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AM Edition: Top 10 Politics Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for August 7, 2026 – Full Text
AM Edition: Here are the top 10 politics articles on LiveNews.co.nz for August 7, 2026 - Full Text
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deVere Group: the AI trade is fracturing fast and what to do now
Source: deVere Group AI investors should follow three priorities for the rest of 2026, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, as sharp swings...
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Mortgage lending trends: 10 things to know right now – Cotality
Source: Cotality NZ Thursday 6 August 2026 Interest rates, credit rules, and shifting buyer behaviour are inextricably entwined with the health of the housing market. In line with the recent...
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GlobalData – RBI’s deliberate hold at 5.25% anchors growth amid US tariff and oil risks, says GlobalData
Source: GlobalData 6 August 2026 Following the Reserve Bank of India’s decision on 05 August 2026 to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a neutral stance; Jaison Davis,...
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RSA – Government urged to better fund NZDF personnel
Source: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association 6 August 2026 The Royal New Zealand RSA is calling on the Government to provide greater, sustained funding for New Zealand Defence...
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Employment and Health – NZ’s ‘lowest-paid’ community nurses strike
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Dozens of NZNO’s Total Care Health North Island members will hold a full withdrawal of labour strike on Friday 7 August from 8.30am to 4.30pm....
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Local News – Porirua supports regional amalgamation proposal
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua City Council today voted to submit an amalgamation proposal based on a single unitary council, supported by strong community councils, but said a referendum should...
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Federated Farmers – New industry-led school subjects hit the mark for farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says today’s announcement of new industry-led secondary school subjects is a major win for New Zealand’s future farming workforce. “Farming is so important for New...
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Local News – Five candidates confirmed for Porirua’s Onepoto General Ward By-election
Source: Porirua City Council Nominations for Porirua City Council’s Onepoto General Ward closed at midday today with a by-election to be held in October. Five candidates have put themselves forward...
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BusinessNZ – Small business relief welcome – but tax and threshold neglect is the real story
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ has welcomed elements of Labour’s Small Business Action Plan – A Fair Go, saying several measures reflect long-standing BusinessNZ positions, and says today’s announcement should prompt a...
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Govt’s pay equity defence ‘cynical and opportunistic’, unions tell High Court as landmark hearing concludes
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi A three-day High Court hearing on the Government’s scrapping of pay equity for more than 150,000 New Zealand women has concluded...
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EMA welcomes new industry-led school subjects as major step forward for New Zealand’s future workforce
Source: Employers and Manufacturers Association The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) has welcomed the government’s announcement of nine new industry-led secondary school subjects, saying the move will help better connect...
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Local News – Time extension granted for proposed tourist venture – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council Porirua City Council has agreed to extend the agreement to lease of Rangituhi which will allow the developer of a proposed tourism venture for the city...
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Appeal for witnesses, Kauri fatal crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to make enquiries following a fatal crash in Kauri earlier this week. The crash occurred on State Highway 1 just before 8.30pm on...
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Ngāti Rangi and DOC call for caution in protection of kiwi
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 06 August 2026 Source: Joint media release Ngāti Rangi and DOC The kiwi, a juvenile about 7–9 months old, ran across the track at Lakes Reserve...
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New Zealand to welcome Viet Nam President
Source: New Zealand Government Viet Nam’s President and Party General Secretary, His Excellency To Lam, will make a State visit to New Zealand next week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today....
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Enhanced citizens’ arrest powers pass into law
Source: New Zealand Government Businesses are about to have enhanced powers to detain and arrest those stealing from them with the Crimes Act Amendment Bill passing its final reading in...
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First CT scanner for Kaitaia Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government People in the Mid and Far North will soon have access to CT scanning closer to home, with a new scanner set to be installed at...
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New urgent care service for Rolleston
Source: New Zealand Government A new urgent and after-hours service will open at Toka Hāpai Selwyn Health Hub this Saturday, easing pressure on Christchurch Hospital’s emergency department and giving people...
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Leopard seal snooze delights Tauranga
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 06 August 2026 Usually living around the Antarctic pack ice, leopard seals are occasional visitors to New Zealand shores during autumn and winter. After being...
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Crash causing delays Dinsdale, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Police were called to a crash involving a car and mobility scooter in Dinsdale, Hamilton at approximately 1.10pm. The crash occurred at the roundabout intersection at...
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International investment in New Zealand nature
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 06 August 2026 The kākāpō and the Chatham Island tāiko were named in the newly-launched Phoenix Species Project, the single largest philanthropic initiative dedicated to...
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Speech to the Law Association
Source: New Zealand Government Thank you for the invitation to come and speak to the Law Association. I’ve just come from announcing the opening date for the City Rail Link...
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BOP Police put the brakes on dirt bike
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Senior Sergeant Deirdre Lack Bay of Plenty Police have impounded another dirt bike as part of an ongoing enforcement operation to target illegal and...
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Prioritisation activity in the June quarter
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac’s Prioritisation Update provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that we’ve assessed for funding. Proactively releasing this information is part of our...
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Police acknowledge sentencing in Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Superintendent Scott Gemmell, Waikato District Commander: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Brian Denys McFarlane, a 56-year-old man, sentenced to 9 years and...
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Operation targets meth linked to Mongols
Source: New Zealand Police A five month-long Police operation has disrupted a methamphetamine importation ring, and in process shut down the North Island pad for the Mongols gang. Five people...