Working capital grants for regional airlines

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Source: New Zealand Government The Regional Infrastructure Fund will provide funding to help regional airlines manage the operating pressures facing the sector, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Transport Minister James Meager say. “These are extraordinary times, with regional airlines having to navigate a period of ongoing challenges. Significant pressures, including the price of…

Dr Maye Musk, author, supermodel, and dietitian, speaks at the Prudential Leadership Forum

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Source: Media Outreach Shares perspectives on leadership, resilience and legacy with nearly 1,000 customers, young professionals, and aspiring leaders HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 October 2026 – Prudential Hong Kong Limited (“Prudential”) welcomed Dr Maye Musk, a globally renowned author, supermodel and dietitian, to the Prudential Leadership Forum, titled Beyond Success: … Read more

Election 2026 – Fully funded, fully costed – Labour’s plan to lower your cost of living

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Source: New Zealand Labour Party Today I released Labour’s Fiscal Plan. It sets out, line by line, how we’ll get everyday costs under control and exactly how we’ll pay for it. Three free GP visits a year. Free prescriptions. A $20-a-week public transport fare cap. A three-year freeze on fuel tax. Action on grocery prices … Read more

Labour’s pay rise a first step, but pay equity needs a full settlement

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 Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO has welcomed Labour’s promised pay rise for care and support workers as a first step. It says care and support workers now need a full settlement of their pay equity claim and a workable pay equity system for all of its members. Labour … Read more

Labour’s pay equity announcement first step but union campaign will continue

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 Source: Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Public service funding needs clarity The Public Service Association says Labour’s commitment to care and support workers’ pay equity is the first step based on work already completed, but the union campaign for a full settlement within the first 100 days of a new government … Read more

Labour’s pay rise for care workers a welcome step towards pay equity

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Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is cautiously optimistic about Labour’s commitment to restore pay equity within its first 100 days and give 65,000 care and support workers an immediate $4 an hour pay rise. “An extra $160 a week from 1 January 2027 will make a tangible difference…

Cordons on Tedder Street, Dunedin

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Source: New Zealand Police Tedder Street in Saint Kilda is cordoned off from Bay View Road to New Street following a firearms incident reported around 2.50pm. Armed police are in attendance out of an abundance of caution with one person in custody. No injuries are reported. The public are advised to avoid the area as…

Arrest following Hillcrest firearms incident

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Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to: Senior Sergeant Mark Pettigrew One person been charged following a firearms incident in Hamilton yesterday. Police received report of an air gun being fired at a member of the public at a bus stop on Masters Avenue near Hillcrest Park just before 3pm. That person sustained moderate injuries and…

HKIS – Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2026

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Source: Media Outreach Transforming QS Practice in a New Era: Integrating Digital Construction, Collaborative Contracting and Payment Security HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 October 2026 – The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Quantity Surveying Division hosted the HKIS Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2026 (the Conference) today at the CIC-Zero Carbon … Read more

Chinese media praises Shanghai Electric’s latest Malaysian project: a step forward for China’s high-end power equipment in overseas markets

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Source: Media Outreach SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 October 2026 – China News Service (CNS) praises Shanghai Electric’s recent contract for Unit 3 of the Samalaju Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Project in Sarawak, Malaysia, highlighting it as the first overseas deployment of a heavy-duty gas turbine manufactured by the Chinese company. … Read more

Huawei Highlights Continuous Innovation, Securing Competitive Edge Through Technological Breakthroughs

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Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 October 2026 – Huawei hosted an international media roundtable today featuring Richard Yu, Executive Director, Chairman of the Investment Review Board, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Consumer BG. Yu shared comprehensive insights into Huawei’s consumer business and HarmonyOS ecosystem. Richard … Read more

Update: Search for Erika continues

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Source: New Zealand Police The search for Erika Rodrigues Coelho will continue tomorrow, after several searches today in the area she went missing.  An article search dog was deployed out today, and further searching teams will deploy out tomorrow.  Police thank all those involved in the search so far, and to all those volunteers who…

Detour following SH38 and SH5 crash

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Source: New Zealand Police A detour is in place near State Highway 38 and State Highway 5 following a two-vehicle crash on the intersection.  The incident was reported around 4pm. Injuries have been reported.  One lane has been closed, and the detour is onto Okaro Road southbound back onto SH 5.  Motorists are advised to…

Gisborne Police searching for hero

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Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to: Detective Senior Sergeant John Love Gisborne Police are searching for a hero who rescued an 89-year-old from a house fire this morning. Emergency services were first made aware of the fully involved fire on Aberdeen Road at approximately 1am. Police understand the hero was in a car driving past,…

Delays following crash, SH 4, Ruapehu District

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Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 4, Ongarue, is down to one lane following a crash, and motorists are asked to expect delays. The crash involving two trucks happened just before 11:45am just east of the intersection with Ohura Road. Injuries are not serious, but the road is down to one lane while the scene…

Land secured for South Auckland hospital

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Source: New Zealand Government Land has been secured for a future hospital facility on Karaka Road in Drury, marking a significant investment in the long-term healthcare needs of South Auckland’s growing population, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “South Auckland is one of the fastest-growing parts of New Zealand, and it’s essential that our health infrastructure…