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150 social homes for Hawke’s Bay through community-led approach
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Families in need will benefit from 150 new social homes to be delivered in Hawke’s Bay using a new community-led approach, Housing...
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Release: Minister’s rash orders fail frontline providers
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Auditor-General has found serious failings in the Government’s review of frontline providers such as counselling and prevention services. “It’s been nearly a year and...
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Release: Prices keep rising while National cuts women’s pay
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Prices for essentials, like milk, butter and electricity continue to get more expensive under National, at the same time as the Government takes money from...
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Marine Environment – KASM slams government as EPA accepts seabed mining into fast-track process
Source: Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) Community group Kiwis Against Seabed Mining today slammed the Luxon Government for swinging open the back door to let the seabed miners have another...
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Arts – Congratulations to the talented student writers awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships for 2025!
Source: NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Four secondary school students selected for mentorships will each be matched with a professional writer/mentor in their...
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Legislation – Plain Language Act Repeal Bill ‘major step backward’ for disabled community – IHC
Source: IHC Repealing the Plain Language Act 2022 would mark a major step backwards for people with intellectual disability to easily access important information, says IHC. In its submission earlier...
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NZ to host Pacific leaders
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets New Zealand will host leaders from across the Pacific next week, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Pacific Peoples Minister Dr Shane...
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$577 million to support film and TV production
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is providing certainty to New Zealand’s film industry by providing the funding needed to sustain the International Screen Production Rebate,...
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Te Pāti Māori Condemns Fast-Track Approval of Seabed Mining
Source: Te Pāti Māori is gravely concerned by the Government’s approval of the Trans-Tasman Resources (Taranaki VTM) seabed mining project under its fast-track regime. This marks the first time a...
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NZ to subject Pandemic Treaty to full National Interest Test
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government will subject a draft Pandemic Treaty to a full National Interest Test before deciding whether or not New Zealand should...
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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...