Property Market – Investors are back and they’re paying less for property than last year – Cotality

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Source: Analysis from Kelvin Davidson, Cotality NZ Chief Property Economist Overall buyer trends remain consistent Many of the longer-term patterns in Cotality’s Buyer Classification data have continued in recent months. Relocating owner-occupiers (‘movers’) remain more cautious than usual, while first home buyers (FHBs) are still active at elevated levels. Mortgaged multiple property owners (MPOs) are … Read more

Dyslexia resources

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Source: Tertiary Education Commission Dyslexia Resource Guide – Australian Disability Clearing House for Education and Training (ADCET) ADCET Webinar: Supporting students with dyslexia at university Dyslexia friendly style guide – British Dyslexia Association – a guide to presenting text in a dyslexia-friendly format Adult Checklist – British Dyslexia Association – a checklist to encourage better … Read more

Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision Fund

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Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 2 October 2025 This fund will support institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) to maintain strategically important provision. The Minister for Vocational Education has delegated to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) the establishment of a new fund: the Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision (SIP) Fund. The purpose of … Read more

NZ-AU: IREN Secures New Multi-Year AI Cloud Contracts

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Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) NEW YORK, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (“IREN”) today announced it has signed additional multi-year cloud services contracts with leading AI companies for NVIDIA Blackwell GPU deployments. IREN recently expanded its AI Cloud capacity and remains on track to achieve >$500m in annualized run-rate revenue (ARR) from … Read more

Advocacy – Peters critical of extremist Zionist MPs – PSNA

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Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA)   PSNA says Foreign Minister Winston Peters is quite correct to identify Israeli-supporting members of parliament as ‘extremists’.   Peters has made a ministerial statement in parliament today where he defended New Zealand’s non-recognition of Palestine, condemned ‘extremists on both sides…including those in this House’ and claimed there was … Read more

Health – It’s bananas – Commerce Commission won’t step in to protect smallest general practices and their patients

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Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) GenPro will continue to expose the gross unfairness of contracts imposed on general practices by Health New Zealand. Wanting to force change to address the primary healthcare crisis, the General Practice Owners Association last year lodged a formal complaint that Health New Zealand is breaching the Fair Trading Act. … Read more

Rural News – Canterbury farmers win fight to keep cops – Federated Farmers

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Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says Canterbury Police has made the right call in scrapping its proposed district restructure today. “This is a smart and pragmatic decision – and a huge relief for our rural communities,” Federated Farmers North Canterbury president Bex Green says. “Farming families across Canterbury will be sleeping a little more soundly tonight … Read more

MYCentre4IR And World Economic Forum Position ASEAN As Global Voice In The Intelligent Age

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Source: Media Outreach The Co-Hosted With The World Economic Forum, The Summit Is Set To Launch Regional Initiatives on Sustainable and Safe AI and the Transitioning Industrial Cluster KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 – The Malaysia Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (MYCentre4IR) together with the World Economic Forum … Read more

Azbil to Present Data-Driven Solutions at Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) 2025

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Source: Media Outreach TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 – Azbil Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange Code: 6845) announced its participation at the eighth Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) taking place from October 15 to 17. Themed “Automation Solutions Driving Evolution and Co-Creation,” Azbil will showcase a comprehensive suite of industrial and building … Read more

AIA Foundation celebrates 30th anniversary with award of AIA Scholarships to the 5th cohort and launch of “AIA Purpose in Action” initiative

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Source: Media Outreach AIA senior management, scholars and graduates, together with singer Hins Cheung shared the purpose of inspiring a more sustainable Hong Kong HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 – On 3 October 2025, at the AIA Scholarships ceremony, AIA Foundation awarded scholarships to 100 outstanding undergraduate students selected … Read more

Refresh The Fall Wardrobe: COOFANDY Introduces Practical Style Picks for Prime Day

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Source: Media Outreach BERLIN, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 – COOFANDY FALL Prime Day is here — a two-day event running from October 7 to 8 that brings this season’s most versatile menswear to the forefront at practical prices. As temperatures begin to drop, now is the ideal time to prepare … Read more

Korean Culinary Star Jung Ji-Seon Faces Off Against Japan’s Mystery Master Chef

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Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2025 – TVBS proudly announces its brand-new international cooking competition show *Chef on Fire*, set to begin filming in March next year. “Chef on Fire” Premieres Filming Next March The program will feature Korea’s renowned culinary innovator **Chef Jung Ji-Seon**, taking center stage … Read more

