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Source: Porirua City Council Porirua’s status as a welcoming and inclusive place has received yet another boost. The city received official accreditation from central government in 2024 as a Committed Welcoming Community, and the Council then co-created a Welcoming Plan with mana whenua Ngāti Toa, local groups and city officials, designed with Porirua’s diverse communities in … Read more
Source: ChildFund New Zealand A fire just last month in the Bangladesh refugee camps for displaced Rohingya has destroyed life-saving gardens that provide food to some of the 1.1 million refugees. Cox’s Bazar is home to the biggest refugee camps in the world. It grew rapidly in 2017 following the mass exodus of Rohingya families escaping … Read more
Source: Greenpeace The Tasman Viking, a bottom trawling vessel that pulled up protected coral in international waters two years ago, has been issued an international fishing permit by the New Zealand government this month, in a move environmentalists are calling outrageous. Greenpeace oceans campaigner Ellie Hooper says the move to issue a permit is embarrassing, and … Read more
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc The sound of conch and pūkaea rang out across the Wellington waterfront on Thursday 25 June to welcome a group of writers, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke Trustees, representatives of local arts and literary organisations and friends and supporters of the Wellington … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a serious crash at the intersection of County Road and State Highway 69 in Reefton. Initial indications are that a car collided with a tree, then with another car. One person is reported to be injured. The road is blocked in both directions and traffic management…
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 2 July 2026 The Government has passed the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill which is now awaiting formal sign-off by the Governor-General. The amendments make changes to the current health and safety legislation and come into effect 1 April 2027, which gives PCBUs time to prepare for the new…
Source: Media Outreach 93% of APAC consumers quietly disengage when believability is lost New AI ‘Believability Agent’ predicts and prevents silent churn SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 July 2026 – Ogilvy today released its first APAC 2026 Believability Index: The Power of Proof – a comprehensive study examining how consumers across Asia-Pacific determine … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced the appointment of Andre van der Walt as the next Administrator of Tokelau. “2026 is significant year in the relationship between our countries, marking the centenary of New Zealand’s administration of Tokelau,” Mr Peters says. “The Administrator’s role is to support the Government of Tokelau…
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 July 2026 – Striding AI today announced that it is developing a new generation of robotic foundation systems designed to accelerate the deployment of Physical AI in real-world environments. The company’s approach focuses on building the foundational technologies required for robots to perceive, reason, … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Senior Sergeant Nathan Snell, Wairoa Area Response Manager: Police have arrested an offender found hiding in a property following ongoing investigations into recent burglaries in Wairoa. Police attended reports of residential and commercial burglaries around the Wairoa area in June, with Police following lines of enquiry to narrow down…
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is funding a major expansion of the New Zealand-developed ENRICH programme to help young children build the language skills they need, Education Minister Erica Stanford says. ENRICH will expand from 65 to 525 early childhood education services, supporting children aged 18 months to 5 to strengthen their language skills…
Source: New Zealand Government Children will legally be able to ride bikes on footpaths with a grown up alongside them, and e-scooters will be allowed in cycle lanes, under a package of practical transport rule changes agreed by the Government, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. “Earlier year we asked New Zealanders for their views on…
Source: Auckland Council Innovative Swiss technology being trialled on Auckland’s North Shore could help reduce thousands of tonnes of sediment waste from going to landfill, while supporting healthier streams, estuaries and harbours. The Swiss-engineered mobile dewatering plant is being used in New Zealand for the first time at a stormwater pond in Wairau Valley. The…
Source: New Zealand Government A further 1300 Defence veterans will have their service to New Zealand recognised through health, rehabilitation and financial support for deployment-related conditions, Veterans Minister Chris Penk says. “These veterans undertook a wide range of maritime security activities, including the disruption of drug smuggling operations and the gathering of intelligence that contributed…
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 02 July 2026 The decision follows a seven-month long paid parking “pilot” which tested the revenue raising scheme at three popular sites – Punakaiki, Franz Josef and Aoraki/Mount Cook. Revenue from the scheme will be re-invested in New Zealand’s most urgent biodiversity, cultural heritage and visitor network projects. “This…
Source: New Zealand Government The latest set of government accounts supports other evidence that the economy is strengthening, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The Financial Statements of the Government for the 11 months to May show core Crown revenue up $1.7 billion on the forecasts in the Budget and core Crown expenses $900 million lower…
Source: Save the Children After 1,000 days of war, children in Gaza said they had lost homes, schools and a sense of safety but not their hopes for the future with even the ongoing violence failing to stop them from dreaming of peace and careers to help them rebuild their communities. In emotive, personal testimonies, children … Read more
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) 2 July 2026 – Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Anna Breman has appointed Angus McGregor as Assistant Governor Financial Stability following an extensive recruitment process. Mr McGregor joined RBNZ in 2022 and has been Acting Assistant Governor Financial Stability since March 2025. Governor Anna Breman says Mr McGregor … Read more
Source: Cotality New Zealand property values edged lower in June, likely reflecting the spillover impacts from Iran-related economic uncertainty and the mortgage rate rises previously seen. Cotality NZ’s latest Home Value Index (HVI) shows the national median value in June of $806,512 was down by -0.2% from the previous month, pushing the total drop over … Read more
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 02 July 2026 H5N1 has been spreading around the world and has caused large die-offs in wild birds, seals and sea lions, as well as farmed poultry. This bird flu strain is not in New Zealand but has recently been detected in migratory seabirds in Australia, which is a trigger…
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa says the Government has made an absolute “dog’s breakfast” of the Conservation Amendment Bill consultation and there remains no clarity as to what exact changes are being made to the contentious Bill. The Environment Committee today announced an extension to submissions on the Bill until 12pm (midday) on Monday 13 July 2026. … Read more
Source: The Treasury The Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the eleven months ended 31 May 2026 were released by the Treasury today. The May results are reported against forecasts based on the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU 2026), published on 28 May 2026, and the results for the same … Read more
Source: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Statement of Intent (SOI) and Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE), published on 1 July, set out what the organisation will deliver and how it will measure progress. Both documents can be downloaded from our corporate publications page. For the first time the SPE highlights CAA’s … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Kordia Group Deputy Chair Ben Kepes will become Chair from today and two new directors have been appointed to the company’s Board, State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown says. Kordia provides critical communications infrastructure across New Zealand and Mr Kepes has strong leadership and governance expertise with extensive experience in technology…
Source: New Zealand Government Patients will be at the heart of New Zealand’s health system under legislation passed by Parliament today that strengthens accountability, reduces bureaucracy, and keeps the focus on delivering better healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “The Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Act makes it clear that the health system exists to…
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand has opened its waters to offshore renewable energy, with Parliament today passing the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill, Energy Minister Simeon Brown. “New Zealand’s renewable electricity generation reached a record 96.4 per cent in the last three months of 2025 and offshore renewable energy has the potential to contribute to…
Source: Open Polytechnic Open Polytechnic turns 80 this year, celebrating its history of providing hundreds of thousands of Kiwis access to career-focussed, flexible distance learning wherever they live. “Since 1946 we have been helping learners from all over Aotearoa New Zealand change their lives through access to flexible distance learning,” says Open Polytechnic Chief Executive Sharon … Read more