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Tackling avalanche risk at Milford
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Important work is being carried out to reduce the avalanche risk to visitors at one of New Zealand’s top tourist attractions, Milford Sound. The road...
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Employment Stats – Jobs fall again with no plan from the Government – NZCTU
Source: NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney is saying that new data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that the labour market is even more bleak...
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Greenpeace – “Bottom trawling kills” message projected onto downtown Wellington building as fisheries meeting starts
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace has projected images of destroyed coral onto a downtown Wellington building, highlighting the destruction caused by New Zealand bottom trawlers, as an international fisheries meeting starts in the...
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Northland News – Voting papers on way
Source: Northland Regional Council Voting papers for next month’s local body election will begin arriving in people’s mailboxes from today, Tuesday 09 September. Dale Ofsoske, the Northland Regional Council’s Electoral Officer,...
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Animal welfare – One year on: Animals still dying on notorious Southland mud farm – SAFE
Source: SAFE For Animals Exactly one year ago, SAFE helped expose shocking footage of dead and dying sheep on a Southland mud farm. Today, new footage from the very same farm shows that nothing has...
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Advocacy – Keep Your Eyes on Gaza: A People Being Exterminated
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand urgently draws attention to the escalating catastrophe in Gaza, where entire families are being left homeless...
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International meetings to grow defence, security
Source: New Zealand Government Minister Responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS Judith Collins is this week representing New Zealand at the annual Five Country Ministerial meeting in London. “This annual...
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Community Engagement Insights Report
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 9 September 2025 The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Community Engagement Insights Report provides an overview of targeted engagement undertaken by five...
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Alcohol levy funds new investment in FASD
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey today launched the Government’s new approach to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), bringing a significant funding boost and valuable action to...
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NZ-AU: IREN August 2025 Monthly Update
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) NEW YORK, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (together with its subsidiaries “IREN” or “the Company”) today published its monthly update for August...
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Discover Qianhai’s Talent Appeal from a “72-Hour Experience Pass”
Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 September 2025 – Recently, a “Shenzhen-Hong Kong 72-Hour Experience Pass” has drawn the attention of young “makers” from around...
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Hundreds of Wellington City Council workers face uncertain future with proposed restructure
Source: PSA The PSA is urging Wellington City Council to withdraw a planned restructure impacting hundreds of jobs, coming just weeks before local government elections. The council is proposing a major...
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Health and safety reforms: an opportunity to invest to save lives, reduce costs
Source: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management The 2025 State of a Thriving Nation report from the Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum makes clear the cost to New Zealand and...
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Tourism Sector – Southern Way campaign finalist in 2025 New Zealand Tourism Awards
Source: Southern Way Celebrating Regional Unity and Marketing Innovation – Queenstown, NZ (8 September 2025) Southern Way is proud to celebrate its selection as a finalist in the prestigious New...
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Heritage NZ – Person Includes Woman exhibition to open at Kate Sheppard House
Source: Heritage New Zealand A powerful new exhibition opens at Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House on Women’s Suffrage evening (19 September), featuring photographic portraits of unnamed women taken in...
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Sustainable Business – SBC launches new framework for national system to help reduce freight emissions at Climate Change & Business Conference
Source: Sustainable Business Council The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has successfully completed the second phase of its Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) collaboration, marking a major step in the development of...
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Nurses Organisation files first Pay Equity claims under new regime
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The first two Pay Equity claims under the Coalition Government’s new stricter regime have been filed today by Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses...
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Greenpeace calls for Cantabrians to bring polluted drinking water to ECan
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is holding a rally outside Environment Canterbury on the council’s final sitting day before elections, to bring nitrate-contaminated drinking water directly to the regional council. The rally will...
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Well overdue for Minister Van Velden to apologise for outrageous attack on judicial independence – PSA
Source: PSA It has now been 17 days since Minister of Workplace Relations Brooke Van Velden made extraordinary and unprecedented comments about new and existing members of the Employment Relations Authority,...
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Investments Sector – NZ SUPER FUND BEATS PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS TO CONTINUE RUN OF STRONG RESULTS
Source: New Zealand Superannuation Fund The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has beaten its key performance benchmarks, generating a pre-tax return of 11.84 percent after costs for the year ended 30...
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Medical Specialists – Government just guessing when it comes to health – report says
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Government is guessing when it comes to comparing New Zealand’s health spending to other countries a new report commissioned by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists...
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2025 NZ Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora winners
Source: The Health Media The winners of the 2025 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora were announced last night at glitzy, black-tie Gala dinner at the Cordis...
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GAZA: 20,000 children killed in 23 months of war – more than one child killed every hour
Source: Save the Children At least one Palestinian child has been killed every hour on average by Israeli forces in Gaza over nearly 23 months of war, with the number of...
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EIT international students gain industry experience at Auckland cybersecurity firm
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 22 seconds ago Two international students at EIT’s Auckland campus have gained an inside look at New Zealand’s tech sector through internships at cybersecurity firm...
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100-Day Countdown to Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance: Save the Children Hong Kong’s “Child Protection Conference 2025” Unites Cross-Sector Forces
Source: Media Outreach Save the Children Hong Kong hosted conference bringing together professionals from the education sector and child-facing NGOs. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 8 September...
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All Aboard: New electric trains for Lower North Island
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s $802.9 million investment into the Wairarapa and Manawatū rail lines has now reached a major milestone, with Greater Wellington Regional Council today signing a...
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More Kiwis receiving surgery as Elective Boost exceeds first target
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has exceeded its first Elective Boost target, delivering more than 16,000 additional procedures so far and reducing wait times for patients, Health Minister Simeon...