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99.5 per cent benefiting from KiwiSaver change
Source: New Zealand Government 99.5 per cent of people contributing to KiwiSaver through their wages or salaries can look forward to greater security in retirement thanks to the increase in...
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GDP growth anaemic and masks economy still in “huge trouble”, says NZCTU
Source: NZCTU GDP data released by StatsNZ today showed that the economy grew at an annual rate of 0.8 percent. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi President...
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GDP shows underlying economic strength
Source: New Zealand Government Today’s GDP figures confirm the economy had real momentum at the beginning of this year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Stats NZ figures put GDP growth...
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DTA consultations on crisis preparedness and final tranche of draft standards
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) – Te Pūtea Matua has opened consultations on six draft standards and a package of crisis preparedness...
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Stock damage to stopbanks puts community at risk
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 17 Jun 2026 A strong stopbank stands between communities and floodwater. They protect people, homes, infrastructure and productive land – but only if they remain...
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Work begins on Rangitata River stopbanks to improve flood resilience
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 17 Jun 2026 Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) has begun construction on three new stopbanks designed to contain flows to the south branch of...
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Parliamentary Budget Office clearly needed ahead of election
Source: Green Party The Green Party has written to the National and Labour finance spokespeople urging support for an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to cost political commitments and lift the standard of...
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Government responds to Infrastructure Plan
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has released its formal response to the independent National Infrastructure Plan, setting out how it will respond to the Infrastructure Commission’s sixteen recommendations. “Delivering...
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Fixing the basics with a statutory spring clean
Source: New Zealand Government More than 150 outdated and obsolete laws are likely to be repealed as part of the Government’s statutory spring clean, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says. The legislative...
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Police issue warning to not leave bank cards in letterboxes
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging south Auckland residents to remain vigilant following reports of scammers targeting trusting people. Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor, of Counties Manukau CIB, says...
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Maximum Contribution Applying in Each Region From 1 July 2026
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 11 June 2026 Background Under section 53 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018, the Director-General of Health has...
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Optimising land use to power rural productivity
Source: New Zealand Government A thriving food and fibre sector depends on lifting productivity through greater flexibility, and the Government is backing that future, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Agriculture...
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Unlucky penguin scores own goal
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 10 June 2026 A kororā scored an unfortunate own goal when it found itself entangled in a football net in a New Plymouth garden last...
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More work revealed to keep Kiwis’ money safe
Source: New Zealand Government Kiwis and businesses are getting a stronger line of defence against scammers, with the Anti-Scam Alliance releasing a raft of new initiatives to help protect people...
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Budget 2026 hides a nearly $500 million KiwiSaver hole across the public service
Source: Green Party The Green Party says Budget 2026 leaves a hole of nearly half a billion dollars, the cost of the higher employer KiwiSaver contribution for most of the...
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Budget 2026 hides a nearly $500 billion KiwiSaver hole across the public service
Source: Green Party The Green Party says Budget 2026 leaves a hole of nearly half a billion dollars, the cost of the higher employer KiwiSaver contribution for most of the...
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Government welcomes new diesel storage
Source: New Zealand Government News that work to recommission an additional 93 million litres of diesel storage capacity at Marsden Point in Northland is finished has been welcomed by the Government....
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Delivering in full, on time – rail and the rationale for the Marsden Point Rail Link
Source: New Zealand Government [Speech to the Upper North Island Strategic Alliance, Whangarei] Good afternoon. Thank you to our hosts at Whangārei District Council, and to Mayor Ken Couper, Mayor...
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Managed hunt a win for conservation, hunters and community
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 05 June 2026 The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) organised the managed hunt on the tops of Nelson Lakes National Park’s Matakitaki Valley. Thirty-nine keen...
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Luxon’s Government nearly halves food bank funding as demand hits record high
Source: Green Party The Green Party says this Government has nearly halved funding for food banks in Budget 2026, extending the $15 million in annual support for just one more year before...
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Cheaper card payments for businesses proposed
Source: New Zealand Government In a move that will save retailers around $40 million a year, the Commerce Commission has released a draft decision recommending the reduction of the fees...
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Workable lending laws delivered
Source: New Zealand Government The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill passed its third reading last week, delivering simpler, clearer, and more workable lending laws for New Zealanders, Commerce...
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More trades academy places for young people
Source: New Zealand Government More young New Zealanders will have the opportunity to gain practical skills and industry experience while still at school, with the Government doubling the number of...
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Travel bans on extremist Israeli settlers
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand is joining partners including Australia and the European Union in placing travel bans on three extremist Israeli settlers, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “These...
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Talks on Polynesian priorities in Samoa
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters held talks with a range of Polynesian leaders in Samoa over the long weekend. “It’s been an honour to attend Samoa’s Independence...
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First shipment of extra diesel reserve bound for NZ
Source: New Zealand Government The first of two shipments of New Zealand’s diesel reserve is now on its way to New Zealand, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister...
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Brent Impey appointed chair of RNZ
Source: New Zealand Government Brent Impey has been appointed the new chair of Radio New Zealand, alongside Paula Browning and Richard Dellabarca as new governors, Minister for Media and Communications...