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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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CONTACT: Georgia Green
Totara Learning
georgia.green@totaralearning.com

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

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OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two recently released cryptocurrency mining rigs from www.BitHarp.com (BitHarp Group Limited), are quickly turning out to be gamechangers in the global crypto market. Within their short lifespan, these two products have shown promises of revolutionizing this thriving industry by offering superfast ROI for seasoned miners as well as beginners looking to try their hand at crypto mining.

The ability of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner to generate quick return on investment can be attributed to the high hash rates of the products. The term hash rate may be referred to as the speed at which a given mining machine operates. A higher hash rate increases the opportunity of a miner to find the next block and receive the reward. Making things even better for the miners, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have significantly low energy consumptions of 600 W and 2400 W respectively.

The hash rate powers offered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below at a glance.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

Though the crypto mining industry has experienced tremendous advances in the recent years, a large majority of products and services are only suitable for highly knowledgeable and experienced mining experts. BitHarp is one of the earliest names in the industry to take the path less traveled, and create mining hardware that can be used by individuals with zero knowledge and experience. 

“We strongly believe that the benefits of crypto mining should be available to all,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “This belief inspired us to create two pre-configured products that anyone can start using just by plugging them in.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-mining-rigs-fast-roi-and-easy-to-use/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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CONTACT: Georgia Green
Totara Learning
georgia.green@totaralearning.com

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two recently released cryptocurrency mining rigs from www.BitHarp.com (BitHarp Group Limited), are quickly turning out to be gamechangers in the global crypto market. Within their short lifespan, these two products have shown promises of revolutionizing this thriving industry by offering superfast ROI for seasoned miners as well as beginners looking to try their hand at crypto mining.

The ability of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner to generate quick return on investment can be attributed to the high hash rates of the products. The term hash rate may be referred to as the speed at which a given mining machine operates. A higher hash rate increases the opportunity of a miner to find the next block and receive the reward. Making things even better for the miners, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have significantly low energy consumptions of 600 W and 2400 W respectively.

The hash rate powers offered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below at a glance.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

Though the crypto mining industry has experienced tremendous advances in the recent years, a large majority of products and services are only suitable for highly knowledgeable and experienced mining experts. BitHarp is one of the earliest names in the industry to take the path less traveled, and create mining hardware that can be used by individuals with zero knowledge and experience. 

“We strongly believe that the benefits of crypto mining should be available to all,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “This belief inspired us to create two pre-configured products that anyone can start using just by plugging them in.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-mining-rigs-fast-roi-and-easy-to-use/

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Source: New Zealand First

New Zealand First is announcing today that former Chair of the Financial Markets Authority Craig Stobo will stand for New Zealand First in the Botany Electorate at the general election.

Stobo grew up in Oamaru and attended Otago University where he graduated with a BA in Economics (First Class Hons). He subsequently worked for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

He moved into investment banking with DFC/ Zealcorp in Wellington and then Bankers Trust NZ in Auckland. He helped establish BT Funds Management New Zealand – growing it to $3 billion of funds under management, and was CEO from 2000 to 2004.

After attending The Wharton School in Philadelphia he commenced a career in business startups, advisory work, and governance. This included chairing the Review of Taxation of Investment Income in 2004 for Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen, the International Funds Services Development Group in 2010 for Prime Minister John Key, and chairing the Establishment Board of the Local Government Funding Agency in 2011, which funds Council capital expenditures, is a AAA rated multi-currency issuer, and has grown to $26 billion.

He is also a founding director of the Auckland Future Fund, which is investing globally on behalf of Auckland Council.

Stobo was appointed Chair of the Financial Markets Authority in May of 2024 and left his position in May this year after offering his resignation following an investigation commissioned by MBIE.

He was found to have allegedly breached standards of ‘political neutrality’ when he made a personal submission to the select committee on the Treaty Principles Bill where he outlined his views on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and when he queried mandatory climate reporting disclosures.

“Standing for New Zealand First offers me the opportunity to speak freely on issues of public importance” says Mr Stobo.

“I am looking forward to representing the public who also share my views and who want to hear their representatives speak frankly on key issues that affect them and their families”.

Stobo brings a wealth of experience, skills, and knowledge to New Zealand First.

He is outspoken on issues that matter, he is not afraid to challenge the status quo, and he has the ability to get things done.

Stobo is a tremendous asset to the team and will be a force in parliament representing New Zealand First.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/former-fma-chair-craig-stobo-to-stand-for-nzfirst-in-botany/

Source: New Zealand Government

Exporters are seeing significant benefits from the United Arab Emirates free trade agreement just one year in, says Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.

“New Zealand goods exports to the UAE are already up seven per cent, to $1.4 billion, in the first year of the New Zealand-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

“Two-way goods trade exceeded $1.6 billion to July 2026. This is a fantastic result, given recent disruptions to trade in the region, and shows the Government was right to target this market for a free trade agreement,” says Mr McClay.

“Services businesses are also doing well, gaining major contracts in the tourism sector, highlighting the opportunities for New Zealand firms in the UAE’s growing technology-enabled visitor economy.”

The CEPA was New Zealand’s fastest-ever FTA negotiation. Launched on 7 May 2024 and concluded on 26 September 2024. The agreement was signed on 14 January 2025 and entered into force on 28 August 2025. It removed tariffs on 98.5 per cent of New Zealand exports from day one.

It includes practical trade-smoothing measures including customs clearance commitments (six-hour release of perishable goods), promoting paperless trade, and recognition of New Zealand’s food safety and biosecurity systems.

“This demonstrates the tangible benefits to New Zealand from increased access to high value international markets,” Mr McClay says. “We produce high quality products and services that are in demand, and this Government is focused on opening doors for our exporters to step through.”

Dairy exports increased by 15 per cent, adding $128 million in export earnings to reach $1 billion. Wood exports grew by 70 per cent, while sheep meat exports increased by 61 per cent compared with the previous year.

“The UAE is New Zealand’s largest trading partner in the Gulf region and an important gateway to markets across the Middle East and beyond. This impressive start demonstrates the value of closer economic ties and the opportunities available to New Zealand businesses in the UAE,” Mr McClay says.

Find more information at www.mfat.govt.nz/NZUAEcepa

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/uae-trade-agreement-delivering-the-goods/

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Source: New Zealand First

Good Afternoon,

The coming election is going to be pivotal for the direction of our country. What is needed now more than anything else is real skill, and serious experience in the next government.

You here today know that more than most. You’ve seen governments of various stripes come and go and do nothing more than manage the decline of this once great country.

In 2026 this country needs Members of Parliament that have a proven track record of delivery and competence, who have the right experience and know-how, to enhance and support this nation and its people. 

Thirty-three years ago, we created this party, and over the following decades we have remained steadfast, and grown to become the most successful new political party in modern New Zealand history.

Superannuation

Let’s make one thing very clear. New Zealand First does not support changes to the entitlement or eligibility of New Zealand Superannuation. We don’t support raising the age to 67 as some have proposed, we don’t support means testing as some have proposed, nor do we believe that Superannuation is unaffordable as some have proposed. 

NZ First Defending NZ Super

Defending NZ Super was one of the reasons we came to be a political party.

We attacked the pernicious surtax which the Labour Party brought in and the National Party increased.

And exposed those politicians who would sell older people down the drain.

We fought the National Party bid to slash super from 65% of the net average working wage down to 60%.

We repealed the surtax.

And we legislated for NZ Super to be not 65% as it once was when National and Labour reduced it, but 66 per cent of the net average wage. 

We wrote that percentage into law.

We worked hard for our elderly providing extra money for elective surgery; funding tens of thousands more operations, providing free influenza vaccines for seniors, and we introduced the SuperGold Card.

That means free bus rides, train rides, ferry rides and tens of thousands of businesses honouring the SuperGold card price concessions.

Important fiscal facts

At the moment NZ’s experiencing the most unusual political debate. 

All the other parties are telling you what they are going to spend, but only one party, NZ First, is talking about an economic plan to uplift this countries earnings and afford what the other parties are going to spend.

And don’t listen to the doom merchants who have spread their propaganda over the affordability of NZ Super.

What these doom merchants are admitting is that they can’t run the economy properly so year after year we grow much higher than 3 per cent.

Because they have no such plan their policy is to mask their failure with attacks on the old and the young. 

They haven’t got a credible economic strategy and the only way they can balance the books is by further selling state assets that your grand parents built and cutting payments to the old.

Much of it comes from vested interests who want superannuation funds, not spent on smoothing out future retirement costs, but something sinister – they want the Superannuation Fund privatised.

If you doubt that then why have they never mentioned the fund when they talk about future costs.

Here are the facts:

Our NZ Super is world class and is recognised as such around the world.

At 5.2 percent net of GDP per year the cost of New Zealand Super is low by international standards.

Our record compares very well with an OECD average of around 9%.

NZ Super ensures all Kiwis have some retirement income security.

Our NZ Super as a percentage of GDP would stay the same even with an ageing population, with the top up of the Super Fund, and with New Zealand doubling its GDP by 2050.

Plus tens of thousands of seniors are working way past 65 years of age and none of the economic experts are factoring this into their calculations.

With the sharks of the other parties circling around your retirement payments, it is vitally important for you to know what you are voting for. 

A Labour, Green, Maori Party, Opportunity Government will be a total shambles for our seniors. 

What did the leader of the Opportunity Party say when questioned about a couple on the pension, who worked hard and saved all their lives, bought a house for their future and their children’s future, who would now, under Opportunity Party, face a $20k land tax bill every year? She said, yes, they will have to downsize their house to afford it.

This is totally ignorant. But it gets worse.

Do you know what Opportunity’s $20k per senior couple home tax revenue would be used for?

• Critical Infrastructure? 
• Supporting the Healthcare system? 
• Education? 
• Fuel security? 
• Stabilising food prices? 

No. 

The $20k land tax per annum taken from you will be used to give everyone in New Zealand, working or not, a Universal Basic Income of $19,400 a year – for free, for life. 

The Opportunity Party calls that “Fairness” 

We call it what it truly is – “Communism” 

And now here is the real stinger for you all. 

Opportunity proposes that this Universal Basic Income will replace the Superannuation scheme as we know it.

You have worked incredibly hard, some of you since the age of 15. You’ve saved, bought a house, paid your taxes and contributed. 

What will you get for it under the left? 

A new $20k tax bill funding a benefit for all, and no Superannuation. 

Universal Basic Income won’t even come close to what you need to live.

The question is, what are you, as the voter, going to do about it?

This “robbing Peter to pay Paul” approach is as shallow as it is obnoxious. 

We’re talking about governing here, not some 101 political science group project. This isn’t amateur hour. 

The left bloc wants 

• Capital Gains taxes, 
• Wealth taxes, 
• Inheritance taxes, 
• Land Value taxes, 
• Asset Taxes, 
• and Gift taxes. 

As one person once said “the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money”. Anyone with half a brain and enough gumption to leave Wellington and work hard for their money can appreciate this isn’t a credible path to national prosperity. 

This is the sort of policy direction you expect under Labour, the Green Party and Opportunity and TPM. 

Seniors Policy

New Zealand First understands the real pressures that are put on our Seniors. 

We will continue to deliver important and practical solutions.

In the last two and a half years, we’ve delivered improvements to the rates rebate scheme thresholds, 

·       retained the Winter Energy Payment, 

·       boosted Super payments by $84 per fortnight for a single, and $130 for couples. 

·       We’ve put $35 million of funding allocation to make the SuperGold card a valid form of government ID, in case you don’t have a driver license or passport. 

New Zealand First is acutely aware of the challenges and also the opportunities that our ageing population will create. We are seeking bipartisan agreement on aged care reform after securing a select committee inquiry and ministerial advisory group to look into the issues.

Experience Matters

Ladies and Gentlemen, we started our long campaign in March this year and have been packing the halls around the country ever since. 

We’re delivering the message to thousands of Kiwis that we are focussed on two things – campaigning on the bold policies that our country needs to drive real change, and the promise continue to fight for ordinary hard-working kiwis against the establishment, elitist, status quo.

Bold Policies

Now is not the time for weak leadership.

We need leaders of the next government to say the things that people are thinking without fear or favour.

We need leaders to say the things that might be unpopular.

To say the things that others only talk about behind closed doors but are too afraid of the backlash from the left, or worse, the mainstream media.

We simply cannot continue to allow the two old parties to tinker round the edges of big issues and do nothing but manage the decline of our country.

It is high time we move away from the Pepsi or Coke type politics we’ve had for the last few decades.

We will create a $100 billion future fund to invest in a thirty-year infrastructure plan for our country. Not the on-off approach to infrastructure we’ve seen.

We will future proof our fuel security by investing $1 billion over the next term of government in a ‘National Subsurface Development Survey’.

We face an ongoing existential threat to fuel security and supply, all because we are totally susceptible to the geopolitical choices made by other nations. 

Fossil fuels aren’t going anywhere for the time being. 

As much as the left will decry anything extracted from the ground, the simple reality is that cheap and readily available energy is the lifeblood of any economy. Alongside this, we will create 

• A special economic Zone in Marsden Point.

• We will continue to fight against high costs by breaking up the gentailers to make power prices more affordable again.
• We will buy back the BNZ and drive down bank costs.
• We will invest in your grandkids future by making Kiwisaver compulsory, with an automatic $1000 at birth. This will create a whole generation of Kiwis investors from birth. We call this the “Kiwisaver Generation”. 
• We will pull out of the failing Paris Agreement that is senselessly hamstringing our economy.

New Zealand has one of the loosest electoral laws in the world. 

We want to bring meaning to citizenship and that is why we have announced that by 2029 only citizens will be allowed to vote in our country.

We will establish a proper transparent inquiry into those who were injured by the Covid-19 vaccine – so we can find out exactly what happened, who was responsible, and publicly hold them to account.

Conclusion

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve played our role in this government as a stable, experienced and prudent coalition partner. 

More importantly, we have been a steadfast advocate of the issues that matter to you – jobs, health, education, economy and retirement. 

We constantly punch well above our weight. We have achieved so much with just eight MPs. Imagine what we could do if we had more. We can’t fly a microlight to the moon, but if you give us a rocket, we will, together, reach the stars.

We must change the path we are on as a country and make New Zealand the number one country in the world, like we once were.

There is a lot of uncertainty around the world and at home, but with hard work and perseverance, tomorrow will be better. We live in a country that, at its core, traditional New Zealand values once saw us amongst the world leaders.

We have inherited a country that our forebears fought and died for, but only if we are proud of what we inherited can we come together and move forward to shape the vision of our country’s future.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/winston-peters-seniors-sole-defender/

Source: New Zealand Government

New legislation to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system has passed its final reading in Parliament today, Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery, Mark Mitchell says.

“This is a major milestone, giving us a modern, fit-for-purpose legal framework to manage the more frequent and complex emergencies New Zealand is facing. 

“I have seen firsthand the difficult situations local authorities can be confronted with in an emergency. Updates to emergency powers and procedures for declarations will ensure they can do their jobs more effectively when an emergency happens.

“The new legislation also makes roles and responsibilities clearer, helping key players in the system.

“Communities and iwi Māori will have a stronger voice in emergency management, through representation on emergency management committees and greater involvement in developing regional and national emergency management plans.

“Effective emergency management shouldn’t be a postcode lottery. The Bill gives the Director-General and the Emergency Management Minister new tools to set clear expectations for the sector and enable national consistency where it’s beneficial to do so.

“I know how distressing it is to leave pets and other animals behind in an emergency because there’s no other option. The Bill will improve how animal welfare is managed during and after emergencies, including through a new power allowing authorised emergency management responders to enter premises where animals need help,” says Mr Mitchell. 

“The Bill delivers improvements identified through past inquiries and reviews and is a catalyst for the wider programme of work to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system. This includes funding through Budget 2026 for the modern operational technology systems the sector needs, including a common operating picture, along with further operational improvements set out in the Strengthening Emergency Management Roadmap, which Cabinet has agreed to in principle.

“I also intend to commence a review of the current National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan once the Bill comes into force.

“I’ve been on the ground during many events and seen how hard our communities and the emergency management sector work together to support those who need it. I look forward to us building a stronger system together, using the additional support this new legislation provides.”

Notes to editors:

The Bill replaces the 24-year-old Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Most provisions in the Bill will come into force on the day following Royal assent, apart from the following provisions which will have delayed commencement:   

provisions relating to compliance orders (delayed by 6 months)  
provisions regarding the coordination and use of resources outside of a state of emergency or transition period (delayed by 12 months)  
provisions relating to the appointment of District and Local Controllers and Recovery Managers (delayed by 12 months)  
provisions relating to the content of regional emergency management plans (delayed by 12 months)  
provisions relating to lead agencies will come into force two years after Royal assent or an earlier date set by Order in Council.

The Bill builds on the framework established by the CDEM Act and retains:

consideration of all hazards – natural and man-made
an end-to-end approach to managing the risks from those hazards, i.e. requiring action across the “4 Rs” of risk reduction, readiness, response, and recovery
a devolved structure, with responsibilities across the 4Rs held at both the local and national levels.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/laws-passed-to-strengthen-emergency-management-system/

Source: New Zealand Government

The fourth and final bill in the Government’s overhaul of New Zealand’s anti-money laundering laws will soon be introduced to Parliament, says Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee.  

“The AML/CFT (Omnibus) Amendment Bill represents the most substantial reform of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act since it was passed in 2009,” says Mrs McKee.  

“For too long, our AML rules have treated ordinary New Zealanders as though they are potential criminals first and customers second. That has meant unnecessary paperwork, delays and frustration for people doing perfectly normal things like establishing a family trust, opening a bank account for their child, or buying and selling property.  

“The Government has pushed for a system that targets actual risk rather than burying every New Zealander and every business under the same compliance burden.  

“This Bill delivers that by giving businesses greater flexibility to simplify customer verification where the risk of money laundering or terrorist financing is low. Resources can then be focused where the risks are real.  

