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Court orders recount of votes in Porirua City Council’s Māori ward
Source: Radio New Zealand The district court has ordered a recount of votes in the Parirua Māori Ward. RNZ A court has ordered a recount in Porirua’s Parirua Māori Ward....
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Radiology upgrade to double scanning capacity in Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Government More than 10,000 additional MRI and CT scans will be delivered each year for Hawke’s Bay patients, enabling faster diagnoses, following the completion of Stage 1...
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Fairer, fit-for-purpose Arms Act to improve public safety
Source: New Zealand Government Cabinet has agreed to repeal and replace the Arms Act 1983 with a new law that’s fairer, fit for purpose, and improves the safety of New...
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Education – Open Letter to the Minister of Education: RPA Endorsement of Sector Concerns – Principals Fed
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: 11 November 2025 Hon Erica Stanford Minister of Education Parliamentary Buildings Wellington. Open Letter to the Minister of Education: RPA Endorsement of Sector Concerns...
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Education – Open Letter to the Minister of Education: CPPA Support for Sector Concerns
Source: NZ Principals Federation Open Letter follows: 11 November 2025 Hon Erica Stanford Minister of Education Parliament Buildings Wellington Open Letter to the Minister of Education: CPPA Support for Sector Concerns...
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Politics and Employment – Plan to privatise meat inspectors risks food safety & export markets – PSA
Source: PSA – Meat companies using own inspectors a clear conflict of interest – Raises risk of contaminated and diseased meat being exported – Jobs and wages of inspectors likely to be cut The...
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Iwi petition against government’s removal of Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
Source: Radio New Zealand Rahui Papa, chair of Pou Tangata the NICF’s arm responsible for education. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), supported by a coalition...
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Iwis petition against government’s removal of Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
Source: Radio New Zealand Rahui Papa, chair of Pou Tangata the NICF’s arm responsible for education. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), supported by a coalition...
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The Port of Auckland’s role in fight against methamphetamine
Source: Radio New Zealand Straddle carriers and containers on Fergusson Wharf at Ports of Auckland. Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/ 123RF The Port of Auckland is working with customs and Maritime New...
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Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori
Source: Radio New Zealand The complaint was sent to the UN committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). AFP Prominent Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon has filed a...
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‘Tawdry, silly argument’: Winston Peters criticises asset sales, says government has not fixed economy
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says getting rid of assets will not fix the economy. RNZ / Mark Papalii NZ First leader Winston Peters has savaged National’s suggestion of...
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Wellington Hospitals Foundation celebrates 20 years of impact
Source: CCDHB When serious illness or injury strikes, nothing matters more than knowing our loved ones will receive the best possible hospital care. November marks the 20 year anniversary for Wellington...
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Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: A year on from one of Aotearoa’s largest protest movement
Source: Radio New Zealand Scenes from Day 3 of Hikoi mō Te Tiriti in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly One year ago, a dawn karakia at Te Rerenga...
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Hopes a vast fire at Tongariro won’t turn the tourists away
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro National Park fire is leaving the surrounding sky covered in hazy smoke Supplied In Tongariro, locals pin their hopes on rain to put out...
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List of products, businesses on Consumer NZ’s anti-awards
Source: Radio New Zealand Among its winners were Pams plasters, which did not stick for as long as they needed to. 123RF A lack of understanding from consumers and a...
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Te Pāti Māori MPs’ expulsions questioned by law expert, former co-leader
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori’s National Council has decided to expel Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris. RNZ/Liam K. Swiggs A former co-leader of Te Pāti Māori has expressed...
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Health and Employment – Coroner warns short staffing creating high risk of catastrophic event
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Coroner’s findings into the death of Taranaki man Len Collett put Te Whatu Ora on notice that “consciously deciding” to under-resource the local Emergency Department creates...
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BusinessNZ – One year on: Keeping track of small business promises
Source: BusinessNZ The Government is making good on its promise to cut red tape but BusinessNZ says further action is urgently needed, following a new report on reducing compliance costs for...
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Darfuri diaspora – grief and hope from afar
Source: Radio New Zealand Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), arrive in the town of Tawila in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur...
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Health Employment – Another 5200 health workers vote to strike on 28 November – PSA
Source: PSA The workers have voted to strike in support of their claims for a settlement that ensures safe staffing and a pay increase that keeps pace with cost-of-living increases facing...
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GBA International Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Summit 2025 Opens Grandly “AI and Robotics Fest” Launches Alongside HKPC Drives AI for All and Embodied AI Adoption to Propel Hong Kong into a New Era of New Productive Forces
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 November 2025 – The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) today officially opened the “GBA International Artificial Intelligence and...
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New China-NZ deals and partnerships worth $450m
Source: New Zealand Government Up to $450 million of new deals and partnerships were concluded this week at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay...
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Green Gains: Unlocking Commercial Real Estate Value Through Sustainability
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 November 2025 – Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, today released its annual Green...
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National ticketing system on public transport rolls out in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Te first stage of the $1.4 billion National Ticketing Solution’s latest iteration, known as Motu Move, has been launched in Christchurch. RNZ / Nate McKinnon When...
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CPA Australia Survey: Increasing AI Adoption Reshapes Future Roles in Accounting Industry and Rises Data Concerns in Hong Kong
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 November 2025 – CPA Australia’s regional survey about business technology adoption shows that most companies in Hong Kong...
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Nine rangatahi Māori depart for the Brazillian Amazon for COP30
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Kāhu Pokere outside Parliament. Supplied/Pou Take Āhuarangi A group of nine rangatahi Māori are making their final preparations to depart for Belém in the Brazillian...
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Contactless payments on public transport rolls out in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash When the New Zealand Transport Agency signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the...