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Fatal house fire, Eltham
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a house fire in Eltham this morning. Emergency services were called to the property on Derby Street just before 5am, where...
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NZ-AU: City of New Bern Selects Hansen to Enable Smarter City Experiences with Hansen MDM
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN), a leading global provider of software and services to the energy & utilities and communications &...
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Climate – Rain from tropical cyclones to increase under warmer climate
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand New high-resolution modelling predicts that rainfall from tropical cyclones will significantly increase under global warming. Earth Sciences New Zealand and the University of Waikato found...
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Economic Insights – Te Ara Mokopuna – Treasury’s 2025 Long-term Insights Briefing published
Source: The Treasury The Treasury has published its final 2025 Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB), titled Te Ara Mokopuna, which explores the circumstances under which fiscal policy can be used to buffer the...
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NineSmart and Uniforce Launch Integrated Smart Property and Security Solutions at Build4Asia 2025
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 August 2025 – NineSmart, a leader in property technology, and Uniforce, top security and facility service provider, together...
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Regulation Ministry to tackle 30 different product labelling regulations
Source: New Zealand Government Unnecessary costs and frustrations throughout the economy are caused by complex and outdated labelling regulations. Minister for Regulation David Seymour and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson have...
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Rural health conversation continues in Kaitaia
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey, and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson are in Kaitaia today...
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Govt – Children the priority for the Social Investment Fund
Source: Social Investment Agency Children of families with complex needs are the priority groups for the first round of the Social Investment Fund, Secretary for Social Investment Andrew Coster announced today....
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Doctor-patient trust is key to unlocking AI’s potential to improve healthcare in Australia, finds Philips’ Future Health Index Report
Source: Media Outreach Two-thirds (66%) of Australians welcome technology for improved care, but more than half (53%) are concerned it will mean less face time with their doctor. Three in...
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Zoho Launches Zoho Books Singapore edition
Source: Media Outreach Helping businesses ensure e-invoicing compliance and improved accuracy in their GST filing SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Zoho Corporation, a global technology...
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State Highway 6 Rocks Road – full closure planned tomorrow for emergency works
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 6 Rocks Road will be closed tomorrow (Thursday 7 August), while contractors carry out emergency work on the slip site. The closure is...
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Reality TV helped bring clean water to the Pacific, says ChildFund
Source: ChildFund New Zealand ChildFund New Zealand welcomes the return of Celebrity Treasure Island to TVNZ, after actor and musician JP Foliaki won last year, and donated his winnings to water...
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Property Market – Students face rising rents despite more properties on offer in university towns
Source: Brainchild PR for RealEstate.co.nz Supply of rental properties has surged in Dunedin City, Wellington City, Palmerston North City and Hamilton City Dunedin City recorded a 12.2% year-on-year average rental...
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ICH Group Anchors Key SGX Group IPOs; Bullish on Singapore’s Small-Mid-Cap Market
Source: Media Outreach Capital Deployed to Date: Over US$1 Billion Companies Supported: Advised and invested in 200+ SGX-listed companies SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – ICH...
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A Decade of Wonder: Wonderfruit Announces Programming through a Guide to Wonder
Source: Media Outreach BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Wonderfruit, Thailand’s annual celebration of culture, art, music and nature, returns for a milestone 10th edition...
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Abortions increase 30% since law change
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 6 August 2025Provisional data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions increased by 5% in 2024, and have increased by...
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Speech to Building Nations 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today at Building Nations 2025. I’d like to thank Nick Leggett and his team at Infrastructure New Zealand...
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Rural health roadshow reaches Tūrangi
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson are in Tūrangi today...
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World Triathlon races into Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand is set to welcome the world’s top athletes as Tauranga is announced as the host city for a series of World Triathlon events over...
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Property Market – Property values still going nowhere fast – Cotality
Source: Cotality Property values in Aotearoa New Zealand edged down by -0.2% in July, according to Cotality NZ’s latest hedonic Home Value Index (HVI). The result mirrors the annual change,...
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The Answer in a tree: Practices of Environmental Governance and Industrial Development in Lankao, Henan
Source: Media Outreach LANKAO, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – From July 23 to 27, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Media and Think Tank Summit took place...
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Reporting and avoiding privacy breaches in the health sector
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Identifying, reporting, and reviewing privacy breaches, and acting when individual or systemic issues are identified, is vital to ensuring that a strong privacy...
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Challenging technologies: Perspectives from the Privacy Commissioner
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Technology developments can be challenging to privacy laws. We all know our phones are powerhouses of data collection, and that our data is...
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Awarding damages for emotional harm
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Under the Privacy Act, the Human Rights Review Tribunal can award damages for emotional harm caused by a privacy breach. Damages are compensatory...
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China Tower (788.HK) Announces 2025 Interim Results
Source: Media Outreach Steady Improvement in Business QualityContinuously Enhancing Shareholder Returns HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – The world’s largest telecommunications infrastructure service provider...
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Home DNA tests and privacy
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Reviewed for relevance April 2025. Since 2007, companies like 23andMe.com and Ancestry.com have made at-home DNA testing kits accessible to the masses. Through...
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Zero Waste – Anxiety rises as decision on incinerator due
Source: Zero Waste Aotearoa Zero Waste Aotearoa is more worried than ever about the waste-to-energy incinerator proposed for Te Awamutu. That’s because so many concerns have emerged about the track...