“The Bill also strengthens the tools available to deal with genuinely suspicious activity, including allowing an issuing officer, such as a judge or Justice of the Peace, to approve the temporary freezing of high-risk transactions and accounts.  

“It will also create powers to regulate cash payments involving remittance services and virtual assets, such as cryptocurrencies and tokens, where there is evidence that restrictions are necessary to address criminal misuse.  

“Before any regulations are made, the Ministry of Justice will consult affected users and providers so the Government understands the real-world consequences for legitimate customers and businesses.  

“Our aim is to reduce criminal misuse and harm while allowing lawful transactions to continue.  

“This Bill completes a reform programme that is already delivering practical improvements. Changes passed in 2025 and 2026 removed the requirement to verify address information for standard customer due diligence, and removed the mandatory requirement for costly source of wealth verification simply because a customer was using a family trust.  

“Earlier reforms also established the Department of Internal Affairs as the single AML/CFT regulator, replacing a fragmented system with one regulator responsible for providing clearer and more consistent guidance. 

“Taken together, these reforms move New Zealand away from rigid box-ticking and towards regulation based on actual risk.  

“New Zealand needs effective safeguards against money laundering and terrorist financing, and we will continue to meet our international obligations. But good regulation should be proportionate, targeted and workable. That is what these reforms are designed to deliver.”

Notes to editors:

• Given the proximity of the General Election, the Ministry of Justice intends to consult on any proposals for regulations to restrict cash payments for remittance services and virtual assets in early 2027, allowing meaningful engagement with affected users and providers.
• A copy of the Bill is attached.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/final-aml-cft-bill-targets-criminals-cuts-red-tape-for-kiwis/

Source: New Zealand Government

A Bill that better targets financial assistance to those most in need and improves the fiscal sustainability of the welfare system has passed its third reading in Parliament.

The Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill implements two initiatives announced in Budget 2025:

• Tightening eligibility criteria for Jobseeker Support and the equivalent Emergency Benefit for 18- and 19-year-olds, requiring those people to meet the Parental Assistance Test before receiving the benefit; and
• Adjusting the calculation for the Accommodation Supplement for homeowners based on the homeowner contributing 40 percent, not 30 percent of their income to housing costs, before being eligible for a subsidy.

Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says the legislation reflects the Government’s commitment to reduce benefit dependency and encourage people into work.

“New Zealanders deserve a welfare system that is firm, fair and simple.

“This legislation reinforces the expectation that young people who are not in employment, education or training should be financially supported by their parents, not by taxpayers through the welfare system.

“Changes to the calculation for the Accommodation Supplement better target that support to those who need it most. 

“Importantly, it does not apply to homeowners who are receiving New Zealand Superannuation, Veteran’s Pension, Supported Living Payment, or the Emergency Benefit that is the equivalent to the Supported Living Payment. The partner or spouse of a recipient of one of those benefits will also not be impacted by the change.”

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/improvements-made-to-welfare-system/

Source: New Zealand Government

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has hosted China’s Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu for the Seventh Ministerial Climate Change Dialogue between New Zealand and China. 

“Cooperation on climate action is a longstanding and valuable part of our relationship with China,” Mr Watts says. 

“This is the third Dialogue I have led with Minister Huang and this meeting has been an opportunity to build on the strong and constructive relationship we have developed over recent years.” 

While in New Zealand, Minister Huang has been able to learn more about Kiwi expertise in climate innovation and technology. He also had the opportunity to visit Zealandia, a unique conservation sanctuary showcasing New Zealand’s native biodiversity. 

“There are opportunities for us to strengthen our collaboration in areas such as agricultural methane emissions and sustainable finance,” Mr Watts says. 

“Continued engagement enables us to share experiences, learn from one another, and explore practical ways to support the transition to low-emissions economies. 

“Climate change is a global challenge that requires international cooperation. Constructive dialogue and practical cooperation with key partners such as China is important to advancing effective and durable climate solutions.” 

New Zealand’s climate engagement with China is underpinned by the 2014 New Zealand-China Arrangement on Climate Change Cooperation, which was updated during Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s visit to China in June 2025. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/chinese-minister-visits-new-zealand-for-ministerial-climate-dialogue/

Source: New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will attend the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting in Palau.

“New Zealand wants a Pacific region that is peaceful, prosperous, and resilient.

“The Pacific is facing a more complex set of challenges than ever before, and no one country can respond to them alone,” Mr Luxon says.

“Overseas conflicts, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical competition have significant implications for Pacific countries, and we are feeling the consequences of these events more than ever. 

“That is why we will be in Palau, working with our Pacific counterparts to deliver practical outcomes for our region.”

Mr Peters says the Pacific has been a central focus of the Government’s Foreign Policy Reset.

“We have placed a huge emphasis on the Pacific. For the first time in New Zealand history, we have undertaken high-level visits to all Pacific Islands Forum countries in the space of a single term,” he says.

“On top of that, we have welcomed a range of Pacific leaders to New Zealand.

“This has been a vital programme of engagement with Pacific partners as we look ahead to New Zealand hosting the Forum next year.”

Mr Peters will travel to Palau with a range of Pacific Leaders on 29 August, returning to New Zealand on 2 September, while Mr Luxon will travel from 3-5 September to attend the Pacific Leaders’ Retreat.

New Zealand will host the PIF Leaders’ Meeting in 2027.
 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/pm-and-foreign-affairs-minister-to-attend-pif/

Source: New Zealand Government

The Government is backing a research programme to drive productivity and improve profits in the apple industry, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay announced at the Horticulture New Zealand Young Grower of the Year competition in Cromwell on Friday. 

“The project will develop hyperspectral imaging technology (light-based scanning that sees inside fruit without cutting into it) to understand what is going on under the skin of an apple, as it enters the packhouse and during storage,” says Mr McClay. 

“Better information about internal defects and fruit quality could help exporters make earlier decisions about storage, packing and when to ship them out. That means more chance of fruit reaching markets in top condition with less waste.”

The Government is investing $1.84 million through the Primary Sector Growth Fund, with the project lead – Auckland agritech company Hectre – contributing the balance of the $4.6 million project over three years.
 
Hectre already collects sizing, colour, and quality data from billions of pieces of fruit each year. The new programme extends its research from surface characteristics to understand what is going on inside an apple, including maturity, starch content and firmness. That usually requires someone cutting into and sampling fruit, which is slow, destructive and imprecise. The new technology aims to scan fruit at commercial throughput speeds in the packhouse, giving operators real-time data.

Mr McClay says this type of innovation is essential for the horticulture sector to grow. “The Government investment will help bring this technology to market sooner, giving our apple industry a competitive advantage and support stronger growth across the sector.”
 
The programme aims to develop a proof-of-concept algorithm targeting at least 80 per cent detection accuracy by June 2027, and a packhouse prototype validated under commercial conditions by June 2028. 
 
“The apple and pear industry contributes more than $1 billion to New Zealand’s economy each year and supports jobs and communities across our regions,” says Mr McClay. 
 
“Projects like this demonstrate how smart investment in science, technology and innovation can improve productivity, strengthen export performance and create new opportunities for New Zealand agritech companies on the global stage.”
 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/agritech-project-to-lift-apple-productivity/

Source: New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the leaders of the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau have met in Auckland today for the inaugural Realm of New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting.

“These are our closest relationships. We are all part of the Realm of New Zealand – bound by history, culture, the deep connections between our peoples, and our special constitutional arrangements,” Mr Luxon says. 

“While I have met with Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Ulu of Tokelau Alapati Tavite before, this is the first time we have met together as leaders of the Realm.

“We discussed our priorities for our region, the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting next week, and how we can make the most of our Realm partnership.

“I also want to acknowledge the leadership of Prime Minister Tagelagi, who proposed this initiative and co-hosted the meeting today.

“Our relationships with the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau are all distinct, but we share a special connection as Realm partners,” Mr Luxon says.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/realm-leaders-meet-in-auckland/

Source: New Zealand First

New Zealand First is announcing today that former Chair of the Financial Markets Authority Craig Stobo will stand for New Zealand First in the Botany Electorate at the general election.

Stobo grew up in Oamaru and attended Otago University where he graduated with a BA in Economics (First Class Hons). He subsequently worked for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

He moved into investment banking with DFC/ Zealcorp in Wellington and then Bankers Trust NZ in Auckland. He helped establish BT Funds Management New Zealand – growing it to $3 billion of funds under management, and was CEO from 2000 to 2004.

After attending The Wharton School in Philadelphia he commenced a career in business startups, advisory work, and governance. This included chairing the Review of Taxation of Investment Income in 2004 for Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen, the International Funds Services Development Group in 2010 for Prime Minister John Key, and chairing the Establishment Board of the Local Government Funding Agency in 2011, which funds Council capital expenditures, is a AAA rated multi-currency issuer, and has grown to $26 billion.

He is also a founding director of the Auckland Future Fund, which is investing globally on behalf of Auckland Council.

Stobo was appointed Chair of the Financial Markets Authority in May of 2024 and left his position in May this year after offering his resignation following an investigation commissioned by MBIE.

He was found to have allegedly breached standards of ‘political neutrality’ when he made a personal submission to the select committee on the Treaty Principles Bill where he outlined his views on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and when he queried mandatory climate reporting disclosures.

“Standing for New Zealand First offers me the opportunity to speak freely on issues of public importance” says Mr Stobo.

“I am looking forward to representing the public who also share my views and who want to hear their representatives speak frankly on key issues that affect them and their families”.

Stobo brings a wealth of experience, skills, and knowledge to New Zealand First.

He is outspoken on issues that matter, he is not afraid to challenge the status quo, and he has the ability to get things done.

Stobo is a tremendous asset to the team and will be a force in parliament representing New Zealand First.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/former-fma-chair-craig-stobo-to-stand-for-nzfirst-in-botany/

Source: New Zealand Government

Exporters are seeing significant benefits from the United Arab Emirates free trade agreement just one year in, says Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.

“New Zealand goods exports to the UAE are already up seven per cent, to $1.4 billion, in the first year of the New Zealand-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

“Two-way goods trade exceeded $1.6 billion to July 2026. This is a fantastic result, given recent disruptions to trade in the region, and shows the Government was right to target this market for a free trade agreement,” says Mr McClay.

“Services businesses are also doing well, gaining major contracts in the tourism sector, highlighting the opportunities for New Zealand firms in the UAE’s growing technology-enabled visitor economy.”

The CEPA was New Zealand’s fastest-ever FTA negotiation. Launched on 7 May 2024 and concluded on 26 September 2024. The agreement was signed on 14 January 2025 and entered into force on 28 August 2025. It removed tariffs on 98.5 per cent of New Zealand exports from day one.

It includes practical trade-smoothing measures including customs clearance commitments (six-hour release of perishable goods), promoting paperless trade, and recognition of New Zealand’s food safety and biosecurity systems.

“This demonstrates the tangible benefits to New Zealand from increased access to high value international markets,” Mr McClay says. “We produce high quality products and services that are in demand, and this Government is focused on opening doors for our exporters to step through.”

Dairy exports increased by 15 per cent, adding $128 million in export earnings to reach $1 billion. Wood exports grew by 70 per cent, while sheep meat exports increased by 61 per cent compared with the previous year.

“The UAE is New Zealand’s largest trading partner in the Gulf region and an important gateway to markets across the Middle East and beyond. This impressive start demonstrates the value of closer economic ties and the opportunities available to New Zealand businesses in the UAE,” Mr McClay says.

Find more information at www.mfat.govt.nz/NZUAEcepa

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/28/uae-trade-agreement-delivering-the-goods/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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CONTACT: Georgia Green
Totara Learning
georgia.green@totaralearning.com

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two recently released cryptocurrency mining rigs from www.BitHarp.com (BitHarp Group Limited), are quickly turning out to be gamechangers in the global crypto market. Within their short lifespan, these two products have shown promises of revolutionizing this thriving industry by offering superfast ROI for seasoned miners as well as beginners looking to try their hand at crypto mining.

The ability of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner to generate quick return on investment can be attributed to the high hash rates of the products. The term hash rate may be referred to as the speed at which a given mining machine operates. A higher hash rate increases the opportunity of a miner to find the next block and receive the reward. Making things even better for the miners, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have significantly low energy consumptions of 600 W and 2400 W respectively.

The hash rate powers offered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below at a glance.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

Though the crypto mining industry has experienced tremendous advances in the recent years, a large majority of products and services are only suitable for highly knowledgeable and experienced mining experts. BitHarp is one of the earliest names in the industry to take the path less traveled, and create mining hardware that can be used by individuals with zero knowledge and experience. 

“We strongly believe that the benefits of crypto mining should be available to all,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “This belief inspired us to create two pre-configured products that anyone can start using just by plugging them in.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-mining-rigs-fast-roi-and-easy-to-use/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

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San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

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OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two recently released cryptocurrency mining rigs from www.BitHarp.com (BitHarp Group Limited), are quickly turning out to be gamechangers in the global crypto market. Within their short lifespan, these two products have shown promises of revolutionizing this thriving industry by offering superfast ROI for seasoned miners as well as beginners looking to try their hand at crypto mining.

The ability of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner to generate quick return on investment can be attributed to the high hash rates of the products. The term hash rate may be referred to as the speed at which a given mining machine operates. A higher hash rate increases the opportunity of a miner to find the next block and receive the reward. Making things even better for the miners, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have significantly low energy consumptions of 600 W and 2400 W respectively.

The hash rate powers offered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below at a glance.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

Though the crypto mining industry has experienced tremendous advances in the recent years, a large majority of products and services are only suitable for highly knowledgeable and experienced mining experts. BitHarp is one of the earliest names in the industry to take the path less traveled, and create mining hardware that can be used by individuals with zero knowledge and experience. 

“We strongly believe that the benefits of crypto mining should be available to all,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “This belief inspired us to create two pre-configured products that anyone can start using just by plugging them in.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-mining-rigs-fast-roi-and-easy-to-use/

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A backlog of historical minerals permit applications has been cleared, delivering on the Government’s commitment to a more efficient permitting system that provides greater certainty for the minerals sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says.

When the Government took office in October 2023, regulator New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) had a backlog of 311 minerals applications, including 162 that had been awaiting an outcome for more than a year. That backlog has now been largely cleared, with only two applications awaiting the resolution of external matters before they can progress.

“I made a commitment to the sector that we would deliver a permitting system that is efficient, responsive and focused on enabling responsible development, and these results demonstrate the progress that has been made,” Mr Jones says. 

“Clearing this backlog has been a major achievement by NZP&M. It means applicants can have greater certainty when planning new projects and make investment decisions with confidence.”

Interest in New Zealand’s minerals sector has continued to grow, with application volumes reaching record levels and NZP&M delivering a record number of permitting outcomes.

New and change applications for minerals permits including prospecting, exploration and mining permits, increased from 296 in 2023 to 450 in 2024 and 551 in 2025. In the first seven months of 2026, a further 342 applications had been received. NZP&M also delivered record numbers of minerals permitting decisions, including 498 outcomes in 2024 and 521 outcomes in 2025.

“This is what an open-for-business approach looks like in practice: a permitting system that gives investors confidence, supports regional growth, and helps turn New Zealand’s natural resource potential into economic opportunities, jobs, and prosperity.”

“The Government has been clear that New Zealand is open for business, and that approach is helping create the conditions for growth and investment,” Mr Jones says.

“A wide range of factors influence activity in the minerals sector, including global commodity prices, investor confidence, access to capital, geological prospectivity and broader regulatory settings. While we cannot control all of these factors, we can ensure New Zealand has a permitting system that is efficient, predictable and supports responsible development.

“Throughout this period of increased demand, NZP&M has continued to prioritise timely and fair decision-making. Applications are being assessed to ensure decisions are made on their individual merits and in accordance with the law.

“However, the quality of applications remains one of the biggest factors influencing how quickly decisions can be made. Well-prepared applications containing complete technical, financial and operational information can be assessed more efficiently, providing benefits for both applicants and the wider system. I encourage the sector to continue to put their best foot forward.”

NZP&M currently administers 1057 minerals permits and licences, an increase of 11.5 percent on the same time last year. Performance data shows NZP&M decided 100 percent of relevant petroleum applications and 94 per cent of relevant minerals applications within targeted timeframes in 2024/25. In 2025/26, 100 percent of relevant petroleum applications and 75 percent of relevant minerals applications were decided within targeted timeframes. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/minerals-permit-backlog-cleared/

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– 27 August 2026 – The Middle East’s EV market is growing quickly, but it remains far from saturated. Electric car sales in the region reached about 75,000 units in 2025, up more than 40% year on year, according to the International Energy Agency[1]. The UAE alone accounted for almost half of regional EV sales, while Saudi Arabia and Qatar together represented nearly 45% of regional demand.

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Information collected by government agencies through their ordinary day-to-day interactions is to be made more useful, Statistics Minister Scott Simpson says. 

This week the Government commenced the Admin Data Improvement Plan to help ensure information collected by agencies can better guide decisions in areas like education, health services, housing and infrastructure.

Administrative data – or admin data – is information collected by government agencies as part of their day-to-day interactions with people and businesses. This can include information provided when people access government services or apply for a licence or benefit. 

“The Plan means agencies like the Department of Internal Affairs and the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport can work with Stats NZ to ensure the information they collect can be used to improve the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of official statistics,” Mr Simpson says.

“More reliable data means better decision making. Government, councils businesses and communities can plan services and invest with greater confidence.” 

The implementation of the Plan is underway, with agencies working alongside Stats NZ to deliver agreed improvements over the next three years. 

Admin data is already used extensively to produce official data and statistics, from population estimates to measuring the economy and the cross-government plan will ensure that existing framework continues. 

The Plan will ensure the improved completeness, accuracy and timeliness of information to give better insights in to such things as where people live, their occupation and ethnicity. 

“This plan will greatly support Stats NZ to produce useful and meaningful official statistics,” Mr Simpson says.  

Notes to editors: 

• Read the Admin Data Improvement Plan
• Stats NZ has worked closely with other government agencies and crown entities to understand existing gaps, opportunities for improvement, as well as practical actions that would strengthen the collection of admin data. This work has informed the Admin Data Improvement Plan.
• The Plan sets out a coordinated effort across government agencies to improve the collection, quality, and supply of key admin data over the next three years.
• Quality data helps government and the private sector to make informed decisions, target investment, and align services with the needs of communities throughout New Zealand.  
• The Plan is an important step towards a stronger, more connected government data system, by driving a collective uplift in the quality of admin data across government.  

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/cross-government-plan-to-deliver-stronger-data/

Source: New Zealand Government

Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston has welcomed the release of Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s Tourism 2050 strategy.

“The strategy will contribute to ongoing conversations about the future of tourism and highlights a range of opportunities and challenges the sector will need to navigate over coming decades,” Louise Upston says. 

“I congratulate TIA on its development, particularly as it sits alongside other important work within the wider system.

“Earlier this year, the Government’s Tourism Policy Statement set out broad priorities, providing a framework for agencies, industry and communities to work towards shared outcomes. 

“It sets a clear long-term direction to grow tourism in a way that delivers more value for New Zealand while ensuring both visitors and communities benefit.

“The release of Tourism 2050 reinforces strong alignment between the TPS and industry’s own vision for the system, including ambition for balanced growth, regional prosperity, lifting connectivity and competitiveness, and improved use of data technology and AI.

“We look forward to continued engagement with TIA and other partners as work progresses on implementing future work programmes.

“This continued collaboration will help ensure New Zealand’s tourism system remains well positioned to deliver benefits for visitors, businesses, workers, communities and the wider economy over the long term,” Louise Upston says. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/government-welcomes-tourism-2050-strategy/

Source: New Zealand Government

A backlog of historical minerals permit applications has been cleared, delivering on the Government’s commitment to a more efficient permitting system that provides greater certainty for the minerals sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says.

When the Government took office in October 2023, regulator New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) had a backlog of 311 minerals applications, including 162 that had been awaiting an outcome for more than a year. That backlog has now been largely cleared, with only two applications awaiting the resolution of external matters before they can progress.

“I made a commitment to the sector that we would deliver a permitting system that is efficient, responsive and focused on enabling responsible development, and these results demonstrate the progress that has been made,” Mr Jones says. 

“Clearing this backlog has been a major achievement by NZP&M. It means applicants can have greater certainty when planning new projects and make investment decisions with confidence.”

Interest in New Zealand’s minerals sector has continued to grow, with application volumes reaching record levels and NZP&M delivering a record number of permitting outcomes.

New and change applications for minerals permits including prospecting, exploration and mining permits, increased from 296 in 2023 to 450 in 2024 and 551 in 2025. In the first seven months of 2026, a further 342 applications had been received. NZP&M also delivered record numbers of minerals permitting decisions, including 498 outcomes in 2024 and 521 outcomes in 2025.

“This is what an open-for-business approach looks like in practice: a permitting system that gives investors confidence, supports regional growth, and helps turn New Zealand’s natural resource potential into economic opportunities, jobs, and prosperity.”

“The Government has been clear that New Zealand is open for business, and that approach is helping create the conditions for growth and investment,” Mr Jones says.

“A wide range of factors influence activity in the minerals sector, including global commodity prices, investor confidence, access to capital, geological prospectivity and broader regulatory settings. While we cannot control all of these factors, we can ensure New Zealand has a permitting system that is efficient, predictable and supports responsible development.

“Throughout this period of increased demand, NZP&M has continued to prioritise timely and fair decision-making. Applications are being assessed to ensure decisions are made on their individual merits and in accordance with the law.

“However, the quality of applications remains one of the biggest factors influencing how quickly decisions can be made. Well-prepared applications containing complete technical, financial and operational information can be assessed more efficiently, providing benefits for both applicants and the wider system. I encourage the sector to continue to put their best foot forward.”

NZP&M currently administers 1057 minerals permits and licences, an increase of 11.5 percent on the same time last year. Performance data shows NZP&M decided 100 percent of relevant petroleum applications and 94 per cent of relevant minerals applications within targeted timeframes in 2024/25. In 2025/26, 100 percent of relevant petroleum applications and 75 percent of relevant minerals applications were decided within targeted timeframes. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/minerals-permit-backlog-cleared/

Source: New Zealand Government

The Government is backing a programme to turn a winemaking by product into a valuable resource, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says.

“Marlborough produces large volumes of winery lees – the organic residue from winemaking. Traditional disposal pathways are becoming more constrained and costly,” Mr McClay says.

“We’re investing more than $2.79 million through the Primary Sector Growth Fund to help fast track a programme led by Bragato Research Institute that will develop 
a practical, long term solution that reduces waste, cuts emissions, improves soil health, and creates a new value stream for growers.”

The programme is supported by co investors contributing a further $4.19 million. It involves collecting winery lees from participating wineries and converting it into a safe, high value soil amendment made from lees, compost, and biochar.

“This project will provide the testing, monitoring, and system design needed to prove the model works at scale, giving the local council and industry the confidence to invest in a permanent, self funding solution,” Mr McClay says.

“If successful, the programme would establish a long term waste solution for Marlborough’s wine industry and provide a blueprint that could be replicated by wine regions across the country.

“This is a strong example of government and industry working together to turn an environmental challenge into an economic opportunity – delivering benefits for growers, councils, communities, and the environment.”
 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/putting-wine-waste-to-work/

Source: New Zealand Government

People in Kaitaia who need mental health or addiction support now have another place to turn, with a new Crisis Recovery Café officially open, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey announced. 

“Emergency departments aren’t always the best environment for someone experiencing mental distress. They can be busy, brightly lit and feel far too clinical and scary, when often what someone needs instead, is a calm place to sit down and talk to someone who understands,” Mr Doocey says.

“That’s why we are rolling out Crisis Recovery Cafés across the country, giving people faster access to peer support workers who can help link people back to community services, lend a listening ear, and offer people experiencing distress a safe place to go.”

The Community Wellness Café – Te Whare Tau will be delivered by Rakau Ora, an organisation that already has strong relationships and a trusted presence in the Kaitaia community. 

“Vanessa Kite, Rakau Ora’s Chief Executive and Founder, brings more than 20 years’ experience in addiction services and 18 years as a registered mental health nurse. She will be a real asset as the café becomes established in the community.

“Earlier this year, the organisation began delivering peer support groups as part of the Government’s plan to reduce meth harm. Its Wellness Hub, launched in 2021, has also provided a voluntary, community-led place for people experiencing mental health distress, substance-related harm, and homelessness to get support.

“The Hub has provided a good foundation and now has Government funding to transform into the Crisis Recovery Café, which has been named Te Whare Tau. Already training has been able to be provided for peer support workers, ensuring people coming into the café can receive the best peer-led support.”

Mr Doocey says the café is the first of three Crisis Recovery Cafés being established across Northland, with cafés also planned for Whangārei and Kaikohe by the end of the year.

“We have been successfully rolling out these cafés across the country and have seen real demand for the service, showing that this is exactly the kind of support people are looking for.

“From January to June 2026, an average of 850 people accessed the cafés each month, increasing to an average of 1,148 people per month between April and June.

“Te Whare Tau started seeing people at the Crisis Recovery Café on Monday, 3 August. Already, 106 people accessed the service in their first two weekends, which is a promising start.”

The café will operate after-hours on Monday and Friday during the week from 3pm to 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 7pm, with at least two peer support workers on each shift.

“This is part of our wider plan to deliver faster access to support, more frontline workers and a better crisis response.”

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/kaitaia-crisis-recovery-cafe-opens/

Source: New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced today that construction will begin next month on a new two-lane bridge on State Highway 25 (SH25), just north of Whiritoa, to replace the current single-lane Ramarama Stream Bridge.

“Carrying more than 2,500 vehicles per day, 13 percent of that heavy vehicles, the current single lane bridge is nearly a century old and has reached the end of its serviceable life. Replacing it with a modern two-lane bridge will ensure that SH25 remains safe and reliable for road users who rely on it every day,” Mr Bishop says.

“Brian Perry Civil will deliver the new two-lane bridge, and construction is expected to begin next month. The project is expected to cost around $10 million and the new bridge will be built immediately east of the existing bridge, allowing traffic to continue using the current crossing to minimise disruption during construction.

“Traffic is expected to begin using at least one lane of the new bridge by August next year, with the remaining work expected to be completed by the end of 2027 and final landscaping completed in autumn 2028.

“The work to repair or upgrade nine priority bridges and culverts was given the green light in July 2024 as part of the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP). Since then, a further five priority locations have been added, and NZTA is progressing design, consenting, and contracting so work can start.

“Replacement of the Ramarama Stream Bridge is also part of wider efforts to increase the resilience of state highways around the Coromandel Peninsula. 

“This includes replacement of the SH25 Pepe Stream Bridge in Tairua which began last month, a full deck replacement for the SH25 Boundary Creek Bridge north of Thames which was completed late last year, and replacement of the SH26 Onetai Stream Bridge north of Paeroa which was completed in early 2025.

“This work is further supported by Crown investment in the Budget 2026 resilience package, including replacement of SH26 Kirikiri Stream Bridge, upgrading the SH25/SH25A intersection, and wider SH25 corridor targeted resilience including retaining works, drainage upgrades, slope stabilisation and road protection works.

“Replacing the SH25 Ramarama Stream Bridge will help improve resilience of the wider Coromandel state highway network and keep local communities, freight and emergency services moving. I look forward to work getting underway next month.”

Notes to editor: 

• NZTA assesses and prioritises bridge replacements nationally, with the programme reviewed through the National Land Transport Programme.
• Projects are prioritised based on the age and condition of each bridge and whether it is suitable for current traffic volumes.

Bridges/culverts set to be replaced in the 2024-27 NLTP period: 

• SH3 Mangapepeke No. 1 Culvert, Taranaki (new addition for 2024-27 period)
• SH3 Mangapepeke No. 2 Culvert, Taranaki 
• SH43 Kururau Stream Water Drive, Whanganui 
• SH25 Pepe Stream Bridge, Coromandel
• SH82 Elephant Hill Bridge, South Canterbury 
• SH82 Waihao North Bridge, South Canterbury 
• SH6 Coal Creek Overbridge, West Coast 
• SH25 Ramarama Stream Bridge, Waikato
• SH27 Ohinekaua Bridge, Waikato  
• SH36 Hauraki Stream Culvert, Bay of Plenty  

Bridge maintenance renewal works: 

• SH25 Boundary Creek Bridge, Coromandel (new addition for 2024-27 period)
• SH35 Mangahauini No. 1 Bridge, Gisborne (new addition for 2024-27 period) 
• SH38 Frasertown Bridge, Hawke’s Bay (new addition for 2024-27 period) 
• SH50 Ngaruroro River Bridge, Hawke’s Bay (new addition for 2024-27 period) 

Other announcements recently made:

• SH2 Pekatahi Bridge, Bay of Plenty. Design and pre-implementation work for a two-lane replacement is underway. Construction is expected to be within the 2027-30 NLTP once funding is approved and a contractor is appointed.

This programme excludes bridges being replaced due to weather event damage.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/27/sh25-ramarama-stream-bridge-to-be-replaced/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

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San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

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OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two recently released cryptocurrency mining rigs from www.BitHarp.com (BitHarp Group Limited), are quickly turning out to be gamechangers in the global crypto market. Within their short lifespan, these two products have shown promises of revolutionizing this thriving industry by offering superfast ROI for seasoned miners as well as beginners looking to try their hand at crypto mining.

The ability of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner to generate quick return on investment can be attributed to the high hash rates of the products. The term hash rate may be referred to as the speed at which a given mining machine operates. A higher hash rate increases the opportunity of a miner to find the next block and receive the reward. Making things even better for the miners, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have significantly low energy consumptions of 600 W and 2400 W respectively.

The hash rate powers offered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below at a glance.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

Though the crypto mining industry has experienced tremendous advances in the recent years, a large majority of products and services are only suitable for highly knowledgeable and experienced mining experts. BitHarp is one of the earliest names in the industry to take the path less traveled, and create mining hardware that can be used by individuals with zero knowledge and experience. 

“We strongly believe that the benefits of crypto mining should be available to all,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “This belief inspired us to create two pre-configured products that anyone can start using just by plugging them in.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-mining-rigs-fast-roi-and-easy-to-use/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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Totara Learning
georgia.green@totaralearning.com

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

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Source: New Zealand Government

Community Job Coaching, an employment programme to get young people into work, has reached a significant milestone, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says.

“Community Job Coaching now has 4000 young New Zealanders enrolled. The programme is showing the value of locally-delivered, tailored job coaching to help young people off benefit and into work.”

The Ministry of Social Development launched Community Job Coaching in October 2025. 

“That is great progress in less than a year. Community providers have helped these young people achieve more than 640 paid work activities, including full-time, part-time, casual and temporary work, while taking part in the programme. So far 290 people have been helped to get off the benefit and into a sustainable job.

“One young person in the programme had been on a benefit for two years and was losing confidence and motivation. Community Job Coaching turned that around and he’s now working full-time as a tiler. This is great news for that individual.

“We have set an ambitious target for 50,000 fewer people on the Jobseeker Support benefit and are investing in programmes like this that not only help shift that dial, but help New Zealanders into jobs, higher incomes and career pathways. 

“Going on welfare when you’re young is a trap, with modelling suggesting that people who are on the Jobseeker benefit under the age of 25 are forecast, on average, to spend another 20 years of their life on welfare. It’s important we stop that cycle.”

Community Job Coaching is delivered by community providers across Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Wellington, Canterbury and Southern regions.

The programme supports 18–24-year-old Jobseekers with up to 26 weeks of personalised employment coaching, helping participants overcome barriers to work and achieve sustainable employment. Participants continue to receive support for up to 12 months after securing work to help ensure a successful transition into employment. 

“Three new regions will join Community Job Coaching in its second year: Taranaki, Central and Nelson. The addition of these regions will ensure more young people can access tailored job coaching and employment support within their local communities,” Louise Upston says.

“As Community Job Coaching continues to grow, we remain focused on creating opportunities for young people to gain the skills, confidence and support they need to find and remain in sustainable employment.

“The Government’s investment in Community Job Coaching will enable up to 10,000 young people to access the service over the two-year programme, helping more New Zealanders move into meaningful and sustainable work.”

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/community-job-coaching-reaches-milestone/

Source: NZCTU

“The NZCTU welcomes a discussion on New Zealand’s tax system following the release of Te Pāti Māori’s tax plan, as well as the plan released in June by the Green Party”, says Sandra Grey, President of the NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi.

“New Zealand’s tax system is unfair. Working people pay tax on every dollar they earn from their wages, while the wealthiest earn tax free returns from capital income. As research from Inland Revenue shows, the wealthiest families in Aotearoa pay only half the effective tax rate that ordinary working Kiwis do”, says Grey.

“This has contributed to the rising levels of inequality in our society,” adds Grey. “High inequality is socially and economically poisonous. We need to rebalance things so that the wealthy pay their fair share.”

Grey says that we also know that the Government is not currently collecting the level of revenue it needs to sustain and improve the public services that working Kiwis rely on.

“Across our hospitals, our schools, our water systems, and our transport ways, we have major funding shortfalls,” says Grey. “A reform of the tax system is needed to address these twin issues of inequality and underfunded public services.”

“While the policy from Te Pāti Māori released today isn’t costed, there are many aspects of the policy that we agree with,” says Aubrey Wilkinson, Vice President Māori, NZCTU.

“We’re generally supportive of taxing wealth, increasing the company tax rate, and reform of personal income tax brackets to make them more progressive – including a tax-free threshold at the bottom.

“The NZCTU is ready to engage with political parties who are serious about tackling the scourge of inequality and ensuring the state has the capacity to deliver the public services, infrastructure, and welfare system that Aotearoa needs”, says Wilkinson.

“A discussion on a bold tax plan is welcome given the disproportionate effect of wealth inequality on Māori,” adds Wilkinson.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/nzctu-welcomes-the-discussion-opened-up-by-the-release-of-te-pati-maoris-tax-plan/

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Source: New Zealand Government

A further 50 of New Zealand’s historic laws have been identified for repeal as part of the Legislation Repeals Project, a once-in-a-generation review of 900 pieces of New Zealand’s oldest legislation, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says.

“While these laws once served a purpose, many of them now sit as relics of New Zealand’s days gone past, providing a window into the times, quirks, and realities of yesteryear,” Mr Bishop says.

“Keeping our statute book up to date avoids unnecessary costs and confusion for users, and round four now brings the total number of Acts identified for repeal  to over 200.

“When there was uncertainty around whether Auckland Council had the authority to provide staff with a social room, the Auckland City and Auckland Museum Empowering Act 1924 thankfully deemed it lawful.

“For those wondering how some of Wellington’s quays were built, the Thorndon Reclamation Act 1882 enabled the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company to reclaim a lot of the land that now forms the Wellington railyard, by dumping construction material into the harbour.

“The latest set also includes the unique governance of some of our oldest schools and societies – these were often established through their own Acts rather than under general legislation as they would be today. 

“Examples of the various projects include high schools in Ashburton and Akaroa, a technical school in Westport, as well as a racecourse in Te Aroha, a public hall in West Clive, a cemetery in Ngaruawahia, a showground in Wyndham, and an athenaeum in Havelock.

“Some Agricultural and Pastoral society-related Acts enabled activities still enjoyed by Kiwis today, like the Blueskin Market Reserve Ordinance 1871 which provided for a cattle market, exhibiting livestock and agricultural produce and providing prizes for winning exhibits at Blueskin. While A&P shows continue to be a feature of New Zealand rural life, in many cases there is no longer a need for these Acts. 

“Parliament now passes legislation with general application across New Zealand, through Acts like the Resource Management Act and Local Government Act, avoiding the need for Parliament to approve things on a case-by-case basis.

“Repealing these Acts doesn’t erase this history. Repealing them makes their status explicitly clear for anyone searching through our stock of in-force legislation, and they will remain permanently accessible on the NZ Legislation website.”

The Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) and the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport in relation to local Acts, welcome feedback on the fourth round of 50 Acts identified for repeal. This follows the 152 Acts previously consulted on, bringing the total number of Acts identified for repeal to 202. 

“We’ll be consulting on a fifth round of Acts proposed for repeal later this year. That’ll bring the total to around 250 Acts. We’ll then have a Bill to repeal the Acts ready to go for next year,” says Mr Bishop. 

“The Bill will go through the normal legislative process, so the public will have a chance to make further submissions on the Acts proposed for repeal at select committee.”

Note to editors:

Each Act identified for repeal is carefully reviewed and consulted on with relevant organisations, agencies, councils, and stakeholders. Public consultation on the 50 Acts identified for repeal is open now and closes on Friday 2 October 2026.  The PCO continues to accept late submissions on the 152 Acts previously consulted on. Consultation on another round of Acts is planned for later in 2026.

Following consultation, public submissions will be reviewed to confirm the Acts are suitable for repeal. The Parliamentary Counsel Office will then draft a Bill to repeal the Acts. The Bill will be introduced to Parliament and go through the full parliamentary process including select committee scrutiny. This will provide the public another opportunity to make submissions.

More information, including how to make a submission, is available on the Legislation Repeals Project page.

List of Acts identified in for repeal in Round 4 

Local Acts

1. Auckland City and Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Act 1914
2. Auckland City and Auckland Museum Empowering Act 1924
3. Auckland City Empowering Act 1932–33
4. Te Aroha Recreation-Ground and Racecourse Act 1892
5. Ngaruawahia Cemetery Reserve Leasing Act 1888
6. West Clive Public Hall Site Act 1879
7. Taranaki Agricultural Society Empowering Act 1909
8. Inglewood County Act 1919
9. Makerua Drainage Board Empowering Act 1952
10. Wellington City Empowering Act 1931
11. Thorndon Reclamation Act 1882
12. Westport Technical School Site Act 1919
13. Havelock Athenaeum and Mechanics’ Institute Incorporation Act 1877
14. Ashburton High School Act 1878
15. Opawa Education Reserve Act 1888 
16. Christchurch City Empowering Repeal Act 1948 
17. Akaroa High School Act 1881
18. Rangiora Drill-shed Site Vesting Act 1913
19. Vincent County Empowering (Community Centres) Act 1970
20. North Otago Benevolent Society Act 1878
21. Oamaru Racecourse Trustees Empowering Act 1892
22. Alexandra Borough Race Enabling Act 1900
23. Riverton Harbour Loan and Empowering Act 1911
24. Wallace County Empowering (Community Centres) Act 1966
25. Wyndham Showground Reserve Act 1886
26. Wyndham Showground Reserve Act 1910

Public Acts

1. Lawrence Recreation Reserve Act 1876
2. Dunedin Wharves and Quays Reserves Act 1876
3. New Zealand Library Association Act 1939
4. Public Reserves Sale Act 1878
5. Invercargill Public Offices Site Act 1875
6. Newspapers and Printers Act Repeal Act 1995
7. Naval and Victualling Stores Act Repeal Act 1998
8. Military Manoeuvres Act Repeal Act 2012
9. War Funds Act Repeal Act 2003
10. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Act Repeal Act 1994
11. Hotel Association of New Zealand Act 1969

Private Acts 

1. New Zealand Bible Tract and Book Society Act 1886
2. Hamilton Parsonage Site Act 1904
3. George and Annie Troup Trust Act 1949
4. Presbyterian Church Reserves (Canterbury) Act 1926
5. Peggy Joan Boys Voluntary Settlement Act 1951
6. Managers of the Saint Paul’s Presbyterian Congregation (Oamaru) Act 1930
7. Napier Odd Fellows’ Lodge Site Act 1889 
8. Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act Repeal Act 2016

Provincial Acts

1. Municipal Councils Reserves Ordinance 1862 (C)
2. Otago Harbour Trust Leasing Ordinance 1862 (O)
3. Harbour Reclaimed Lands Sale And Leasing Ordinance 1868 (O)
4. Blueskin Market Reserve Ordinance 1871 (O) 
5. Northern Agricultural And Pastoral Reserve Management Ordinance 1871 (O)

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/50-more-acts-up-for-repeal/

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Source: New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s gender pay gap remains at a near-record low, thanks to the work of government and employers to identify and close them, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says.

Statistics New Zealand has today confirmed the gender pay gap was 5.3 percent in the June quarter, largely unchanged from last year’s record figure of 5.2 percent.

“Today’s figure confirms the impact tangible action like calculating pay gaps can have.  

“In 2024, I launched the first ever government-backed pay gap calculator. Since then it has had over 80 thousand visits – which indicates to me that businesses are keen to understand and address their pay gaps.” 

The data shows that median hourly earnings for women rose to $34.95, up 3.4 percent. However, pay gaps remain wider for some ethnic groups.

“Today’s figure shows there’s still work to do to reduce the gender pay gap further – the gaps for Māori and Pasifika women especially are still far too wide  – and I encourage businesses and organisations to lean in and address them. 

“As a Government we’re focused on closing the pay gap and supporting women to advance.  We’ve launched a database for governance-ready women looking for directorship opportunities called BoardConnector. It aims to advance women into high paid leadership positions across the public and private sectors, and we’ve increased KiwiSaver contributions for employers and employees, which will improve women’s longer-term wealth.

“We’re committed to building the economy and driving women into higher paid jobs. This is how we will continue to close the gender pay gap and, therefore, the retirement savings gap – as well as growing women’s longer-term wealth and financial security,” Ms Grigg says. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/gender-pay-gap-stays-near-record-low/

Source: NZCTU

Today, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi released the 2026 Work for Free Calendar which shows the scale of systemic pay inequality facing women across Aotearoa and the devastating impact of the Government’s gutting of pay equity.

“Data released today by Stats NZ shows that the pay gap between men and women has gotten larger over the past year,” says Melissa Ansell-Bridges, Secretary of the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi. Using the mean measure, the gender pay gap was 9.6% in the June 2026 quarter, up from 8.7% last year. This means that women effectively start working for free compared to men from 27 November.

When women of different ethnicities are compared to Pākehā men, the difference is even starker. Pacific women are the first to start working for free on 1 October. Māori women start working for free from 20 October and Asian women start working for free on 21 October. Pākehā women follow on 20 November.

“This Government has perpetuated the cost-of-living crisis by scrapping one of the most powerful tools to close pay gaps – pay equity,” says Ansell-Bridges. “We need leaders who will fight to close gender and ethnic pay gaps, not make them even worse.”

“Women working for free, for months, in critical jobs in health, community care, and education is a shameful stain on our proud gender equality record,” says Dame Judy McGregor, spokesperson for the Pay Equity Coalition Aotearoa. “It comes on top of the cruel, secretive and deliberate axing of pay equity and a crippling cost of living crisis which hits women and families hardest. Women can use their vote on 7 November by choosing parties that will restore pay equity as an immediate priority”.

Teresa Tepania-Ashton, Tāmaki Makaurau CEO, Young Women’s Christian Association says that “The Work for Free Calendar is a stark reminder that women are still not being equally valued for the work they do. For Māori and Pacific women, that inequity begins even earlier – and that should concern all of us”.

“Pay inequity has a real and lasting impact on women, their whānau and communities,” adds Tepania-Ashton. “Closing the gender pay gap requires deliberate action to remove the structural barriers that continue to hold women back.”

“Women deserve better,” adds Ansell-Bridges. “They deserve political leaders that take action to close pay gaps and ensure that everyone is paid 100 percent of what they’re worth.

“The National-led Government has done the opposite. By destroying the pay equity system, the Luxon government has made it much harder for women and marginalised workers to ensure they are paid what is fair and what they are owed.”

2026 work for free dates:

Compared to Pākehā men, on average the following groups start to work for free from:

• Pacific women: 1 October
• Pacific men: 18 October
• Māori women: 20 October
• Asian women: 21 October
• MELAA women: 2 November
• Māori men: 9 November
• Pākehā women: 20 November

Note: 

These dates are based off the average (mean) wage gap. Women of different ethnicities are compared against Pākehā (European NZ) men, and Māori and Pacific men are compared against Pākehā men.

Stats NZ uses median figures to calculate the wage gap. The NZCTU prefers to use the average (mean) figures to calculate the wage gap, as this measure reflects the full diversity of women’s work. It captures the influence of low-paid and high-paid workers, with Pākehā men over-represented in higher-paying roles, and women from non-European ethnicities concentrated in lower-paying sectors and occupations. These figures have been released by NZCTU alongside Still Minding the Gap, PECA, and YWCA.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/gender-pay-gap-widens-women-work-for-free-from-27-november/

Source: New Zealand Government

Experienced public sector leader Dr Kelvin Watson has been appointed as the first Chief Executive of Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand (FSENZ), Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has announced.

“Creating an independent firearms regulator is one of the most important changes under the new Arms Act. It is about rebuilding trust, improving services, and getting the culture of firearms regulation right,” says Mrs McKee.

“Dr Watson has extensive experience leading major operational, workforce and technology change across the public sector.

“Licenced firearms owners should be able to deal with a regulator that treats them fairly, makes consistent and practical decisions, and understands that licenced firearms owners are not criminals.

“At the same time, the wider public should have confidence that the regulator is focused firmly on firearms safety and on identifying genuine risk.

“Dr Watson has worked in complex public sector environments where legislation, statutory responsibilities, risk, assurance and public accountability all matter. He has the experience needed to build those expectations into the new agency from day one.

“Under the Arms Act 2026, FSENZ will replace the Firearms Safety Authority, which currently sits within New Zealand Police. The new regulator will be institutionally separate from Police and monitored by the Ministry of Justice.

“That separation is deliberate. Police should be focused on enforcing the law and catching criminals. The firearms regulator should be focused on running a fair, effective and trusted regulatory system. No sworn Police Officers will work at FSENZ.

“The Chief Executive is a statutory officer appointed by the Governor-General, and FSENZ staff will make regulatory decisions independently of both Police and Ministers. That independence is an important safeguard for everyone who interacts with the firearms licensing system.

“Dr Watson will take up the role for a five-year term from 23 September 2026, when FSENZ is formally established, and will work with the establishment team beforehand to ensure the new agency is ready to operate from day one.

“The appointment falls within the pre-election period, but the Government has decided that a full five-year term is appropriate. The new regulator needs stable leadership capable of establishing its core systems, culture and capability from the outset. The Office of the Leader of the Opposition was consulted on the appointment.”

Note to editors:
Biography of Dr Kelvin Watson

Dr Kelvin Watson has been Deputy Secretary (Corporate Services) at the Ministry of Justice since October 2023. He has held several senior leadership positions at Statistics New Zealand, Capital and Coast District Health Board, New Zealand Post, and the Open Polytechnic. His private sector experience includes four years with Ernst and Young and three years as an independent consultant.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/experienced-public-servant-to-lead-new-firearms-regulator/

Source: New Zealand Government

Community Job Coaching, an employment programme to get young people into work, has reached a significant milestone, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says.

“Community Job Coaching now has 4000 young New Zealanders enrolled. The programme is showing the value of locally-delivered, tailored job coaching to help young people off benefit and into work.”

The Ministry of Social Development launched Community Job Coaching in October 2025. 

“That is great progress in less than a year. Community providers have helped these young people achieve more than 640 paid work activities, including full-time, part-time, casual and temporary work, while taking part in the programme. So far 290 people have been helped to get off the benefit and into a sustainable job.

“One young person in the programme had been on a benefit for two years and was losing confidence and motivation. Community Job Coaching turned that around and he’s now working full-time as a tiler. This is great news for that individual.

“We have set an ambitious target for 50,000 fewer people on the Jobseeker Support benefit and are investing in programmes like this that not only help shift that dial, but help New Zealanders into jobs, higher incomes and career pathways. 

“Going on welfare when you’re young is a trap, with modelling suggesting that people who are on the Jobseeker benefit under the age of 25 are forecast, on average, to spend another 20 years of their life on welfare. It’s important we stop that cycle.”

Community Job Coaching is delivered by community providers across Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Wellington, Canterbury and Southern regions.

The programme supports 18–24-year-old Jobseekers with up to 26 weeks of personalised employment coaching, helping participants overcome barriers to work and achieve sustainable employment. Participants continue to receive support for up to 12 months after securing work to help ensure a successful transition into employment. 

“Three new regions will join Community Job Coaching in its second year: Taranaki, Central and Nelson. The addition of these regions will ensure more young people can access tailored job coaching and employment support within their local communities,” Louise Upston says.

“As Community Job Coaching continues to grow, we remain focused on creating opportunities for young people to gain the skills, confidence and support they need to find and remain in sustainable employment.

“The Government’s investment in Community Job Coaching will enable up to 10,000 young people to access the service over the two-year programme, helping more New Zealanders move into meaningful and sustainable work.”

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/community-job-coaching-reaches-milestone/

Source: New Zealand Government

Associate Health Minister David Seymour welcomes Pharmac’s decision to strengthen New Zealand’s vaccine response, including by funding the flu vaccine for children aged 6 months up to 5 years old for the 2027 flu season.

“Winter is a challenging period for many Kiwis. Strong flu strains in recent years have made it much more difficult,” Mr Seymour says. 

“Flu season puts a lot of pressure on households, workplaces, schools, and the health system. Today’s decision will make next winter more manageable.

“From April 2027, every child aged six months until their fifth birthday will be eligible for a funded influenza vaccine. This gives parents another tool to help keep their children healthy and reduce the impact of flu on families. 

“This change will mean more than 260,000 children are eligible for funded flu vaccination. That’s a practical investment in prevention that will help reduce illness, doctor visits, and pressure on the health system during the winter months.

“This is part of a broader package of vaccine investments confirmed by Pharmac. 1.6 million New Zealanders are expected to receive the vaccines included in this decision in the first year of funding.”

The influenza vaccine is currently funded for people aged 65 years and over, and for people under 65 with certain health conditions that put them at higher risk of serious illness.

“From April 2027, funded influenza vaccines will move to newer vaccines that provide improved protection for older New Zealanders, eligible at-risk people under 65, and children aged six months up to their fifth birthday,” Mr Seymour says. 

Pharmac is changing funded brands of the influenza, meningococcal ACWY and pneumococcal vaccines from 2027. Access to funded influenza vaccination will widen to include all children aged 6 months up to their fifth birthday (6-59 months inclusive) from 1 April 2027.

“Pharmac received strong support for the proposals during consultation. New Zealanders told Pharmac they supported broader access to innovative influenza vaccines and stronger protection against pneumococcal disease,” Mr Seymour says.  

“These changes give more New Zealanders access to better protection against serious illness while ensuring public funding helps improve health outcomes for New Zealanders.

“This is another example of the culture we are building at Pharmac. Pharmac funding the medicines that Kiwis need, based on the feedback of Kiwis in need.”

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/over-260000-young-children-eligible-for-funded-flu-vaccines-from-2027/

Source: Media Outreach

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Source: New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s gender pay gap remains at a near-record low, thanks to the work of government and employers to identify and close them, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says.

Statistics New Zealand has today confirmed the gender pay gap was 5.3 percent in the June quarter, largely unchanged from last year’s record figure of 5.2 percent.

“Today’s figure confirms the impact tangible action like calculating pay gaps can have.  

“In 2024, I launched the first ever government-backed pay gap calculator. Since then it has had over 80 thousand visits – which indicates to me that businesses are keen to understand and address their pay gaps.” 

The data shows that median hourly earnings for women rose to $34.95, up 3.4 percent. However, pay gaps remain wider for some ethnic groups.

“Today’s figure shows there’s still work to do to reduce the gender pay gap further – the gaps for Māori and Pasifika women especially are still far too wide  – and I encourage businesses and organisations to lean in and address them. 

“As a Government we’re focused on closing the pay gap and supporting women to advance.  We’ve launched a database for governance-ready women looking for directorship opportunities called BoardConnector. It aims to advance women into high paid leadership positions across the public and private sectors, and we’ve increased KiwiSaver contributions for employers and employees, which will improve women’s longer-term wealth.

“We’re committed to building the economy and driving women into higher paid jobs. This is how we will continue to close the gender pay gap and, therefore, the retirement savings gap – as well as growing women’s longer-term wealth and financial security,” Ms Grigg says. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/gender-pay-gap-stays-near-record-low/

Source: New Zealand Government

New Zealand’s gender pay gap remains at a near-record low, thanks to the work of government and employers to identify and close them, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says.

Statistics New Zealand has today confirmed the gender pay gap was 5.3 percent in the June quarter, largely unchanged from last year’s record figure of 5.2 percent.

“Today’s figure confirms the impact tangible action like calculating pay gaps can have.  

“In 2024, I launched the first ever government-backed pay gap calculator. Since then it has had over 80 thousand visits – which indicates to me that businesses are keen to understand and address their pay gaps.” 

The data shows that median hourly earnings for women rose to $34.95, up 3.4 percent. However, pay gaps remain wider for some ethnic groups.

“Today’s figure shows there’s still work to do to reduce the gender pay gap further – the gaps for Māori and Pasifika women especially are still far too wide  – and I encourage businesses and organisations to lean in and address them. 

“As a Government we’re focused on closing the pay gap and supporting women to advance.  We’ve launched a database for governance-ready women looking for directorship opportunities called BoardConnector. It aims to advance women into high paid leadership positions across the public and private sectors, and we’ve increased KiwiSaver contributions for employers and employees, which will improve women’s longer-term wealth.

“We’re committed to building the economy and driving women into higher paid jobs. This is how we will continue to close the gender pay gap and, therefore, the retirement savings gap – as well as growing women’s longer-term wealth and financial security,” Ms Grigg says. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/26/gender-pay-gap-stays-near-record-low/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rapidly evolving global market for cryptocurrency is currently abuzz with the recent introduction of two extraordinarily designed mining rigs, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner from BitHarp Group Limited ( www.bitharp.com ). Instead of focusing only on highly proficient and technology savvy mining stalwarts, these two products were created to allow the casual enthusiasts as well as small-time miners to make their fortune out of crypto mining.

