an allocation of $5 million to invest into spinout companies and impact initiatives. Managed by AUT Ventures, the fund will...
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Workplace Health – Methamphetamine presence surges in workplace drug tests
Source: The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA AUCKLAND – 15 May 2025 – New national data from The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA), New Zealand’s leading workplace drug tester, shows methamphetamine (meth)...
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Siege of Gaza – MSF denounces deliberate humanitarian catastrophe
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 15 May 2025 – The US-Israel proposition to control the distribution of supplies under the guise of humanitarian aid raises grave humanitarian, ethical,...
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Education – Growing Future Farmers and Skills Group, Ignite, Partner to Provide Diversified Career Pathways for Young Farmers
Source: Skills Group Skills Group – Ignite and Growing Future Farmers (GFF) have developed a new training programme to meet the learning and development needs of young sheep and beef...
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Food prices increase 3.7 percent annually: Selected price indexes: April 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Food prices increase 3.7 percent annually – 15 May 2025 – Food prices increased 3.7 percent in the 12 months to April 2025, following a 3.5...
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Stats NZ information release: National population estimates: At 31 March 2025 (2023-base)
Source: Statistics New Zealand National population estimates: At 31 March 2025 (2023-base) – 15 May 2025 – National population estimates give the best available measure of the population, by age...
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Stats NZ information release: Births and deaths: Year ended March 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Births and deaths: Year ended March 2025 – 15 May 2025 – Births and deaths releases provide statistics on the number of births and deaths of...
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Consumer NZ finds some car insurance premiums have almost doubled since 2023
Source: Consumer NZ Car insurance premiums have surged in the past 2 years but switching providers could save you hundreds of dollars, says Consumer NZ. Vanessa Pratley, investigative writer at...
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Government Cuts – Govt squeeze on funding will see another 68 roles go at DOC
Source: PSA The Government’s squeeze on funding public services will see a hollowing out of the Department of Conservation’s Regional Operations teams around the country. In a change proposal released today,...
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End to the American War on Vietnam Remembered 50 years on
Source: Workers First Union MEDIA RELEASE ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE ON VIETNAM The 50th anniversary of the end of the War on Vietnam will be commemorated in Wellington on Friday,...
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Government Cuts – Children pay price of Oranga Tamariki contracting fiasco – Auditor-General issues damning indictment of Govt cuts
Source: PSA The Auditor-General’s report into Oranga Tamariki’s provider contracts lays bare the reckless way the Government ordered cuts without regard to how children would be harmed. In 2023 the Government...
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First Responders – Winslow hay bale fire update #1
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to a large fire involving hay bales in Winslow, Ashburton around 11.30pm last night. Incident Controller Carrie Swanson...
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Government Cuts – PSA strongly opposes decisions released by Health NZ – further dismantling of our public health system by Government
Source: PSA The PSA strongly opposes final decisions released by Health New Zealand for the following teams: Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology Management (PSC&HTM), Planning, Funding and Outcomes, and Audit,...
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Weather News – Wet and windy South Island on Saturday, rain crossing North Island on Sunday – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 15th – Monday 19th May – Wet and windy South Island on Saturday, rain crossing North Island on Sunday. Cloud and showers in the west,...