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Police appealing for information after house fire, Cobden
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating a house fire in Cobden are appealing for information from the public. At around 12.10am on Wednesday 14 May, Police were notified of a...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Wednesday, 14 May 2025 (continued on Thursday, 15 May 2025) – Volume 784 – 001474
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities CAMERON LUXTON (ACT): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Tēnā koutou Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Te Wai, Pirirākau, Ngāti Taka,...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Wednesday, 14 May 2025 (continued on Thursday, 15 May 2025) – Volume 784 – 001473
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities CAMERON LUXTON (ACT): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Tēnā koutou Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Te Wai, Pirirākau, Ngāti Taka,...
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Advocacy – Commemorating 77 Years of the Palestinian Nakba: A Call for Justice, Memory, and Solidarity
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand On 15 May 2025, Palestinians and their allies around the world mark Nakba Day, commemorating 77 years since the catastrophic displacement of over 750,000...
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Property Market – Nine in ten NZ property resellers make a profit despite market softness
Source: Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) New Zealand’s residential property market remained broadly steady in the March quarter, with the average seller pocketing $280,000, according to Cotality’s latest Pain and Gain Report....
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DOC ranger snaps rare footage of tuatara and takahē “having a scrap”
Source: Police investigating after shots fired at Hastings house Date: 15 May 2025 Filmed on pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island, the video shows New Zealand’s unique nature at its quirky best and...
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Planning underway for Hahei Beach Walk reroute
Source: Police investigating after shots fired at Hastings house Date: 15 May 2025 The track, which links Hahei to the Mautohe Cathedral Cove Track, has been closed since early 2023 due...
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Social Investment Fund to help vulnerable Kiwis
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Vulnerable families and young New Zealanders will benefit from a new approach to the delivery of social services with a $275 million...
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Launch of the Social Investment Fund
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Kia ora koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai, piki mai. Ki te mihi atu ahau, ki ngā mana whenua nei, tenei te...
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NZ-AU: Fair Solar Expands Commercial Solar Solutions Across Australia
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Photo Courtesy of: Fair Solar BRISBANE, Australia, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fair Solar, one of Australia’s fastest-growing solar installers, continues to expand its commercial solar...
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Alternative Budget – Green’s Budget Gets Thumbs Up from Tax Reform Group
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign The Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign welcomes the Green Party’s alternative budget released today, for recognising the need to grow...
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Banking Sector – The Co-operative Bank outranks the big 5 for customer satisfaction again
Source: The Co-operative Bank The Co-operative Bank says it is delighted to win the Consumer People’s Choice Award for banking. The Co-operative Bank has taken out the top spot in Consumer’s...
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Guardians of the Gulf: meet the summer biosecurity champions
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Over the sun-soaked days of summer, a dedicated crew in bright blue shirts was hard at work at marinas,...
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New global data: New Zealand ranks alarmingly low for child wellbeing, mental health
Source: UNICEF Wednesday 14th May 2025 – New Zealand has ranked fourth lowest out of 36 OECD and EU countries for child well being in a new report just released...
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Introducing NEW Selaks Origins Breeze 5%
Source: NewzEngine.com – Selaks, a pioneer in New Zealand’s wine industry, proudly unveils Selaks Origins Breeze 5%, a revolutionary addition to its portfolio. Launching this August, Selaks Origins Breeze 5%...
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Ascott Boosts Talent Development To Drive The Opening Of More Than 300 New Properties By 2028
Source: Media Outreach PENANG, MALAYSIA / SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 May 2025 – The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment (CLI),...
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Toddler attacked by roaming dogs in front yard
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A two-year-old child sustained life-threatening injuries in a horrific dog attack in March 2024. The young boy was mauled...
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Green Budget delivers for Māori
Source: Green Party The Green Party is delivering for Māori with its Green Budget. “Our Green Budget is a statement: we stand for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we stand on...
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Green Budget for a country worth fighting for
Source: Green Party The Green Budget shows how much better our lives could be under a Green Government, instead of one dominated by corporate greed. “This is a Budget for...
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Green Budget: Early Childhood Education for Everyone
Source: Green Party The Green Party has unveiled its new plan to make Early Childhood Education (ECE) free. “This is about making ECE for everyone,” says Green Party co-leader, Marama...
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Speech to Apōpō Congress: Addressing New Zealand’s infrastructure asset management challenge
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Good morning. It’s great to be here – in spirit – at the 2025 Apōpō Congress. I am a fierce proponent of...
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Addressing New Zealand’s infrastructure asset management challenge
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government has launched a new work programme to improve public infrastructure asset management, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says. “We need to...
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New bait to control feral cats shows promise
Source: Police investigating after shots fired at Hastings house Date: 14 May 2025 Feral cats are widespread in New Zealand and have a major impact on our unique native wildlife (such...
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Watercare upgrades water network to support future growth in Pukekohe and Buckland
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Watercare has completed a $2m project to ultimately increase the capacity of the water network in Pukekohe and Buckland....
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Asbestos-containing material washing up on some east Auckland beaches
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Auckland Council is aware that pieces of asbestos-containing material (ACM) have been washing up along Auckland’s eastern coastline. While...
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First Fast-track referral applications progressed
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Minister for Infrastructure has referred the first two non-listed projects into the Fast-track approval process under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024....
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Unions barred from Budget 2025 lock-up
Source: The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has sent an open letter to the Government objecting to its decision to block the NZCTU and other unions...