Reporting and monitoring – English Language Teaching

Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 18 February 2025 Last updated 18 February 2025 Print Share This page provides information about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) reporting on English Language Teaching – Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ELT ILN) delivery, and how we monitor their performance. This page provides information about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) reporting on … Read more

Reporting and monitoring – ACE in Schools

Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 18 February 2025 Last updated 18 February 2025 Print Share This page covers reporting and monitoring requirements for Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Schools funding. This page covers reporting and monitoring requirements for Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Schools funding. Reporting If you receive ACE (Schools) funding, … Read more

Canterbury granted permanent test flight airspace

Source: New Zealand Government Canterbury’s Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre has been allocated permanent test flight airspace, giving advanced aviation companies the freedom to safely trial next-generation technologies, Space Minister Judith Collins announced today. “The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) permanent special use airspace designation for Tāwhaki anchors Canterbury’s growing reputation as a national hub for space … Read more

Roadmap to strengthen emergency management system

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has agreed in principle to an investment and implementation roadmap to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system so it can manage major to severe emergencies, Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell announced today. “This roadmap is part of our response to the Government Inquiry into the North Island … Read more

Semaglutide (Wegovy) for weight loss

Source: PHARMAC New GLP-1 agonist (Wegovy) approved for use in New Zealand. Semaglutide (Wegovy/Ozempic) approved for use In June 2025, Medsafe approved semaglutide (Wegovy) for use in New Zealand for weight loss. Semaglutide has been approved to treat type 2 diabetes, under the name Ozempic, since 2023.  Datasheet for Wegovy | Medsafe [PDF](external link) Consumer … Read more

Stuck in the mud lands rider in court

Source: New Zealand Police A game of stuck in the mud has ended in court for one rider after he attempted to evade Police during the early hours of this morning. Just before 4.30am, a Police unit observed a motorbike with false number plates travelling along Bruce McLaren Road, Henderson. Waitematā West Area Commander, Inspector … Read more

New mental health centre to transform care in the Wellington region

Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey have today marked the beginning of construction on the new Sir Mark Dunajtschik Mental Health Centre in Lower Hutt.  Joined by Hutt South MP Chris Bishop, the Ministers took part in a sod-turning ceremony to celebrate the start of a project … Read more

Top of the South weather and State Highway update

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency UPDATE 8:20 am:Bad weather and flooding are causing further state highway closures in the top of the South Island this morning. Drivers must stay off weather-affected highways while they remain closed and avoid any unnecessary travel. Nelson/Tasman Flooding has closed State Highway 6 between Belgrove and Richmond. State Highway 60 … Read more

Road closures: Tasman District

Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 60, Belgrove to Richmond is closed. State Highway 60, Richmond to Collingwood, including Takaka is closed. Police request the public to restrict any unnecessary travel in the Nelson Bays area. Use headlights and drive to the conditions. ENDS MIL OSI

Warrant to arrest: Jade Hamlyn Beazley

Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Jade Hamlyn Beazley, 40, who has a warrant to arrest and is wanted by Police. He is wanted in relation to a number of offences and Police believe someone may have information on his whereabouts. Beazley is known to … Read more

Critical incident investigation underway in Manurewa

Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Counties Manukau District Commander, Superintendent Shanan Gray: One person has died, and another is in a critical condition following an incident in Manurewa overnight. A critical incident investigation is now underway, which will establish the full circumstances of what unfolded. At about 1am, a Police unit was travelling … Read more

Wet and wild weather, Nelson Bays

Source: New Zealand Police Police are advising motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel in the Nelson Bays area this morning. The area is being hit by adverse weather conditions with flooding across the area and road closures likely. Especially avoid: Belgrove, Wakefield, Brightwater, Richmond, Whakatu Drive, Appleby, Redwood, Riwaka. In extreme conditions, please limit yourself to … Read more

HONMA Golf Announces Annual Results for FY2024/25

Source: Media Outreach Continued Gross Profit Margin and Net Operating Cash Flow improvements albeit difficult market conditions HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2025 – HONMA Golf Limited (“HONMA”; together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; HKEx stock code: 6858), one of the world’s most prestigious golf brands, announces its consolidated annual … Read more

Tax Justice Aotearoa welcomes IRD discussion document on tax reform

Source: Tax Justice Aotearoa Tax Justice Aotearoa has welcomed the release of Inland Revenue’s draft Long Term Insight Briefing, which looks at the possible future directions for New Zealand’s tax system. The discussion document suggests a stable core structure of main bases that “comprehensively taxes the factors that are sought to be taxed”, coupled with … Read more

