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Economy – Inflation data confirms real terms minimum wage cut – CTU
Source: NZCTU The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned for low-income workers given new data released by Stats NZ that shows inflation was 2.5% for the year to March 2025,...
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Sudan: One child every 10 seconds forced to flee their home since conflict began two years ago – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children PORT SUDAN, 15 April 2025 – One child every 10 seconds on average has been forced to flee their homes since the conflict began in Sudan two years...
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Lalamove Brings Care to Elderly Communities Across Asia with ‘ElderCare on the MOVE’
Source: Media Outreach This initiative supported six eldercare facilities with logistics assistance and NGOs with users’ loyalty point donations HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2025...
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CGTN: Blooming ‘flower economy’ – Heze’s peony industry boosts development, cultural exchanges
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 April 2025 – CGTN published an article on the Heze Peony International Communication Forum, which was held in Heze...
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Release: More must be done to stop children going hungry
Source: New Zealand Labour Party More children are going hungry and statistics showing children in material hardship continue to get worse. “I’m worried about children in this country, who seem...
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More children going hungry under Coalition govt
Source: Green Party The Government yesterday released its annual child poverty statistics, and by its own admission, more tamariki across Aotearoa are now living in material hardship. “The Government should...
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Child and Youth Strategy report shows worsening outcomes for children in Aotearoa – UNICEF
Source: UNICEF Aotearoa NZ The report shows worsened outcomes in the major areas of food security, affordable housing, hospital admissions and immunisation, and no improvement in material hardship since the 2017-2018...
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Children speak out: What tamariki and rangatahi really want from a safer internet – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Almost 1,000 children and young people across Aotearoa New Zealand have had their say on online safety in a new survey conducted by Save the Children and...
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NZCTU announce transformative policy vision for Aotearoa
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has launched a new policy platform, Aotearoa Reimagined, which has been developed by...
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World Vision – Sport and music stars join forces to raise funds to combat hunger in the Pacific caused by climate change
Source: World Vision A group of star-studded inspirational Kiwis, including rugby players, pop icons, and a climate activist are putting their names behind this year’s World Vision 40 Hour...
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Myanmar earthquake: Risk of waterborne disease outbreak amidst devastation compounded by weekend heavy rains – Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Heavy rains that struck Mandalay and Sagaing – the epicenter of the recent earthquake in Myanmar – over the weekend have further complicated the humanitarian situation. The existing...
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MYANMAR: Heavy rains heighten risk of disease outbreaks following earthquake – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Children in earthquake affected areas in Myanmar are at heightened risk of contracting waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoea and cholera, after heavy rains in recent days as...
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Federated Farmers Statement: ‘Law-breaking’ Greenpeace must lose charity status
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling for the Government to immediately strip Greenpeace of their charitable status, following the activist group’s illegal occupation of Port Taranaki this week. “There is...
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Food cuts and an earthquake bring double the devastation for children in Thai refugee camps – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Food cuts this month and an earthquake that has devastated Myanmar and parts of Thailand will exacerbate living conditions for more than 110,000 refugees living along the...
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“Cardboard Grannies Art” Exhibition: Transforming Trash into Treasure to Support Hong Kong’s Unsung Heroes
Source: Media Outreach An empowering art and social change initiative supported by The Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Services – Hong Kong and YWAM Tuen Mun, featuring artist Go Hung, to...
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Myanmar – One third of population in Myanmar requires humanitarian support, following devastating earthquake which has left thousands dead – World Vision
Source: World Vision More than 3.5 million people are internally displaced following the earthquake and ongoing internal conflict Children and families are struggling to survive, and are without shelter,...
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Health and Energy – Rising power costs puts health at risk
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation With a hike in power prices and cooler nights on the way, energy poverty is about to become more widespread in New Zealand. Energy poverty – where...
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VinFuture Prize empowered the woman scientist Dr. Firdausi Qadri to give back to Bangladesh
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Neswire – 24 March 2025 – A leading force in cholera vaccine research, Dr. Firdausi Qadri at the International Centre for Diarrheal...
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Child Poverty – CPAG calls on Ministers to reverse lunch cuts with Budget bid
Source: Child Poverty Action Group The Child Poverty Action Group is urging senior Government Ministers to put children first and find the money needed to reverse the cuts it has made...
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Save the Children – Young ocean champions off to France for Global Summit
Source: Save the Children Six young Kiwi ocean advocates, alongside representatives from WWF-New Zealand and Save the Children New Zealand, will travel to France this week to attend a global Ocean...
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Is police abolition official Green Party policy?
Source: ACT Party ACT Justice spokesperson Todd Stephenson is calling on the Green Party to confirm it does not support police abolition. “Tonight, Green MP Tamatha Paul will give a...
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Appointments – New CEO Heather Campbell to lead Save the Children New Zealand
Source: Save the Children Longstanding international development leader and former Asia Deputy Regional Director for Save the Children International, Heather Campbell, has been appointed as the new CEO of Save the...
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Social Issues – New research centres rangatahi voices to identify transformative justice approaches – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand A summary of the report ‘If I was Prime Minister: Insights and experiences of rangatahi in the Aotearoa New Zealand justice system’ highlights key issues...
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Business News – Over 300 people remove nearly a tonne of Manukau Harbour rubbish in one morning
Source: Hirepool While the cost of living crisis continues to impact New Zealanders at the supermarket, the fuel pump, and the roofs over our heads, Saturday’s turnout – over 300 people...
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Procurement proposals pose risk to people and planet
Source: Green Party The Green Party is concerned by the impact the Government’s proposed changes to procurement processes could have on people and planet. “These proposals are nothing more than...
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Good Riddance: Prebble Resigns from Waitangi Tribunal
Source: Te Pati Maori Te Pāti Māori welcomes the resignation of Richard Prebble from the Waitangi Tribunal. His appointment in October 2024 was a disgrace- another example of this government...
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Business Acquisitions – Family Values Drive Kennards Hire’s Kiwi Hire Group Acquisition
Source: Kennards Hire New Plymouth, New Zealand – 5 March 2025: Family-owned equipment hire company, Kennards Hire, is expanding its footprint into New Plymouth, opening its first branch in the...