OSI archive

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Canterbury and Waikato University appointments

· August 27, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Universities Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced four new appointments and two reappointments to the governing councils of the University of Canterbury and the University of...

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Pacific Healthy Homes initiative delivers for families

· August 26, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Pacific Healthy Homes Initiative has already helped over 300 Pacific households with warmer, drier homes, and the Government is extending it, Pacific Peoples Minister Dr...

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Whangārei Hospital parking expansion shifts into gear

· August 25, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Patients and families visiting Whangārei Hospital are one step closer to easier access, as a procurement process begins for additional and upgraded carparks to support the...

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ACT obsessed with euthanasia, not palliative care

· August 25, 2025

Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 25 August 2025 ACT’s latest attempt to broaden euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (PAS) puts even more New Zealanders at risk.  Not just those...

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Man dies following Muriwai incident

· August 25, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise that a man critically injured at Muriwai on Saturday has died in hospital. The 28-year-old was airlifted to Auckland City Hospital after becoming...

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Hamilton Police seeking information on serious assault

· August 22, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson: Hamilton Police are seeking information on a serious assault that has left a youth in critical condition in Waikato...

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New members for New Zealand Tourism Board

· August 22, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston today announced the appointment of five new members – and one reappointment – to the New Zealand Tourism Board. “I’m...

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Determining our Future

· August 22, 2025

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 22 August 2025 The Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC), established under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, provides independent advice to...

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12 charged with murder of Zain Taikato Fox

· August 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police have today charged 12 people for the murder of a Rotorua man last month – seven of them in a small Bay of Plenty town....

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Confirmation of fatality, name release, Mahana

· August 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm that a man died in Nelson Hospital yesterday [20 August] following a crash last week. The crash on 13 August was on the...

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Search warrant in Maketu this morning

· August 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police, supported by members of the Armed Offenders Squad, are executing a pre-planned search warrant in Maketu this morning. The warrant is in relation to enquiries...

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DOC’s bird flu vaccine trial a success

· August 20, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  20 August 2025 The H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has spread globally, causing severe impacts on wild and domestic birds as well...

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Psychology Assistants to grow workforce

· August 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey has welcomed the New Zealand Psychologists Board’s move to approve the development of the Psychology Assistant role, saying it will increase...