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Tackling New Zealand’s rising tax debt
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government will boost its investment in chasing tax evaders, Revenue Minister Simon Watts says. “Hard-working Kiwis who pay their taxes are being...
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Improving care for disabled New Zealanders
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets More than 7,000 disabled New Zealanders will receive improved residential care, thanks to a $240 million four-year funding boost in today’s Budget. This...
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More Police funding to improve public safety
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is investing more in core police services to continue its good progress in restoring law and order and improving the safety...
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Funding boost for post-Cyclone local road recovery
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets North Island communities still building back after the 2023 weather events will get extra funding to complete recovery works on local roads,...
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Tertiary study subsidy boost in priority subjects
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is backing the tertiary system with new investment in study that delivers the greatest value for students and for New...
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Growth-promoting science and innovation backed
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is backing modern, commercially-focused science and innovation to fully realise the contribution it can make to economic growth and the...
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Baiduri Bank Opens Representative Office In Singapore
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – Baiduri Bank, Brunei Darussalam’s largest conventional bank, proudly announces the opening of its first overseas representative office...
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Budget 2025 – Growing the economy to help Kiwis get ahead
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Budget 2025 is about growing the economy to create jobs and help Kiwis get ahead, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. “The Government’s...
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Micro-credentials funding and fees
Source: Funding for micro-credentials We want to invest in micro-credentials that meet the needs of industries and communities, and support government priorities delivered by highly capable TEOs. To be funded,...
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NZ-AU: U.S. Department of Commerce to Place Up to 721% Tariffs on Chinese Graphite
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NOVONIX Limited (NASDAQ: NVX, ASX: NVX) (“NOVONIX” or the “Company”), a leading battery materials and technology company, applauds the...
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Budget 2025 – Unions to hold Budget Day Hui for Pay Equity
Source: NZCTU The union movement are today hosting a Budget Day Hui to fight back against the Government’s decision to gut the Equal Pay Act and destroy decades of progress...
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Commonsense financial reforms underway
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Last night the Government took a major step toward restoring common sense to financial regulation, with the first readings of three important...
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Europe’s Largest Inaugural Tech and Startup Event Opens in Berlin as the Continent Spurs Momentum for Open Innovation and AI Leadership
Source: Media Outreach Ministers and senior tech stakeholders from the European Union, Germany and the UAE inaugurate the momentous first edition of GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything BERLIN, GERMANY –...
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Deutsche Rück Group maintains profit-oriented growth course
Source: Media Outreach DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 21 May 2025 – The Deutsche Rück Group further expanded its business in the 2024 financial year while simultaneously strengthening its financial...
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Government decision to abandon proposed Digital Services Tax disappointing – Better Taxes
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future The decision by the Government to abandon the proposed Digital Services Tax has been described as very disappointing by the Better Taxes for...
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Release: Half a billion dollar tax break for tech giants
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government is taking the Digital Services Tax off their books, effectively handing a $479 million tax break to global tech giants, like Facebook and...
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Release: Govt helps banks dodge repayment claims for Kiwis
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government is moving to let two of the country’s most profitable banks off the hook for money owed to their customers. “As Kiwis continue...
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Release: Search begins for rare family receiving $250
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government can’t say if even a single family has received the $250 a fortnight they were promised. “It’s time Nicola Willis got her binoculars...
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Government Cuts – Govt dismantling of public housing confirmed with Kāinga Ora axing a net 620 roles – PSA
Source: PSA The sacking of hundreds of workers at Kāinga Ora is just more evidence of the Government’s heartless treatment of vulnerable families who rely on the support of the state...
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Advocacy – NZNO care and support workers at Parliament for Budget Day
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Care and support workers who had their pay equity claims dumped overnight after years of work will meet at Parliament tomorrow to voice their frustration at...
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Protect Pay Equity Budget Day hui at Parliament – PSA
Source: PSA PSA members will be turning out to support New Zealand women and pay equity at a multi-union Protect Pay Equity hui at Parliament tomorrow. The rally Is being held...
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Have your say on the Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill
Source: The bill seeks to redesign the vocational education and training system to restore regional decision-making. It also aims to increase industry involvement in vocational education and training. The bill...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Wednesday, 21 May 2025 – Volume 784 – 001480
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities Question No. 10—Housing 10. TAKUTAI TARSH KEMP (Te Pāti Māori—Tāmaki Makaurau) to the Associate Minister of Housing: What role, if...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Urgent Debates Declined — Gaza Aid—Signing of Joint Statement – 001478
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities URGENT DEBATES DECLINED Gaza Aid—Signing of Joint Statement SPEAKER: Members, I’ve received a letter from the Hon Phil Twyford seeking...
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Greenpeace slams Federated Farmers over ‘selfish’ behaviour on climate
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says that Federated Farmers’ intent to ‘go to battle’ over methane targets is yet another example of the agri-business lobby group’s selfish approach to life on our collective...
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
Source: Greenpeace TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers....
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
Source: Greenpeace TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers....