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Move-on orders pass first reading
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation which provides Police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places has passed first reading...
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Bill would protect public conservation land this Government wants to mine
Source: Green Party Green Party Member Lan Pham‘s Bill to prohibit mining on conservation land has been drawn from the ballot today. “Conservation land belongs to all of us. It is...
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Reverse Robin Hood rides to Government Budget rescue again
Source: NZCTU The Government’s announcement that it will increase housing costs for some of the poorest families in the country is a sign that the Budget is making all the...
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Labour and Greens say social housing shake-up will see public housing tenants evicted
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The opposition says the government’s social housing shake-up is “cruel” and will lead to more evictions of public...
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Wairoa youth benefit from new funding partnerships
Source: New Zealand Government More than 80 Wairoa youth will be supported to re-engage with education or embark on the pathway to employment, through a joint Government and community funding...
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Family Violence and Sexual Violence Advisory Group Announced
Source: New Zealand Government A new advisory group has been created to bring lived experience and frontline leadership knowledge to the government’s decision-making and strategic direction around preventing family violence...
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Roadside drug tests rolling out nationwide
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Roadside drug tests are rolling out nationwide, as the government aims to crack down on impaired drivers. The new tests could detect...
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Forest & Bird challenges councils over controversial dam project in court
Source: Radio New Zealand Site of the Tukituki Water Storage Project. RNZ Forest & Bird has filed judicial review proceedings in the High Court challenging a decision to extend consents...
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Bill drawn to ensure young people aren’t made homeless when leaving Oranga Tamariki
Source: Green Party The Green Party bill requiring the government to make sure young people leaving state care have a safe, stable home to move into has been drawn as...
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Pharmac proposal to strengthen New Zealand’s vaccine response
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour welcomes Pharmac’s proposal to strengthen New Zealand’s vaccine response, including by funding the flu vaccine for children aged 6 months up...
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Financial Markets Authority head Samantha Barrass will not seek reappointment
Source: Radio New Zealand Samantha Barrass says she will support the board to ensure a smooth handover. Supplied The head of the Financial Markets Authority will not seek re-appointment at...
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Porirua facility opens to boost recycling and reduce construction waste
Source: New Zealand Government A major step forward for waste reduction was marked today with the official opening of a new construction and demolition (C&D) processing facility in Porirua, Environment...
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Expereo Achieves EcoVadis Silver Rating for Sustainable Supply Chain Performance
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 May 2026 – Expereo, the world-leading Managed Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider, announced it has been awarded an EcoVadis Silver Rating ranking...
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Three-quarters of multi-million dollar Wellington cycleway budget for resilience
Source: Radio New Zealand The Te Ara Tupua walking and cycling path between Ngauranga and Petone opened on Friday. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Transport Agency says Wellington’s new cycleway...
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National’s public housing reform ‘cuts costs’ at the expense of our most vulnerable
Source: Green Party The Green Party is warning that the Government’s changes to public housing will see more public housing tenants evicted and driven deeper into poverty. “Luxon’s Government has built on their despicable pattern of finding ‘savings’ in their budget from the empty pockets of...
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Forest & Bird challenges Tukituki Water Storage Project in court
Source: Radio New Zealand Site of the Tukituki Water Storage Project. RNZ Forest & Bird has filed judicial review proceedings in the High Court challenging a decision to extend consents...
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Women with breast cancer symptoms should be sent to specialist directly – foundation
Source: Radio New Zealand The Breast Cancer Foundation wants women with symptoms to be referred directly for diagnostic imaging. BSIP via AFP The Breast Cancer Foundation is calling for women...
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‘Chewing it over’: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown mulls buying at-risk Kaitāia mills
Source: Radio New Zealand Wayne Brown. NZME Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is considering coming to the rescue of Kaitāia’s beleaguered timber mills – but in his capacity as a private...
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Major social housing shake-up announced
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government’s announced a major shake-up of social housing – beginning in this year’s Budget. The change will...
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Delivering fairer social housing
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is launching a multi-year reform of New Zealand’s social housing system to make support fairer, better targeted, and more focused on encouraging independence, Housing...
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SPEECH TO APŌPŌ CONGRESS 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. I’d like to thank Murray Pugh and the team at Apōpō for hosting this event and inviting me to speak. I’d also like...
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Why Nvidia’s result matters for KiwiSaver investors
Source: Radio New Zealand CFOTO via AFP Nvidia, the world’s largest listed company and a critical bellwether on the health of the AI sector, posted record first-quarter earnings on Thursday...
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Nelson Hospital parking expansion drives forward
Source: New Zealand Government Patients, visitors, and staff at Nelson Hospital will soon benefit from improved access and easier parking, with the next stage of work now underway for a...
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Twenty people arrested after investigation into alleged corruption within several prisons
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel Twenty people have been arrested following a major investigation that has spanned nearly a year into alleged corruption within several prisons. Detective Inspector Colin...
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No evidence to back Luxon’s claim Peters mischaracterised view of Iran, PM’s office says
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP / Phil Smith The Prime Minister’s office says it has no evidence to back Christopher Luxon’s claim that Winston Peters micharacterised his view of the...
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Luxon backs anti-trans bill as families struggle to pay the bills
Source: Green Party The Government should be focused on the cost-of-living crisis facing whānau across Aotearoa, not pushing through NZ First’s Definition of a Woman and Man Bill, says the...
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What’s next for Stephen Colbert after The Late Show?
Source: Radio New Zealand Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show broadcast on Thursday in the US (Friday NZ time) will close out his run in the storied CBS late-night chair once...