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Speech to the Infrastructure NZ One Day Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today. I’d like to thank Katie Bradford for the warm welcome and Nick Leggett and his team at...
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Reserve Bank Advisory – “Keeping Cash Local” consultation extended to 31 July 2026
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 26 March 2026 – Due to strong interest from the public and key stakeholders, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Te Pūtea Matua has extended...
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Providing false details, fishing without licence and fishing out of season lands angler in Court
Source: Fish and Game NZ Central South Island Fish & Game have successfully prosecuted an angler who flouted the law while fishing at Loch Cameron near Twizel in October 2025. Blake...
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Love Their Game® – Momentum builds for Auckland-wide sideline behaviour initiative
Source: Aktive Just over a year after eight Auckland Regional Sport Organisations partnered with Aktive to launch a collective push for positive sideline behaviour, the movement has surged to 18 Regional...
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Health Politics and Tech – Threats won’t fix Health NZ’s AI problem Investment will
Source: PSA Health NZ is threatening health workers with disciplinary action for using AI tools like ChatGPT to write notes. But the PSA says the real question is why staff are...
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Workers First calls on finance sector to act on fuel crisis and support workers
Source: Workers First Union Workers First – the union for finance workers – has written to financial institutions across Aotearoa, calling on them to support their staff amid rising petrol costs...
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Universities – As AI races ahead, can the law keep up? UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA How can existing and emerging legal frameworks govern artificial intelligence without stifling innovation? This question will be top of mind at a conference on...
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Storm News – Northland weather update 01 0830hrs 26 March
Source: Northland Regional Council Advisory issued on behalf of Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group UPDATE 01; MARCH WEATHER EVENT Hi all, Just a quick update you on the weather situation...
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Awards – Entries now open for the ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards
Source: EMA Entries are now open for the ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards 2026, encouraging local exporters to showcase their achievements on the world stage and be recognised among...
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Environment – EPA approves new herbicide to control weeds in fodder beet
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved Trifix Herbicide to control broadleaved weeds in beet crops used for livestock feed. FMC New Zealand Limited applied to import...
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Catch limit changes for two rock lobster fisheries
Source: New Zealand Government Catch limits for spiny rock lobster have been reduced for Gisborne, and increased for Otago following a regular sustainability review, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
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Online surveys to reduce burden on businesses
Source: New Zealand Government A Stats NZ programme to move more business surveys online is helping reduce the burden on businesses, Statistics Minister Dr Shane Reti and Small Business and...
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Government once again squeezing young people into one-size-fits-all model
Source: Green Party The Green Party has serious concerns with the proposed changes to NCEA by Luxon’s Government, which will undo decades of progress towards a student-centred system. “Luxon’s Government is...
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Man in custody following Grove Street incident, Nelson
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been taken into custody following an incident in Grove Street, Nelson. Police were called just after 9:20pm yesterday following reports of a verbal...
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Pharmac proposal to procure drug-eluting stents will mean savings for public hospitals
Source: PHARMAC 25 March 2026 Media release Hospital devices Pharmac has negotiated a provisional agreement for the supply of drug eluting stents to public hospitals that would result in savings...
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New commercial vehicle safety centre in Taupō
Source: New Zealand Government A new commercial vehicle safety centre in Taupō is now open, helping target unsafe heavy vehicles and improve road safety on one of New Zealand’s busiest...
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How one man did his bit to help make Otago Peninsula possum-free
Source: NZ Department of Conservation When the Otago Peninsula was declared possum‑free in early March 2026, it marked a major milestone for the predator‑free movement and the communities who made...
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District Court Judges appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of two new District Court Judges. The appointees, who will take up their roles in April and May at...
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Government confirms next steps on new senior secondary qualification
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has taken the first major step in rebuilding New Zealand’s senior secondary qualifications system, with Cabinet agreeing to the structure of a new qualification system to replace NCEA following consultation,...
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Hunters asked to watch for weeds this roar
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 March 2026 DOC Biosecurity Technical Advisor Connor Hines says invasive weeds like common heather, gorse, and broom are very harmful for our native bush,...
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Greens announce plan to end homelessness & fix housing crisis
Source: Green Party The Green Party has announced today their new campaign A Home for Everybody, calling to end homelessness, fix renter’s rights, and end the housing crisis once and for all. “In a country like Aotearoa, with our wealth of resources...
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Ready, set, naturing: DOC Great Walk, hut and campsite bookings open from 12 May
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 March 2026 To give everyone a fair go, opening dates for bookings are staggered across several days, with bookings opening at either 9:30 am...
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Felix Y. Manalo Foundation: How Education-Focused Humanitarian Programs Break Cycles Of Poverty
Source: Media Outreach MANILA, PHILIPPINES – ACCESS Newswire – 25 March 2026 – Poverty is possibly the most significant limiting factor in terms of access to learning, healthcare, and economic...
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ASMALLWORLD Introduces New Marriott Bonvoy® Benefit for Members
Source: Media Outreach ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 25 March 2026 – ASMALLWORLD expands its offering with a new Marriott Bonvoy reward expanding its curated portfolio of premium travel...
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Tintri and Platform9 Announce Joint Solution for containerized and hypervisor-based workloads.
Source: Media Outreach New all-in-one platform to help businesses develop and deploy at scale with maximum ROI CHATSWORTH, US – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 March 2026 – Tintri, the...
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Tintri and Integration Plumbers Announce Groundbreaking Open-Source Integration to Unify Storage and IT Observability
Source: Media Outreach Delivering unprecedented full-stack visibility, the new OpenTelemetry-based solution eliminates storage silos, accelerates troubleshooting, and empowers IT teams with a seamless, vendor-agnostic monitoring pipeline. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Media...
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NZ-AU: Innovation Beverage Group Ltd. Announces Acquisition of Controlling Interest in BlockFuel Energy Inc. and Execution of Amended Merger Agreement
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) IBG Acquires 51% stake in BlockFuel Energy as business combination nears completion Once complete, the combined entity will become a rising oil producer and power generation company...