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Protecting victims by holding stalkers to account
Source: New Zealand Police As at 31 August, Police has laid 140 charges before the Courts and issued 918 notices under the new stalking and harassment legislation since it came...
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Reforming food safety requirements for hospitality sector
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour and Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard have today announced the next steps in the implementation of the Ministry for Regulation’s Hospitality Sector...
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Anti-stalking law proving highly successful
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s new anti-stalking law is proving to be highly successful with police taking over 1,000 actions in just over three months, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith...
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Graduate nurse job guarantee a useful step on health workforce shortages
Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes Labour’s guarantee that every eligible New Zealand-trained graduate nurse will be offered a job in the public...
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Labour backs long-standing union call to hold criminally negligent bosses liable
Source: NZCTU In a major victory for working people and the Pike River Families who have long campaigned for this, Labour have committed to passing a corporate homicide law should...
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China Update Consulting Launches Board-Level China Risk Intelligence for a New Era of Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Geopolitical Exposure
Built on over seven years of authoritative, on-the-ground China analysis, we deliver tailored, forward-looking intelligence designed for senior executives to preempt policy shifts, mitigate enterprise risk, and protect profitability with...
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Hong Kong sets out strategic vision for developing the Northern Metropolis and creating a global talent hub
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, John Lee, yesterday (September 16) announced the First Five-Year Plan for...
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Privacy Act does not stand in the way of protecting children from harm
Source: Privacy Commissioner 17 Sept 2026, 16:00 The public inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children highlighted the failure of government departments to share vital information. ‘Privacy’ is often...
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Self-certification scheme unblocks pipeline for plumbers and drainlayers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is delivering on its commitment to cut red tape and make building more affordable, with over 60 plumbers and drainlayers approved to self-certify their...
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Election 2026 – Cheaper groceries under National – Statement
Source: New Zealand National Party Statement – You’ve probably noticed that grocery prices in New Zealand still feel high even though we have brought inflation down and got the economy...
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Unlocking Auckland city centre after City Rail Link
Source: New Zealand Government Proposals to unlock significantly more housing, jobs and economic activity in Auckland’s city centre are being put out for public consultation, building on the opening of...
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Government backs landmark WOW Exhibition
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing $880,000 from the Major Events Fund to support the World of WearableArt (WOW) Exhibition, a new visitor experience that will premiere in...
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Japan’s Leading Pre-Owned Fashion Retailer 2nd STREET Makes Its Debut in Causeway Bay
Source: Media Outreach Grand Opening on 18 September; Receive a Limited-Edition Eco Bag with Spending of HK$250 or More During the First Three Days HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach...
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Pacific, Fiji – SEEP Calls for Early Public Awareness Ahead of Proposed Referendum
Source: Social Empowerment Education Program (SEEP) 17 September 2026 The Social Empowerment Education Program (SEEP) is calling for early and sustained public awareness on Fiji’s proposed national referendum, saying the...
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More than five children a day killed or injured by explosive ordnance as Save the Children warns of growing threats from drones and landmines
Source: Save the Children Over 12,000 children – or more than five every day – were killed or injured by landmines, unexploded ordnance, improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance...
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Community groups, rural Māori communities hit hard by brutal Govt cuts to funding support services
Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi One in four jobs proposed to go at DIA Community Operations Group Frontline community advisors disestablished – 70 jobs down to...
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Hong Kong Design Centre Welcomes New Policy Measures in the HKSAR’s First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030) and the Chief Executive’s 2026 Policy Address
Source: Media Outreach Supporting Enterprises to Go Global, Strengthening Talent Nurturing, Promoting Design Mega Events, and Reinforcing Hong Kong’s Positioning as an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange HONG KONG...
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Siam Paragon, Siam Center, And Siam Discovery Unite Thailand’s Creative Power to Create the Year’s Most Spectacular Runway Phenomenon
Source: Media Outreach “Bangkok International Fashion Week 2026” Reinforcing Leadership in Driving Thai Fashion onto the Global Stage BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – The...
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Defence News – NZDF arrives in northern Cook Islands for construction, health and hydrography tasks
Source: New Zealand Defence Force 17 September 2026 The island of Penrhyn in the northern Cook Islands has welcomed a New Zealand Defence Force contingent for the annual Humanitarian Assistance...
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Pacific, Fiji – Statement by Shamima Ali on dismissive response by the PM
Source: Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre 17 September 2026 The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is appalled by the Government’s dismissive response to allegations of sexual harassment involving the appointment of Pita...
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“Beijing Declaration on Natural Diamonds and Sustainable Development” Signed in Beijing, Ushering in a New Chapter for China-Africa Natural Diamond Industry Cooperation
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – The Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE), in collaboration with Government representatives from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa,...
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Master Plumbers delighted with strong uptake of new self-certification regime
Source: Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers NZ Inc More than 60 plumbers and drainlayers have already been approved under a new scheme allowing skilled tradies to sign off their own...
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Stop shifting health workers around and start planning for the whole health workforce
Source: Aged Care Association The Government needs a workforce plan for the entire health system, rather than freezing recruitment in one part of the system and then scrambling to recruit...
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The next three years will define the future of NZ books and publishing
Source: Coalition for Books 17 September 2026 The Aotearoa New Zealand book sector says the next government has a defining opportunity: to lift literacy, grow local readership, and back a...
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New guidance released for upcoming HSWA changes
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 17 September 2026 WorkSafe has released the first in a series of guidance products to help businesses prepare for upcoming changes to the Health and Safety...
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Somalia: MSF calls for treatment for malnutrition to be restored across Mudug
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 17 Septemeber 2026 – As healthcare and nutrition services close across Mudug region in central Somalia, and children arrive at hospital in critical...
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Supermarket policies will fail if competition continues on wages
Source: Workers First Union Workers First, the union for supermarket workers, says that all four policy suites announced by political parties in recent weeks will fail to solve the duopoly’s...