Energy Sector – Proposed changes to double the electricity that residential solar can supply local networks

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Source: Electricity Authority The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (Authority) wants to remove barriers so more electricity from small-scale solar, wind and solar farms, and other distributed generation can power the country. Distributed generation – including solar and battery systems installed in homes and businesses – is on the rise, supporting the national electricity grid that … Read more

Greenpeace Statement: ‘Nitrate emergency starts here’: Greenpeace brings water crisis back to Fonterra’s HQ

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Source: Greenpeace Statement Greenpeace has taken rural New Zealand’s nitrate emergency straight to the top, by projecting a modified Fonterra sign reading “The nitrate emergency: It starts here” onto the dairy giant’s Auckland headquarters overnight. “Fonterra is driving a drinking water crisis across rural New Zealand, so we’ve brought the issue back to its source,” says … Read more

Northland News – Oxygen weed officially eradicated from Lake Ngatu

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Source: Northland Regional Council Lagarosiphon or South African oxygen weed has officially been declared eradicated from the Far North’s Lake Ngatu five years after the entire lake was treated with herbicide to control it. Northland Regional Council CEO Jonathan Gibbard says the weed – introduced to New Zealand as an aquarium plant – moved into the … Read more

Activist Protest – “Police Arresting and Using Violence Against Aerospace Blockaders at Te Pae Convention Centre” – Peace Action Ōtautahi

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Source: Peace Action Ōtautahi Police in Ōtautahi/Christchurch have arrested dozens of peace activists taking part in a large-scale blockade of the National Aerospace Conference at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. The protest, organised by Peace Action Ōtautahi, began early this morning as they positioned themselves at every entrance to Te Pae to disrupt access to … Read more

Property Values – New rating valuations for Upper Hutt City

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Source: Quotable Value 8 October 2025 – Upper Hutt City property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post with an updated rating value for their property. The new rating valuations have been prepared for 18,474 properties on behalf of Upper Hutt City Council by Quotable Value (QV). They show the total rateable … Read more

Animal Welfare – Government pushes cruel pig-caging Bill through its first reading – defying public will – SAFE

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Source: SAFE For Animals SAFE says the Government is dismantling decades of animal-welfare progress by changing the law to continue the use of intensive cages for pigs indefinitely. The Animal Welfare (Regulations for Management of Pigs) Amendment Bill, passed through its first reading yesterday, would amend the Animal Welfare Act 1999 to explicitly permit the ongoing … Read more

Transport – Investment Boost not enticing enough for truckies

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Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand says the government’s headline policy announcement in the May budget, Investment Boost, has seen a modest lift in heavy commercial vehicle sales, but that further incentives are required to get more productive and efficient trucks on the road. Investment Boost is a tax incentive designed to … Read more

Speech to Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association of New Zealand 2025 National Conference

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Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. I want to begin by acknowledging the leadership of Mark Ross and Don Hammond, and the Association’s continued commitment to advancing New Zealand’s wood processing sector. Your Value-Added Wood Exports Growth Acceleration Plan is a bold and strategic … Read more

Health – ProCare to Lead National Nurse Practitioner Training Programme

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Source: ProCare ProCare is proud to announce its appointment as the lead provider in a newly formed consortium of primary healthcare organisations delivering the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme (NPTSS) across Aotearoa over the next three years. The NPTSS is a nationally consistent, regionally responsive initiative designed to support 180 registered nurses each year through … Read more

Support missing for ‘detransitioners’ – Study

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Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 8 October 2025 JUST RELEASED: The Untold Stories Of Kiwi ‘Detransitioners’ Issy and Zara – WATCH A Canadian-based study, the largest of its kind in decades, and released recently in the International Journal of Transgender Health suggests that while there is plenty of support for those who want to … Read more

Serious crash, SH1, Dommett

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Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a crash that has blocked State Highway 1 at Domett this morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported about 10am and happened between Darrochs Road and Ethelton Road. One person is reported to have critical injuries and will be flown to hospital. The Serious Crash … Read more

Health and Education – Primary care consortium to lead national Nurse Practitioner training programme

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Source: ProCare A newly formed consortium of six leading primary health organisations is delighted to announce it will deliver the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme (NPTSS) across Aotearoa for the next three years. The consortium – made up of Mahitahi Hauora, Pegasus, Pinnacle, ProCare, Tū Ora Compass Health, and WellSouth – will lead the implementation … Read more

Politics – Poll shows pay equity attack will cost Government votes and possibly the Beehive – PSA

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Source: PSA A new poll has revealed strong public opposition to the Government’s cancelling of pay equity claims and gutting of the Equal Pay Act, with voters signalling they could punish the Coalition parties at the ballot box for rushing through laws that make it harder for women to get fair pay. The Horizon Research poll, … Read more