Over the years, cryptocurrency mining has seen serious improvements. However, owing to the highly technical nature of this domain, it had limited to no scope for people that are technologically challenged. BitHarp has already changed that perception by creating two rigs that are pre-configured and just needs to be plugged-in for an uncomplicated crypto mining experience.

Within less than a month in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have been used by many common users without any technical background to earn healthy returns on their investment. This has been made possible by the extraordinary hash power offered by the products. Also, with low energy-consumptions of 600W and 2400 W respectively, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are now amongst the most energy-efficient mining hardware in the market.

Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used for mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dash with the following hash powers.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash

The miners from BitHarp are suitable for use at home because they generate low amounts of heat as well as noise. Moreover, unlike hundreds of products in the market, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner do not need a huge space. BitHarp is currently running a 3 plus 1 one promotional campaign for both their products that will conclude on October 2.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media Contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268  

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/bitharp-brings-a-new-way-of-mining-cryptocurrencies/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, two crypto mining rigs launched recently by www.BitHarp.com, have opened up excellent investment opportunities for all types of investors. Unlike most other similar products available in the market, these two mining rigs have been specially designed and configured to let the beginners earn a decent return on their investment without having to delve deep into the technical aspects of mining. Most importantly, BitHarp promises 100% ROI in about a month, for both their products.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

      Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

      Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

      Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

The profitability of mining rigs depends significantly on their energy consumption and hash rate power. With energy consumptions of 600W and 2400W, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner can be used to mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash with extraordinarily high hash rate powers. Both these products are suitable for use in home, office, as well as data center.

Both the miners from BitHarp can be used at home because they operate without generating any great deal of noise or heat. With a touch screen operator interface, Lyre Miner is extremely easy for the users to operate or monitor. It can mine one coin at a time with the possibility to switch.

A main DLC (direct liquid cooling) mining rig, Harp Miner is capable of delivering ultimate safety and high hash rate power.  The specific design of the product makes is tolerant to faults and capable of eliminating potential risks that are often associated with liquid cooling.

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/cryptocurrency-mining-rigs-with-roi-in-one-month-released/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is rapidly emerging as a trusted name amongst individuals looking to make a profit by mining cryptocurrencies at home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are characterized by low heat and noise generation and can be placed anywhere, making them perfectly suited for home use. Also, users can start using these pre-configured mining rigs just by plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.

One of the key attributes of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This objective has been achieved by the products by delivering extremely high hash rate power for mining. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. A higher hash rate means increased opportunity for cryptocurrency mining and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/fast-roi-with-lyre-miner-and-harp-miner/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp Group Limited ( www.BitHarp.com ), an experienced manufacturer of crypto mining hardware, is now a favorite name amongst individuals interested in profitable crypto mining from the comforts of their home. The company’s recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner have initiated a new age in cryptocurrency mining, offering low heat and noise mining hardware that can be placed within limited spaces at home. Users can start earning profits immediately as the pre-configured mining rigs just require plugging in, choosing the preferred coin, and entering the pool data.  

The most attractive benefit of Lyre Miner and Harp Miner is the ability of these products to generate quick return on interest for all users. This has been made possible by delivering high hash rate powers that are second to none in the market. Hash rate is a general measure of the processing power of crypto mining rigs. For the miners, a higher hash rate means increased profit-making opportunity and receiving block reward. Moreover, Lyre Miner and Harp Miner support profitability with their low energy consumption.

The hash rate powers delivered by Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are mentioned below.

   Bitcoin: 335 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 2000 TH/s (Harp Miner)

   Litecoin: 55 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 300 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Ethereum: 14 GH/s (Lyre Miner) & 75 GH/s (Harp Miner)

   Dash: 9 TH/s (Lyre Miner) & 50 TH/s (Harp Miner)

“BitHarp is one of the earliest companies in this market to create products that are suitable for casual crypto enthusiasts mining from their home without much knowledge or experience,” said Daniel Cox, Engineering Director from BitHarp. “Lyre Miner and Harp Miner were designed to make crypto mining easy and affordable for them. It is a great pleasure for us to see many beginners earning profits using BitHarp mining rigs from home.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible Mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors. 

CONTACT: Media contact 
Alexa Zimine 
alexa@bitharp.com 
+64 04 889 3268

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/best-roi-in-home-cryptocurrency-mining-with-bitharp/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

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Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

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Source: New Zealand Government

Good morning, everyone.

It’s absolutely fantastic to be here today at Building Nations 2026. 

I’d like to thank Nick Leggett, Fraser Wyllie and their team at Infrastructure New Zealand for hosting this event. 

Building Nations is always one of the highlights of my year, because it brings together nearly a thousand of our smartest people to talk infrastructure policy. 

Being Infrastructure Minister is an interesting one because my interests span different sectors like health, education, energy, corrections, justice, and transport – but there are already Ministers for those (including myself, of course). 

But my point is that when it comes to the infrastructure portfolio the job is about systems thinking and going back to the fundamentals. My job is to progress policy that lifts the bar for all sectors like proper asset management, high-quality assurance, and better infrastructure funding and financing tools.

I’m really proud of the massive progress we’ve made over the past three years, and I want to reflect on that with you all today.

Then, I’d like to talk a bit about the Auckland Strategic Motorway Plan, which I have apparently announced four or so times already – but I’ll properly announce it today!

To finish, I’ll talk to you about what’s next and what you can expect from a second term with a National-led government. 

Achievements and highlights

So, let’s take it back to the start. 

Three years ago, I had the enormous privilege of being appointed Minister for Infrastructure. 

From my time in Opposition, where I’d deliberately consulted widely and worked hard, I knew there was an enormous amount to do. 

From 2019 to 2023, research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission showed that our system wasn’t in good shape. 

Despite being in the top 10 per cent of OECD countries for infrastructure spending, we are in the bottom 10 per cent for what we get for our spend. 

We rank fourth to last in the OECD for asset management. 

Half of all capital-intensive central government agencies reported that they did not have robust asset registers or adequate asset management plans – and even fewer had long-term investment plans. 

And around half of all proposals for investments in recent Budgets did not have complete detailed business cases. 

On top of this, the time between funding and delivery has been too long, with some projects starting years and years after a project had been announced, which has been incredibly frustrating for the construction sector.

Every New Zealander experiences the flow on effects of our underperforming infrastructure system. 

I can rattle off too many failures like communities waiting years for basic investments in schools, whilst a lucky few get architectural masterpieces; frequent transport disruptions due to weather events; and leaky, mouldy, asbestos-ridden hospitals that haven’t been looked after properly.

We had no long-term plan to fix these underlying issues.

This is not what Kiwis deserve from government, and it is my strong view that we need to do better.

I had six priorities coming to office:

Developing a 30-year National Infrastructure Plan
Strengthening asset management
Establishing a national infrastructure agency
Improving infrastructure funding and financing
Improving the consenting framework
Improving education and health infrastructure

I’m proud we’ve made significant progress on all of these priorities. 

An enormous amount of work has been done in just three years.

But before I get into those six, I just want to touch on some highlights. 

By the end of 2026, we will have started construction on over $20 billion worth of central government infrastructure projects. 

We have signed two major Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts: Stage 1 of the Northern Expressway, and Christchurch Men’s Prison. 

These two projects alone represent thousands of jobs, and I’m told workers are already onsite. 

By early 2027, we will have started construction on six Roads of National Significance, which – within the space of just three years, is a significant achievement. 

And, behind it all sits a pipeline of funded projects across transport, health, education, corrections, and justice. 

This includes Cambridge to Piarere, a $400m road resilience package, the Nelson Hospital Redevelopment, a new ward tower at Whangārei Hospital, several new police stations and courthouses, and over $2 billion for schools and classrooms.

So, let’s talk about the six infrastructure priorities I started with in 2023. 

Six infrastructure priorities delivered

On the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), we asked the independent Infrastructure Commission to produce a 30-year NIP, and in June this year the Government provided a formal response – supporting all 16 recommendations either in full or in part. 

I won’t go into all the details, but there are a few main actions that are critical. 

For example, the Government has agreed to introduce legislative requirements for asset registers, asset management plans, and long-term capital plans in the Public Finance Act. 

Regulated utilities and local government are required to have these artefacts by law, but we currently don’t hold central government to the same standard. 

That is going to change. 

We are also shifting independent assurance for central-government-funded infrastructure from Treasury to the Infrastructure Commission and creating a new assurance function for asset management plans and long-term capital plans. 

Ministers want better quality information, and we want clear, actionable advice from the experts – 

Is this a good or bad project? Is it needed now? Is it consistent with the asset management plan or long-term plan? Can we strip some cost out? 

We want those answers because, ultimately, Ministers are accountable to the public for investment decisions.

When it comes to strengthening asset management, the NIP was instrumental. 

Actions like legislating for asset registers and asset management plans and reporting on asset performance will be a game changer, as will having independent assurance over asset management plans. 

Fixing the fundamentals of our system is the single best thing we can do to build a pipeline that endures political cycles. 

Right now, there is about $290 billion worth of infrastructure projects in the pipeline – around $190 billion with a confirmed funding source. I reckon all parties probably agree on 90 to 99 per cent of those projects. 

But I think we should move away from the rhetoric of needing a fully bipartisan pipeline – we are never going to agree on every single project, and that’s okay. That’s the nature of politics and of people having different views.

Instead, we should commit to building bipartisan consensus on the idea that governments of all flavours should use best practice to plan, select, fund and finance, deliver, and look after infrastructure. 

A robust system will make it politically untenable for Ministers to just go out and announce unfunded, inadequately planned projects. 

Where farcical projects have been stopped, like in the case of Auckland Light Rail, there are legitimate reasons for that. 

Equally, a robust system should make it punishing for a new government to stop or pause genuinely good, funded projects that make it through the rigours of the system.

In my view, this is the missing piece – a credible and clear evidence-base for the public, the sector, and others to properly hold governments to account for their investment choices. 

We are fixing that.

On establishing a national infrastructure agency, we established National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Limited (NIFFCo) on 1 December 2024 to be New Zealand’s shopfront for private capital in public infrastructure and the Government’s centre of expertise on funding and financing.

To date, NIFFCo has delivered key transactions including arranging the Te Awa Lakes Infrastructure Funding and Financing (IFF) Act Levy, which will support 1,500 new homes in Hamilton. 

They also led the early monetisation of the Crown’s loans to Chorus, which we provided back in the day to accelerate the UFB rollout.

This deal delivered $702 million in net proceeds to the Crown and allowed the Government to reinvest the funds into more of the infrastructure New Zealand needs – including Cambridge to Piarere, upgrades to hospitals, and hundreds of new classrooms.

When we established NIFFCo, we also took the opportunity to clarify who does what in the infrastructure system. 

The Infrastructure Commission focuses on long-term strategy, the pipeline, and – now – assurance. Crown Infrastructure Delivery help deliver infrastructure projects for central government agencies that don’t do delivery as BAU.  And Treasury continues to be the steward of the Investment Management System and provides fiscal and economic advice.

On improving infrastructure funding and financing, public infrastructure in New Zealand has historically been primarily funded by taxpayers or ratepayers. 

But our heavy reliance on this blunt approach has not served us well and has led to perverse outcomes including congestion, run-down assets, and the unresponsive provision of enabling infrastructure – contributing to unaffordable housing. 

At the end of 2024, the Government released a suite of frameworks and guidance – like Treasury’s Funding and Financing Framework and the refreshed PPP blueprint – to help government be a smarter owner and purchaser of infrastructure services. 

In the transport space alone, we have made significant progress on utilising a broader range of funding tools. 

We are making tolling rules more flexible so they can better support funding for new roads and are exploring the use of toll concessions. 

In addition, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) can now use IFF Act Levies to fund projects; light electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are now required to pay their fair share through road user charges (RUC); we are transitioning New Zealand’s entire vehicle fleet to RUC; and we are believed to be the first country in the world to pass law enabling time of use charging with completely unanimous cross-party support.

This is fantastic progress in transport and there is more to come, which I will touch on later. 

When it comes to infrastructure to support housing growth, we have also pulled multiple levers. 

In Budget 2026, we set up the Incentives for Growth Fund so that all councils are rewarded for every single home consented. Just last month the IFF Amendment Bill passed into law, making it easier for developers, councils, and other infrastructure providers to use levies to help fund infrastructure. 

We are also progressing the replacement of the failed Development Contributions regime with a more flexible Development Levies system that will match our new flexible planning system. 

Arguably, the biggest improvement to the infrastructure system is fixing the Resource Management Act (RMA). Consenting takes too long, costs too much, and makes delivering the infrastructure we need too difficult.

We are not just improving but are fundamentally transforming the consenting framework by replacing the RMA with two new pieces of legislation: The Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill. 

In fact, the main Amendment Papers to wrap it all up are being tabled today!

Our new system will be effects-based, embrace standardised zoning, and be far more permissive and enabling while also protecting the environment. 

We knew that the new planning system would take time to bed in. So, in 2024, we established the Fast-track consents process, which has been incredibly successful. 

As of 14 August, 32 projects have been approved – representing tens of thousands of jobs and billions in investment, with more in the pipeline. 

There are eight new renewable energy projects approved through Fast-track which will add more than 990 megawatts of new generation capacity. That’s more than five per cent of New Zealand’s current generation capacity and enough to power approximately 322,000 households annually.

The Port of Auckland Expansion, Green Steel project, and the two quarry expansions are fantastic examples of approved projects that will boost growth and productivity.   

The Port of Tauranga’s extension has received provisional approval, with a final decision due next month. 

Lastly, we have improved education and health infrastructure. 

When we came into government, the average cost of a classroom was about $1.2m, an astonishing amount of money for a classroom. We have gotten that down to around $620k. 

At the same time, we delivered more classrooms in 2024 than Labour did in 2023 – and even more again in 2025. 

To continue this good work, we have established the New Zealand School Property Agency, which will be focused on ensuring all Kiwi kids can learn in safe, warm, and dry buildings.

The power of value for money is that we can deliver more infrastructure to more kiwis with what we have. 

We are also getting health infrastructure back on track including through our Building Hospitals Better approach. 

This means taking a staged approach to building and redeveloping hospitals; applying standardised designs; considering alternative financing and funding arrangements; and aligning the design of hospitals with wider digital, clinical, and service planning for health. 

Smaller build packages rather than one large mega project is enabling us to deliver healthcare faster to communities – which is what they want.

All this work across the infrastructure system is not necessarily sexy, but it’s what’s needed to fix the basics and to set New Zealand up for years of prosperity into the 2030s and beyond. 

If that’s my legacy as Minister for Infrastructure, I’ll be happy. 

However, I am hungry to do more for New Zealand. 

So, what’s next? 

Auckland Strategic Motorway Plan 

Well, right now I’d like to announce the release of Auckland’s Strategic Motorway Plan. 

Auckland’s motorway network carries around 1.5 million trips every day and is critical to keeping people and freight moving. 

It isn’t just critical to Auckland’s success – it’s critical to New Zealand’s. Freight and people must be able to travel efficiently, safely, and quickly, getting to where they need to go. 

This motorway plan being released today by NZTA sets out how we will approach the next 30 years as Auckland’s population grows beyond two million. 

The plan sets out how smarter traffic management, targeted investment, and wider transport improvements will help keep the city moving. 

On optimising the existing network, we must make better use of the network we’ve already got. We can do this through smarter traffic management, quicker responses to crashes and breakdowns, small-scale improvements, and delivering time of use charging.

On targeted investment, we need to be strategic in the way we increase capacity. This includes only adding extra capacity where bottlenecks are impacting efficiency, progressively delivering rapid transit to underserved areas like Manukau, closing critical gaps in active mode networks where they interact with motorways, and prioritising projects to increase capacity and address resilience risks.

And finally, there are a range of wider system improvements that need to be made. Improving the wider transport system, including public transport capacity, rail network improvements, and local roads/active modes, so fewer trips need to use the motorway network.

These are all very practical measures, most of which are already underway. 

This plan follows the Infrastructure Commission’s consistent advice that we need to focus more on what we have, rather than looking for the next shiny project. 

Don’t get me wrong, there are new projects the Auckland motorway network does need, like the Second Harbour Crossing. 

The Government is taking the advice of the Infrastructure Commission and other experts by committing to complete a Detailed Business Case (DBC) before making an announcement.  

Part of the reason why the wheel has been spinning on this project for decades is precisely because successive governments of all flavours have just gone out and announced just the built solution – without doing sufficient work to credibly lay out a plan for how it will be paid for or delivered. 

A DBC does not mean we are starting from scratch – it actually means the opposite. 

We will take all the good work done to date by NZTA like the options analysis, detailed due diligence, ground condition works, early funding and financing work, and more and put it into the DBC. 

We are taking the time to get it right and bring Auckland and the Opposition along with us. It is the right thing to do. 

Back to the Auckland Motorway plan. What this plan shows is the need for smart, cheap, targeted interventions on a network desperate for modernisation. 

We are releasing this plan alongside my friend Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown. It is important that the Council and the Government are working in lockstep on the future of Auckland. 

It’s a good plan, and I hope you all read it.

What’s next

To finish, I’ll talk to you about what you can expect from a second term with a National-led government. 

First things first – what is in train is significant. We need to keep doing what we are doing:

Implementing the National Infrastructure Plan including legislating for asset registers, asset management plans, and long-term capital plans – as well as land transport funding and oversight reform
Getting on with the major transport project cost driver review led the Infrastructure Commission
Landing a good Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2027
Transitioning to fleet-wide RUC
Finishing the Second Harbour Crossing DBC and making a decision
Working on the Utilities Access Act, the code, and a National Underground Asset Register 
Getting a time of use pricing scheme up and running
Setting the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions, and Transport (MCERT) up for success
Finishing off the job we started on fixing our planning system including national standards. If you want the enabling standards that you’ve been asking for then we need three more years to bed it in. 

There’s also so much more.

If I can impress anything on you all here today, it’s that these work programmes are critical to achieving genuine prosperity in New Zealand. National will keep the momentum going. 

