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Economic growth the focus of PM’s visit to Viet Nam
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Viet Nam next week, visiting both Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, accompanied by a delegation of senior...
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Changes to enable investment in build-to-rent housing passed into law
Source: New Zealand Government The coalition Government has passed legislation to support overseas investment in the Build-to-Rent housing sector, Associate Minister of Finance Chris Bishop says. “The Overseas Investment (Facilitating...
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Further night closures planned for SH1 between Johnsonville and Tawa for resurfacing works
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency People travelling on State Highway 1 between Johnsonville and Tawa need to prepare for night-time closures from this Sunday, 23 February for resurfacing works. While...
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UPDATE: SH1 blocked southbound at Dome Valley (now open)
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 20 February 2025 3:56 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi UPDATE: State Highway 1 Dome Valley has reopened southbound, following an earlier crash. Congestion...
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Release: Two Labour members’ bills drawn from ballot
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Bills by Labour MPs to remove rules around sale of alcohol on public holidays, and for Crown entities to adopt Māori names have been drawn...
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Access for everyone: how we manage bookable spaces
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council’s Director of Community Rachel Kelleher responds to concerns about the council’s approach to venue hire of our community meeting halls and shared spaces. It is...
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Three people taken into custody on Karangahape Road
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Three people have been arrested following a firearms incident in Herne Bay this afternoon. At around 1.30pm, information was received that a man was...
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SH3 Rukuhia rebuild is flying ahead
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency From Monday 24 February, both lanes of a short section of State Highway 3 (SH3) between Rukuhia Road and Narrows Road near Hamilton airport will...
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Release: Govt losing police faster than it can hire them
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government is falling even further behind its promised target of 500 new police officers, now with 72 fewer police officers than when National took...
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Release: Child poverty reduction must remain a priority
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The latest child poverty statistics show child poverty reduction must remain a priority for the Government. “Children should not be living in poverty, and the...
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Media crisis continues amid Government inaction – E tū
Source: Etu Union E tū, the union for journalists and media workers, is sounding the alarm over the confirmation of an additional 30 job losses at NZME’s newsroom, as the...
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Multi-sensory artwork Waimahara brings Auckland Pride Festival to a reflective close
Source: Auckland Council On Saturday 1 March the 2025 Auckland Pride Festival will conclude, completing the city’s month-long celebrations in a thoughtful, restful and reflective way. Hāmiora Bailey, Auckland Pride’s...
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Weather News – An end to the mugginess at last – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 20th – Sunday 23rd February – Muggy conditions finally come to an end as rain and fresh southwesterlies spread from the south. The rain...
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Appointments – New CEO for Grasslanz Technology Limited
Source: Grasslanz Technology Grasslanz Technology Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan Skiffington as its new Chief Executive Officer, starting on 3 March 2025. Megan’s appointment follows Dr...
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Northland News – Where’s wallaby? Free wild food treats back for field days
Source: Northland Regional Council Free ‘Tex-Mex wallaby quesadillas with parmesan mayonnaise’ will be on the menu at the Northland Regional Council (NRC) marquee at the upcoming Northland Field Days. About 40...
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ACT MP congratulates Labour MP for pro-freedom bill
Source: ACT Party Responding to the draw of the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide) Amendment Bill: “Finally, the House of Representatives will have a chance to...
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Static child poverty stats highlight need for urgent action
Source: Green Party This morning’s Stats NZ child poverty statistics should act as a wake-up call for the government: with no movement in child poverty rates since June 2023, it’s...
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Closures this Sunday on SH2 HB Expressway and SH50
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Crews will be carrying out routine maintenance overnight Sunday on a stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway. The stretch of road between Omahu...
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Stretch of SH1 southbound from Foxton temporarily closing for sealing work
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A stretch of State Highway 1 south of Foxton is closing to southbound traffic as the Levin to Foxton safety improvements project progresses. The southbound...
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Name release and appeal for information, Hastings homicide
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Inspector Martin James, Eastern District Investigations Manager: Police can now confirm the name of the man who died in Hastings...
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Child Poverty – “We can end child poverty”: Share My Super founder
Source: Share My Super Reducing child poverty substantially needs only half the current public spend on roads, says philanthropist Liz Greive, as new StatsNZ data shows the burden of poverty on...
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Child Poverty – Economic growth alone won’t help 156,600 Kiwi children who live in poverty – CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is urging the government to put child poverty back on the agenda after official data showed an increase of children...
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Child Poverty – Save the Children: Urgent investment needed in low-income families, particularly sole parent households – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Save the Children is calling on the Government to commit to investing in policies to lift more children and whānau out of poverty following the release of...
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Work-related health newsletter – February 2025
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 20 February 2025 Check out the latest guidance and resources, and a number of upcoming courses and conferences to help you ensure a healthy and safe...
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Action needed now, as child poverty grows
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Data released today by Statistics New Zealand showed the urgent problem facing Aotearoa New Zealand in tackling child poverty, said NZCTU Te Kauae...
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Most common registered family names in 2024
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden is pleased to announce the most common family names given to newborns in 2024. “For the seventh consecutive year, Singh is...
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New Police campaign welcomed
Source: New Zealand Government The new Police marketing campaign starting today, recreating the ‘He Ain’t Heavy’ ad from the 1990s, has been welcomed by Associate Police Minister Casey Costello. “This...