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New residence options to bolster workforce
Source: New Zealand Government More Kiwi businesses will soon be able to attract and retain the workforce they need, with the Government’s introduction of two new skilled migrant residence pathways....
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Trade Minister to promote NZ trade at ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting
Source: New Zealand Government Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay departs today for Kuala Lumpur to attend a series of high-level ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meetings. “This year marks the 50th...
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Police operation gets meth off Motueka streets
Source: New Zealand Police Tasman Police have arrested two people after finding a kilo-and-a-half of methamphetamine in their vehicle Members of the Tasman Organised Crime Unit stopped a rental vehicle...
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New Zealand needs to do better by the Phillips kids
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog It’s human nature to chat about other people but when those people are children I’d say we need to do better as a...
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Financial performance
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 3 September 2025 Last updated 3 September 2025 Print Share We collate the annual audited data on the financial performance of all public tertiary education...
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Education – Literacy Takes Centre Stage with Tukuoha Funds
Source: Tapuwae Roa Literacy emerged as a key theme in Tapuwae Roa’s latest Tukuoha funding round, with $60,000 awarded to nine kaupapa Māori aimed at strengthening whānau through financial, health, cultural,...
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Police continue to investigate Naenae death
Source: New Zealand Police Police continue to investigate the death of Albert Enoka in Naenae last year, despite a murder charge being withdrawn in the High Court at Wellington today....
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State Highway 1, Mata closed following crash
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are in attendance at a serious crash on State Highway 1, Mata this afternoon. Police were called to the two vehicle crash at about...
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Murder charge laid following Ōtara homicide
Source: New Zealand Police A 19-year-old has now been charged with murder following the death of a man in Ōtara last month. Police were called to Wymondley Road shortly before...
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Supercharging school infrastructure
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is accelerating $413 million of investment in school infrastructure to improve classrooms and provide a significant boost for builders and tradies across New Zealand immediately,...
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Business Confidence – It’s not all doom and gloom according to Business Canterbury survey
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury has today released its August Quarterly Canterbury Business Survey, which shows a business community remaining positive despite the ongoing wait for the light at the end...
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NZ Super Fund – NEW ZEALAND’S CLIMATE TRANSITION AN OPPORTUNITY WAITING TO BE SEIZED
Source: New Zealand Super Fund New Zealand has the chance to attract significant global investment into its climate transition – but only if it can create investible opportunities at scale,...
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Anchors up for New Zealand cruise season
Source: New Zealand Government Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston is welcoming a strong opening to New Zealand’s cruise season, thanks to joint government and industry efforts. “With the first...
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Joint Statement on Trustworthy Data Governance for AI
Source: Privacy Commissioner 22 Sept 2025, 09:00 New Zealand has joined with 18 other Data Protection Agencies to mark its support towards an extended global commitment to innovative and privacy-protecting...
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Advocacy – Understanding NZ’s role in space-based support for genocide – Peace Action Wellington
Source: Peace Action Wellington Join Peace Action Wellington for an important webinar exploring howRocket Lab in NZ is contributing space-based assistance to the IsraeliOccupation Forces (IOF). Speakers are: Palestine Solidarity...
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Weather News – Can’t decide what to do this school break? Neither can the weather! – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 22nd – Thursday 25th September – It’s set to be a weather rollercoaster of a first week of the school holidays this spring. A...
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Kiwi families face ‘ticking time bomb’ without funded heart drugs
Source: Kia Manawanui Trust | The Heart of Aotearoa New Zealand Thousands of Kiwi heart patients are missing out on a proven, life-saving heart medication because it is not publicly funded....
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Defence News – NZ Army Colonel who spent childhood in Papua New Guinea oversees 50th anniversary celebration
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Papua New Guinea (PNG) holds a special place in the heart of New Zealand Army Colonel Duncan George, who recently oversaw a successful Papua...
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Northland Regional Council news briefs – 22 September 2025
Source: Northland Regional Council TSUNAMI SIREN TESTING Northland’s six-monthly outdoor tsunami siren test will take place at 10am on Sunday, 28 September, marking the start of daylight saving. The recently upgraded...
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Announcements – Retirement Commissioner stepping down in 2026
Source: New Zealand Retirement Commission New Zealand’s Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson has advised the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs that she will conclude her second term in early 2026...
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Transport Sector – Common-sense prevails on Brooklyn Road safety scheme
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Membership Manager Lindsay Calvi-Freeman attended a meeting in late August with Council officers alongside the Greater Brooklyn Residents Association. Following that meeting, Council announced...
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Environment – Consent granted for SH1 expressway from Cambridge to Piarere – ERA
Source: Environmental Protection Authority An independent panel has granted resource consent and confirmed notices of requirement, subject to conditions, for long-term improvements to State Highway 1 from Cambridge to Piarere, Waikato....
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Education and Health – Southern Cross Nursing Scholarship Programme Launches at Whitireia and WelTec
Source: Whitireia and WelTec A new partnership between Whitireia and WelTec and the Southern Cross Health Trust is offering nursing ākonga (students) in the Wellington region unparalleled support during their studies...
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Environment – Samsung New Zealand to Host Free E-Waste Drive-Throughs, Tackling Growing Electronic Waste Challenge
Source: Samsung AUCKLAND, New Zealand – 22 September, 2025 – Samsung Electronics New Zealand is launching two free drive-through e-waste collection events this October to help Aucklanders easily and responsibly...
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Weather Tech – New AI-Ready supercomputer set to transform environmental forecasting in New Zealand
Source: HPE HPE Cray XD2000 system now powers Earth Sciences New Zealand’s industry-leading ‘Supercomputing System for Advanced Weather Forecasting and Research’, accelerating environmental science and forecasting. Auckland, New Zealand –...
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Advocacy – Recognition of Palestine: Symbolic but Insufficient – PFNZ
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The anticipated recognition of a Palestinian state by additional governments this week marks an important symbolic step. However, recognition alone will not bring meaningful...
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Return of domestic coal for back-up generation
Source: New Zealand Government Reintroducing domestically sourced coal as a back-up fuel for electricity generation during shortages is a pragmatic move that will bolster New Zealand’s energy resilience and the...