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Source: New Zealand Government The Government is strengthening protections for retirement village residents through faster repayments, earlier access to money, fairer contracts and stronger minimum standards, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says. “We have listened carefully to older Kiwis and their whānau, and we are acting. “The maximum repayment period will be shortened from the…
Source: New Zealand Police As at 31 August, Police has laid 140 charges before the Courts and issued 918 notices under the new stalking and harassment legislation since it came into effect on 26 May 2026. Police is using the legislation to intervene, hold offenders to account, and help protect people experiencing stalking and harassment.…
Source: New Zealand Police Alarms were raised by a member of the public after he noticed suspicious activity at a Drury construction site late last night. The informant contacted Police just before 10.30pm after spotting a suspicious looking vehicle parked outside the Fielding Road site. A short time later the Police Eagle helicopter was overhead…
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour and Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard have today announced the next steps in the implementation of the Ministry for Regulation’s Hospitality Sector Review. “Red tape isn’t neutral, it’s a tax on growth. If we are going to unlock New Zealand’s potential, we need to cut red tape…
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s new anti-stalking law is proving to be highly successful with police taking over 1,000 actions in just over three months, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say. Police have laid 140 charges before the Courts and issued 918 notices under the new stalking and harassment legislation…
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Te Pūtea Matua – Reserve Bank of New Zealand has today published the 2026 Māori Access to Capital (MA2K) Snapshot, providing an updated industry-level view of Māori access to capital across participating banks, alongside the latest available aggregate system-level information.
Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes Labour’s guarantee that every eligible New Zealand-trained graduate nurse will be offered a job in the public health system. “Guaranteeing all graduate nurses a job offer would be a useful step in addressing the major workforce shortages across the health system,” says…
Source: NZCTU In a major victory for working people and the Pike River Families who have long campaigned for this, Labour have committed to passing a corporate homicide law should it win government in November’s election. Sandra Grey, President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi, says this is something unions…
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Source: Media Outreach SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – Huawei today announced the Peerium Computing Architecture, a new computing architecture for the AI era. The architecture enables processors at the million scale to work as one computer, meeting the ever-growing demand for AI compute. The Peerium Computing Architecture achieves strong … Read more
Source: Media Outreach WUHAN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – On September 13, the inauguration ceremony of the Optics Valley International Communication Alliance was held. Representatives of 13 founding member companies — including FiberHome, China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, HGTECH, YHKT Entertainment, Huakang Clean and Shenglong Electric — and of more … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Summary: At HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei unveiled the industry’s first NPO optical engine with Built-in Light Source, Hi-ONE, offering a total capacity of 7.2 TB/s and enabling Huawei to be the first to mass produce such an optical engine. Hi-ONE has been applied to the Ascend 960 SuperPoD, built on the “UnifiedBus … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Key takeaways: Strategic focus: The rapid approach of an intelligent world is driving up demand for computing power. Huawei is focused on developing AI infrastructure, and is actively driving innovation in systems and architecture centered around SuperPoDs and SuperClusters. These efforts are aimed at building a solid silicon foundation for the … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Dr. Julie Xing, Global Board Chairman and CEO Discusses New Pathways to High-Quality Growth with Global Business Leaders GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – Lee Kum Kee Sauce (“Lee Kum Kee”), the century-old sauce brand and the only sauce and condiments brand among this year’s Forum partners, … Read more
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Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – The 2026 Beijing Chaoyang International Light Festival’s Consumption Season will run from September 11 to October 11, with a limited-edition light-and-shadow installation officially unveiled on September 24. Under the permanent theme “Amazing Chaoyang” and the annual theme “Amazing You” this year’s … Read more
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, John Lee, yesterday (September 16) announced the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (2026-2030) and his fifth Policy Address. Priority areas include accelerating development of the … Read more
Source: Privacy Commissioner 17 Sept 2026, 16:00 The public inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children highlighted the failure of government departments to share vital information. ‘Privacy’ is often given as a reason why this sharing doesn’t happen. But Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster confirmed today, “A child’s wellbeing and safety comes first. “The law…
Source: ONEKEY GmbH The most effective way to ensure the security of software in devices, machines and systems is to use a combination of deterministic analysis, artificial intelligence and automation. Düsseldorf, September 17, 2026 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is a double-edged sword in cybersecurity. While attackers can use it to uncover vulnerabilities faster than ever … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is delivering on its commitment to cut red tape and make building more affordable, with over 60 plumbers and drainlayers approved to self-certify their work in the first week of the scheme, Building and Construction Minister Simon Watts says. Since applications opened last Monday 7 September, more than 60…
Source: Media Outreach MUNICH, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – Recently, BDStar successfully hosted its 2026 Ecosystem Partner Conference in Munich, Germany. The event aimed to strengthen communication and collaboration and build a more robust industry ecosystem. Customers, distributors, and partners from multiple countries attended the conference. Under the theme “Ecosystem … Read more
Source: BestBrokers.com The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday as persistent inflation and higher energy prices continue to put pressure on the economy, while the Bank of England is expected to hold its 3.75% rate despite UK inflation rising to 3.1% in August. Amid elevated prices and higher costs … Read more
Source: New Zealand National Party Statement – You’ve probably noticed that grocery prices in New Zealand still feel high even though we have brought inflation down and got the economy growing again – it was confirmed today that our economy grew 2.6% in the year to June. A big reason for high grocery prices is … Read more
Source: Media Outreach TACHENG, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – On September 16, more than 20 Chinese and foreign influencers and bloggers from 14 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Venezuela, Hungary and Brazil, gathered in Tacheng, Xinjiang, China. Over the course of a seven-day media tour, they will explore Xinjiang … Read more
Source: Media Outreach The model supports multimodal inputs including text, images and video, and generates high-fidelity 1080p videos of 5 to 20 seconds with natively synchronized audio BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – HiDream.ai, an AI company specializing in foundation models and generative AI, announced the launch of HiDream-O1-Video-1.0, or … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government Proposals to unlock significantly more housing, jobs and economic activity in Auckland’s city centre are being put out for public consultation, building on the opening of the City Rail Link and the opportunity it creates for more growth in the heart of Auckland, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop, Auckland Minister Simon…