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KiwiSaver changes to bolster next generation
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Changes to KiwiSaver in Budget 2025 mean young people today will retire with more savings and more financial security, Finance Minister Nicola...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Thursday, 22 May 2025 (continued on Saturday, 24 May 2025) – Volume 784 – 001486
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities A party vote was called for on the question, That debate on this question now close. Ayes 68 New Zealand...
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David Seymour: Budget Day Speech 2025
Source: Mr Speaker, Intro I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in support of this Budget. Let’s start with some simple truths about all Government Budgets. When the Government...
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Breaking Boundaries with the AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project
Source: Media Outreach Leading Educational Experts Convene at Knowledge Exchange Festival 2025 Navigating Collective Creative Futures through Arts Education HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 May 2025...
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GoodCool Announces Staff Volunteering Programme and Service Campaign
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 May 2025 – GoodCool Pte Ltd, an aircon contractor in Singapore, is marking its second anniversary with the launch of...
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Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, promotes Thai film industry through Thai Night 2025 at Cannes Film Festival, France.
Source: Media Outreach CANNES, FRANCE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 May 2025 – The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, successfully organized Thai Night 2025, an...
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Budget 2025 – Oranga Whenua, Oranga Tangata: Hāpai Te Hauora Responds to Budget 2025
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Hāpai Te Hauora says Budget 2025 is not a Budget for whānau – it is a Budget for landlords, corporates, and cuts. Finance Minister Nicola Willis promised...
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West Auckland Cyclone Gabrielle road repairs 80% complete
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Auckland Transport’s flood recovery team has repaired 80% of the slips that occurred on local roads in the west...
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Building consent exemption for granny flats a step closer
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets New Zealanders are a step closer to being able to build a granny flat of up to 70 square metres in their...
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Investment Boost tax incentive takes effect immediately
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Investment Boost has passed into law, meaning a major new tax incentive to encourage businesses to invest, grow the economy, and lift...
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Show’s over for man arrested with instruments of burglary
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested a man committing a string of burglaries this morning in Napier, in what a local officer is calling great back-to-basics Police work. Senior...
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Police advise vigilance with building site property
Source: New Zealand Police Police are issuing a reminder to the Rodney community to be vigilant with items being stolen from building sites and new builds. Waitematā North Police have...
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Ruahine Forest Park: A Collaborative Path to Restoration |
Source: Police investigating after shots fired at Hastings house Ruahine Forest Park’s majestic beech forests and delicate understories are home to taonga species, yet these ecosystems are under pressure from...
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Government Cuts – Government Abandons Māori and Pacific Whānau Through Kāinga Ora Cuts – PSA
Source: PSA The Government’s decision to slash over 620 jobs at Kāinga Ora is another devastating blow to vulnerable communities, especially Māori and Pacific whānau who are overrepresented in the housing...
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Budget 2025 KiwiSaver changes set to leave more New Zealanders better off in retirement – Retirement Commission
Source: Retirement Commission Te Ara Ahunga Ora The Retirement Commissioner welcomes news the Government is making changes to KiwiSaver which early estimates suggest will leave more New Zealanders with more...
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Police shut down drug operations across Kumeū
Source: New Zealand Police Police have uprooted several illicit drug operations nestled amongst the community in Northwest Auckland. In the past week, Police have recovered nearly 400 kilograms of cannabis,...
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City centre opens up for more homes and jobs
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Taller buildings and increased development capacity are on the way for Auckland’s city centre, following Auckland Council’s decision to...
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Release: Govt guts emergency housing while need increases
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The National Government has cut $1 billion from the emergency housing budget on the false pretence that demand is reducing, while also ending contracted emergency...
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Release: $1 billion of Māori funding gone
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government should hang its head in shame after a budget that takes a knife to more Māori programmes. “In Budget 2024 more than $300...
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East China’s trade hub Yuyao taps Central and Eastern European market with passion, innovation
Source: Media Outreach YUYAO, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – From May 22 to 25, the fourth China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo & International Consumer...
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Casablanca Launches the Latest CASA-V 7A Bedding
Source: Media Outreach Revolutionary 7A Anti-Bacterial Sleep TechnologyMeeting Seven Major Sleep Needs in One StepEnjoy High-quality Sleep and Protect You and Your Loved Ones Every Night HONG KONG SAR –...
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Budget 2025 – Budget of austerity piles on least well-off, misreads public mood – Better Taxes
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future As your average New Zealander struggles to pay the bills, the Government’s 2025 Budget piles austerity on the least well-off, and misreads the...
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‘Growth Budget’ growing inequality and fuelling climate crisis
Source: Green Party Budget 2025 represents a significant step backwards for Aotearoa, with the Government adding fuel to the fire when it comes to the climate and inequality crises, says...
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Government’s Budget fails Māori
Source: Green Party The Government has failed Māori and ignored its Te Tiriti obligations with its Budget, says Te Mātāwaka, the Green Party’s Māori and Pasifika Caucus. “This Budget has...
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Housing crisis will rage on with Budget 2025
Source: Green Party Budget 2025 makes clear that the Coalition Government has no long-term plan to help communities most in need of public housing. “This Budget treats housing like a...
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Budget to increase energy hardship
Source: Green Party Budget 2025 delays our transition to a low emissions and low-cost energy network, this will put even more pressure on households, businesses and the climate. “This Budget...
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Seventy-four new constables heading to districts in a week
Source: New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, members of the police executive and wing patron former police assistant commissioner, Allan Boreham congratulated 74 graduating constables from Wing 384 today. Also...