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Conclusion 

To finish, I’d like to thank all of you in this room for coming along the journey with me for the past three years as Infrastructure Minister. 

I’ve learned a lot and I think it’s safe to say, I threw the kitchen sink at the system. 

In my view, achieving genuine economic prosperity – the great challenge facing this country – depends on infrastructure that meets our needs, is good value for money, and is deliverable. 

It’s the foundation everything else is built on.

I want kiwis to be free, ambitious, and have access to abundant opportunities – knowing they are backed by an equally enterprising nation. 

I want all of us to enjoy better lives. 

I truly believe that our country, at the bottom of the world, can choose to be wealthy, and modern, and prosperous. 

That’s why I’m in politics.

Thank you. 

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Leveraging the expanding footprint of SFIO’s food and beverage businesses, these products will be rapidly stocking shelves across the globe as early as the first quarter of next year

NEW YORK, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global asset management company Starfleet Innotech, Inc. (OTC: SFIO-Smokefree Innotec, Inc.) entered into a partnership last month with food ingredients supplier Annapolis Co., Ltd., granting SFIO distribution rights over a suite of products under their premium beverage solutions brand LongBeach. This is the latest in a series of agreements the asset company has signed, following a similar arrangement with SFIO’s New Zealand-based subsidiary Gorgeous Coffee Co. Altogether, these partnerships are projected to launch SFIO towards their $100 million revenue target by the end of 2022.

With this latest partnership, Thailand’s leading premium ingredients supplier for beverages and bakeries, Annapolis Co., Ltd. will see its LongBeach brand premium purees, syrups, sauces, powders, and teas sold across SFIO’s sprawling food service network in Australia and New Zealand.

According to the latest data from Statista, despite the ongoing pandemic, Australia and New Zealand’s cafes, restaurants, and takeaway food services together present a roughly $36 billion market, which is expected to grow steadily over the next few years. Beginning January 2022, SFIO will be the sole distributor of LongBeach products across these two markets’ thriving food service industries. The company expects this deal alone to bring in up to $5 million in additional revenue for SFIO’s food and beverage division.

Earlier this year, SFIO established a global expansion roadmap for their fully-owned subsidiary Gorgeous Coffee Co. that would see New Zealand Manuka honey and a premium health brand of 5-in-1 Instant Coffee reaching US shelves as early as next year.

New Zealand’s Manuka honey, considered the best in the world, is a highly valued, energy-boosting superfood boasting a distinct earthy flavor and health benefits such as antioxidants, probiotics, and antibacterial support. The honey is graded according to a global potency scale called the Unique Manuka Factor, or UMF. Coming January 2022, SFIO will be distributing Manuka honey variants including UMF 5+, UMF 10+, UMF 15+, and UMF 20+.

Revenues from this arrangement are expected to reach $1 million by the end of 2022. Samples of the Manuka honey products have already been shipped to the United States and parts of the United Arab Emirates, with SFIO currently working on sending more to other countries across Asia.

Similarly, Gorgeous Coffee Co.’s 5-in-1 Instant Coffee will be exported across the United States, Australia, and Asia, including the United Arab Emirates. The product is a healthful mix of premium Arabica coffee, Manuka honey, barley grass, non-dairy MCT creamer, and Stevia. In addition to the benefits of Manuka honey, the instant coffee mix claims to aid in digestion, reduce inflammation, and boost immunity thanks to its barley components. Followers of the popular keto diet will also appreciate the instant coffee’s MCT creamer, an easy-to-digest alternative to traditional dairy.

The instant coffee product is expected to bring in at least $2 million in additional revenue for SFIO. Samples have already been sent to potential partners in the United States.

These partnerships play into the asset management company’s long-term ecosystem strategy, which prioritizes high-value synergies across its growing portfolio of companies. Leveraging the expanding footprint of its food and beverage businesses, including flagship franchise business Epiphany Cafe, these products will be rapidly stocking shelves across the globe as early as the first quarter of next year.

For media enquiries, please contact:
Craymond Yeong, PR & Marketing Specialist
Epiphany Café
Phone: (+64) 21 0833 2966
Email: info@sfio.co.nz

About Starfleet Innotech, Inc.
Starfleet Innotech, Inc. (OTC: SFIO-Smokefree Innotec, Inc.) is an asset management company focused on innovation through disruptive collaborations across its three key industries: Food and Beverage (F&B), Real Estate, and Technology. With a strong presence across New Zealand, Australia, and the Philippines, as well as a roadmap for further global expansion, SFIO makes strategic investments in high-growth businesses, building synergies across its diverse portfolio to provide maximum shareholder value. Guided by tradition, driven by innovation, and enabled by collaboration — SFIO is on a hyper-growth path to build a thriving business ecosystem, with plans to uplist onto a major stock exchange in the near future.

About Annapolis Co., Ltd.
Annapolis Company Limited and Food Gravity Company Limited (Annapolis Co., Ltd.) is Thailand’s leading premium ingredients supplier for beverages and bakeries. With two in-house brands, LongBeach Syrup and KAWAMI Premium Tea, their products can be found across major East and Southeast Asian markets.

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/sfio-closes-5-m-series-of-global-distribution-partnerships-for-premium-beverages-and-new-zealand-manuka-honey/

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Good morning, everyone.

It’s absolutely fantastic to be here today at Building Nations 2026. 

I’d like to thank Nick Leggett, Fraser Wyllie and their team at Infrastructure New Zealand for hosting this event. 

Building Nations is always one of the highlights of my year, because it brings together nearly a thousand of our smartest people to talk infrastructure policy. 

Being Infrastructure Minister is an interesting one because my interests span different sectors like health, education, energy, corrections, justice, and transport – but there are already Ministers for those (including myself, of course). 

But my point is that when it comes to the infrastructure portfolio the job is about systems thinking and going back to the fundamentals. My job is to progress policy that lifts the bar for all sectors like proper asset management, high-quality assurance, and better infrastructure funding and financing tools.

I’m really proud of the massive progress we’ve made over the past three years, and I want to reflect on that with you all today.

Then, I’d like to talk a bit about the Auckland Strategic Motorway Plan, which I have apparently announced four or so times already – but I’ll properly announce it today!

To finish, I’ll talk to you about what’s next and what you can expect from a second term with a National-led government. 

Achievements and highlights

So, let’s take it back to the start. 

Three years ago, I had the enormous privilege of being appointed Minister for Infrastructure. 

From my time in Opposition, where I’d deliberately consulted widely and worked hard, I knew there was an enormous amount to do. 

From 2019 to 2023, research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission showed that our system wasn’t in good shape. 

Despite being in the top 10 per cent of OECD countries for infrastructure spending, we are in the bottom 10 per cent for what we get for our spend. 

We rank fourth to last in the OECD for asset management. 

Half of all capital-intensive central government agencies reported that they did not have robust asset registers or adequate asset management plans – and even fewer had long-term investment plans. 

And around half of all proposals for investments in recent Budgets did not have complete detailed business cases. 

On top of this, the time between funding and delivery has been too long, with some projects starting years and years after a project had been announced, which has been incredibly frustrating for the construction sector.

Every New Zealander experiences the flow on effects of our underperforming infrastructure system. 

I can rattle off too many failures like communities waiting years for basic investments in schools, whilst a lucky few get architectural masterpieces; frequent transport disruptions due to weather events; and leaky, mouldy, asbestos-ridden hospitals that haven’t been looked after properly.

We had no long-term plan to fix these underlying issues.

This is not what Kiwis deserve from government, and it is my strong view that we need to do better.

I had six priorities coming to office:

Developing a 30-year National Infrastructure Plan
Strengthening asset management
Establishing a national infrastructure agency
Improving infrastructure funding and financing
Improving the consenting framework
Improving education and health infrastructure

I’m proud we’ve made significant progress on all of these priorities. 

An enormous amount of work has been done in just three years.

But before I get into those six, I just want to touch on some highlights. 

By the end of 2026, we will have started construction on over $20 billion worth of central government infrastructure projects. 

We have signed two major Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts: Stage 1 of the Northern Expressway, and Christchurch Men’s Prison. 

These two projects alone represent thousands of jobs, and I’m told workers are already onsite. 

By early 2027, we will have started construction on six Roads of National Significance, which – within the space of just three years, is a significant achievement. 

And, behind it all sits a pipeline of funded projects across transport, health, education, corrections, and justice. 

This includes Cambridge to Piarere, a $400m road resilience package, the Nelson Hospital Redevelopment, a new ward tower at Whangārei Hospital, several new police stations and courthouses, and over $2 billion for schools and classrooms.

So, let’s talk about the six infrastructure priorities I started with in 2023. 

Six infrastructure priorities delivered

On the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), we asked the independent Infrastructure Commission to produce a 30-year NIP, and in June this year the Government provided a formal response – supporting all 16 recommendations either in full or in part. 

I won’t go into all the details, but there are a few main actions that are critical. 

For example, the Government has agreed to introduce legislative requirements for asset registers, asset management plans, and long-term capital plans in the Public Finance Act. 

Regulated utilities and local government are required to have these artefacts by law, but we currently don’t hold central government to the same standard. 

That is going to change. 

We are also shifting independent assurance for central-government-funded infrastructure from Treasury to the Infrastructure Commission and creating a new assurance function for asset management plans and long-term capital plans. 

Ministers want better quality information, and we want clear, actionable advice from the experts – 

Is this a good or bad project? Is it needed now? Is it consistent with the asset management plan or long-term plan? Can we strip some cost out? 

We want those answers because, ultimately, Ministers are accountable to the public for investment decisions.

When it comes to strengthening asset management, the NIP was instrumental. 

Actions like legislating for asset registers and asset management plans and reporting on asset performance will be a game changer, as will having independent assurance over asset management plans. 

Fixing the fundamentals of our system is the single best thing we can do to build a pipeline that endures political cycles. 

Right now, there is about $290 billion worth of infrastructure projects in the pipeline – around $190 billion with a confirmed funding source. I reckon all parties probably agree on 90 to 99 per cent of those projects. 

But I think we should move away from the rhetoric of needing a fully bipartisan pipeline – we are never going to agree on every single project, and that’s okay. That’s the nature of politics and of people having different views.

Instead, we should commit to building bipartisan consensus on the idea that governments of all flavours should use best practice to plan, select, fund and finance, deliver, and look after infrastructure. 

A robust system will make it politically untenable for Ministers to just go out and announce unfunded, inadequately planned projects. 

Where farcical projects have been stopped, like in the case of Auckland Light Rail, there are legitimate reasons for that. 

Equally, a robust system should make it punishing for a new government to stop or pause genuinely good, funded projects that make it through the rigours of the system.

In my view, this is the missing piece – a credible and clear evidence-base for the public, the sector, and others to properly hold governments to account for their investment choices. 

We are fixing that.

On establishing a national infrastructure agency, we established National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Limited (NIFFCo) on 1 December 2024 to be New Zealand’s shopfront for private capital in public infrastructure and the Government’s centre of expertise on funding and financing.

To date, NIFFCo has delivered key transactions including arranging the Te Awa Lakes Infrastructure Funding and Financing (IFF) Act Levy, which will support 1,500 new homes in Hamilton. 

They also led the early monetisation of the Crown’s loans to Chorus, which we provided back in the day to accelerate the UFB rollout.

This deal delivered $702 million in net proceeds to the Crown and allowed the Government to reinvest the funds into more of the infrastructure New Zealand needs – including Cambridge to Piarere, upgrades to hospitals, and hundreds of new classrooms.

When we established NIFFCo, we also took the opportunity to clarify who does what in the infrastructure system. 

The Infrastructure Commission focuses on long-term strategy, the pipeline, and – now – assurance. Crown Infrastructure Delivery help deliver infrastructure projects for central government agencies that don’t do delivery as BAU.  And Treasury continues to be the steward of the Investment Management System and provides fiscal and economic advice.

On improving infrastructure funding and financing, public infrastructure in New Zealand has historically been primarily funded by taxpayers or ratepayers. 

But our heavy reliance on this blunt approach has not served us well and has led to perverse outcomes including congestion, run-down assets, and the unresponsive provision of enabling infrastructure – contributing to unaffordable housing. 

At the end of 2024, the Government released a suite of frameworks and guidance – like Treasury’s Funding and Financing Framework and the refreshed PPP blueprint – to help government be a smarter owner and purchaser of infrastructure services. 

In the transport space alone, we have made significant progress on utilising a broader range of funding tools. 

We are making tolling rules more flexible so they can better support funding for new roads and are exploring the use of toll concessions. 

In addition, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) can now use IFF Act Levies to fund projects; light electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are now required to pay their fair share through road user charges (RUC); we are transitioning New Zealand’s entire vehicle fleet to RUC; and we are believed to be the first country in the world to pass law enabling time of use charging with completely unanimous cross-party support.

This is fantastic progress in transport and there is more to come, which I will touch on later. 

When it comes to infrastructure to support housing growth, we have also pulled multiple levers. 

In Budget 2026, we set up the Incentives for Growth Fund so that all councils are rewarded for every single home consented. Just last month the IFF Amendment Bill passed into law, making it easier for developers, councils, and other infrastructure providers to use levies to help fund infrastructure. 

We are also progressing the replacement of the failed Development Contributions regime with a more flexible Development Levies system that will match our new flexible planning system. 

Arguably, the biggest improvement to the infrastructure system is fixing the Resource Management Act (RMA). Consenting takes too long, costs too much, and makes delivering the infrastructure we need too difficult.

We are not just improving but are fundamentally transforming the consenting framework by replacing the RMA with two new pieces of legislation: The Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill. 

In fact, the main Amendment Papers to wrap it all up are being tabled today!

Our new system will be effects-based, embrace standardised zoning, and be far more permissive and enabling while also protecting the environment. 

We knew that the new planning system would take time to bed in. So, in 2024, we established the Fast-track consents process, which has been incredibly successful. 

As of 14 August, 32 projects have been approved – representing tens of thousands of jobs and billions in investment, with more in the pipeline. 

There are eight new renewable energy projects approved through Fast-track which will add more than 990 megawatts of new generation capacity. That’s more than five per cent of New Zealand’s current generation capacity and enough to power approximately 322,000 households annually.

The Port of Auckland Expansion, Green Steel project, and the two quarry expansions are fantastic examples of approved projects that will boost growth and productivity.   

The Port of Tauranga’s extension has received provisional approval, with a final decision due next month. 

Lastly, we have improved education and health infrastructure. 

When we came into government, the average cost of a classroom was about $1.2m, an astonishing amount of money for a classroom. We have gotten that down to around $620k. 

At the same time, we delivered more classrooms in 2024 than Labour did in 2023 – and even more again in 2025. 

To continue this good work, we have established the New Zealand School Property Agency, which will be focused on ensuring all Kiwi kids can learn in safe, warm, and dry buildings.

The power of value for money is that we can deliver more infrastructure to more kiwis with what we have. 

We are also getting health infrastructure back on track including through our Building Hospitals Better approach. 

This means taking a staged approach to building and redeveloping hospitals; applying standardised designs; considering alternative financing and funding arrangements; and aligning the design of hospitals with wider digital, clinical, and service planning for health. 

Smaller build packages rather than one large mega project is enabling us to deliver healthcare faster to communities – which is what they want.

All this work across the infrastructure system is not necessarily sexy, but it’s what’s needed to fix the basics and to set New Zealand up for years of prosperity into the 2030s and beyond. 

If that’s my legacy as Minister for Infrastructure, I’ll be happy. 

However, I am hungry to do more for New Zealand. 

So, what’s next? 

Auckland Strategic Motorway Plan 

Well, right now I’d like to announce the release of Auckland’s Strategic Motorway Plan. 

Auckland’s motorway network carries around 1.5 million trips every day and is critical to keeping people and freight moving. 

It isn’t just critical to Auckland’s success – it’s critical to New Zealand’s. Freight and people must be able to travel efficiently, safely, and quickly, getting to where they need to go. 

This motorway plan being released today by NZTA sets out how we will approach the next 30 years as Auckland’s population grows beyond two million. 

The plan sets out how smarter traffic management, targeted investment, and wider transport improvements will help keep the city moving. 

On optimising the existing network, we must make better use of the network we’ve already got. We can do this through smarter traffic management, quicker responses to crashes and breakdowns, small-scale improvements, and delivering time of use charging.

On targeted investment, we need to be strategic in the way we increase capacity. This includes only adding extra capacity where bottlenecks are impacting efficiency, progressively delivering rapid transit to underserved areas like Manukau, closing critical gaps in active mode networks where they interact with motorways, and prioritising projects to increase capacity and address resilience risks.

And finally, there are a range of wider system improvements that need to be made. Improving the wider transport system, including public transport capacity, rail network improvements, and local roads/active modes, so fewer trips need to use the motorway network.

These are all very practical measures, most of which are already underway. 

This plan follows the Infrastructure Commission’s consistent advice that we need to focus more on what we have, rather than looking for the next shiny project. 

Don’t get me wrong, there are new projects the Auckland motorway network does need, like the Second Harbour Crossing. 

The Government is taking the advice of the Infrastructure Commission and other experts by committing to complete a Detailed Business Case (DBC) before making an announcement.  

Part of the reason why the wheel has been spinning on this project for decades is precisely because successive governments of all flavours have just gone out and announced just the built solution – without doing sufficient work to credibly lay out a plan for how it will be paid for or delivered. 

A DBC does not mean we are starting from scratch – it actually means the opposite. 

We will take all the good work done to date by NZTA like the options analysis, detailed due diligence, ground condition works, early funding and financing work, and more and put it into the DBC. 

We are taking the time to get it right and bring Auckland and the Opposition along with us. It is the right thing to do. 

Back to the Auckland Motorway plan. What this plan shows is the need for smart, cheap, targeted interventions on a network desperate for modernisation. 

We are releasing this plan alongside my friend Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown. It is important that the Council and the Government are working in lockstep on the future of Auckland. 

It’s a good plan, and I hope you all read it.

What’s next

To finish, I’ll talk to you about what you can expect from a second term with a National-led government. 

