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1500 empty rooms in MIQ shows Government’s poor planning
Source: ACT Party “ACT welcomes the news that migrant families who have been cruelly separated for far too long will be reunited, but 1500 empty MIQ rooms shows there’s no...
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$10m a month wasted on redundant contact tracing
Source: ACT Party “ACT can reveal that taxpayers are footing the bill for pointless contact tracing that should have been scrapped when Omicron made it redundant,” says ACT’s Leader David...
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100 million milestone leaves NZ increasingly isolated
Source: ACT Party “Data collected by Bloomberg shows the milestone of 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered worldwide has been passed, leaving big questions for the Government about where...
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Freeing the great outdoors from health and safety scope creep
Source: New Zealand Government Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden is announcing further changes to health and safety, as part of the ACT-National Coalition commitment to reform health...
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Business groups call for publication of council voting records – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ As councils consider their spending and rates decisions for the coming year, and as October’s local authority elections draw closer, business groups are calling for greater transparency on how...
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If it Pleases the Gods
Source: ACT Party The Haps Last week Free Press extolled the Government’s RMA reforms. We thanked ACT and Simon Court for resource management law based on property rights. We think we understated...
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Privacy News – March 2025
Source: Privacy Commissioner This issue includes a note that the Biometric Code consultation has now closed, and that the final version of the Code will likely be published mid-2025. It...
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Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and...
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Next steps to improve flood resilience for the Wairau community
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council is looking to progress a comprehensive flood resilience (blue-green) network to significantly reduce flood risks across the Wairau catchment in Auckland’s North Shore. A proposed...
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Māori economic growth plan aimed at boosting jobs and incomes
Source: New Zealand Government Tōia mai te waka, ki te urunga te waka, ki te moenga te waka, ki te takotoranga i takoto ai te waka! Creating jobs and boosting...
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Ingdan, Inc. Announces 2024 Annual Results
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2025 – Ingdan, Inc. (“Ingdan” or the “Company,” Stock Code: 400.HK; together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”),...
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From Hong Kong to Global: Laservall Drives New Industrialisation and Microelectronics Innovation with HKD 300M Investment
Source: Media Outreach HKSTP park company Laservall aims to advance high-precision laser technology with AI-driven automation, empowering advanced manufacturing through microelectronics innovation HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire –...
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Sihoo Concludes 2025 Brand Globalization Strategy Conference, Unveils Technology-Driven Vision for a Health-Centered Ergonomic Ecosystem
Source: Media Outreach GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2025 – On March 29, 2025, Sihoo, a global leader in ergonomic furniture, successfully held its “2025 Brand...
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Huatai Securities Reports Record 2024 Earnings and Advancement in Internationalization
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2025 – Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (the “Company”; stock codes: 601688.SH, 6886.HK, HTSC.L), a leading technology-driven comprehensive...
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EFT Solutions Partners with Bonum to Establish Cooperation with Mongolbank
Source: Media Outreach Facilitated by eftPay, “T-Card” in Mongolia Makes its Overseas Debut in Hong Kong HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2025 – EFT Solutions...
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YesAsia Holdings 2024 Annual Revenue and Net Profit Hit Historical High of US$345.78 Million and US$19.04 Million Respectively
Source: Media Outreach Results Highlights Revenue surged by 71.7% to historical high of US$345.78 million. Net profit hit historical high and grew by 151.5% to US$19.04 million, net profit margin...
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Federated Farmers welcome health and safety reset
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says health and safety changes announced by the Government today mark the start of a long overdue reform and are a step in the right direction....
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Release: Govt health and safety changes put workers at risk
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Changes to New Zealand’s health and safety laws will strip back key protections for small businesses and put working Kiwis at greater risk. “New Zealand...
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Going for growth: cutting health & safety red tape
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will boost economic growth by reforming health and safety laws to lessen the cost and burden of compliance on low-risk businesses, Workplace Relations and...
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Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology – CTU
Source: Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and safety...
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Research – Democracy at risk – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Democracy at risk Recent research commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation raises serious concern for social cohesion in Aotearoa. This research is not alone, with...
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Business – Reducing red tape for small businesses will ensure better health and safety compliance – EMA
Source: EMA Reducing unnecessary paperwork for small, low-risk businesses will allow them to focus on the critical risks that are capable of causing serious injury, death or illness in the workplace,...
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Business – Health and safety refocused on task at hand – BusinessNZ
Source: BusinessNZ Health and safety law reforms announced today will make it simpler for small businesses to keep their workplace safe and people healthy, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says...
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Business Canterbury welcomes health and safety changes
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury welcomes today’s announcement by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Hon Brooke van Velden, that will see significant reforms to health and safety legislation, providing much-needed red...
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Transporting New Zealand welcomes ferry certainty but warns of risks
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the detail provided by Minister for Rail Winston Peters in today’s procurement update about Cook Strait ferries. “It is positive that...
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Health and safety reform: missed opportunity to make workplaces safer
Source: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Health and safety professionals say the Government has squandered an opportunity to make serious inroads into New Zealand’s appalling workplace health and safety record....
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ACT welcomes RBNZ’s review of banking red tape
Source: ACT Party Welcoming the Reserve Bank’s review of banking capital requirements, Mark Cameron – who represents ACT on the select committee inquiry into banking practices – says: “ACT Party...