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Awards – Primary Industries Award winners announced
Source: Federated Farmers A pioneer of rural radio, a titan of the dairy industry, and some of New Zealand’s most influential leaders are among the winners of this year’s Primary Industries...
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Federated Farmers welcome Jones’ backing of Waikato farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is welcoming comments from New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones today expressing deep concern about the impact Waikato Region Plan Change 1 could have on...
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Federated Farmers – Fresh hope for Waikato farmers caught by Plan Change 1
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is welcoming news the Government will consider options to prevent Waikato farmers being hit by rules developed under an old planning system. Speaking at the Primary...
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Consumer NZ – More than 41,000 people call for fair repayment for retirement village residents
Source: Consumer NZ Today, Consumer NZ presented its fair repayment petition to Labour’s spokesperson for seniors, Ingrid Leary. The petition calls for a law change so residents who leave a...
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University of Auckland rural medical programme expands to Taupō in 2027
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The University of Auckland’s Rural Medical Immersion Programme (RMIP) will expand to Taupō in 2027, creating new opportunities for medical students to train in rural...
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Kiwi Distillery Eyes Global Expansion After Whey-Based Gin Judged World-Leading
Source: Impact PR for Clarity Distilling Company A Tauranga craft distillery is set for global expansion after its whey-based gin was judged the highest-rated gin at one of the world’s...
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Banking Sector – The Co-operative Bank hits $25m milestone in customer profit-sharing
Source: The Co-operative Bank The Co-operative Bank has returned $25 million to its customers since introducing profit-sharing in 2013, reaching the milestone with this year’s rebate, paid today. New Zealanders are...
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Education Trends – ERO finds the number of students leaving mainstream schooling is rapidly increasing; calls for urgent reform
Source: Education Review Office The Education Review Office (ERO) has found that the number of students leaving mainstream schooling to learn in alternative settings has doubled over the past last decade....
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Ombudsman survey participants raise job losses, bullying and harassment after blowing the whistle on serious wrongdoing at work
Source: Office of the Ombudsman New research released on World Whistleblower Day shows that around a third of people who blew the whistle on serious wrongdoing at their workplace last year,...
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Kaupapa Māori parenting programme strengthens kaimahi practice
Source: Rata Foundation A kaupapa grounded in the parenting traditions of tūpuna Māori is equipping kaimahi with the skills and resources to better support whānau through mātauranga Māori. Ngākau Aroha for...
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FRESH INVESTMENT IN LOCAL TECH SECTOR FOR NZ SUPER FUND
Source: New Zealand Super Fund The decade-long partnership between the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and leading local technology investor Movac continues, with the Super Fund committing $35 million to Movac’s...
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Academy of NZ Lit responds to The Guardian Top 100
Source: Academy of New Zealand Literature A reply to the Guardian’s “best ever”: the Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100 22 June 2026 – The Academy of New Zealand Literature has compiled the...
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Events – Wildlife Photographer of the Year opens Sunday 28 June at Auckland Museum
Source: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum World-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year opens at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum this Sunday, bringing 100 extraordinary nature...
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Freshwater physical habitat: Data to 2024 – Stats NZ indicator
Source: Statistics New Zealand Freshwater physical habitat: Data to 2024 – indicator 22 June 2026 Freshwater physical habitat is a fundamental indicator of the condition of Aotearoa New Zealand’s river...
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Policy – Green’s tax policy will help level playing field for ordinary Kiwis, local businesses – Better Taxes
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future The Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign welcomes the Green Party’s tax policy announcements released earlier today is an important step towards...
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University Research – Groundbreaking study on zinc for autism – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) What if a zinc supplement could help reduce the severity of autism symptoms? A world-first study is underway at the University of Auckland, testing the...
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Federated Farmers – Plan Change 1 threatens Waikato farming future
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling on the Government to urgently press pause on a controversial Waikato plan change until the dust has settled on major national policy reforms. “This...
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Meat leads rise in exports in May – Overseas merchandise trade: May 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Meat leads rise in exports in May – news story 19 June 2026 New Zealand’s total exports were valued at $8.9 billion in May 2026, up $1.4...
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Defence News – RNZAF Poseidon crew spots fisherman missing for a week in Cook Islands
Source: New Zealand Defence Force A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew has found a solo fisherman missing for a week in the northern Cook Islands. ...
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World Refugee Day: Almost 2 million children estimated to have returned to “unliveable conditions” in Syria in 18 months
Source: Save the Children Almost 2 million children have returned to their hometowns in Syria in the past 18 months – the largest voluntary movement of returnees globally – but many...
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New Emergency Mobile Alert map “another step forward” – NEMA
Source: National Emergency Management Agency A new map will allow anyone in New Zealand to see any live Emergency Mobile Alerts, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says. Hosted on GetReady.govt.nz, the...
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Health – Historic vote backs historic change for general practice funding
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) says today’s overwhelming vote by contracted primary care providers in favour of a new Government funding package marks...
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Northland News – Total Mobility Scheme changes – Supporting our communities through change
Source: Northland Regional Council Residents in Whangārei and the Far North who use the Total Mobility (TM) scheme need to be aware that there are changes coming to the service. The...
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Awards – Two wins at Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards
Source: Northland Regional Council A project to relocate the heart of flood-prone Whirinaki and a manager acknowledged for outstanding leadership and commitment to strengthening iwi and hapū partnerships in local government...
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Ministerial Overreach – Minister guts Nursing Council board with no focus on patient safety – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Minister of Health Simeon Brown has gutted the Nursing Council in a ministerial overreach which fails to focus on patient safety and gets ahead of his...
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Research – Global clinical trial reveals safest, most effective antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections
Source: Aotearoa Clinical Trials Aotearoa New Zealand researchers and clinicians have contributed to a major international clinical trial that is set to change how Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections are treated worldwide....
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Health – ProCare supports next generation of Māori and Pacific doctors in general practice
Source: ProCare Outstanding Māori and Pacific medical students have been recognised through ProCare’s scholarship programme for achieving top marks in the GP pathway of Auckland University’s Bachelor of Medicine and...