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Asia NZ Foundation Chair and Board appointments
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced a new Chair and trustees for the Asia New Zealand Foundation. Hone McGregor has been appointed as Chair, and Frances...
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Modern Slavery bill passes first reading under new Parliament rule
Source: Radio New Zealand The bill was championed by between National’s Greg Fleming and Labour’s Camilla Belich. Samuel Rillstone / RNZ A bill tackling modern slavery has passed its first...
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New Zealand and Australia collaborate on fuel, fertiliser pressures with agriculture, aviation
Source: Radio New Zealand A farmer with a farm fuel tank. SUPPLIED/LEVNO Australasian bosses across agriculture, aviation and freight sectors are in the ear of their government officials in dealing...
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Transparency vital to possible revival of sheep farmers’ wool levy, Federated Farmers says
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied New Zealand’s wool industry is looking to spin a sustainable future backed by farming from its farmers and industry. Wool-producing farmers paid a wool levy...
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Greens defend Māngere candidate Michel Mulipola for past social media posts
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party candidate for Māngere Michel Mulipola. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ The Greens are defending their candidate for Māngere, saying now he has been selected he...
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Ultra-marathon swimmer Jono Ridler delivers petition to ban bottom trawling to Parliament
Source: Radio New Zealand National MP Grant McCallum accepts a petition from ultra-marathon swimmer Jono Ridler to ban bottom trawling. Giles Dexter Ultra-marathon swimmer Jono Ridler has handed his bottom...
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Mike Hosking says TVNZ ‘threatened to sue us’ over Maiki Sherman story
Source: Radio New Zealand TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman. Aotearoa Media Collective Mike Hosking says TVNZ threatened legal action against NZME if it was to publish a story about its...
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Investments – NZ Super Fund well positioned in volatile markets
Source: New Zealand Superannuation Fund STAKEHOLDER UPDATE APRIL 2026 – NZ Super Fund well positioned in volatile markets. The NZ Super Fund is well positioned in the current volatile market...
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Health Provision Failures – Heartbreaking tragedies were avoidable – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Analysis by a media outlet, published today, finding health care staff shortages were contributing factors in the deaths of 11 babies is a national and avoidable...
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Middle East: World leaders must centre protection of civilians and agree an enduring and sustainable ceasefire – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand The fragile, temporary ceasefires, between the United States and Iran, and between Israel and Lebanon, must be replaced by an enduring, sustained, and comprehensive...
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Gas gaps and supply strain as security pressures intensify – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ New insights from the World Energy Council show New Zealand’s energy sector is entering a more complex and constrained phase, with supply and demand now emerging as the country’s...
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Politics – National MP’s tone-deaf attack on workers exposes who this Govt really serves – PSA
Source: PSA A National MP has used tax cuts from 637 days ago to justify cutting workers’ pay in 2026 – a startling admission about how the National Party really treats...
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Disappointment as plans to commemorate victims of historic sexual slavery rejected
Source: Radio New Zealand The peace statue was gifted to New Zealand by the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance. Supplied / Auckland Council Plans to commemorate the thousands of...
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UAE’s departure from OPEC ‘radical move’ – energy expert
Source: Radio New Zealand An ADNOC Gas facility, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The UAE has been an OPEC member through the emirate of Abu Dhabi...
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TUANZ seeks ‘bold leadership’ from government over AI worker training, national framework
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A deep-tech talent shortage is among the emerging risks to New Zealand’s productivity as AI-powered business systems reshape how skills develop on the job. The...
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Government cracking down on large nitrous oxide canisters as misuse continues to grow
Source: Radio New Zealand Canisters of nitrous oxide left in a South Auckland car park (file image). RNZ / Rose Garratt Large nitrous oxide canisters will automatically be classed as...
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Proposed leave bill will make workers’ lives ‘materially worse’, select committee hears
Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Part-time and shift workers have told MPs they’ll lose money under proposed leave entitlement changes –...
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The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?
Source: Radio New Zealand In the microbudget horror comedy The Weed Eaters, a group of bumbling townies get high on someone else’s supply with grisly and ridiculous consequences. Jules (Alice...
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Cracking down on nitrous oxide misuse
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking further steps to tighten controls on nitrous oxide to reduce harm and curb its illegitimate use, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Police...
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Education – Historic MECA negotiations in polytechnic sector begin
Source: Tertiary Education Union Negotiations between Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union (TEU) and Aotearoa New Zealand polytechnics for a multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) commence this May Day, Friday 1...
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Policy – Ageing not the crisis – lack of planning is, says aged care sector
Source: Aged Care Association The Aged Care Association says a new report from the Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, highlighted in today’s New Zealand Herald, points to a challenge the...
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Banking – ASB makes changes to home loan and term deposit rates
Source: ASB ASB has today increased its fixed home loan rates across 12-month to 4-year terms by between 6 and 16 basis points, and it’s 5-year term by 20 basis...
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PSA – Police pause on mental health withdrawal must be start of wider backdown
Source: PSA A decision by Police to pause the fourth stage of their withdrawal from mental health support is a welcome but damning admission that this reckless programme has failed workers...
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ASB joins other banks in pushing up interest rates
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / DOM THOMAS ASB has joined the other main banks in pushing up interest rates. It increased its fixed home loan rates across 12-month to...
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Investment in local start-ups holding up despite geopolitical uncertainty
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau Rising geopolitical uncertainty from the war in Iran does not appear to be putting off investment in new local start-ups, although it...
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Why it’s not too early to start thinking about the US 2028 presidential election – seriously
Source: Radio New Zealand Potential 2028 US presidential candidates could include, clockwise from top left, Republicans Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, or even wild cards like...
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Finalists announced for manufacturing awards
Source: New Zealand Government The finalists of the annual Minister for Manufacturing Awards reflect the innovation, creativity and tenacity of the industry, Minister of Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron...