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Women’s Day of Action for Pay Equity – NZCTU
Source: NZCTU This Saturday 20 September, 132 years after women secured the right to vote, thousands of women and allies across the country are taking to the streets to rise...
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Watsons Launches Exclusive IP “The Watsons Family” Across Asia to Drive Customer Engagement & Brand Loyalty
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2025 – Watsons, AS Watson Group’s flagship health and beauty brand, announces the exclusive launch of “The...
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Fire and Emergency – King’s Birthday Honours recipients recognised
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteers from Oxford, Fox Glacier, Matatā, and Taihape were presented with their Royal Honours by Governor-General the Rt Hon...
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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Returns to Singapore from 7–13 October with More Days and More Ways to Save
Source: Media Outreach Entering its third year, the event continues to grow, giving Prime members in Singapore early access to savings across thousands of products, from categories such astoys, babies,...
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Families to get extra help with ECE costs
Source: New Zealand Government From the start of next month tens of thousands of households will get extra help with the cost of early childhood education (ECE) thanks to the...
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Politics and Policy – Former Prime Ministers and young MPs unite at Parliament for launch of “Tomorrow Together”, a call for better long-term decision-making in Aotearoa
Source: WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand On Wednesday 17 September, Tomorrow Together, an initiative of WEAll Aotearoa, is unveiling a national discussion document at Parliament, asking Kiwis how our country can get better at...
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GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion – Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling on world leaders to urgently intervene after a UN commission concluded, for the first time,...
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Celebrating Predator Free 2050 progress from Waiheke to Akaroa
Source: NZ Department of Conservation New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 movement is stronger than ever with 9000+ community trapping initiatives and 20 large landscape projects. In this blog, we look...
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Greenpeace applauds ECan for declaring nitrate emergency, calls for candidates to pledge real action
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is welcoming Environment Canterbury’s decision to declare a nitrate emergency, calling it a long-overdue acknowledgement of a worsening health crisis. But the organisation warns that real action must...
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Federated Farmers slam ECan’s shameless political stunt
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers say Environment Canterbury’s decision to declare a ‘nitrate emergency’ is a shameless political stunt that won’t help anyone. “It’s incredibly disappointing to see Environment Canterbury (ECan)...
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Remarkable reduction in youth offending
Source: New Zealand Government A ‘tough but fair’ approach, and greater unity across both our communities and government, is keeping people and property safer. Minister for Children Karen Chhour has...
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Nurse-led cystoscopy clinics delivering timely cancer care in Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Government A new nurse-led cystoscopy service at Dunedin Hospital is helping bladder cancer patients receive their essential follow-up care on time, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Bladder...
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Promoting resilience and insurance ties in London
Source: New Zealand Government Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson travels to London this week to strengthen New Zealand’s international partnerships in insurance, emergency preparedness, and business competition. “Resilience...
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Minister must back online safety bill to protect Kiwi kids from online predators after reckless cuts – PSA
Source: PSA The Minister responsible for online safety must support Labour MP Reuben Davidson’s Online Safety members’ bill launched today if she’s serious about protecting children from online predators and extreme...
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GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children GAZA, 17 Sept 2025: The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling for urgent intervention after a UN commission concluded, for the first...
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Government takes action on Bird Flu preparedness plan
Source: New Zealand Government New proposals for a long-term approach to manage high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, commonly known as Bird flu, aim to reduce the impacts on poultry...
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Cost recovery proposals under the Organic Products and Production Act 2023
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Updates 15 July 2025 – Closing extended The consultation has now been extended for another 4 weeks. This will now close on 10 August...
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Working together to keep Crowded Places safe and advice on what to do in the unlikely event of an attack
Source: New Zealand Police Police has today released a suite of resources to help increase awareness about what to do in the unlikely event of an active armed attack in...
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Minister Simpson promotes resilience and insurance ties in London
Source: New Zealand Government Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson travels to London this week to strengthen New Zealand’s international partnerships in insurance, emergency preparedness, and business competition. “Resilience...
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Cantabrians say “enough”: Nitrate-polluted tap water returned to ECan – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Fed-up locals are rallying outside Environment Canterbury this morning, handing back contaminated drinking water in protest at years of council inaction that has left rural families unable to safely...
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Bill to ban surcharges passes first reading
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is stamping out another payment pain point – extending its surcharge ban to foreign issued cards and commercial cards to make life easier for...
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Provinces backed by $1.3 billion rail infrastructure
Source: New Zealand Government The 2024/25-2026/27 Rail Network Investment Programme has been finalised, providing $1.360 billion over three years with infrastructure investment that backs provincial New Zealand, Rail Minister Winston...
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New safety campaign for crowded places incident
Source: New Zealand Government The launch of a new safety campaign guides Kiwis on what to do to stay safe during an armed offender incident in a crowded place, says...
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Government urged to act on harmful puberty blockers
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 16 September 2025 Family First NZ has written to the Associate Minister of Health Matt Doocey requiring an explanation of why the Government continues...
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Tokoroa can’t take more job cuts
Source: NZCTU NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to help the Tokoroa community after Carter Holt Harvey confirmed the likely closure of the plywood...
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Retirement Commission – New report reveals why women retire with less – and how to fix it
Source: Retirement Commission The Retirement Commission has released new analysis revealing the gender retirement savings gap cannot be attributed to a single cause but emerges from cumulative disadvantages across women’s...
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Health and Employment – Iwi and Māori providers struggling to retain nurses
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Iwi and Māori health providers are struggling to attract and retain nurses because of poor pay and short-term government funding arrangements, a new Infometrics report prepared...