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The Free Palestine Party: the newest political party in Aotearoa
Source: Free Palestine Party Palestine Free from the River to the Sea The Free Palestine Party is now an official New Zealand list party and willbe on every ballot paper....
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Media opportunity, firefighters deploying to the USA
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand A contingent of 57 firefighters and incident management personnel departs this week for the United States of America to support the response to wildfires...
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Major deployment of firefighters heading to the US this week
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand A large contingent of firefighters will leave for the United States of America tomorrow (Tuesday) to support the response to wildfires in the north-west...
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Over 5,000 public servants at MSD the latest to hold stop-work meetings amid bargaining for better pay and service delivery – PSA
Source: PSA Over 5,000 public servants at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) are holding stop-work meetings across the country from 10am to 12pm tomorrow (Monday 10 August) over the Ministry’s...
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Universities – Hauraki Gulf’s ‘stunning’ marine life captured in new video footage and 3D models
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington 10 August 2026 Sponges and black corals are among the spectacular species filmed by researchers surveying the underwater depths of rocky reefs in...
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Property Market – Winter chill settles over cautious housing market – QV
Source: Quotable Value (QV) Winter has deepened the chill across Aotearoa’s subdued housing market, with average home values falling across most of the country. Our latest QV House Price Index...
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Sustainable Business Council and 123Carbon launch the Aotearoa-New Zealand registry to accelerate low carbon freight.
Source: Sustainable Business Council The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and 123Carbon, a Netherlands based platform specialising in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries, are launching a blockchain-based registry to support the introduction of...
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Solomon Islands – Ou’oumatawa Community in Small Malaita Constituency takes delivery of new CDF-funded truck
Source: Solomon Islands Government Ministry of Rural Development PRESS STATEMENT DATE: SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST, 2026 The people of Ou’oumatawa Community in Small Malaita Constituency (SMC) have boosted their emergency response...
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Palestine Forum of New Zealand Congratulates Free Palestine Party on Registration
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand (PFNZ) has congratulated the Free Palestine Party on its successful registration as a political party in Aotearoa New...
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International Rights Groups Raise Alarm Over Freedom of Religion and Expression in South Korea
Source: Human Rights Without Frontiers SEOUL, South Korea, 7 August 2026 — Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), together with CAP Liberté de Conscience (CAP LC), which has accredited ECOSOC status...
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Defence News – RNZAF Poseidon crew successfully find boat and six people overdue in Fiji
Source: New Zealand Defence Force 8 August 2026 A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew has found six people overdue in a small boat in Fijian waters,...
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Health and Employment – Nurse Maude workers strike again over low pay offer and removal of sick leave
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Nurse Maude care and support workers will strike again on Monday 10 August, after their employer failed to come back with...
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Siltrax Fuel Cell Stack Secures TÜV Certification, Accelerating Global Deployment
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Siltrax, a leader in high-performance electrochemical innovation, has announced a definitive commercial milestone: the G-100 Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel...
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The $42 Trillion AI Economy: How AI Reshaped the S&P 500
Source: BestBrokers.com Paul HoffmanJuly 16, 2026Updated July 21, 2026 Artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a niche investment theme centred on a handful of technology giants into the defining force...
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Economy – Shock US jobs report ends the case for a September hike: deVere CEO
Source: deVere Group August 7 2026 A shock US jobs report has all but ended the case for a September rate hike, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s...
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Flicket wins Exporter of the Year at ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards
Source: Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) Flicket, a provider of digital ticketing, booking and visitor management software, has won the ASB Bay of Plenty Exporter of the Year Award at...
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Fire and Emergency received calls for 18 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 18 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Friday 7 August, the fifty-second time the New...
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Economy – RBNZ leadership continues regional engagement to hear first-hand economic perspectives in Nelson-Tasman
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 7 August 2026 Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Dr Anna Breman, Board Member Jeremy Banks, External Monetary Policy Committee Member Carl Hansen,...
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Guardians of NZ Super appoints Alex Bacchus as Head of Asset Allocation
Source: Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation 7 August 2026 The Guardians of NZ Superannuation, manager of the $94 billion NZ Super Fund, has appointed long-serving investment leader Alex Bacchus Head...
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New Zealand Defence Force takes over leadership of Pacific Response Group
Source: New Zealand Defence Force 7 August 2026 The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has formally assumed the hosting and leadership of the Pacific Response Group (PRG) from the Australian...
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Arts Award Applications – NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2026
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Applications are OPEN An award supporting writers of new fiction – $5,000 The New Zealand Society...
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Tourism – ZIPTREK STRENGTHENS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT THROUGH LOVE QUEENSTOWN PARTNERSHIP
Source: Love Queenstown Queenstown Lakes, New Zealand (7 August 2026) – Queenstown tourism operator Ziptrek Ecotours has become a Love Queenstown Impact Partner, strengthening its support for local climate, conservation...
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Northland News – Northland Mill closes early, workers to be paid out in full
Source: Workers First Union Juken NZ has confirmed the Northland Mill will close permanently today – Friday, 7 August – two weeks earlier than the previously planned closure date of...
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Govt & govt agencies’ approach to OIA comes under greater scrutiny by Ombudsman in lead-up to election
Source: Office of the Ombudsman Compliance with the Official Information Act by Government Ministers and agencies is set to come under closer scrutiny by the Ombudsman as New Zealand’s General...
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Time to clean up the dirty flood of secret money into political parties – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa The flood of secret money flowing into political parties shows the urgent need to clean up the electoral finance rules if we are to avoid a US-style...
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Human Rights Commission calls for human rights-centred approach to AI and digital technologies
Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Aotearoa New Zealand can be a society where digital technologies support dignity, equality, and participation for all. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes...
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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....