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Why average earners’ tax bill keeps growing
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiscal drag is a constant pressure on taxpayers’ wallets. RNZ Are you paying more tax, but no better off? Fiscal drag, or bracket creep, is the...
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Public servant ‘terrified’ job on the line again after government announces more cuts
Source: Radio New Zealand The government plans to slash public service jobs by about 14 percent over the next three years. RNZ / Quin Tauetau A public servant affected by...
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Hundreds submit on Fisheries proposal to manage shellfish in Auckland, Coromandel
Source: Radio New Zealand Fisheries New Zealand is reviewing management measures for recreational shellfish harvesting in Auckland and Coromandel. 123RF More than 300 people have submitted feedback to Fisheries New...
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Senior public servant misses out on top job after anonymous tipster reveals prior cocaine use
Source: Radio New Zealand A senior public servant was replaced as acting chief executive of a government organisation following revelations she once used cocaine prior to starting in the public...
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Police start taking ‘informal action’ after 0.6 percent pay rise
Source: Radio New Zealand “Offering us 0.6 percent is just frankly disgusting,” says one officer. File photo. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Some police officers say they are beginning unlawful industrial...
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Better mental health support could have prevented Tangaru-Noere Turia’s death – coroner
Source: Radio New Zealand The cordon in Papatoetoe after Tangaru-Noere Turia was shot by police in 2021. RNZ / Simon Rogers Tangaru-Noere Turia was showing signs of psychosis and wielding...
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Electrify Queenstown 2026 powers down after three-day showcase
Source: DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN & LAKE WĀNAKA TOURISM Queenstown, New Zealand (19 May 2026) Electrify Queenstown 2026 has wrapped after three days of energy, ideas and action, drawing more than 1,000...
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Electronic card transactions: April 2026 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Electronic card transactions: April 2026 – information release 19 May 2026 The electronic card transactions (ECT) series cover debit, credit, and charge card transactions with New Zealand-based...
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Business price indexes: March 2026 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business price indexes: March 2026 quarter – information release 19 May 2026 Business price indexes (BPI) includes the producers price index (PPI), capital goods price index (CGPI),...
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Māori population estimates: Mean year ended 31 December 2025 – Stats NZ information release
Source: Statistics New Zealand Māori population estimates: Mean year ended 31 December 2025 – information release 19 May 2026 Māori population estimates give the best available measure of the Māori...
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Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists ‘foreign agents’ – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Military-connected social media accounts target activists with disinformation Online slurs precede intimidation and violent attacks against dissidents Meta, TikTok, X and YouTube allow harmful content to spread...
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Government must recognise the real cost of family care for disabled people – IHC
Source: IHC New Zealand IHC welcomes the Government’s move to clarify the role of Disability Support Services (DSS), which will provide certainty for families and disabled people. However, any reform must...
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Greenpeace – 26,000 strong petition urges no minerals deal
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace today delivered a petition signed by over 26,000 people urging Prime Minister Chris Luxon to not sign a minerals deal with the USA. Greenpeace illustrated the public opposition to the...
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Government Cuts – Public services will be decimated by reckless plan to fire nearly 9,000 workers – PSA
Source: PSA – Saving $2.4 billion means services will have to be cut – Impacts to be felt nationwide – 55% work outside Wellington – One in seven jobs could be gone by 2029...
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Arts – Ngā Kaituhi Māori NZSA emerging-writer programme recipients 2026
Source: Ngā Kaituhi Māori and The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Ngā Kaituhi Māori and The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa have...
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Investment property expert says councils should crack down on holiday rental providers
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Council wants the government to make accommodation platforms like Airbnb share data. AFP A property investment expert says councils should crack down on short-term holiday...
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Public sector job cuts: ‘Nobody is above scrutiny’
Source: Radio New Zealand The government’s latest job cuts in the public sector have a “DOGE-type approach” say the Greens, but it is “just what the doctor ordered”, according to...
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Contact Energy boss says risk of New Zealand running out of power this winter eases
Source: Radio New Zealand New solar and geothermal generation means New Zealand no longer faces the same risk of running out of power in winter in so-called “dry years”, according...
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Labour holds off on Future Fund details until after election
Source: Radio New Zealand Barbara Edmonds says the party hasn’t decided what assets to put in the fund yet. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour will not release key details of...
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Government blindly cuts to save skin – Willis’s plan clearly hasn’t worked
Source: NZCTU New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey has today blasted Nicola Willis’s pre-Budget announcement on public sector job cuts. “After years of failing...
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Allianz Commercial: War becomes the number one political violence risk for more than 50% of companies globally
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2026 – Political risks and violence has climbed to #7 in the annual Allianz Risk Barometer 2026, its highest...
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Literacy and maths at forefront of new investment
Source: New Zealand Government Raising achievement and lifting student performance in reading, writing and maths is at the centre of today’s Budget 2026 investment in education, says Education Minister Erica...
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Kelvin Davis appointed to Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group
Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced the appointment of Kelvin Davis as a member of the Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group. Mr Davis is a respected Māori...
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Slashing public sector jobs the right move, New Zealand Initiative says
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich. Supplied The New Zealand Initiative is pleased with the government’s plan to slash nearly 9000 public sector roles...
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New Chair for Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board
Source: New Zealand Government Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden has announced today that a new Chair has been appointed to the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board [the Board]. “I am pleased to announce that...
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New support for at-risk young people this Youth Week
Source: New Zealand Government Youth Minister James Meager has confirmed at least 300 at-risk young Kiwis will be supported to re-engage in education or transition into the workforce, through new joint...
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Bridging Global Markets: Cathay Cargo Redefines Cold Chain Excellence via Hong Kong’s Strategic Nexus
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2026 – In the rapidly evolving logistics landscape of 2026, precision and speed define the ultimate prerequisites...