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RMA replacement to reduce costs and drive on-farm growth

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Farmers and growers will spend less time burdened with unnecessary paperwork and more time farming under New Zealand’s new planning system, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and...

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Planning reform to unlock housing growth

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s new planning system will make it significantly easier to build the homes New Zealand needs and give homeowners greater freedom to improve and use...

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A better planning system for a better New Zealand

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s new planning system will make it easier to build the homes and infrastructure our country needs, give farmers and growers the freedom to get...

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Planning overhaul to unlock growth

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A sweeping overhaul of planning rules will unlock economic growth and help build a stronger New Zealand, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and RMA Reform Minister Chris...

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Arms Bill introduced to deliver better firearms law

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced the Arms Bill to Parliament, bringing New Zealand one step closer to fairer, fit for purpose firearms laws, says Associate Justice Minister...

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PSA opposes ministry job cuts amidst restructure

· December 9, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The ministry said this was in line with the government’s push for efficiency and effectiveness 123rf The Public Service Associations says it has formally raised with...

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Employment bill is worst attack on workers in decades

· December 9, 2025

Source: NZCTU The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is condemning select committee changes to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, which would give bad employers an even greater ability to exploit workers....

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Racial Discrimination 2023/24: New Zealand Health Survey

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 9 December 2025 This page summarises information on adults’ self-reported experiences of racial discrimination in New Zealand. This includes ethnically motivated personal...

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New report backs NZ’s sustainable fisheries

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A new scientific report shows New Zealand’s fish stocks are in good shape overall, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “Fisheries New Zealand’s Status of...

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Affordable homes for families in Porirua

· December 9, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The first stage of the Our Whare Our Fale housing programme in Eastern Porirua has been completed, supporting local jobs and delivering new affordable homes for...

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ACC’s financial squeeze: The human toll

· December 9, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Each day, Jacob Hamlin measures his life in four-hour windows – the amount of time he can manage before his brain “stops...

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The long and many trials of the cycle trail builders

· December 9, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Vaughn Filmer, president of Teanau Cycling Incorporated, PE teacher at Fiordland College. Supplied Bike trail builders in central Otago are talking about an end to the...

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Government to reveal Resource Management Act replacement

· December 9, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (R) and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The government will release its long-awaited replacement to the Resource Management...