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Fee cap for micro-credentials
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 1 December 2025 Last updated 1 December 2025 Print Share A maximum fee cap applies to some micro-credentials funded by the Tertiary Education Commission...
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MIPIM Asia 2025: Asia Pacific’s Premier Platform for Real Estate Innovation, Investment and Leadership
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 December 2025 Embracing Asia Pacific’s pivotal role in reshaping the global real estate landscape, the MIPIM Asia Summit...
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says budget, City Rail behind proposed 7.9% rate hike
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the budget and overdue City Rail Link (CRL) is the prime factor behind...
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From Innovative Therapies to Real-World Research: International Experts Gather in Boao Lecheng, China, to Shape Future of Medicine
Source: Media Outreach BOAO, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 December 2025 – The 1st Global Innovative Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Expo and the 4th International Conference on Real-World...
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Yongchun, Fujian: Martial Arts as a Bridge, Showcasing Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Global Stage
Source: Media Outreach YONGCHUN, CHINA- Media OutReach Newswire – 1 December 2025 – As a national-level intangible cultural heritage, Yongchun White Crane Kongfu has attracted numerous martial arts enthusiasts from...
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Rhenus shared commitment to support India’s Maritime Sector at India Maritime Week 2025
Source: Media Outreach Rhenus signed an MoU with Inland Waterways Authority Of India (IWAI) to enable cargo movement across National Waterways, during the biennial maritime event. The participation in the...
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Tom Phillips hearing underway challenging media restrictions, publication of case details
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips had been hiding for the last...
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Boat spotted fishing in marine reserve
Source: Radio New Zealand Tonga Island Marine Reserve in the Abel Tasman National Park. Unknown A boat has been seen fishing in a marine reserve off the coast of the...
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Local councils relieved with government’s rates capping approach
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government vice president and Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The national voice for local councils is relieved that the government is taking...
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A ‘miscommunication’ led to the $138,000 shock removal of two ex-police houses
Source: Radio New Zealand Two former police houses were unexpectedly taken from a Shannon property after a miscommunication involving government departments. Ngāti Whakatere, the local iwi, had offered to fix...
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Local Reform – Rates cap plan recipe for privatisation, job cuts and higher charges says local government union – PSA
Source: PSA The Government’s plan to cap council rates is a recipe for asset sell-offs, job losses and higher user charges that will hit households and communities harder than rates ever did. “Rates...
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PSA welcomes external review of Public Service Commission strike adverts – PM now needs to intervene in health dispute
Source: PSA The PSA welcomes the Public Service Commission undertaking an external review of its controversial Facebook advertising campaign during October’s health strikes. The Public Service Commission Te Kawa Mataaho spent...
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PSNA Statement: National protest to highlight Peters/Collins cowardice to Trump
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) Palestine solidarity supporters from around the country will be marching on parliament next Wednesday, 10 December, to protest government complicity with the US/Israeli genocide...
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Watch: Christopher Luxon faces questions amid speculation over rates cap policy
Source: Radio New Zealand The government’s long-awaited rates cap will be a variable target band, and would be enforced by a new regulator. Likely starting with minimum increases of two...
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Puberty blocker regulation ‘based on politics’, legal injunction filed
Source: Radio New Zealand The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa has filed an application for an urgent injunction to prevent the ban coming into effect on 19 December. File...
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Finish line in sight in Mycoplasma bovis eradication
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), OSPRI, and the country’s dairy and beef sectors are today marking that New Zealand is on the home...
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Getting rates under control for ratepayers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has agreed to progress a rates cap to help councils keep rates increases under control and reduce pressure on household budgets, Local Government Minister...
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Auckland’s new convention centre to bring million-dollar boost to economy
Source: Radio New Zealand The Sky City Convention Centre’s foyer. RNZ/Nona Pelletier The opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) is just around the corner and expected to...
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Exciting milestone in Mycoplasma bovis eradication reached
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand has achieved a major milestone in eradicating the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, with no sign of the disease detected after two spring calving seasons,...
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David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Pharmac chief executive Sarah Fitt. RNZ / LUKE MCPAKE The Minister for Pharmac says the departure of its former chief executive – which appears to...
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Pharmac proposal to improve rural access to emergency medicines
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour, and Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health Matt Doocey welcome Pharmac’s proposal to fund access...
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Number of under 16s sleeping rough ‘much larger than we’d first anticipated’
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland-based Kick Back has released its first State of the Street report which it says is an SOS to the government and community at large (file...
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Social Investment Agency work continuing despite high-profile absence of boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The acting head of the Social Investment Agency says its work has not been destabilised by the...
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BusinessNZ – Six-month checkups prescribed for new procurement rules
Source: BusinessNZ Recently announced changes around procurement have come into effect today, with an added measure to ensure the revised rules remain effective. BusinessNZ says the focus on outcomes is refreshing....
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Appointments – Glen Kyne appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Jane Meares and Glen Kyne have been reappointed and appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board by Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith....
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Health – Labour’s GP-owned general practice incentive could open doors for long-term workforce growth
Source: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (the College) is welcoming today’s announcement outlining how the Labour Party intend to support doctors to...
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Health – GenPro welcomes renewed political focus on strengthening primary health care
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) welcomes the renewed political attention on the critical role of general practice in improving health outcomes for New...