Environment – Bottom trawling a triple threat to marine environments – new report – Greenpeace

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Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to restrict bottom trawling after a new government report highlights the compounding effects this destructive fishing method has on climate change, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss. The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ report, Tō Tātou Taiao Moana / Our Marine Environment 2025, released today, is a … Read more

Education – School boards welcome new attendance report

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Source: Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa (NZSTA) Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa – The New Zealand School Boards Association (NZSBA) is welcoming the findings of the Education Review Office’s (ERO) new report on school attendance, describing it as a positive reflection of the care and commitment schools across Aotearoa are showing their young people. … Read more

Peer support workers join Dunedin Hospital’s frontline

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Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey has celebrated the addition of peer support workers in Dunedin Hospital’s Emergency Department today with a visit to the region to meet some of the team.  “For people arriving at an emergency department in mental health crisis, the experience can feel overwhelming. Having a peer … Read more

New phase for space, advanced aviation sectors

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Source: New Zealand Government The space and advanced aviation sectors are entering a phase defined by scale, ambition and global relevance, Space Minister Judith Collins says. “At this summit a year ago I released the New Zealand Space and Advanced Aviation Strategy, which set out our ambition to double the value of the sectors by 2030,” … Read more

Glimmers of hope for brightest bird

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  08 October 2025 Mohua, a Ngāi Tahu taonga species, was once one of the most common and noisy birds in South Island beech forests but today lives in small, scattered populations across about five per cent of its former range. Roosting and nesting in tree holes, this sparrow-sized bird is … Read more

Federated Farmers – Canterbury farmers need urgent consent fix

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Source: Federated Farmers Nearly 200 Canterbury farmers packed into a community hall last weekend to voice their growing anger and frustration at the region’s consent crisis. Organised by Federated Farmers, the Ashburton meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd and delivered a clear message: government intervention is urgently needed. “That’s a massive turnout for a meeting we called … Read more

Frontline partnerships deliver job seeker support

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Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston says a concerted focus by MSD on frontline partnerships is helping better prepare jobseekers to match with prospective employers.  “I’ve been really encouraged by the ongoing MSD ‘Into Work’ regional workshops for employers I’ve been attending,” Louise Upston says. “Employers at these workshops … Read more

Strong interest in programme to train nurse practitioners

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Source: New Zealand Government More than 340 nurses have expressed interest in the Government’s plan to support 120 registered nurses each year to complete advanced training and become nurse practitioners in primary care, with applications opening today, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This strong, early response shows how motivated nurses are to take on advanced … Read more

When the government takes attendance seriously, so do Kiwis

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Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour welcomes the Education Review Office’s (ERO) report showing that parent and student attitudes to school attendance have improved under this Government.  This is a strong, scalable and robust report. It is based on a survey of 14,600 students, parents, teachers and school leaders. It follows a … Read more

Media advisory – Bucklands Beach fatal fire

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Source: New Zealand Police Media are advised that Police will hold a stand-up this afternoon in relation to the fatal house fire in Bucklands Beach on 2 October. Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua, Counties Manukau District Crime Manager, will speak to media at 12.30pm at the Counties Manukau Police Station. We ask those media interested … Read more

Employment – Critical IT workers and others keeping health system running vote to strike for the first time – PSA

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Source: PSA More critical health workers are joining strike action on 23 October after the failure of Health NZ Te Whatu Ora to provide an offer during bargaining that fairly reflects their value to the public health system. Some 1700 PSA members of the Policy, Advisory, Knowledge and Specialist Workers Collective (PAKS) have voted overwhelmingly to … Read more

Education – ERO finds students are going to school more, with attendance back to pre-Covid levels and students now thinking school is more important

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Source: Education Review Office ERO’s new report Back to Class has found that school attendance is back to pre-Covid levels and students are taking going to school more seriously than three years ago. “Going to school every day is critical for students’ futures. Students who miss a week each term will have missed out on a … Read more

Vinpearl Golf Léman – A New Golf Landmark Opens in Ho Chi Minh City

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Source: Media Outreach HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 – Vinpearl Golf Léman, a 36-hole course with a distinctive design and comprehensive 5-star facilities, has officially opened in Củ Chi, on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.The launch represents a new step in Vinpearl Golf’s development of … Read more

VinFast launches “Your Voice, Our Future”, Indonesia’s first nationwide VinFast electric vehicle voting competition

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Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 –VinFast officially launched “Your Voice, Our Future” (“Suaramu Penentu Langkah Kami”), a landmark future vehicle design voting program tailored for Indonesian consumers and conducted on a unprecedented nationwide scale. This initiative empowers Indonesian citizens to directly contribute their insights toward perfecting the … Read more