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Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs

· March 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand If the law was retrospectively passed it would effectively criminalise people who need help, not debt, Willie Jackson says. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Labour Party...

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NZ has ‘healthy stock levels’ of fuel – MBIE

· March 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Government officials and major fuel retailer Z Energy are moving to ease any concerns about the country’s fuel reserves. The US and Israel-led air campaign in...

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More funding for weather hit communities

· March 3, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is providing further contributions to Mayoral Relief Funds to help communities impacted by recent severe weather events, Minister for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell announced...

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Tourism drives billions into New Zealand economy

· March 3, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government The Government welcomes data out today showing New Zealand’s tourism sector continues to go from strength to strength, driving billions into the economy. The Tourism Satellite...

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Work under way to move cramped Wellington ED

· March 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Outside Wellington Hospital. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER Healthcare staff in Wellington’s Emergency Department will have to wait until 2029 for a bigger space, with...