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Hong Kong and Kuwait: Partnering for Success
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – A delegation of more than 50 business leaders from Hong Kong and Mainland China, led...
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Automakers focus on R&D and design investment as China’s electric vehicle exports increase
Source: Media Outreach GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – The market size of new energy vehicles in China is expanding, and automakers are constantly carrying...
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Enabling Mindful Spending: DeCard by DCS and Visa Offers Secure, Frictionless, Real-World Utility — Micro Credit Card Fueled by Fiat or Digital Assets
Source: Media Outreach Through its dual access to TradFi and Web3 and high-limit flexibility, DeCard gives consumers and businesses smarter ways to tap into what they have while managing their...
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Submissions are now open for the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)
Source: The closing date for submissions is Thursday, 12 June 2025. The bill would amend the Education and Training Act 2020 to give effect to new policy decisions, including matters...
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New notable trees ready for recognition
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Auckland’s notable trees are living legends. They provide homes for native species like the tūī, offer much-needed shade on...
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Southern Rural Strategy will cultivate industry, resilience and communities
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A new strategy for how and where Auckland’s southern rural area will grow and change over the next 30...
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Report exposes damage of rushed cuts to Oranga Tamariki
Source: Green Party Today’s report into last year’s Oranga Tamariki contract procurement process confirms the Government’s brutal cuts were rushed, poorly managed, and made with no concern for the impact...
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Social Security Amendment Bill pushes poverty on people
Source: Green Party The Government’s just-passed Social Security Amendment Bill is set to create more benefit sanctions that will push families deeper into poverty. “Instead of punching down on the...
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Universities – AUT LAUNCHES IMPACT-FOCUSED $5 MILLION INNOVATION FUND
Source: AUT AUT today launches the AUT Innovation Fund with an allocation of $5 million to invest into spinout companies and impact initiatives. Managed by AUT Ventures, the fund will...
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CSI welcomes Trump’s decision to end Syria sanctions; calls for further measures to protect religious minorities
Source: Christian Solidarity International (CSI) Damascus, Syria, March 2025. CSI Statement Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes President Trump’s long-overdue decision to lift the crippling broad economic sector sanctions on Syria, announced...
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Siege of Gaza – MSF denounces deliberate humanitarian catastrophe
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 15 May 2025 – The US-Israel proposition to control the distribution of supplies under the guise of humanitarian aid raises grave humanitarian, ethical,...
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Local News – Porirua Careers Expo a huge hit
Source: Porirua City Council Te Rauparaha Arena was jam-packed for the second Porirua Careers Expo on Tuesday. More than 3300 rangatahi from across the city, and wider afield, came through the...
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Government Cuts – Govt squeeze on funding will see another 68 roles go at DOC
Source: PSA The Government’s squeeze on funding public services will see a hollowing out of the Department of Conservation’s Regional Operations teams around the country. In a change proposal released today,...
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Government Cuts – Children pay price of Oranga Tamariki contracting fiasco – Auditor-General issues damning indictment of Govt cuts
Source: PSA The Auditor-General’s report into Oranga Tamariki’s provider contracts lays bare the reckless way the Government ordered cuts without regard to how children would be harmed. In 2023 the Government...
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Government Cuts – PSA strongly opposes decisions released by Health NZ – further dismantling of our public health system by Government
Source: PSA The PSA strongly opposes final decisions released by Health New Zealand for the following teams: Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology Management (PSC&HTM), Planning, Funding and Outcomes, and Audit,...
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Government Cuts and Legal Action – PSA takes more legal action to stop the Govt cutting health further
Source: PSA The PSA is taking Health NZ Te Whatu Ora to the Employment Relations Authority to stop another round of job cuts to key teams that support frontline health services....
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Budget ‘25 needs to prioritise a thriving and resilient Pacific region – World Vision
Source: World Vision World Vision New Zealand is urging the government to prioritise Pacific prosperity and resilience with strong investment in climate finance and foreign aid as part of Budget...
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Have your say on the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill
Source: The bill seeks to give effect to certain matters contained in Te Pua o Te Riri Kore, the Ngāti Hāua deed of settlement of historical claims. Te Pua o...
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ISCA Welcomes Six New Council Members; Poised to Invest up to $7 Million in Enhancements to SCAQ Programme and International Growth and Expansion in 2025
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2025 – The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) has announced the election of four newly-elected members, re-election of...
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Social Security Amendment Bill passes into law
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Social Security Amendment Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament today expanding the welfare Traffic Light System that launched in...
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Government-Iwi partnership building East Coast homes
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Te Tai Rāwhiti – East Coast whānau will enjoy greater access to modern housing thanks to a Government-Iwi partnership that will deliver...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Speaker’s Rulings — New Speaker’s Ruling—Content of Oral Questions – 001474
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities SPEAKER’S RULINGS New Speaker‘s Ruling—Content of questions SPEAKER: Members, yesterday, oral question No. 8 led the House into presenting itself...
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Valuers Bill passes first reading
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets A Bill that modernises and re-enacts the Valuers Act 1948 passed its first reading in Parliament today, Attorney-General Judith Collins and Minister...
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2025 Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests presented
Source: The 2025 Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament was presented in the House today. It summarises members’ financial interests as at31 January 2025. Since...
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Reminder: categorisation programme is closed
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Following recent bad weather, the Recovery Office has noted an increase in homeowners asking to join the categorisation programme....
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Advisory: Hui to further raise awareness on health woes
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO’s Ōtautahi/Canterbury members will join local leaders and politicians to talk about the dire state of their local hospitals and the public health system at a...
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Crown settles Treaty claim with Ngāti Ranginui
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Crown has settled a 17-year negotiation process with iwi of Tauranga as the Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill passes its...