First things first – what is in train is significant. We need to keep doing what we are doing:

Implementing the National Infrastructure Plan including legislating for asset registers, asset management plans, and long-term capital plans – as well as land transport funding and oversight reform
Getting on with the major transport project cost driver review led the Infrastructure Commission
Landing a good Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2027
Transitioning to fleet-wide RUC
Finishing the Second Harbour Crossing DBC and making a decision
Working on the Utilities Access Act, the code, and a National Underground Asset Register 
Getting a time of use pricing scheme up and running
Setting the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions, and Transport (MCERT) up for success
Finishing off the job we started on fixing our planning system including national standards. If you want the enabling standards that you’ve been asking for then we need three more years to bed it in. 

There’s also so much more.

If I can impress anything on you all here today, it’s that these work programmes are critical to achieving genuine prosperity in New Zealand. National will keep the momentum going. 

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Conclusion 

To finish, I’d like to thank all of you in this room for coming along the journey with me for the past three years as Infrastructure Minister. 

I’ve learned a lot and I think it’s safe to say, I threw the kitchen sink at the system. 

In my view, achieving genuine economic prosperity – the great challenge facing this country – depends on infrastructure that meets our needs, is good value for money, and is deliverable. 

It’s the foundation everything else is built on.

I want kiwis to be free, ambitious, and have access to abundant opportunities – knowing they are backed by an equally enterprising nation. 

I want all of us to enjoy better lives. 

I truly believe that our country, at the bottom of the world, can choose to be wealthy, and modern, and prosperous. 

That’s why I’m in politics.

Thank you. 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/speech-to-building-nations/

Source: New Zealand Government

Council rates increases will be capped at 4 per cent as the Government moves to help keep rates affordable for households and businesses, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says.

“For too long, ratepayers have been hit with steep and unexpected rates increases, adding pressure to household budgets at a time many New Zealanders are already feeling the squeeze,” Mr Watts says.

“Our Government is focused on easing cost-of-living pressures and getting councils back to basics. 

“Under this legislation, councils will be required to keep annual rates increases within an initial target range of 2-4 per cent, putting a brake on excessive increases and giving ratepayers greater certainty.

“It will also sharpen the focus on delivering the services communities expect councils to get right, like fixing the potholes, collecting rubbish and running our pools and parks. 

“We recognise there will be limited circumstances where councils need greater flexibility, such as recovering from a natural disaster or responding to events outside their control. Exemptions will not be granted lightly and will only be available in exceptional circumstances where there is strong justification.

“Ratepayers nationwide have been hit with median increases of 14.2 per cent and 9.2 per cent over the past two years respectively.

“This rates cap is about driving greater fiscal discipline, keeping rates affordable, and ensuring councils are focused on delivering the services ratepayers rely on.”

Councils will need to consider the target range from 1 July 2027 when preparing their long-term plans, and the caps will take full effect from 1 July 2029.

Editors’ notes:

Under the proposed rates capping system:

• Annual rates increases will remain within an initial target range of 2 to 4 per cent.
• The target range will be reviewed every six years and updated where necessary to reflect costs outside councils’ control.
• The target range includes a minimum level of rates increase to support councils to continue delivering essential services and investing in infrastructure.
• Two types of time-bound exemptions will be available:
  • Exceptional circumstances: where additional rates revenue is needed to recover from events such as natural disasters that go beyond what a council can reasonably be expected to plan for.
  • Prudent financial management exemption: where a council can demonstrate prudent financial management and a justified need to operate above or below the target range. Councils will be required to consult their communities before setting rates.
• Water services are excluded from the rates capping system and will continue to be regulated separately.

The legislation also establishes an independent regulator responsible for:

• Monitoring compliance with the rates capping system.
• Assessing exemption applications.
• Advising on future target ranges.
• Supporting councils through implementation and transition.
• Providing guidance to councils and reporting on how the system is operating.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/government-to-cap-rates/

Source: Family First

MEDIA RELEASE – 25 August 2026
App Store Accountability Bill Proposed To Strengthen Online Safety For Children

Family First is calling on all political parties to adopt its App Store Accountability Bill, designed to target an obvious ‘choke point’ for accessing digital content, to improve online safety for children and young people by placing new responsibilities on app store providers and app developers operating in New Zealand.

The draft Bill proposes that age verification or estimation is adopted by app store providers and developers, and for those underage, clear consent given by parents or caregivers. The proposed Bill responds to growing concerns about those under 16 accessing inappropriate digital content, making in‑app purchases without proper oversight, and being exposed to privacy risks. It establishes a clear and enforceable framework that ensures young New Zealanders can use mobile apps more safely while giving parents greater visibility and control.

“We believe the Bill is an achievable and realistic first solution, while also watching how Australia and other jurisdictions are attempting to implement their social media bans.  Importantly, this Bill empowers parents to make decisions affecting their own children and places an appropriate level of accountability and responsibility on Big Tech,” says Simon O’Connor, Director of External Engagement with Family First NZ.

While Family First welcomes the National Party having finally released its Bill and policy around social media and young people, particularly its intention to help parents support their children against Big Tech, there remain a number of issues that need addressing. From the far-reaching regulatory powers to concerns around privacy, the Bill is welcomed but still needs debate and work.

While clear that National is following the Australian approach, Family First continues to encourage political parties to look at the likes of the United States and targeting the App stores.

So-called App Store Accountability Bills are now law in Louisiana, and Utah, and Texas (with Texas’ law being challenged).  Multiple other US state are considering similar laws including  Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas and New Hampshire. Federal legislation has also been introduced to Congress

In the New Zealand-based Bill, key protections for children and parents include requirements for app store providers to:

• Verify the age category of all account holders, using accurate and commercially viable methods (note, this is age verification or estimation, and not digital ID)
• Obtain verifiable parental consent before minors can download apps, make purchases, or access certain features.
• Share limited age‑category data and consent status with developers so they can apply age‑appropriate restrictions.
• Reconfirm parental consent when an app undergoes a “significant change,” such as introducing new data collection, monetisation features, or content.
• Protect sensitive age‑related data through strict data minimisation and security requirements aligned with the Privacy Act 2020.

Similarly, developers will be required to:

• Use the age‑category information provided by app stores to enforce age‑appropriate settings and comply with New Zealand law.
• Request and use age‑category data only when necessary and in accordance with privacy standards.
• Notify app stores of any significant changes that may impact on the safety or privacy of young users.

The Bill also prevents both app store providers and developers from enforcing financial contracts (such as in‑app purchases) against minors unless proper parental consent has been verified.

The draft Bill reinforces New Zealand’s commitment to protecting children’s privacy by ensuring that only the minimum necessary information is collected, that data is secured to industry standards, and that it cannot be repurposed beyond what the Act permits.

Emergency-only apps, such as 111 or crisis support applications, are explicitly exempt from parental consent requirements to preserve immediate access in urgent situations.

Family First calls on the government or individual MPs to take up this sensible and world-leading draft legislation.  Drawing off developments overseas, New Zealand is well placed to be one of the first countries to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework requiring age verification / estimation, parental consent, and responsible data sharing across mobile app ecosystems.

Family First calls on the current parliament to make this App Store Accountability Bill a priority before the 2026 election.

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Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/app-store-accountability-bill-proposed-to-strengthen-online-safety-for-children-2/

Source: New Zealand Government

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court have launched an illustrative National Policy Direction (NPD) for the new planning system for feedback.

“NPD is what translates the goals of the Planning and Natural Environment Bills into clear directives on national priorities and identifies how key system conflicts should be resolved,” Mr Bishop says.

“Today’s illustrative NPD release responds to the strong interest through Select Committee submissions in how national system instruments would guide how the new planning legislation plays out in communities.

“The illustrative NPD presents draft Government directives across five themes – housing and development, infrastructure, primary production, resources (including quarrying, mining and waste) and public values (including environmental and human health, and indigenous biodiversity) – as well as broader cross-cutting, system-wide directives.

“NPD will influence where homes and businesses can be built, how roads, water infrastructure and renewable energy projects are enabled, how farming, quarrying and other resource uses are managed, and how environmental and public values are protected.

“This consultation is an important step in giving councils, infrastructure providers, developers, farmers and growers, iwi and communities an early look at how national direction could guide decisions under New Zealand’s new planning system.

“It will help us test the structure and content with those who engage with the planning system every day to identify any improvements needed or gaps needing filling to ensure it’s clear and workable before a formal statutory consultation process.

“NPD directives will be supported by national standards which will provide further detail on how to achieve the  directives set out in the NPD. While initial standards are expected in 2027, the illustrative NPD provides some visibility over how key national standards will help implement these directives.”

NPD and national standards are critical layers in the new planning system’s ‘funnel’ architecture which is designed to give councils and users much greater certainty about what has already been decided at the national level and narrow what is up for discussion through planning.

“This will help deliver certainty and consistency for system users across the country, leaving councils to focus on how best to apply these priorities and standards in their regions, without over-reliance on consents,” Mr Court says.

“National direction instruments are not new, but the RMA’s plethora of overlapping and inconsistent National Policy Statements and Environmental Standards – across everything from infrastructure to contaminated land – caused confusion and only served lawyers’ billables.

“Bringing economy-wide priorities and directives together and front-footing key conflicts in one place is designed to provide clearer, more consistent direction to councils and system participants that leaves less up to the courts.”

The engagement is a key milestone in the Government’s wider reform of the planning system.

“The success of the new planning system won’t just depend on what’s in the legislation. It will depend on whether the national priorities and directives are clear, workable and capable of delivering results on the ground.”

“That is why this engagement matters,” Mr Bishop says. 

“This is a chance for New Zealanders to help shape the settings that will influence planning decisions for years to come.

“The feedback we receive will help ensure the new planning system is practical, effective and able to deliver on New Zealand’s priorities for property rights, growth, infrastructure and the environment.”

Media contacts: 

Tegan Harris +64 21 823 151 

Nick Wilson +64 21 864 095

Notes to editor:

• National Policy Direction is the mechanism through which the Government will set national priorities and provide direction to those preparing regional spatial plans and other planning instruments.
• The illustrative NPD is an example for engagement and is not statutory or legally binding.
• National standards that provide further detail on how to implement the NPD will be consulted on next year. 
• Feedback can be submitted until 11.59pm on Friday 16th October. Details on how to provide feedback are available at https://consult.environment.govt.nz/new-planning-system/testing-the-approach-illustrative-npd/.  

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/consultation-launched-on-illustrative-national-policy-direction/

Source: New Zealand Government

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has welcomed the appointment of the eight inaugural members of the Firearms Licensing Review Committee (the Review Committee), established under the Arms Act 2026.

“The new Arms Act is about restoring trust and confidence in firearms regulation for both licensed firearms owners and the wider public,” says Mrs McKee.

“A critical part of that is ensuring licensing decisions made by the regulator can be independently scrutinised. Under the previous law, decisions could only be reviewed internally by the same organisation that made the original decision. 

“I am very pleased with the calibre of the eight inaugural members, chaired by Hamilton-based District Court Judge Robert Spear. Every member brings firearms experience, alongside a strong range of legal, regulatory, public safety, clinical, and community expertise.

“Licenced firearms owners should be able to expect fair, consistent, and well-reasoned decisions from the regulatory system. Where they believe a licensing decision is wrong, they should also have access to meaningful independent review without being forced immediately into costly and time-consuming court proceedings.

“The Review Committee provides that important check on regulatory power. It will be able to independently examine decisions to refuse a licence, impose conditions, or revoke a licence, while preserving the right of further appeal to the District Court.

“This is particularly important where a licensing decision involves judgments about a person’s conduct, behaviour, or whether they may present a safety risk. Those judgments need to be based on relevant evidence, applied fairly and consistently, and capable of standing up to independent scrutiny.

“The Review Committee has been deliberately appointed with a breadth of experience that means it understands both the responsibilities that come with firearms ownership and the practical realities of New Zealand’s firearms community.”

The eight inaugural members have been appointed by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith for initial terms of 18 months from 31 August 2026. They are Judge Robert Spear (Chair), Louise Christensen, Gordon Davis, Joe Green, Mike Keefe QSM, Melissa Jackson, Digby Livingston, and Tracey Wakeford.

Note to editors:

Biographies for the inaugural Review Committee members can be found below.

• Judge Robert Spear (Chair) is a Hamilton-based District Court Judge, appointed in 1995, and currently the Chair of both the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority and the Victims’ Special Claims Tribunal. Judge Spear will retire his judicial warrant in October 2026. Judge Spear has previously held a firearms licence and participated in recreational hunting.
• Louise Christensen lives in Ashburton and is an active hunter and sporting clay shooter. She has previously worked for Maritime New Zealand in a licensing role, and the Accident Compensation Corporation as a branch and quality manager. 
• Gordon Davis is a Wellington-based lawyer with extensive legal experience through private practice (civil and criminal work) and in government as chief legal counsel for the (then) State Services Commission and the Civil Aviation Authority. Mr Davis is a former firearms licence holder having held, until recently, a licence for more than 50 years.
• Joe Green lives on the Kapiti Coast. From 2016 till 2026 he represented the Firearms Safety Council on the Firearms Community Advisory Forum. He also has significant Police experience and has been closely involved in Police vetting, and various roles with search and rescue and emergency management. He has had long-time involvement in the firearms community though his Police work, and with the Firearms Safety Council. He was involved in the United Nations development of International Standards for Arms Control and involved with the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association, including research into incidents when one hunter shot and killed another. He has been involved with the Whakatūpato programme. 
• Mike Keefe QSM is a Rotorua-based District Licensing Committee member, a Judicial Justice of the Peace and a member of the Human Rights Review Tribunal. He has significant firearms experience as a former Police officer and District Arms Officer. He is a firearms licence holder and keen hunter. He was instrumental alongside John Ransfield QSM in starting the Whakatūpato Programme where firearms training was introduced into a marae setting improving safety and firearms compliance.
• Digby Livingston is a Wellington-based lawyer and director and a member of the Human Rights Review Tribunal. He was one of the inaugural Borrin Foundation Community Law Fellows and is a licenced firearms owner.
• Melissa Jackson is a Taumarunui-based legally trained local government manager and firearms safety leader. She is a former secretary of the Central King Country branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and is a hunting instructor for a local community trust that focuses on ethical hunting and te ao Māori practices.
• Tracy Wakeford is a Northland-based clinical psychologist. She also has a strong background working in firearms safety and experience with firearms (particularly the Whakatūpato programme and work with Mountain Safety Council). 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/strong-candidates-appointed-to-inaugural-firearms-licensing-review-committee/

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Source: New Zealand Government

A new notified petroleum prospecting application aims to improve understanding of the offshore Pegasus Basin east of the North Island, a promising but largely under-explored frontier basin, Resources Minister Shane Jones says.

New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals has today opened a three-month competitive process for an application lodged by CBX Energy Limited. It covers about 4207.26 sq km over the Wahipapa fairway in the Pegasus Basin, a frontier area considered prospective for hydrocarbons.

This is the second application lodged by the company and the seventh petroleum prospecting or exploration application accepted for assessment since the repeal of the offshore exploration ban.

Mr Jones says continued interest in New Zealand’s petroleum sector demonstrates growing confidence in New Zealand’s resource potential and the role natural gas can play in supporting the country’s future energy security.

“The return of interest in petroleum prospecting and exploration shows companies are once again willing to invest in understanding New Zealand’s resource potential.

“A country that understands its resource potential is better placed to shape its future. Prospecting and exploration help identify opportunities, reduce uncertainty and ensure New Zealand understands the options as it plans for future energy need.”

Previous geological and seismic work has highlighted the prospectivity of the Pegasus Basin, but further prospecting is needed to better understand the basin’s potential and inform future exploration decisions.

“The Pegasus Basin remains one of New Zealand’s least explored offshore basins. Frontier areas present some of the most exciting opportunities in the exploration sector because they offer the potential for large-scale new discoveries and geological insights,” Mr Jones says. 

CBX Energy proposes to undertake technical studies using existing geological and geophysical data including modern analytical techniques, to further evaluate the basin’s prospectivity. 

Competing applications will be received until 5pm, 25 November 2026.

Applications will be assessed in accordance with the Minerals Programme for Petroleum 2025 and the requirements of the Crown Minerals Act. This includes consideration of applicants’ technical and financial capability, compliance history, and the proposed work programme.

For more information, see: Applications under the open market competitive process – New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/new-petroleum-application-targets-pegasus-basin/

Source: New Zealand Government

A four-year funding boost of $9.7 million, announced by Minister for Conservation Tama Potaka today, will help protect New Zealand’s national parks and native ecosystems from wild goats and deer. 

“When left unchecked, wild goats and deer can cause significant damage and impact productivity for farmers and other land managers,” Mr Potaka says. 

The funding, from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL), enables targeted wild goat and deer management in nationally significant conservation areas, reducing browsing pressure on native vegetation and supporting ecosystem recovery.  

“This IVL investment means DOC will continue achieving significant conservation gains by reducing wild goat and deer impacts across some of New Zealand’s most important conservation landscapes — including Whanganui National Park and Waitōtara Conservation Area in the North Island, and Kahurangi, Nelson Lakes, Westland Te Tai Poutini, and Fiordland National Parks in the South Island,” Mr Potaka says. 

“The programme strengthens monitoring, surveillance and operational capability, helping protect previous investments, reduce reinvasion risk, and build the knowledge and partnerships needed to deliver long-term biodiversity outcomes.

“It also builds on the strong progress of priority wild goat and deer work in these national parks, amplifying the biodiversity gains in some of New Zealand’s most important conservation landscapes.”

Note to editors: 

The programme of work from this funding includes:

• Continuing wild goat control and monitoring across high-priority ecosystems in Whanganui National Park. 
• Strengthening goat and deer management in the Waitōtara Conservation Area. 
• Protecting wild goat free areas in Kahurangi National Park, particularly high value ecosystems around the Heaphy Great Walk. 
• Eliminating the identified wild goat population in Nelson Lakes National Park. 
• Intensifying wild goat eradication efforts in Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
• Continuing the successful deer management programme helping to reduce impacts and protect biodiversity in Fiordland National Park. 

