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Banking – ASB makes changes to home loan and term deposit rates
Source: ASB 6 August 2026 ASB has today increased its fixed home loan rates by between 10-26 bps on its 6-month to three-year terms and has increased term deposit rates...
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Consumer NZ – Power bills overtake housing as New Zealanders’ second-biggest financial concern
Source: Consumer NZ 6 August 2026 New Zealanders are now more likely to name power bills as a financial concern than mortgage or rent payments, putting power costs second only...
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Ebola Response Update – August 5, 2026
Source: U.S. Department of State Media Note Office of the Spokesperson August 5, 2026 The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Drug Foundation supports focus on early intervention in new govt strategy
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation Te Puna Whakaiti Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri 6 August 2026 The NZ Drug Foundation is pleased to see a focus on early intervention to reduce drug...
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Lifestyle – A First-of-its-kind White Paper Outlining Practical Reforms To Improve Health & Reduce Costs using Physical Activity
Source: Exercise New Zealand 5 August 2026 “We already know physical inactivity is costing our country billions of dollars every year and placing enormous pressure on our health system.” “The...
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Kaitorete Must Not Become a Launchpad for War
Source: Dr Alvina Edwards and Wiki Martin Kaitorete Spit is ancestral whenua. It carries the whakapapa of Wairewa and Taumutu, the footprints of our tūpuna, and a responsibility we hold...
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China: Activist arrested over photo of Dalai Lama in Tibet must be immediately released – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International 5 August 2026 Responding to the arrest of a Han Chinese man in Lhasa, Tibet – the human rights activist Zhang Yi – Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional...
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Every day lost allows the virus to stay one step ahead and more lives to be needlessly lost
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières MSF Statement on the occasion of the high-level visit to DRC of Dr Tedros Abhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. Geneva – 6 August 2026 “Two and a...
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KOF Business Tendency Surveys for July: business situation improving across the board
Source: KOF Swiss Economic Institute Zurich, 08/05/2026, 9 AM The KOF Business Situation Indicator for the Swiss private sector, which is calculated from the KOF Business Tendency Surveys, rose in...
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Investment Sector – The 2026 Billionaire Wealth Race: Who Is Getting Richer the Fastest
Source: BestBrokers.com Paul HoffmanAugust 4, 2026 The world’s billionaires continue to accumulate wealth on an extraordinary scale, with many of the world’s richest individuals seeing their fortunes grow by hundreds...
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Businesses holding back on hiring as labour market weakens – EMA
Source: Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) says today’s increase in unemployment reflects the cautious approach many businesses have adopted as they navigate a challenging...
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Earth Sciences Climate News – Warm and wet for the South Island, dry for the North Island
Source: Earth Sciences New Zealand July 2026 – Issued: 4 August 2026 July 2026 summary Category Summary Temperature Temperatures were above average (0.51-1.20°C above average) or well above average (>1.20°C above...
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First Responders – Six-person team to assist with wildfire response in Canada
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is deploying six incident management specialists to Canada this week to support the country’s response to extensive wildfires. The...
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Government Cuts – Not if, but when: Staff fear violence at MSD offices with proposed reduction of security
Source: Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Public Service Association The PSA is criticising a new proposal handed down by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) to cut security personnel at...
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Crypto Economy – Stablecoins just went mainstream, and most investors haven’t priced it in
Source: deVere Group August 4 2026 Stablecoins just moved to a core financial infrastructure, and most investors haven’t caught up, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent...
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Universities – How an ‘explosion of excrement’ changed Earth’s ecosystems forever – Flinders
Source: Flinders University An international study led by Flinders University has found a fertile area of inspiration to explain an important step in evolution – and it’s a whole lot...
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Economy – Wildfire bonds: the new asset class hiding in plain sight – deVere Group
Source: deVere Group August 4 2026 Wildfire catastrophe bonds are moving well beyond their insurance origins to become a genuine new asset class for investors’ portfolios, affirms the CEO of...
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BOI at 60: Building an Investment Foundation, Powering a Sustainable New Economy
Source: Media Outreach BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 August 2026 – For six decades, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has been a central architect of Thailand’s...
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Human Rights Commission opposes Move-on Orders Bill, warns it will punish poverty, not address causes of harm
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Last updated: 03 July 2026 Commission calls for withdrawal of the Move-on Orders Bill, warning it risks criminalising those with greatest need....
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Pay equity settlement for social workers delivers more than just bigger pay packets
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Last updated: 13 July 2026 New study finds pay equity settlement prior to Government changes boosted worker earnings and outcomes, reduced benefits....
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New podcast marks 40 years since the passing of Homosexual Law Reform Act
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Last updated: 08 July 2026 Rights & Realities: Remembering 1986 draws on first-hand accounts of the 1985-86 campaign that changed New Zealand...
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Human Rights Commission warns against changes to Treaty clauses
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Last updated: 29 July 2026 Commission opposes review that seeks to repeal or dilute Treaty references in legislation. “At its heart, this...
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Greenpeace Statement – Government poised to ram through reckless demolition of environmental protections
Source: Greenpeace Parliament is set to vote today on what Greenpeace says is the most reckless demolition of environmental protections in a generation. The Coalition Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA)...
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Tech – D-Link A/NZ expands Industrial Switch Range to power the next generation of smart infrastructure
Source: D-Link ANZ SYDNEY, 4 August 2026 – D-Link ANZ has unveiled its expanded Industrial Switch Range, delivering enterprise-grade networking solutions purpose-built for Australia’s and New Zealand’s harshest operational environments....
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Tech and Security – Gen Launches the Fearless Planet Index
Source: Gen Digital Inc. New Cyber Safety intelligence hub gives Kiwis a live, daily view of the scams and cyber threats shaping online life in NZ and around the world...
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Pain, stress and phones: new data reveals what New Zealanders are buying spa pools to escape
Source: Hot Spring Spas New Zealand Customer research from Hot Spring Spas, just voted New Zealand’s most trusted spa pool and sauna brand by Readers Digest, shows wellness has overtaken...
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Thailand – Canada Pilot Carbon Capture in Cement Industry to Advance Net Zero 2050
Source: Media Outreach BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 August 2026 – Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) is advancing Thailand–Canada collaboration by piloting carbon capture technology in the...