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HYEFU 2025: Economic and fiscal repair job continues

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Today’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update confirms that continued fiscal discipline is required to restore the books to surplus and bend the debt curve down,...

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Shoppers get surcharge warning

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer says that shoppers using cards should not pay more than about 1.3 percent in surcharges and anything close to 2 percent was likely to be...

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Speech to Antarctic Parliamentarians’ Assembly

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Honourable Andrew Bayly, Chair of the Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly 2025, delegate Parliamentarians, expert speakers, Ambassadors, Members of Parliament, and distinguished guests from the New Zealand Antarctic...

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Speech to Antarctica Parliamentarian Assessmbly

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Honourable Andrew Bayly, Chair of the Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly 2025, delegate Parliamentarians, expert speakers, Ambassadors, Members of Parliament, and distinguished guests from the New Zealand Antarctic...

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Mineral reservation over Kermadec Arc renewed

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A reservation over the Kermadec Arc north of New Zealand will remain in place for a further two years, continuing restrictions on mineral permitting in the...

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NZ helps strengthen Pacific aviation security

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced New Zealand will invest an additional $13.3 million, over five years, to strengthen aviation security in the Pacific region.   The...

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Public service digital transformation accelerates

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking the next step in its plan to modernise and streamline digital services for New Zealanders by simplifying and coordinating the delivery of...

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Splore festival will end for good in 2026

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Splore music and arts festival organisers have announced that next year’s will be the last due to lower than hoped for ticket sales. Splore curator John...

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What’s really going on with Canterbury’s water

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Depending on who you ask, Canterbury is either in the grip of a nitrate emergency orcontrolled by environmental alarmists waging a war on dairy cows. Despite...