It builds on previous IVL investment in wild animal management, and the wider wild goat and deer work DOC delivers, which covers more than 1.2 million hectares of public conservation land.

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/25/goats-and-deer-in-the-sights-of-9-7m-ivl-funding/

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Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

San Francisco, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Totara Learning will be returning to this year’s Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Exposition, taking place in San Diego on May 6-9, 2018. The Totara team will be available at stand #1027 throughout the event demoing Totara Learn 11, the latest release of the open source learning management system and showing why it’s the learning platform of choice for so many organizations globally.

“We are so excited to exhibit our solutions and to present the successes of our partners. 2018 has already been an exciting year for Totara and it is only just getting started at ATD,” said Daniel Vecchi, Vice President of Channel Operations – Americas at Totara Learning.

Richard Wyles, CEO of Totara Learning, will be hosting a seminar on May 9 from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm in room 23B, where Remote-Learner and Lambda Solutions’ customers Indeed and Sandler Systems will be sharing their experience of migrating from proprietary learning management systems to the open source Totara Learn. In addition, several Totara Partners will also be exhibiting at the event, helping attendees discover how Totara expands the learning ecosystem with its open source capabilities, and gives organizations the freedom to learn with their unique solutions.

Joining Totara at booth #1027 will be Lambda Solutions, who will be showcasing their Totara analytics tool, Zoola Analytics, while off-the-shelf content marketplace providers GO1 will be demonstrating the integration between Totara Learn and their marketplace of over 300,000 e-learning courses.

eThink Education will also be joining Totara at booth #1027, and Remote-Learner will be available at booth #1032 throughout the event to showcase recent work with Totara Learn subscribers.

About Totara Learning

Totara is rapidly transforming the learning technology software market by giving organizations worldwide the freedom to learn. Our products include Totara Learn, a functionally rich learning management platform and Totara Social, an enterprise social learning network designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing.

Totara’s products are open source, highly flexible and bring powerful freedoms to all organizations with formal and informal learning needs, both within the workplace and the extended enterprise. They are used by many industry sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and not-for-profit organizations. Customers range from small to large multinational corporations – a testament to our cost-effectiveness, flexibility and scalability.

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Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/discover-the-totara-learning-ecosystem-at-atd-international-conference-exposition-2018/

Source: GlobeNewsWire (MIL-OSI)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitHarp ( www.bitharp.com ), a New Zealand based company dedicated to creating high-performance mining rigs, has just introduced an attractive 3 plus 1 promotional campaign for their recently launched products Lyre Miner and Harp Miner. This special offer will be available until 2nd October, offering one mining rig absolutely free of cost to anyone purchasing three units.

BitHarp came to the limelight recently with the official launch of its two efficient mining rigs. While designing these miners, the company has focused heavily on product performance and profitability of the users. Suitable for use in home, office, as well as data centers, these two rigs are capable of mining Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dash. Both Lyre Miner and Harp Miner are extremely powerful, offering extraordinary hash power rates with relatively low energy consumption as listed below.

Lyre Miner: 335 TH/s for Bitcoin, 55 GH/s for Litecoin, 14 GH/s for Ethereum, and 9 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 600W. 

Harp Miner: 2000 TH/s for Bitcoin 300 GH/s for Litecoin, 75 GH/s for Ethereum, and 50 TH/s for Dash with energy consumption of 2400 W.

One of the key objectives for BitHarp was to make the benefits of crypto mining accessible to individuals without the knowledge or experience of mining. Both their products are delivered pre-configured, allowing the customer to just plug in, choose the coin they wish to mine, enter the pool data, and start mining. Most importantly, the products are capable of delivering a significant ROI within a short time.

“We are delighted to introduce our new 3 plus 1 promotional offer. At BitHarp, we are always looking for ways to make crypto mining more profitable for our customers,” said a spokesperson from BitHarp. “Now, you can take four of our high-performance mining rigs paying the price of three, until October 2.”

To find out more about Lyre Miner and Harp Miner, please visit https://www.bitharp.com/

About BitHarp: BitHarp is a New Zealand based cryptocurrency manufacturer of the most high-performance and flexible mining rigs built with the goal of making mining easier and more profitable for investors.

CONTACT: Contact:
Alexa Zimine
alexa@bitharp.com
+64 9884 8279

Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/powerful-mining-rigs-at-promotional-offer-by-bitharp/

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The demand intelligence leader provides users with immediate summaries of impactful events tailored to what influences their demand; announces new category in wake of COVID-19: Health Warnings

SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PredictHQ, the demand intelligence company, today announced a new Notifications platform that makes its API of intelligent event data instantly actionable. In addition, PredictHQ announced a new category that it is now tracking called Health Warnings, so the platform and API can be used to track epidemic and biological health hazard warnings, as well as pandemics and lock downs – both starting or easing.

Each year, businesses lose billions in revenue due to their inability to accurately forecast the demand causal factors, such as events that change demand, customer interest and activity. This is due to the challenges of tracking and predicting the impact of events in advance, which are difficult to identify at scale because of their dynamic nature and diversity: severe weather, sports games, school holidays and more. Companies that rely on historical trends without knowing why those trends occur leave them underprepared to meet their customers’ needs. On top of this, the COVID-19 crisis has intensified these challenges and business operations teams are desperate to stay informed about all disruptions due to closing and opening orders from state governments. 

“The questions we’re getting constantly from customers are what events are coming up, how are they changing and how can I know about them first? While many impactful events continue, others are canceled or postponed requiring businesses to know new dates ASAP,” said Campbell Brown, PredictHQ co-founder and CEO. “We understand that demand is complex and volatile, further compounded by the chaos caused by COVID. Therefore keeping our customers informed in real-time on potential incremental or decremental impact to their demand is mission critical.”

With PredictHQ’s Notifications platform, companies can know almost instantly when relevant demand causal factors are planned or as breaking unscheduled events occur so they can respond quickly. This means they can update their staffing, stocking, and supply chain plans and pricing strategies immediately to capture as much of the demand as possible. The Notifications platform enables a broader cross section of a business — from operational managers, COVID-19 recovery teams right up to chief revenue officers — to know immediately when an impactful event is scheduled or updated, or as breaking events occur in real-time, so decision makers can respond swiftly. The Notifications platform also allows companies to set up alerts with thresholds for when a cluster of impactful events is detected and will collectively spike demand in particular locations. These clusters are often made up of smaller events, which are easy to underestimate.

“Every moment matters in demand forecasting,” said Kevin Ger, VP of Revenue Management, Alaska Airlines. “Imagine finding out a couple of hours too late that say Coachella is scheduled for a different weekend in April than years past. That delay cost millions of dollars in a missed opportunity to update pricing to reflect demand. With Notifications, we won’t have to worry about this ever again for any event that impacts our business.”

Health Warnings Provides Instant Insight to all Health Related Events, Especially COVID-19
The biggest challenge facing demand forecasting teams around the world is the constantly evolving impact of COVID-19. PredictHQ enabled global tracking of all lockdown restrictions starting and easing in May and now adds to this capability with their new category, Health Warnings. Health Warnings is a response to the dynamic landscape of health and life events impacted by COVID-19. With Health Warnings, PredictHQ customers can now track:

• Pandemic warnings
• Epidemics and epidemic hazards
• Biological hazards (diseases and insect infestations)

PredictHQ still has pandemic lockdown changes in its Disaster category and lockdowns that are starting or easing in varying cities across the U.S. in its Community category.

“COVID has confirmed that demand is a lot like energy – it can only be transferred or changed from one form to another. We are also in an environment where not everything is equal. Countries, states, counties, and even cities are recovering at different rates than others, making it nearly impossible for businesses to have a cohesive and scalable view of demand.  That’s why we expedited this product during COVID-19, so our customers could know well before demand began that a major event or cluster of impactful events has been scheduled, changed or even canceled,” Campbell said. “Whether you are in retail, travel, transport, CPG or finance, it enables your business to either capitalize on new demand being generated or mitigate losses from demand decreasing. In such disruptive times, having a platform like Notifications will help you navigate more confidently through the different phases of the current environment we find ourselves in.”

API Provides Holy Grail to Companies Needing Intelligence to Forecast Better
Over the past few years, PredictHQ’s API has proven popular with data scientists and data engineers from a wide spectrum of industries all grappling with the same problem – not understanding the ‘why’ around demand anomalies to better inform their forecasting models. With the Notifications Platform, users can access all relevant event notifications without integrating code or investing in development time.

PredictHQ’s customers include Uber, Domino’s, Accenture, First Data and Alaska Airlines, as well as leading accommodation, aviation, transportation, finance, coffee and retail companies.

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About PredictHQ
PredictHQ, the demand intelligence company, empowers global organizations to anticipate changes in demand for their products and services. PredictHQ’s demand intelligence API aggregates events from hundreds of sources and verifies, enriches and ranks them by predicted impact so companies can proactively discover catalysts that will impact demand. With PredictHQ, businesses gain a leg up on competition and remain confident in their ability to meet customers’ ever-changing needs. Learn more at www.predicthq.com. 

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Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/predicthq-introduces-notifications-platform-for-instant-alerts-on-incoming-demand-impact/

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PERTH, Australia, Aug. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK, TSX: ALK, OTCQX: ALKRY) (‘Alkane’) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr Jennifer Purdie and The Hon. Gabrielle Upton to the Alkane Board as independent Non-Executive Directors, with effect from today, 24 August 2026.

Dr Jennifer Purdie

Jennifer brings a wealth of expertise across mining, heavy manufacturing and energy sectors. During her time with BHP as Asset President Olympic Dam, she led the team to stabilise and significantly improve performance across the business, delivering successive production records and positioning the Asset for growth through the acquisition of Oz Minerals and subsequent mine and surface expansion projects that are now underway. She has also served as Executive GM, Gas Distribution with Jemena, as CEO of Adani’s Australian Renewables business and as Global Practice Leader, Technology Delivery for Rio Tinto.

Jennifer currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Metro Mining Limited (ASX: MMI), Terra Metals Ltd (ASX: TM1) and Queensland’s water business Urban Utilities.

Jennifer holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Auckland, and Executive MBA from the University of Queensland, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and a member of Chief Executive Women.

Jennifer will also serve as a Member of the Company’s Audit and Risk Committee and Technical Committee.

Hon. Gabrielle Upton

Gabrielle is an experienced board director and former Senior NSW Cabinet Minister with international commercial experience in banking and law. She served as NSW Attorney General and Minister for the Environment after working in corporate finance with Deutsche Bank in New York and as a lawyer with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

Gabrielle has extensive experience in governance, strategy, regulation, risk management and stakeholder engagement, including oversight of major investment decisions and complex organisations operating in capital-intensive and highly regulated environments.

Gabrielle is a Non-Executive Director of the Australian Olympic Committee’s Investment Management Services, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience, Netball Australia and O’Connell Street Associates. She also serves as an Advisor to law firm Mallesons. 

She previously served as Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales and as a member of the Federal Government’s Corporate & Markets Advisory Committee.

Gabrielle is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women.  

Gabrielle will also serve as a Member of the Company’s Nomination and Governance Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Alkane’s Chairman, Andy Quinn, said:

“I am delighted to welcome Jennifer and Gabrielle to the Board of Alkane as independent Non-Executive Directors. Together, they bring a wealth of experience gained across careers in the resources industry, capital markets, complex regulated operations and the environment that will be invaluable as Alkane continues to grow as a gold and antimony producer.

Their appointments align perfectly with our objective to deliver long-term value for our shareholders and all other stakeholders, and I look forward to working with them both.”

This document has been authorised for release to the market by the Board of Directors.

ABOUT ALKANE ‐ alkres.com ‐ ASX:ALK | TSX: ALK | OTCQX: ALKRY

Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK; TSX:ALK; OTCQX:ALKRY) is an Australia-based gold and antimony producer with a portfolio of three operating mines across Australia and Sweden. The Company has a strong balance sheet and is positioned for further growth.

Alkane’s wholly owned producing assets are the Tomingley open pit and underground gold mine southwest of Dubbo in Central West New South Wales, the Costerfield gold and antimony underground mining operation northeast of Heathcote in Central Victoria, and the Björkdal underground gold mine northwest of Skellefteå in Sweden (approximately 750km north of Stockholm). Ongoing near-mine regional exploration continues to grow resources at all three operations.

Alkane also owns the very large gold-copper porphyry Boda-Kaiser Project in Central West New South Wales and has outlined an economic development pathway in a Scoping Study. The Company has ongoing exploration within the surrounding Northern Molong Porphyry Project and is confident of further enhancing eastern Australia’s reputation as a significant gold, copper and antimony production region.

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Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/appointment-of-non-executive-directors/

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Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard is in China to represent New Zealand at the 11th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministerial Meeting (FSMM).

“The FSMM is an important regional forum that promotes economic growth, trade, and cooperation,” says Mr Hoggard.

“It brings together 21 member economies to discuss regional and global food security challenges, share policy approaches, and strengthen relationships and cooperation.

“New Zealand’s presence at the FSMM will reinforce our support for open, rules-based trade and resilient food systems to support access to safe and nutritious food.”

Mr Hoggard says the FSMM provides an important forum to discuss ways to tackle shared challenges and maximise opportunities across the APEC region.

“Collectively, APEC economies account for nearly half of global food trade and will continue to play an important role in improving food security outcomes.” 

“The FSMM provides an important platform for economies to exchange experiences and work together to build resilient food systems and strengthen preparedness.

“This includes promoting sustainable agriculture, innovation, and digitalisation to boost agricultural productivity, while strengthening resilience to climate change, resource constraints, pests and diseases, and supply chain disruptions that continue to challenge food production systems.

“Across APEC, we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we can achieve more by working together.

“New Zealand is committed to supporting access to safe, nutritious food across the APEC region,” says Mr Hoggard.

In China, Mr Hoggard will also participate in bilateral meetings and meet with stakeholders including the New Zealand Business Roundtable in China and New Zealand business leaders.

Mr Hoggard returns from China on 28 August.
 

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/08/24/minister-to-represent-nz-at-apec-food-security-meeting/

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NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Starfleet Innotech, Inc. today announced that select products from across their F&B division are now available for North America-based customers through Amazon US. These products include the New Zealand Gorgeous 5-in-1 Coffee (an instant coffee product under the Gorgeous Coffee brand), New Zealand Plungy Gorgeous Ground Coffee (a medium roast coffee bean product under the Gorgeous Coffee brand), and New Zealand Epiphany Manuka Honey (a Manuka honey product under the Epiphany Cafe brand).

This development was made possible through US-based distribution partner, Triple Traders, an importing company consistently cited among the top sellers across online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay. Prior to these products going live on Amazon, customers keen on trying the Gorgeous Coffee-branded classic whole bean coffee packs early could purchase them on eBay as well as directly through the Triple Traders website. According to Triple Traders, these whole bean packs have already sold out in their first week. These products will soon be joining the rest of the lineup on Amazon.

“We are very excited to carry Gorgeous Coffee and Epiphany products as we appreciate top quality products—and those are precisely that,” representatives from Triple Traders announced. “We are happy and look forward to growing a strong relationship with Starfleet Innotech in the years to come with their product lines.”

New Zealand’s Manuka honey, considered the best in the world, is a highly valued, energy-boosting superfood boasting a distinct earthy flavor and health benefits such as antioxidants, probiotics, and antibacterial support. North America-based customers can now enjoy these delicious benefits at home with Epiphany Manuka Honey.

Similarly, Gorgeous Coffee Co.’s 5-in-1 Instant Coffee boasts its own wellness benefits. The product is a healthful mix of premium Robusta coffee, Manuka honey, barley grass, non-dairy creamer, and Stevia. In addition to the benefits of Manuka honey, the instant coffee mix claims to aid in digestion, reduce inflammation, and boost immunity thanks to its barley components.

For coffee aficionados, the New Zealand Plungy Gorgeous Ground Coffee is a premium medium roast blend of organic, fair trade beans that brings the best flavors of New Zealand right into your morning cup.

“As we continue to expand into new regions, I am thrilled that our customers in markets like North America can now finally try the products that have made Epiphany Cafe, Gorgeous Coffee, and our other F&B ventures such a hit across the Asia-Pacific,” said Starfleet CEO Jeths Lacson. “We believe our coffee and honey superfood products will serve as fantastic ambassadors for the type of quality, delightful F&B experiences Starfleet is already championing all over the world. We can’t wait for you all to try them.”

New Zealand Gorgeous 5-in-1 Coffee, New Zealand Plungy Gorgeous Ground Coffee, and New Zealand Epiphany Manuka Honey are now available for purchase on Amazon through the Triple Traders storefront.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Craymond Yeong, PR & Marketing Specialist
Starfleet Innotech, Inc.
Phone: (+64) 21 0833 2966
Email: info@sfio.co.nz
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About Starfleet Innotech, Inc.

Starfleet Innotech, Inc. (OTC: SFIO) is a global investment holding company focused on innovation through disruptive collaborations across its three key industries: Food and Beverage (F&B), Real Estate, and Technology. With a strong presence across New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the Philippines, SFIO makes strategic investments in high-growth businesses, building synergies across its diverse portfolio to provide maximum shareholder value. Guided by tradition, driven by innovation, and enabled by collaboration—SFIO is on a hyper-growth path to build a thriving global business ecosystem, shaping the futures of its core industries.

About Triple Traders

Triple Traders, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, specializes in online retail and US distribution. Their storefronts feature the most unique niches of imported products such as fragrances, household fragrant items, exotic coffees from around the world, world famous teas as well as specialty import snacks and desserts. Triple Traders is also proudly a top 10% Amazon seller, with tens of thousands of positive reviews, hundreds of thousands of sales and an unbelievably fast shipping process.

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Original source: https://globenewswire.newzengine.com/2026/08/24/starfleet-innotechs-gorgeous-coffee-and-epiphany-manuka-honey-products-now-available-for-purchase-on-amazon-us/

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