GREE Opens Singapore Office to Drive Asia-Pacific Expansion with World-Class Air Conditioning Technologies

Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2025 – Global electronics manufacturer GREE has officially launched its Singapore branch, marking a key milestone in its expansion in Southeast Asia. GREE was recognised as the global leader in split air conditioners in 2024 by Euromonitor International. Widely recognised as the global market … Read more

New EcoFood@Mandai Development Offers Tailored Food Factory Spaces in the North

Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2025 – A new food factory hub, EcoFood@Mandai, has officially launched in Singapore’s northern region, bringing purpose-built factory units to a wide range of food and beverage (F&B) businesses. Strategically located in the Mandai industrial zone, this development aims to serve as a functional … Read more

Universities – Study offers hope for healing from spinal cord injuries – UoA

Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Spinal cord injuries are currently incurable, with devastating effects on people’s lives, but now a trial at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland offers hope for an effective treatment. Spinal cord injuries are currently incurable with devastating effects on people’s lives, but now a trial at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University … Read more

NZ-AU: Project Financing and Key Long Lead Contracts Confirm Schedule for First Bauxite Shipment in 1H 2026

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Highlights Credit facility secured from AFG Bank Cameroon (~US$140M), together with proceeds from the recent option exercise by Eagle Eye Asset Holdings Pte Ltd (EEA) (A$15.8M), has paved the way for the purchase of long lead items and appointment of key contractors Canyon in a strong position to commence production at the … Read more

Plaza 66’s Pavilion Extension Tops Out, Opening in Second Half of 2026

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR & SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2025 – Hang Lung Properties Limited (SEHK stock code: 00101) (the “Company” or “Hang Lung”) has achieved a major construction milestone and topped out its Plaza 66 Pavilion Extension in Shanghai. This low-rise, standalone building will expand the complex’s … Read more

Hong Kong Civil Claim Centre Launches Free Work Injury Compensation Calculator

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2025 – The Hong Kong Civil Claim Centre (hkcivilclaim.com) has officially launched a brand-new online feature: the Work Injury Compensation Calculator. This free tool allows users to input basic information—such as monthly income, age, injury type, and sick leave duration—to instantly estimate … Read more

Cambodia: Government allows slavery and torture to flourish inside hellish scamming compounds – Amnesty International

Source: Amnesty International Amnesty visits more than 50 scamming compounds in 18-month long research Testimony from survivors details human trafficking, slavery and forced labour affecting thousands Findings point towards state complicity in abuses carried out by Chinese criminal gangs. The Cambodian government is deliberately ignoring a litany of human rights abuses including slavery, human trafficking, … Read more

Sixty-seven more police join the blue family

Source: New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner Tania Kura, members of the police executive and wing patron former police officer, Glenda Hughes congratulated the 67 graduating constables from Wing 385 today.  Also attending the graduation and presenting the prize to the top award winner was Minister of Police Hon Mark Mitchell. Families and friends celebrated the … Read more

New Taranaki Mental Health Facility opens

Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey today officially opened Te Puna Wai Kātea, a new mental health facility set to improve mental health and addiction outcomes for people in the Taranaki region. “This new facility is designed to support people with mental health and addiction needs by helping them transition successfully … Read more

EIT master’s graduate comes full circle after starting studies offshore

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 12 minutes ago When Vanessa Santos first studied with EIT through a screen in the Philippines, she never imagined she would one day be sitting in one of those classrooms in person as the guest speaker. The EIT graduate returned to EIT’s Auckland campus this month to speak to students … Read more

Public’s help sought to find Ella Davenport

Source: New Zealand Police Police is renewing public appeals for sightings of missing Māngere woman Ella Davenport. The 57-year-old has been missing from her Hain Avenue home in Māngere East since Friday 20 June. An initial appeal was released over the weekend, but she has still not returned home. “Police have been carrying out extensive … Read more

Passion for Computing leads student from Africa to EIT Hawke’s Bay

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 10 minutes ago An interest in computing sparked by a South African teacher has led Terrence Charamba to pursue study at EIT in Hawke’s Bay after relocating to New Zealand with his family. Terrence began his studies in July 2024 and is now nearing the end of his first year … Read more

Further arrest in Kaikohe homicide

Source: New Zealand Police Kaikohe Police have made a further arrest in relation to the death of Cattleya Tangimetua-Pepene. A homicide investigation was launched last month after the 3-year-old’s death on 21 May 2025. Detective Senior Sergeant Christan Fouhy, of Far North CIB, says Police have made a second arrest in the case. “A 31-year-old … Read more