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Economy – RBNZ explores issues facing New Zealand’s payments system
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 18 August 2026 We are seeking feedback on the issues we have identified with ourpayments system, and the proposed areas of work needed to...
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Health – Attack on Nursing Council’s cultural safety work condemned – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Government’s gutting of the Nursing Council has been condemned by the largest gathering of Māori nurses, kaimahi, kaiāwhina and tauira (students) in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
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Aged care report moves beyond diagnosis towards solutions
Source: Aged Care Association The Aged Care Association has welcomed the release of A place to grow old: Securing the future of aged care and thanked the Government and the Ministerial...
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Rotokākahi Board of Control – High Court finds Rotorua Lakes Council acted unlawfully — twice
Source: Rotokākahi Board of Control 14 August 2026 The High Court has found that Rotorua Lakes Council broke the law in theway it pushed ahead with the Tarawera sewerage scheme...
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Peace Activists to Disrupt 2026 National Aerospace Summit
Source: Peace Action Ōtautahi 17/08/2026 Activist group Peace Action Ōtautahi (PAŌ) is anticipating significant protest action at the National Aerospace Summit, held at Te Pae Convention Centre, Christchurch, on October...
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INDONESIA: Over 8,000 children face disruptions to education following deadly earthquake – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children More than 8,000 children in Indonesia’s southernmost province of East Nusa Tenggara are facing safety risks and disruptions to their education after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake...
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WORLD VISION RESPONDS TO INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE AS FEARS RISE FOR CHILDREN
Source: World Vision World Vision has launched an emergency response following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Flores Island over the weekend. At least 50...
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IHC – People with intellectual disabilities have untapped employment potential
Source: IHC New Zealand Research by IHC shows that New Zealanders with intellectual disabilities want to work and can work but are shut out of employment opportunities. A new report,...
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Northland Regional Council media brief 17/08/26
Source: Northland Regional Council PUBLIC TRANSPORT COST EFFICIENCY AWARD 2025/2026 Northland Regional Council’s (NRC) transport team has been recognised with the national Public Transport Cost Efficiency Award for 2025/26. Of...
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University Research – Freediving research reaches new depths – UoA
Source: Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026University of Auckland researchers have conducted what may be the world’s deepest physiological study of freedivers, helping explain blackouts and...
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Burnett Foundation Aotearoa calls on all parties to commit to zero local HIV transmissions
Source: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Burnett Foundation Aotearoa today called on all political parties to commit to the goal of zero local HIV transmissions by 2030. “With numbers tracking downwards in...
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World Vision – Aid workers pay the price as drone warfare reshapes conflict
Source: World Vision New Zealand This World Humanitarian Day, World Vision warns that the growing use of drones in conflicts is threatening children’s survival, humanitarian access, and aid workers’ lives....
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Quality of care and the rights of older people must be at the centre of aged care system reform
Source: Health and Disability Commissioner Safety and quality of care for older people must be at the centre of any reform of New Zealand’s aged care system, Aged Care Commissioner...
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Aged care report step in right direction, but reform must fix pay equity for care workers
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Today’s Ministerial Advisory Group report on aged care will only deliver the system older New Zealanders need if it comes with...
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Tech – The Skills That Survive America’s Job Market Turbulence: What Nearly a Million U.S. Job Postings Tell Us About Tech Tools Demand
Source: Oxylabs Researchers have found that cloud platforms and baseline infrastructure tools drive employer demand across more than 850,000 listings. Vilnius, Lithuania, August 14, 2026. – The U.S. labor market...
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Greenpeace – Thousands of NZers demand ‘hands off conservation land’ in nationwide day of action.
Source: Greenpeace Thousands of people across Aotearoa have taken part in a nationwide day of action today, calling on the Coalition Government to keep its hands off public conservation land...
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PSA STATEMENT – ACT wants public service to be a bad employer, exposing the real agenda behind its ‘reset’
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi ACT coming after requirements for the public service to be a good employer says everything about the party’s real agenda, putting...
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Firefighters working to extinguish fire at Botany Downs
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in an air-conditioning unit on the roof of a three-story building attached to the shopping mall at...
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Botany Downs fire – final update
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand An investigation is underway into the origin and cause of this morning’s building fire at Botany Downs. The fire was extinguished shortly before midday....
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Healthline has been here for the people of Aotearoa every winter for over 25 years and Healthline is here for the people of Aotearoa this winter
Source: Whakarongorau Aotearoa Free 24/7 advice from Healthline nurses and paramedics can help people get the right care, faster As winter pressure builds across the health system, Healthline is reminding...
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Federated Farmers – National’s plan tackles two big headaches for farmers
Source: Federated Farmers National’s plan to introduce national standards for river gravel extraction and on-farm quarries will cut costs, delays and uncertainty for farmers, Federated Farmers says. Colin Hurst, Federated...
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PSNA – New Russia sanctions expose double standard towards Israel
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa 14 August 2026 PSNA is urging the government to ‘even-up’ its foreign policy going into theNovember election. PSNA is responding to Foreign Minister, Winston Peters’,...
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Guardians publishes updated Sustainable Investment policy documents
Source: Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of the $94 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has published an updated set of Sustainable Investment policy...
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Economy – Reserve Bank maintains Loan-to-Value Ratio (LVR) settings
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua 14 August 2026 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has decided to...
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Analysis – Record earnings are masking the market’s biggest risk – deVere Group
Source: deVere Group August 13 2026 Claims this week that this is the strongest corporate earnings environment in history, with barely a case for caution, are being directly challenged by...
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NAKIMUSHI, a Japanese townhouse restaurant, opens Monday, 7th of September 2026 in Notting Hill
Source: NAKIMUSHI August 2026 – NAKIMUSHI, the new Japanese townhouse restaurant from the team behind Michelin-starred Dorian, EEL Sushi, Supermarket of Dreams and the Notting Hill Fish+Meat Shop, will officially...
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Small Malaita constituency lauds PRC’s continued support for community development, receives SBD100,000 grant assistance
Source: Solomon Islands Government Ministry of Rural Development DATE: THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST, 2026 The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) is one of the 24 ministries within the Solomon Islands Government...