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Missed opportunity to stop the stealing of Māori land

· March 13, 2025

Source: Green Party The Green Party is disappointed the Government voted down Hūhana Lyndon’s member’s Bill, which would have prevented further alienation of Māori land through the Public Works Act....

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Minister Weeds Wokeness Out Of MFAT

· March 13, 2025

Source: Family First Media Release – 12 March 2025 Family First NZ is welcoming moves by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters to ‘weed out the wokeness’ from the...

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State Highway 1 Desert Road to re-open after 2-month closure

· March 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency New Zealand’s largest and most ambitious road maintenance project, the Tīrau to Waiouru Accelerated Maintenance programme, reaches a major milestone this week with the reopening...

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Boosting rural connectivity and economic growth

· March 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is progressing a suite of regulatory changes aimed at improving telecommunication services for rural communities and promote economic growth, says Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith.“World-class...

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State Highway 1 Desert Road re-opens after 2-month closure

· March 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency New Zealand’s largest and most ambitious road maintenance project, the Tīrau to Waiouru Accelerated Maintenance programme, reaches a major milestone this week with the reopening...

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Fee changes to improve border management

· March 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Changes to fees and levies for goods crossing New Zealand’s border are being introduced to ensure they are fairer and better recover the costs of Customs...

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Banking Inquiry exposes $600 million rural lending squeeze

· March 12, 2025

Source: ACT Party ACT’s Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron is calling on the Reserve Bank to scrap its restrictive banking capital requirements, after banking bosses admitted these rules have added...

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Councils need to follow Govt’s lead on procurement

· March 12, 2025

Source: ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on local councils to ditch complex procurement rules, in line with today’s announcement for central government from the Economic Growth Minister. “MBIE encourages local...

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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Next steps to increase investment

· March 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has decided on the next steps to establish Invest New Zealand (Invest NZ) including its scope and mandate to drive a significant increase in Foreign Direct...