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Banking and Finance – ASB makes changes to home loan and term deposit rates
Source: ASB ASB has today reduced its fixed home loan rates by up to 30bps on 3-5 year terms, and increased its 6-month and 18-month terms by 20 and 14...
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China: New ‘ethnic unity’ law set to entrench assimilation of minority groups – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Ahead of China’s new Ethnic Unity Law coming into force on 1 July, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Chinese authorities have human rights obligations...
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Tourism – Queenstown and Wānaka shine in inaugural MICHELIN Guide awards
Source: DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN & LAKE WĀNAKA TOURISM Queenstown & Wānaka New Zealand (1 July 2026) Queenstown and Wānaka have taken another step onto the global culinary stage, with local restaurants...
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Health Sector – ‘Our kids deserve better’ than current school lunches, says HCA
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa A report from the Auditor General adds ballast to Health Coalition Aotearoa’s call for a properly resourced and permanently funded, through Vote Education, free school lunch programme....
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PSA statement on death at Waikato Hospital ED
Source: PSA No-one should be waiting nine hours or even longer at any Emergency Department in this country, the PSA says in the wake of reports of a person dying at...
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Environment – The next government must restart action on plastic pollution – Zero Waste Aotearoa
Source: Zero Waste Aotearoa Plastic Free July begins with an urgent call to put plastic pollution back on the political agenda. Plastic Free July is a worldwide campaign to reduce...
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Transport industry award winners honoured at Parliament
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Seven exceptional contributions to Aotearoa’s road freight sector were honoured at Transporting Zealand’s industry awards ceremony in the capital on Friday night. An independent...
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Energy Sector – Gas backed: LNG and biomethane get big tick from public
Source: GasNZ Over half of New Zealanders support importing LNG to New Zealand, and 75 percent support using biomethane to gradually replace natural gas, according to a Talbot Mills survey...
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Rally at Parliament tomorrow calling for urgent funding for sexual violence prevention – PSA
Source: PSA A rally will take place at Parliament tomorrow to hand over an open letter urging the Government to stop the closure of specialist sexual violence prevention organisation RespectEd Aotearoa. (ref. https://www.together.org.nz/fundsexualviolenceprevention )...
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Health Professionals – Health NZ offer of “haphazard service” not good enough
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists A “haphazard service” is all Health New Zealand can promise patients with chronic bowel conditions in Palmerston North, where the gastroenterology service has collapsed. The...
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Opinion: Time To Pull Plug On Power-Hungry AI Data Centres – CAFCA
Source: Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) – Murray Horton. The Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) is warning that a planned AI data centre in Southland would...
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CG Capital, the Leader in Branded Residences in Thailand, Marks Milestone Success for InterContinental Residences Bangkok Asoke Amid Global Economic Uncertainty
Source: Media Outreach BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 June 2026 – CG Capital Advisory Limited (CG Capital), Thailand’s leading investment manager from Central Group specializing in real...
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Tech Security – Norton’s Scam-Free Winter Forecast
Source: Botica Butler Raudon Partners for Norton From AI crypto cons to fake holiday bookings, Norton reveals the scams catching out Kiwis, plus advice to stay ahead of the scammers...
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Local News – Porirua by-election set down for 16 October
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua City Council will hold a by-election to fill the seat left vacant after the sudden death of Councillor Mike Duncan. Councillor Duncan was one of five...
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Economy – Treasury welcomes independent Performance Improvement Review
Source: The Treasury The Public Service Commission today released an independent Performance Improvement Review (PIR) of the Treasury, commissioned by Secretary to the Treasury, Iain Rennie. “I welcome the PIR and...
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Kiwi Skincare Start-Up Eyes Multi-Million Dollar Export Expansion After Viral US Review
Source: Impact PR for Healthy Skin Lab A New Zealand skincare start-up is set for a multi-million dollar export expansion after one of its products was named the “holy grail”...
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Education – Whitireia Foundation Scholarships empower ākonga to give back
Source: Whitireia and WelTec For first-year Bachelor of Social Work ākonga Loianna Iasona, study is about more than gaining a qualification – it’s about giving back to her community. Originally from...
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Economy – Recovery delayed, but not derailed – says Kiwibank Economists
Source: Kiwibank In December, Kiwibank economists forecast a robust recovery for New Zealand in 2026. Since then, heightened global tension and the resulting oil price shock have seen the outlook...
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World’s First Commercial Multimodal LLM for Cultural Tourism Enters Broad Application
Source: Media Outreach XI’AN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 June 2026 – The world’s first commercial multimodal large language model (LLM) for cultural tourism, called BoGuan, has entered...
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Venezuela Earthquakes: “Fear, stress, and overwhelming sadness are everywhere” as children pulled from rubble with tens of thousands still missing
Source: Save the Children Children in Venezuela are living on the streets and in informal tented camps, underscoring the urgent need for support, as rescue teams work round the clock to...
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Politics – Federated Farmers backs National’s plan to slash solar red tape
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says the National Party’s commitment to make small-scale solar projects a permitted activity is exactly the commonsense farmers need. National says, if re-elected to Government in...
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Politics – Federated Farmers backs commonsense conservation reform
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling for the Government to be bold and continue with plans to modernise New Zealand’s outdated, clunky and overly complicated conservation laws. “These reforms are...
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Environment – Rotorua company fined for illegally releasing synthetic greenhouse gases
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) welcomes the recent fines for a Rotorua-based company and one of its employees for illegally releasing a synthetic greenhouse gas. On 25...
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Gumboot Friday records busiest month of 2026 so far, supporting 2,213 young Kiwis in May
Source: Gumboot Friday In May 2026, 2,213 young people aged 5-25 accessed free counselling through Gumboot Friday – the highest monthly total recorded so far this year – with 3,578...
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Media Sector – Gambling in New Zealand needs responsible advertising – Global TV Experts
Source: Global TV Experts Auckland, 29 June, 2026 – Global TV Experts, a specialist iGaming television advertising agency, has launched GTE Pacific after securing access to nationwide television advertising inventory...
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Events – World’s highest lift-and-descent ride opens at Auckland’s Sky Tower
Source: AJ HACKETT BUNGY NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand (AJHBNZ) has today launched SkyRide at Auckland’s Sky Tower – the world’s highest lift-and-descent ride. Designed to be...
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Awards – Hamilton-based Optiplumb Ltd Wins New Zealand’s Top Plumbing Award
Source: Master Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Just five years after starting out as a one-man band based in a home garage, Optiplumb Ltd has been named the 2026 New Zealand Master...