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Business gives clear backing to RSB
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour is welcoming BusinessNZ’s strong support for the Regulatory Standards Bill as a means to deal with red tape and regulation. “After all...
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Tech Policy – National AI strategy will boost business large and small – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ welcomes a national strategy for artificial intelligence, saying the potential boosts to innovation, productivity and wellbeing can positively impact all sectors. Director of Advocacy Catherine Beard says the...
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Legislation – Sound law-making needed – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ Sound law-making is needed for NZ to attract investment and achieve economic growth, BusinessNZ says. Chief Economist John Pask presented BusinessNZ’s submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill to the...
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Government AI Strategy to boost productivity
Source: New Zealand Government Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti has launched New Zealand’s first AI Strategy to boost productivity and grow a competitive economy. “AI could add...
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Local Water Done Well delivers first water services entity
Source: New Zealand Government Selwyn District is the first council in the country to launch its new water services entity, Selwyn Water, meaning safe, reliable, and affordable drinking water and...
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Local Elections – It’s time to make a stand! – Porirua
Source: Porirua City Council Passionate about what happens in your community? Keen to make a difference? Nominations are open for local elections! Anyone interested in standing for mayor or councillor in...
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Employment – Uber drivers taking a stand on behalf of all platform workers – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi As the Uber drivers have their case heard in the Supreme Court today, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te...
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Unlocking economic growth on conservation land
Source: New Zealand Government A targeted effort to reduce the backlog of applications for use of conservation land is accelerating economic growth without compromising conservation values, says Conservation Minister Tama...
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Uber drivers taking a stand on behalf of all platform workers
Source: NZCTU As the Uber drivers have their case heard in the Supreme Court today, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi believes that the outcome of...
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NZ crew to fight Canadian wildfires
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says New Zealand is sending a seven-person specialist team to Manitoba on Wednesday 9 July to support Canada in...
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Foreign Minister to travel to Malaysia
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Malaysia this week for regional engagement with Southeast Asian partners. “The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays...
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Transport Sector – Lack of freight data will hinder growth, productivity
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand The Ministry of Transport’s surprise cancellation of a long-anticipated freight study has been slammed by national freight body Transporting New Zealand, who says it...
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Govt Policies – Capping rates will accelerate the privatisation of locally owned assets – PSA
Source: PSA The biggest union representing local government workers is calling on the Government to dump its rate cap idea which could spur councils to sell assets to meet rate increase...
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Cutting red tape so young Kiwis can start saving
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee is making changes to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act that will make it easier for parents...
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Simplifying requirements around family trusts
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says the Government is continuing to cut through unnecessary bureaucracy with reforms to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism...
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FamilyBoost changes will exacerbate inequity of ECE access
Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is warning that the FamilyBoost changes announced today by Finance Minister Nicola Willis will fail to make early...
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Rural Health Roadshow arrives in Gore
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey is in Gore today for the rural health roadshow happening across...
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Next stop for rural health roadshow is Hanmer Springs
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey will be coming to Hanmer Springs today as part of the...
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National Taiwan Normal University Opens Nominations for 15th President
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 July 2025 – National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), one of Taiwan’s most prestigious public universities, has announced a call...
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NZ-AU: IREN June 2025 Monthly Update
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (together with its subsidiaries, “IREN” or “the Company”), today published its monthly update for June 2025....
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Global Eco forum in China’s Guiyang highlights Green Transformation
Source: Media Outreach GUIYANG, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 July 2025 – Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2025, China’s only national-level international forum dedicated to ecological civilization, kicked off...
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New governance for Health New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is today announcing the reestablishment of the Health New Zealand Board, with new appointments to drive its priority of ensuring timely, quality healthcare for...
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Health – Already short-staffed Wellington Hospital gynaecology ward losing beds – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Wellington Hospital gynaecology ward that is losing beds to its Emergency Department in a trial, was already short-staffed more than a quarter of all shifts,...
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Government Employment – First-ever strike at Pharmac – PSA
Source: PSA Health economists, Māori health experts, and medical practitioners who are members of the New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi at Pharmac will strike this week,...
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Legislation – FamilyBoost changes will exacerbate inequity of ECE access – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is warning that the FamilyBoost changes announced today by Finance Minister...
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Heritage and LEGO a perfect fit for competition winner
Source: Heritage NZ The winner of a LEGO building competition that combines the iconic multi-coloured bricks with some of New Zealand’s equally iconic heritage buildings has been announced. Adam Richards...
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73 per cent positive feedback on school lunches
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour is pleased to see the Healthy School Lunch Programme Term 3 menu has received positive feedback from three quarters of students,...