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Universities – Dr Greg Murison to lead UniServices – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) UniServices has a new CEO, Dr Greg Murison, following the retirement of Dr Andy Shenk. Dr Greg Murison (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) has been...
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Local News – Councils to consult on future of water services
Source: Porirua City Council The way water services are delivered is changing, and councils in the Wellington region are seeking community feedback on the best way forward. After decades of underinvestment,...
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Events – Experience the power of the DIVA in new international exhibition coming to Auckland Museum
Source: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum proudly presents DIVA, a major international exhibition exploring the extraordinary power and creativity of performers...
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Building new careers: Seventy-six new police officers graduate
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Commissioner Richard Chambers and Wing Patron, Hon Anne Tolley congratulated the 76 graduating constables from wing 382 today. Families and friends celebrated the newly...
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Housing Market – No sizzle this summer for residential property market – QV
Source: QUALITY VALUATIONS (QV) It’s been a flat summer for New Zealand’s housing market, in spite of falling interest rates. Our latest QV House Price Index shows residential property values...
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Speech to NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit – Choose New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government Tēna koutou katoa. Greetings everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here today, to feel your energy and the sense of possibility and opportunity in this room. ...
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International students forced to pay up to $5,730 for compulsory Treaty course
Source: ACT Party ACT’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar is calling on Auckland University to scrap its compulsory ‘Waipapa Taumata Rau’ course, covering the Treaty of Waitangi and traditional...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Improving access to justice through investment
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s justice sector presents investment opportunities spanning the next 30 years, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Courts Minister Nicole McKee outlined at the New Zealand...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: First Fast-Track projects into process
Source: New Zealand Government On the first day of the country’s first Infrastructure Investment Summit, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones are pleased to welcome the...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Māori business success primed for investment
Source: New Zealand Government Iwi and Māori businesses will be in prime position to seize international co-investment opportunities at the Infrastructure Investment Summit this week as a recent economic report...
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Good progress on action to stabilise Disability Support Services
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston is pleased with progress to stabilise the disability support system so it can deliver better outcomes for disabled people. In August...
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INVESTMENT SUMMIT: Investment into Christchurch Men’s Prison
Source: New Zealand Government Funding through Budget 2025 will deliver 240 new high security beds at Christchurch Men’s Prison, along with a new Health Centre and Intervention and Support Unit...
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NZ-AU: NOVONIX Receives Approval for Purchase of Enterprise South Land for Planned Enterprise South Manufacturing Facility
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) BRISBANE, Australia, March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NOVONIX Limited (NASDAQ: NVX, ASX: NVX) (“NOVONIX” or “the Company”), a leading battery materials and technology company, announced today,...
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Empowering Pacific talent into STEM careers
Source: New Zealand Government Support for the next generation of Pacific scientists, engineers, and technologists is on its way, with the announcement of the 2025 Toloa Scholarships recipients. Minister for...
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Technology driving positive outlook for Malaysian small businesses
Source: Media Outreach Malaysia’s small businesses lead the region in innovation Younger entrepreneurs dominate small business landscape AI investment on the rise High demand for funding signals continued expansion KUALA...
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Speech to NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, I would like to join the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in extending a warm welcome to you all. And I’d like to...
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New AI diabetes screening pilot programme a gamechanger for wait times
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has today launched an artificial intelligence equipped diabetes retinal screening pilot programme in Māngere to reduce the risk of people with diabetes...
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Govt News – Chief Ombudsman publishes OIA and LGOIMA complaints information for July to December 2024
Source: Office of the Ombudsman The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has published his half-yearly data on Official Information Act (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) complaints. The...
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Greenpeace’s Russel Norman says Luxon’s investment claims undermined by breaches of free trade agreements
Source: Greenpeace The Prime Minister’s claims to the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland today, that his Government is committed to a rules-based multilateral trading system, are undermined by his Government’s repeated...
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Culture and Heritage – Creative and cultural strategy receives hundreds of submissions
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Feedback on the Government’s draft creative and cultural strategy shows support for a cohesive approach that boosts economic and social benefits for New Zealanders, says...
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Business – Canterbury Businesses Show Resilience Amid Rising Global Concerns
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury’s latest quarterly business survey reveals a complex economic landscape for local business, with international trade and geopolitical risks emerging as significant concerns while, at the same...
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Awards – Grasslanz Technology claims top science honour
Source: AgResearch A plant technology company that has been a major contributor to the success of New Zealand agriculture for more than two decades has been recognised with the supreme...
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Universities – How New Zealand Universities Rank in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Source: QS World University Rankings Massey breaks into top 20 but rest of world catching up with NZ’s excellenceNew Zealand sees decline in rankings as employer reputation indicator scores in other...
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Release: Members’ Bill makes wage theft a crime
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Workers will now be able to go to the Police and report their employer if they are not being paid wages they’re owed. Parliament has...
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Missed opportunity to stop the stealing of Māori land
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
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
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...