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A triumph over anti-car ideology
Source: ACT Party Welcoming the delivery from tonight of increased speed limits – an ACT coalition commitment – ACT Leader David Seymour says: “Sensible speed limits are a triumph for...
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Release: Seymour’s school lunch cuts already failing kids
Source: New Zealand Labour Party It is the first week of David Seymour’s school lunch programme and already social media reports are circulating of revolting meals, late deliveries, and mislabelled...
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Open season on renters begins with no-cause evictions
Source: Green Party The Green Party says that with no-cause evictions returning from today, the move to allow landlords to end tenancies without reason plunges renters, and particularly families who...
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Ministers welcome Kāinga Ora’s revised approach to wool carpets
Source: New Zealand Government Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson have welcomed Kāinga Ora’s decision to re-open its tender for carpets to allow wool carpet suppliers...
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Relentless focus on literacy & numeracy at school
Source: New Zealand Government As schools start back for 2025, there will be a relentless focus on teaching the basics brilliantly so all Kiwi kids grow up with the knowledge,...
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Hawke’s Bay patients to benefit from new and improved radiology and cancer treatment services
Source: New Zealand Government Enabling works have begun this week on an expanded radiology unit at Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital which will double CT scanning capacity in Hawke’s...
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Call to End Prescribing Puberty Blockers In NZ
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2025 Family First is calling for an immediate end to new prescribing of puberty blockers due to the clear lack of quality probative...
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Health Protest – Protest calls for answers on company chosen to supply vape kits
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa Public Health experts are questioning a decision by the Government to purchase $575,000 worth of vaping products from a company accused of allegedly bribing the New Zealand...
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Lifestyle – Kickstart 2025 with Exercise New Zealand: We Are Here For You!
Source: Exercise NZ As January unfolds and the new year gains momentum, it’s the perfect opportunity to set intentions, embrace change, and prioritise what truly matters. ExerciseNZ is encouraging all...
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Greenpeace – NZ climate target under international scrutiny as trading partners raise concerns
Source: Greenpeace Ahead of the Government’s NDC climate target announcement today, Greenpeace Aotearoa has revealed that New Zealand’s trading partners are asking yet more questions about our climate credibility. It follows...
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Insurance Sector – ICNZ welcomes Govt’s Climate Adaptation response
Source: Insurance Council of NZ The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the Government’s commitment to introduce legislation to Parliament this year on a...
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Final step underway to decide council election boundaries
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council’s final proposal for representation arrangements will soon be considered by the Local Government Commission, taking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland one step closer to confirmed electoral boundaries...
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Barnardos decision reversed
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Children Karen Chhour has intervened in Oranga Tamariki’s review of social service provider contracts to ensure Barnardos can continue to deliver its 0800 What’s...
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Customs’ levies bill passes first reading
Source: New Zealand Government A bill to make revenue collection on imported and exported goods fairer and more effective had its first reading in Parliament, Customs Minister Casey Costello said...
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New school lunch programme serves up first healthy lunches
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today visited Otahuhu College where the new school lunch programme has served up healthy lunches to students in the first...
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Universities – Remarkable climate solutions nominated for this year’s Earthshot Prize – Vic
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington An ocean remediation project, a predator-free blueprint, cleaner greenhouses, and a clean technology pioneer are the nominees put forward this year by Te...
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Release: Govt soft on prosecuting migrant exploitation
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The National Government’s big talk on combatting the exploitation of migrant workers has been exposed as a sham today. “Hardly a week goes by without...
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TCMA joins Saraburi Province to mark one year anniversary of progress “SARABURI SANDBOX” Thailand’s first low-carbon city
Source: Media Outreach BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 January 2025 – Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) and cement manufacturers with fully support to Saraburi Province, government agencies,...
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Health – Increase in Closed Books No Surprise to General Practice Owners – GenPro
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The increasing number of general practices closing their books to new patients is no surprise to the General Practice Owners Association (GenPro). New research...
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Activist News – The government has begun to “go through the motions” of questioning Israeli soldiers at the border but it’s just a “look busy” policy – too little too late! – PSNA
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa The government has begun questioning Israeli soldiers about their military service in Gaza at the New Zealand border as revealed in a Times of Israel story...
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Release: More road deaths likely if evidence not followed
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Any road deaths as a result of increased speed limits will now be on the Government’s hands. “Where it is safe to do so, we...
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Citizenship applications completed up 54 per cent in December
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Department of Internal Affairs [the Department] has achieved significant progress in completing applications for New Zealand citizenship. ...
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Health – Proper funding of primary care nurses key to Kiwis getting into GPs – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Primary care nurses must be paid the same as hospital nurses to fix the chronic staff shortages causing New Zealanders to be turned away from GP...
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Raising speed limits on undivided highways invites trouble
Source: Green Party The Government’s move to increase speed limits substantially on dozens of stretches of rural and often undivided highways will result in more serious harm. “The Government’s pro-growth...
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Speed limit reduction reversals begin
Source: New Zealand Government Reversals to Labour’s blanket speed limit reductions begin tonight and will be in place by 1 July, says Minister of Transport Chris Bishop. “The previous government...
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Transport Sector – Transporting New Zealand backs speed limit changes
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed today’s Government announcement reversing speed limit reductions on 38 sections of the...
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Health – $500k vape kit deal ‘reeks of tobacco tactics’ – Asthma Foundation
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation The Government has forked out more than half a million dollars on vapes to help adults quit smoking – despite these products not being approved for...