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Oriental fruit fly – Birkdale area
Source: Auckland Council On 20 February 2025, a single male Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) was found in a backyard surveillance trap in the suburb of Birkdale, Auckland. Biosecurity New...
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Wildberries increased network of pickup points by 75% to over 58,000 since 2024
Source: Media Outreach MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 February 2025 – Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, increased the number of its pickup points by 75%...
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Have fun, but stay safe at Electric Avenue this weekend
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons Police want everybody attending Electric Avenue to have a good time, but ensure they are safe too....
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Energy – CCUS announcements move New Zealand toward a lower emission future
Source: Energy Resources Aotearoa Energy Resources Aotearoa welcomes the Government’s announcement on a Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) framework that will enable businesses to benefit from storing carbon underground. CCUS...
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Speech to Committee for Auckland
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon. Can I acknowledge Ngāti Whātua for their warm welcome, Simpson Grierson for hosting us here today, and of course the Committee for Auckland for...
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Auckland fruit fly – controls on produce movements now in place
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand has now placed legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Birkdale and nearby areas on...
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Carbon capture one step closer
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has made key decisions on a Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) framework to enable businesses to benefit from storing carbon underground will support...
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Storm recovery planning underway in Āwhitu
Source: Auckland Council The Pollok Community Hall and Emergency Hub is working with the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office, helping drive recovery planning in the Āwhitu community. This is part of...
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Property Market – All eyes on lower mortgage rates as investors return – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic Easing mortgage rates and further cuts on the horizon could drive further growth in borrower activity, potentially starting to lift NZ’s property market out of its recent soft...
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Barbecues Galore Acquires Barbecue Country Edmonton
Source: Media Outreach ALBERTA & ONTARIO, CANADA – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 February 2025 – In a joint agreement that completes today at 11:00 am MST, Barbecue Country, of...
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Legislation – Another Step Forward for Build to Rent: Government Passes Key Investment Bill – Property Council
Source: Property Council New Zealand KEY POINTS: Property Council New Zealand strongly supports the passing of the Overseas Investment (Build to Rent and Similar Rental Developments) Amendment Bill, which facilitates...
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Universities – With a little help from their friends: school challenges – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) School friendships and social connections are vital to positive student experiences so need to be actively fostered, according to findings from the Our Voices project...
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Further arrest following Wainuiomata assault
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd, Hutt Valley CIB: Police have today arrested and charged a 19-year-old man following an assault in Wainuiomata...
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Biosecurity New Zealand investigating and boosting trapping after new Auckland fruit fly find
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries A biosecurity operation is under way and extra field teams are today in the suburb of Birkdale, on Auckland’s North Shore, after the discovery of...
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Economic growth the focus of PM’s visit to Viet Nam
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Viet Nam next week, visiting both Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, accompanied by a delegation of senior...
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Changes to enable investment in build-to-rent housing passed into law
Source: New Zealand Government The coalition Government has passed legislation to support overseas investment in the Build-to-Rent housing sector, Associate Minister of Finance Chris Bishop says. “The Overseas Investment (Facilitating...
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Release: Child poverty reduction must remain a priority
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The latest child poverty statistics show child poverty reduction must remain a priority for the Government. “Children should not be living in poverty, and the...
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Media crisis continues amid Government inaction – E tū
Source: Etu Union E tū, the union for journalists and media workers, is sounding the alarm over the confirmation of an additional 30 job losses at NZME’s newsroom, as the...
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Static child poverty stats highlight need for urgent action
Source: Green Party This morning’s Stats NZ child poverty statistics should act as a wake-up call for the government: with no movement in child poverty rates since June 2023, it’s...
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Child Poverty – Economic growth alone won’t help 156,600 Kiwi children who live in poverty – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is urging the government to put child poverty back on the agenda after official data showed an increase of children...
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Child Poverty – Save the Children: Urgent investment needed in low-income families, particularly sole parent households – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Save the Children is calling on the Government to commit to investing in policies to lift more children and whānau out of poverty following the release of...
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Action needed now, as child poverty grows
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Data released today by Statistics New Zealand showed the urgent problem facing Aotearoa New Zealand in tackling child poverty, said NZCTU Te Kauae...
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New Police campaign welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government The new Police marketing campaign starting today, recreating the ‘He Ain’t Heavy’ ad from the 1990s, has been welcomed by Associate Police Minister Casey Costello. “This...
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Child Poverty statistics show challenges remain
Source: New Zealand Government No significant change to child poverty rates under successive governments reinforces that lifting children out of material hardship will be an ongoing challenge, Child Poverty Reduction...
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Housing and Construction – The staggering increase in home building costs over 4 years – QV
Source: Quotable Value (QV) Building costs have increased at an average rate of 44% over the last four years, despite the rate of inflation slowing markedly last year. This was the...
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Finance Analysis – Getting the OCR down quickly – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic – Commentary from Kelvin Davidson, CoreLogic NZ Chief Property Economist Financial markets and economists were united in expecting the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate by...
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Housing costs continue to put pressure on households in year to June 2024 – Stats NZ media and information release: Household income and housing-cost statistics: Year ended June 2024
Source: Statistics New Zealand Housing costs continue to put pressure on households in year to June 2024 – 20 February 2025 – One-third of low-income households in Aotearoa New Zealand...