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Release: Govt Bill strips vital job protections from workers
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Employer Relations Amendment Bill will make work even less secure for Kiwis. “At a time when New Zealanders are doing it tough, the Government...
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Release: Government is full of it on homelessness
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government continues to deny its policies are contributing to homelessness in New Zealand, despite being told they are. “Frontline housing providers have told Government...
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Release: PM must stop changes further failing children
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Today’s damning report on Oranga Tamariki shows Māori children are being left with little chance of success, or even survival, after their experiences in the...
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Release: Changes to stalking Bill important step for women’s safety
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Parliament today took an important step to improve women’s safety with the Government moving closer to Labour’s position on how stalking should be defined in...
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Modernising New Zealand’s data system – Stats NZ media release
Modernising New Zealand’s data system – media release 18 June 2025 Wide-ranging improvements to the data system will modernise and future-proof how New Zealand’s economic and population statistics are produced. Minister...
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Sharpened focus on quality economic, population stats
Source: New Zealand Government Statistics Minister Dr Shane Reti has today announced a major new direction for Stats NZ, replacing the traditional paper-based census and increasing the frequency and quality...
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Tougher sentences ahead as Three Strikes returns
Source: New Zealand Government Repeat violent and sexual offenders are officially on notice Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. “Tougher penalties are now in place as the Three Strikes law...
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Data shows mental health access improving
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey has welcomed the latest quarterly results for the Government’s mental health and addiction targets, saying the access targets reflect real...
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Going for growth with more overseas investment
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Finance Minister David Seymour welcomes the introduction of legislation to make it easier for New Zealand businesses to receive new investment, grow and pay higher...
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Speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce: Saying yes to more housing
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning and thanks to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for hosting us. I have spent most of my life in either the Hutt or Wellington...
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Saying yes to housing growth
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealanders have an opportunity to help shape the new planning system replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) through public consultation on removing unnecessary barriers to...
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Correcting and Replacing: Visa unveils Flex Credential in Vietnam, ushering in a new era of payment flexibility and financial empowerment for consumers
Source: Media Outreach Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in financial confidence and readiness for major purchases, Visa survey With Visa Flex Credential, consumers can seamlessly choose how they pay, via credit,...
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HKSTP Teams Up with HKU and CUHK Medical Schools to Showcase Hong Kong’s Life & Health Innovations at BIO International Convention
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 June 2025 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), in collaboration with InvestHK, led 16 prominent...
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Advocacy – 95 New Zealand Lawyers Call for Stronger Govt Stance on Israel Amidst Rising Tensions in Middle East
Source: Max Harris Ninety-five New Zealand lawyers – including 9 King’s Counsel – have signed a letter to the Prime Minister and other ministers urging the Government to consider a...
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Amazon Singapore’s Prime Day Returns in July with First-Ever Week-Long Event from 8 to 14 July
Source: Media Outreach Prime members can access thousands of deals across popular categories with a refreshed shopping experience on Amazon.sg. Shop some of Amazon’s top discounts, including deals from top...
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Visa unveils Flex Credential in Vietnam, ushering in a new era of payment flexibility and financial empowerment for consumers
Source: Media Outreach Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in financial confidence and readiness for major purchases, Visa survey With Visa Flex Credential, consumers can seamlessly choose how they pay, via credit,...
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New Zealand’s Foreign Policy Reset: Progress & Reflections
Source: New Zealand Government [Keynote speech to the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) national conference, Takina Convention Centre, Wellington] Good afternoon. National Chair of the New Zealand Institute of...
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Case Note 329274 [2025] NZ Priv Cmr 1 – Individual complains that government agency sent their health information to an incorrect address
Source: Privacy Commissioner 16 Jun 2025, 09:00 Background In 2021, a government agency mailed a client’s health information to the wrong address. The agency had the correct street but had...
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Government must urgently rule out Ute Tax 2.0 – Federated Farmers
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is calling on Revenue Minister Simon Watts to urgently rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars each...
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Legislation – Luxon’s ACT Party Government dragging NZ workers back in time – Workers First Union
Source: Workers First Union Today’s introduction of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill to Parliament shows that the ACT Party – a fringe libertarian party with the support of fewer than one...
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Swiss Government Fails to Act on “Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Forum” – CSI
Source: Christian Solidarity International (CSI) CSI supports the Swiss sponsored peace negotiations between the Azerbaijani Government and representatives of the forcibly displaced Armenian Christian population of Nagorno Karabakh as required...
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Green’s fiscal strategy opportunity to debate new thinking on public investment – Better Taxes
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future The Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign welcomes the recognition in the Green Party’s Fiscal Strategy of the importance of government capability...
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The current state of housing in Aotearoa New Zealand – Stats NZ media release and report: Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand: 2025
The current state of housing in Aotearoa New Zealand – media release 17 June 2025 Housing in New Zealand’s cities is changing, with an increase in housing density, and more multi-unit...
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Targets continue to get health back on track
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s focus on restoring performance and accountability in the health system is delivering real outcomes for patients, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “The latest quarterly...
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Modernising Early Childhood Education funding
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Funding Review to ensure the funding system is simple, fair, and gets value...
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Gordon Wilson Flats’ heritage protection goneburger
Source: New Zealand Government The derelict and unsafe Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington will lose its protected heritage status and become eligible for demolition through an amendment to the Resource...
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Legislation – Radical employment bill threatens every NZ worker – CTU
Source: Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is urging all political parties to vote against Brooke van Velden’s new Employment Relations...