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Owning the Wrong Stuff
Source: ACT Party The Haps David Seymour’s speech at the Treaty Grounds today is widely anticipated. This week’s Free Press covers other matters, but for a preview of ACT’s Treaty...
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Unemployment climbs above 5%
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Data released today by Statistics NZ shows that unemployment rose to 5.1%, with 33,000 more people out of work than last year said...
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Palestine Forum of New Zealand Condemns Trump’s Remarks and Calls for Immediate Action to Protect Palestinian Rights
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand strongly condemns the recent statements made by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the forced displacement of Palestinians from...
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Health – ProCare Foundation announces recipients of more than $200,000 of funding
Source: ProCare Foundation Six Auckland organisations tackling health inequity and poverty have received a major boost, with the ProCare Charitable Foundation announcing $210,000 in grants to support initiatives that promote...
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Housing Market – First home buyers well placed for 2025 – CoreLogic
Source: CoreLogic – Commentary from Kelvin Davidson, CoreLogic NZ Chief Property Economist In today’s Pulse, CoreLogic NZ’s Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson looks at the conditions facing first home buyers...
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New infrastructure research can aid disaster preparedness
Source: New Zealand Infrastructure Commission New research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga shows how insurance can help us to manage natural hazard risks and choose how to prepare...
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ChildFund – Back to school? Not without clean water
Source: ChildFund New Zealand ‘Back-to-school’ means something different in parts of the Pacific Children in remote areas of the Pacific, like the outer islands of Solomon Islands or Kiribati struggle to...
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Firearms and ammunition recovered in Levin
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police have recovered stolen firearms and a large amount of ammunition from a house in Foxton, thanks to two members of the public making...
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Monash University Malaysia Launches SEADS to Promote Online Safety
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 February 2025 – Monash University Malaysia marked a milestone with the launch of the Southeast Asia Research Centre...
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Government Of The Republic Of Botswana And De Beers Conclude Negotiations On Rough Diamond Sales Agreement
Source: Media Outreach Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining, marketing and retailing of diamonds. Together with its joint...
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Turnaround plan to get Kāinga Ora back on track
Source: New Zealand Government Kāinga Ora’s turnaround plan will refocus the agency on its core mission of building and managing government-owned social housing in a financially sustainable way, Housing Minister...
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Housing investment will deliver 400 affordable homes for whānau Māori
Source: New Zealand Government Whānau across the country will benefit from greater access to affordable homes thanks to accelerating $200 million Government investment in Māori housing, says Associate Housing Minister...
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Release: Still no commitment to build more public houses
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Despite being confronted every day with people in genuine need being stopped from accessing emergency housing – National still won’t commit to building more public...
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Government plan fails on growing public housing stock
Source: Green Party The Green Party says the Government is giving up on growing the country’s public housing stock, despite overwhelming evidence that we need more affordable houses to solve...
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Home consents up in Otago in 2024, down in all other regions – Stats NZ media and information release: Building consents issued: December 2024
Source: Statistics New Zealand Home consents up in Otago in 2024, down in all other regions – 4 February 2025 – There were 33,600 new homes consented in Aotearoa New...
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Local News – Porirua set to host another massive Waitangi Day event
Source: Porirua City Council You can expect another awesome Waitangi Day event in Porirua. Waitangi Day at Te Rauparaha Park on Thursday 6 February, runs from midday to 5pm and will...
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Most Aucklanders continue to rate their quality of life highly
Source: Auckland Council Auckland’s topline results for the 2024 Rangahau te Korou o te Ora / Quality of Life Survey have been released, showing 75 per cent of Aucklanders rate...
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Pocket art guide updated with 10 new artworks showcasing toi Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: Auckland Council The vibrant cityscape of Tāmaki Makaurau has seen a rise in the presence of Māori design and art in its urban environment in recent years, a result...
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Pacific – Fiji to enjoy real estate growth in 2025 driven by foreign investment, infrastructure developments and Google’s data centre plans
Source: Raine & Horne Leading real estate firm Raine & Horne Fiji predicts growth of 2-4% growth for residential markets such as Suva, Nadi and Lautoka in 2025. Highlights: The...
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Operation Waitangi well under way
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Operations for a memorable and safe Waitangi Day are well under way in Northland, with Police and partner agencies gathering for one of the...
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Operation Waitangi well underway
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Operations for a memorable and safe Waitangi Day are well underway in Northland, with Police and partner agencies gathering for one of the biggest...
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Successful Completion: The Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Project in Taiwan is now fully operational
Source: Media Outreach • Yunlin OWF fully operational and running at design capacity of 640 MW • Enough clean energy to power over 600,000 Taiwanese homes annually • Major step...
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Pōwhiri at Te Whare Rūnanga, Waitangi 2025
Source: New Zealand Governor General Mai i te kore, ki te pō, ki te ao marama, ko te ara o te tika, ko te ara o te pono tēnā e...
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Appointments – IHC welcomes new Chief Executive Andrew Crisp
Source: IHC IHC welcomed its new IHC Group Chief Executive Andrew Crisp at a pōwhiri in Wellington on Monday morning. More than 200 people gathered to welcome Andrew Crisp, who...
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Waitangi Day – “Envisioning a Te Tiriti-based future”: Waitangi Day hīkoi in Te Whanganui a Tara/Wellington
Source: Tiriti Action Group Pōneke This Waitangi Day, Tiriti Action Group Pōneke will stage a hīkoi from Pukeahu to Waitangi Park starting at 10am. The Hīkoi is in support of...
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Weather News – A sunny start before brief rain for the South Island – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 3 – Thursday 6 February – MetService is forecasting a mostly settled start to the week before a brief spell of rain moves over the...
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Living cost inflation continues downward trend
Source: New Zealand Government Average household living cost inflation has continued a downward trend, showing the steps the Government has taken are having an impact, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. ...