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Northland Regional Council News briefs – 21 July 2025
Source: Northland Regional Council Enroll to vote Northlanders keen to vote in this year’s local elections – including a poll to keep or remove Māori constituency seats – must be enrolled...
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Employment – Workers to deliver 80,000 strong pay equity petition – CTU
Source: NZCTU What: Pay equity petition handover Where: Forecourt, Parliament, Wellington When: 1pm, Wednesday 23 July Women representing the more than 300,000 workers in female-dominated industries affected by the Government’s gutting of New...
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Advocacy – Gaza is Starving: A Last-Minute Call for Action – PSNA
Statement issued by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) issues this urgent and desperate call: Gaza is starving, and we must act now. Hospitals...
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Advocacy – Gaza is Starving: A Last-Minute Call for Action
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand joins the international cry of alarm: Gaza is starving — and the world must respond with urgency and...
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Youth to mobilise for severe weather response
Source: New Zealand Government An immediate one-off grant to mobilise and coordinate young people to assist in the response to the severe Nelson Tasman weather events has been provided to...
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Infrastructure projects to drive jobs and growth
Source: New Zealand Government Billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects getting underway in the next few months will drive economic activity and create thousands of jobs across the country,...
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Linyi Goods at Vietnam Expo Boost Sino-Viet Trade Ties
Source: Media Outreach HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 July 2025 – The China Factory Products Export Fair 2025 was held in Ho Chi Minh City,...
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New cardiac cath lab will support cardiac care across the central North Island
Source: New Zealand Government A new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation lab is now operational at Tauranga Hospital, significantly improving access to diagnostic and treatment services across the region, Health Minister Simeon...
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New weather radar for Nelson Tasman region
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is funding MetService to procure a new Nelson Tasman weather radar to improve severe weather monitoring and response in the region, Associate Transport Minister...
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NZ joins international condemnation of Russian cyber attacks
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand has echoed international condemnation of malicious cyber activity by the Russian Government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Russia’s hostile behaviour in cyberspace continues to threaten...
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NZ-AU: U.S. Department of Commerce to Place 93.5% Antidumping Tariffs on Chinese Graphite Making the Effective Tariff Rate 160%
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NOVONIX Limited (NASDAQ: NVX, ASX: NVX) (“NOVONIX” or the “Company”), a leading battery materials and technology company, welcomes the...
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Banking and Legal Issues – ASB declines settlement proposal, class action case to continue
Source: ASB ASB has declined a proposal by plaintiffs to settle the current class action case against the bank. The proposal was announced to media the day before the Select...
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Politics – Seymour’s attack on UN official ‘offensive and irresponsible’ – PSA
Source: PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) is expressing outrage at the conduct of David Seymour for his offensive treatment of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous...
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Defence News – HMNZS Canterbury delivers leading-edge technology to support regional security tasks in Fiji
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury has sailed into Suva for annual Operation Calypso, this time with a technologically advanced...
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Government Cuts – Talented scientists already lost thanks to Government: New PRO will struggle – PSA
Source: PSA The PSA is criticising the Government’s announcement today on the establishment of the fourth Public Research Organisation, the New Zealand Institute of Advanced Technology (NZIAT), saying that they could...
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Government supports Anti-Corruption pilot
Source: New Zealand Government A cross-agency Anti-Corruption Taskforce pilot highlights the Government’s commitment to protecting public funds and upholding integrity across the state sector, Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Public...
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Media Release – Euthanasia numbers soar despite tiny workforce
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 18 July 2025 The latest review of euthanasia has just been released by the Ministry of Health – and despite a tiny workforce, there...
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Health – Experts urge fix as Government expands failing lunch scheme to primary schools
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa Underprivileged primary school children are about to suffer the same poor service as their intermediate and secondary school peers, with the Government’s announcement today that primary schools...
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$120 million Auckland school property growth plan
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s investing more than $120 million into building more classrooms in Auckland, so thousands more students can learn in safe, warm and dry environments. “Auckland...
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New school property agency to be established
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will establish a new school property agency to help ensure Kiwi kids can learn in safe, warm and dry buildings. “The Government inherited a school...
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Education – Campaign launched to boost school board participation
Source: Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa (NZSTA) Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa – the New Zealand School Boards Association (NZSBA) has officially launched its national campaign, Get on...
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Trade – Settlement of Canada dispute welcomed by DCANZ
Source: Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) Dairy exporters will benefit from the settlement of New Zealand’s CPTPP quota dispute with Canada, as announced by the Government today. The Dairy Companies...
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Minister welcomes Auckland Central Police Base
Source: New Zealand Government The opening of the new Auckland central police station will mean higher police visibility, and accessibility to the public, our retail sector and business community, in...
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New Advanced Tech Institute backs science sector
Source: New Zealand Government Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced the establishment of a new institute to grow New Zealand’s advanced technology sector and boost high-value...
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Canada to honour dairy access under CPTPP dispute agreement
Source: New Zealand Government Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has announced agreement between Canada and New Zealand resolving a long running dairy dispute under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...
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Cyberport “AI x Data Forum” Concludes Successfully Joining Hands with Industry to Drive AI and Data Innovation and Unlock New Value for Enterprises
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 July 2025 – Cyberport successfully hosted the “AI x Data Forum” today. Centered on the theme “AI in...
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NZ-AU: Toro Corp. Reports Net Income of $1.6 Million for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) LIMASSOL, Cyprus, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toro Corp. (NASDAQ: TORO), (“Toro”, or the “Company”), a global energy transportation provider, today announced its results for the...