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NZ-AU: American Rare Earths Updates Shareholders
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 2024 has been a transformative year for American Rare Earths (ARR), positioning us as a leader in reshaping the U.S....
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CHINAPLAS Focuses on Green, Smart, and High-Tech Solutions for a Sustainable Future of the Plastics and Rubber Industries
Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 January 2025 – China remains crucial in global economic growth, with a steadily expanding Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and...
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Universities – Vice-Chancellor responds to research and science reforms – University of Auckland
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) The Vice-Chancellor of New Zealand’s leading university, and the country’s largest research-led institution, says the changes announced today by the government to reform the science...
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Business and Politics – Government answers businesses’ call for growth centred policies
Source: Business Canterbury Business Canterbury welcomes the Prime Minister’s comments in his State of the Nation speech today, announcing that economic growth will influence all decisions this year and that nothing...
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Hong Kong’s Advantages Spotlighted at WEF Annual Meeting in Davos
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 January 2025 – Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Paul Chan, is among nearly...
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Luxon waves goodbye to record number of NZers with no plan in sight
Source: Green Party Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation speech today offered no real hope nor vision for a unified and prosperous Aotearoa New Zealand. “Our country is not a...
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New Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced the new membership of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC), who will serve for a three-year...
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Mining Sector – PM flags mining as critical to economic growth – Straterra
Source: Straterra Inc Prime Minister Christopher Luxon correctly identified the bigger role mining can play in New Zealand’s economic growth in his State of the Nation speech today, says Straterra chief...
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BusinessNZ – Hitting the science reset button
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ welcomes the Government’s announcement effectively ‘resetting’ the science system to deliver better economic growth and productivity for New Zealand. Director of Advocacy Catherine Beard also welcomes the announcement...
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Govt Cuts – Axing of Callaghan Innovation, loss of 500 jobs already makes mockery of latest reform
Source: PSA New science plan exposes chaotic nature of restructuring to date – It’s hard to have confidence in the Government’s latest science strategy when it comes with no promise of new...
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ACT welcomes innovation changes to better serve taxpayers and growth
Source: ACT Party ACT is welcoming a renewed economic focus for the science and innovation sector, including the abolition of Callaghan Innovation. “ACT has long advocated for abolishing Callaghan Innovation,...
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Luxon’s speech an exercise in smoke and mirrors
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The Prime Minister’s State of the Nation speech is an exercise in smoke and mirrors which deflects from the reality that he has...
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State of the Nation 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Ka nui te mihi kia koutou.Kia ora, good morning, talofa, malo e lelei, bula vinaka, da jia hao, namaste, sat sri akal, assalamu alaikum.It’s so great...
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Reforms to boost science sector and economy
Source: New Zealand Government Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins today announced the largest reset of the New Zealand science system in more than 30 years with reforms which...
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Invest New Zealand opens doors to the world
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has unveiled a bold new initiative to position New Zealand as a premier destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) that will create higher paying...
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Economic growth the key to better days ahead
Source: New Zealand Government Turbocharging New Zealand’s economic growth is the key to brighter days ahead for all Kiwis, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. In the Prime Minister’s State of...
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Greenpeace – Luxon’s bonfire of natural capital leaves New Zealand poorer
Source: Greenpeace Luxon’s bonfire of natural capital leaves New Zealand poorer Prime Minister Luxon’s plan to burn natural capital in a desperate bid for short term GDP growth will leave us...
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Animal Welfare – SAFE calls for urgent reforms following horrific sheep cruelty footage
Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE is calling for an independent inquiry after evidence of severe violence towards sheep was captured across 34 farms. Workers on New Zealand sheep farms were filmed...
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BusinessNZ – Saying ‘yes’ to investment and growth
Source: BusinessNZ The Prime Minister’s state of the nation address has correctly identified many key issues holding back economic growth, BusinessNZ says. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says businesses around the...
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Govt’s sanctions regime fails us all
Source: Green Party The Government’s newly released data paints a damning picture: the sanctions regime targeting beneficiaries is an abject failure. “Benefit sanctions deprive people of the means to survive...
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Runaway spending growth checked
Source: New Zealand Government The latest set of accounts show the Government has successfully checked the runaway growth of public spending, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. “In the previous government’s...
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Welfare that Works making a difference
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s welfare reforms are delivering results with the number of people moving off benefits into work increasing year-on-year for six straight months. “There are positive...
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Economy – Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the five months ended 30 November 2024
Source: The Treasury The interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the five months ended 30 November 2024 were released by the Treasury today. The November results are...
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Economy – NZ Treasury – New paper on how the tax and transfer system affects financial incentives to work
Source: The Treasury This Analytical Note examines how New Zealand’s tax and transfer system affects financial incentives to work, using Effective Marginal Tax Rates (EMTRs) as the main measure. EMTRs show...
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SH27 Waharoa road reseal early February
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Smoother journeys are coming for motorists through Waharoa, with resealing works getting underway in early February for essential maintenance of State Highway 27 (SH27). NZ...
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NZ-AU: EarlyBirds CEO to Speak at Avalon 2025: Horizon Scanning for Aerospace Innovation
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) San Francisco, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — San Francisco, California – EarlyBirds, a leading global open innovation ecosystem, is proud to announce that its Cofounder and...
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Aon Forecasts 11.1 Percent Increase in Employee Medical Plan Costs for Businesses in Asia Pacific
Source: Media Outreach -Medical trend rates in the APAC region rank second-highest globally, according to report SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 January 2025 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON),...