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Economy – NZ Reserve Bank to ease LVR restrictions
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 14 October 2025 – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand intends to ease mortgage loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions from 1 December 2025. “Over the past...
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Swiss-Belhotel International Expands Portfolio a 5-star hotel, Grand Swiss-Belhotel Harbour Bay, Batam in Indonesia
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 October 2025 – Swiss-Belhotel International, a leading global hospitality management group, has announced the signing of a Hotel Management...
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Health and Tech – Health Accelerator secures national partnership with Heidi to support smarter, AI-enabled healthcare
Source: Health Accelerator Health Accelerator has today announced a new national partnership with Heidi (formerly known as Heidi Health), bringing AI-powered medical scribe technology to general practices across Aotearoa New...
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Transport – Driven for Community: Orange Sky on the Road with Isuzu
Source: Isuzu October 14, 2025 – Red earth and shimmering blue horizons; these are the vistas that greet many of the drivers from Orange Sky, as they roll into remote...
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Education – ERO finds that students are doing better in English and maths as changes start to have an impact, but there is further to go
Source: Education Review Office Education Review Office’s (ERO) independent review has found that changes to how English and maths are taught in primary school are showing promising results for both English...
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Appointments – World Vision New Zealand appoints TJ Grant as new National Director
Source: World Vision World Vision is pleased to announce the appointment of TJ Grant as the new National Director of World Vision New Zealand. He succeeds Grant Bayldon, who has been...
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Transport – Shona Robertson is the newest face on Transporting New Zealand’s Board
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Shona Robertson of Road Transport Logistics has been elected to Transporting New Zealand’s Board at the road freight association’s annual meeting. “We are thrilled to welcome...
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Northland News – Kaeo dig day ahead of river realignment
Source: Northland Regional Council A $1.5 million project to re-route a 500-metre section of the Kaeo River to better protect Kaeo township from flooding has got underway with a preliminary dig...
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Health – General practice less pessimistic but recruitment problem persists – survey
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) General practices are struggling to recruit enough doctors and nine out of 10 are increasing patient fees to stay afloat, according to a survey...
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Greenpeace – Two years on: The cost of the government’s war on nature
Source: Greenpeace Today marks two years since the 2023 election. The environmental cost of the Luxon Government’s war on nature since then has been staggering and is growing by the week....
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Research aims to solve mystery cuckoo movements
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 14 October 2025 Classified as nationally vulnerable, koekoeā are the larger and rarer of two cuckoo species found in New Zealand, with a distinctive long...
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Major boost to diagnostic scanners nationwide
Source: New Zealand Government A $108 million upgrade to New Zealand’s diagnostic infrastructure will deliver 32 new and replacement CT, MRI, and SPECT scanners across the country, Health Minister Simeon...
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New state-of-the-art CT scanner for Kenepuru Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government Patients in Porirua and surrounding communities now have access to faster, more accurate diagnostic imaging, with a new state-of-the-art Photon Counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) scanner operational...
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State Highway 1, Weld Pass November night-works planned
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency With the 2025-26 summer maintenance season well underway in Marlborough, State Highway 1 Weld Pass is next in line for road rebuilding work. Night works...
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Brynderwyn Hills super weekend closures
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Resurfacing works will see State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills fully close for two 4-day ‘super weekends’ next month, ensuring the route is in...
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NZ-AU: September 2025 Quarter Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) PERTH, Australia, Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX:PDN, TSX:PDN, OTCQX:PALAF) (“Paladin” or the “Company”) advises that it has released its quarterly activities report...
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Solicitor-General stepping down after 10 years
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC will step down in February after 10 years in the role, and thanked her for her long...
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Property Market – Auckland leads nationwide fall in housing market – down 2.5% in September quarter – QV
Source: Quality Valuation (QV) The latest QV House Price Index shows average home values across Aotearoa New Zealand fell 1.1% over the quarter to the end of September, with the...
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Slips and flooding, Awakino Gorge
Source: New Zealand Police There is flooding and a number of slips on State Highway 3 just north of Awakino in the Awakino Gorge, as a result of significant weather...
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NZ-AU: Grove Spark Electrical Services Unveils New Website and Expanded Electrical Services
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Macquarie Park, NSW, Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grove Spark Electrical Services, a leading provider of electrical solutions in Sydney, NSW, is thrilled to announce the...
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NZ-AU: MMA.INC Updates on Revolutionary Crypto and Web3 Platform to Convert 700 Million Global MMA Fans to Participants
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Highlights MMA.INC’s platform enables the community to ‘Get Paid to Train’ through tokenized rewards and cryptocurrency Expecting to release an MMA.INC utility token minted on the Solana...
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WRISE Hosts Inaugural “New Wealth Landscape Forum”
Source: Media Outreach Connecting Capital, Innovation and Legacy to Explore Investment Opportunities in Amidst Uncertainties WRISE Group’s first “New Wealth Landscape Forum” convenes over 400 participants, featuring leading industry experts...
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Sanofi sets Singapore Book of Records with the ‘Largest Mural of Magnetic Hands’ – a Public Pledge against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Nationwide Awareness Campaign
Source: Media Outreach Sanofi has achieved a new Singapore Book of Records milestone featuring more than 1,000 RSV awareness pledges. The Together Against RSV campaign unites families, healthcare partners and...
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Real Estate Sector – REA research finds consumers are confident in real estate industry but lack of understanding of the process is key consumer challenge
Source: Real Estate Authority (REA) The Real Estate Authority’s (REA) 2025 Consumer and Public Perceptions Research, released today, found overall 86% of consumers (property buyers and sellers) have confidence in...
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Next phase of cyclone repairs set to begin at Rotokautuku (Waiapu) Bridge
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Activity is set to ramp up at State Highway 35 (SH35) Rotokautuku Bridge, near Ruatoria, with the next phase of cyclone repairs starting soon. The...
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Critical incident investigation underway, Whangārei
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Northland District Commander, Superintendent Matt Srhoj: A critical incident investigation is underway following a fatal crash in Whangārei on the weekend. At about...
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Member of the public’s call helps land man in court
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Rotorua Area Commander, Herby Ngawhika: A man is facing court after a quick-thinking member of the public phoned 111 about his manner of driving...