Northland Police seek sightings of vehicle:

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Source: New Zealand Police Northland Police are appealing for public help following reports of a burglary at a service station on SH12, Kaihu, Kaipara, this morning. “At around 1.30am, Police received a report of a vehicle attempting to drive into the front door of the business,” Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Area Investigations Manager, Northland, … Read more

Police search for Jayleb-Che

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Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking public near Waiotapu Loop Road to search their property for anything that may relate to the search for Jayleb-Che, age 36, who has been missing since Tuesday 30 September in Rotorua. Police, and Search and Rescue, are actively searching the area where Jayleb-Che was last known to be. … Read more

Minister for Small Business to attend G20 meeting

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Source: New Zealand Government Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Chris Penk will travel to South Africa this week to represent New Zealand at the Group of Twenty (G20) Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting.  “As an exporting nation reliant on trade, this is a significant opportunity to advance our interests with some of the world’s largest … Read more

Leading protection for Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  07 October 2025 Source:  Office of the Minister of Conservation “For years, communities and people across the political divide have despaired at the effects of the Gulf’s long-standing ecological decline leading to desolate kina barrens and habitat loss,” Mr Potaka says. “Today, National has delivered the biggest new marine protection area … Read more

CPAG research review urges Government to address structural problems in education, work and income policy rather than punishing 18-19 year-olds

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Source: Child Poverty Action Group Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is today releasing a new commentary: Children Can’t Eat a Promise: Rethinking the EducationtoEmployment “Silver Spoon” and three short evidence briefs on (1) uneven returns on tertiary education, (2) student indebtedness, and (3) labourmarket frictions. We do so in direct response to the Government’s announcement to … Read more

Transporting NZ – Online tool aims to reduce road freight emissions

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Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight association Transporting New Zealand are announcing the launch of an online tool that aims to help the industry decarbonise. The Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool is a ten-question survey that allows transport businesses to estimate their emissions and identify opportunities to reduce them. It will be made available after a Road … Read more

Advocacy – PSNA joins condemnation of attack on Peters’ home

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Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA)   Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has joined the condemnation of the attack on Winston Peters’ home.   Co-chair John Minto says it has not yet been clearly established that the attack was motivated as a response to Peters’ refusal to recognise Palestinian rights and sanction Israel for war crimes and … Read more

Dwelling and household estimates: September 2025 quarter – Stats NZ information release

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Dwelling and household estimates: September 2025 quarter – information release 7 October 2025 National dwelling and household estimates are used for many purposes including planning, policy formation, business decisions, and as ‘bottom lines’ in the calculation of market coverage rates. Key facts At 30 September 2025, the estimated number of: private dwellings is 2,133,400 households … Read more

Cash, drugs, luxury goods seized in money laundering investigation

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Source: New Zealand Police An ongoing investigation targeting alleged money laundering using cash wages within the construction industry has resulted in further arrests. Operation Beach is a long running covert investigation targeting the ongoing manipulation of the construction industry for the purposes of money laundering via cash wage payments. To date, 16 arrests have been … Read more

DOC appeals for help in Oamaru kororā death

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  07 October 2025 DOC is working with police in Oamaru to identify what caused the death of the kororā after a witness reported suspicious vehicle activity on The Esplanade in Oamaru between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm that night. The witness retrieved the injured penguin, which was initially alive, but … Read more

Whanganui Police catch morning drink driver after school dropoff

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Source: New Zealand Police A 36-year-old woman was caught driving badly impaired, over three times the legal alcohol limit, on Monday morning. Sergeant Colin Wright says this recent example demonstrates the risk that drivers take if they get behind the wheel when they’re impaired. About 10am on Monday 6 October Detectives Karin Wakefield and Piet … Read more

Initial teaching training needs strengthening

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Source: New Zealand Government The latest report from the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2024 shows initial teaching training (ITE) isn’t sufficiently supporting new teachers to be confident in the classroom, Education Minister Erica Stanford says. It found: 62 per cent of graduate teachers were not confident in teaching content of all subjects … Read more

Bay of Plenty highways set for busy summer maintenance

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency With warmer weather on the way, road users will notice more construction crews hard at work across the Bay of Plenty regions as the 2025/2026 construction season is underway. From rebuilding sections of state highway to laying fresh asphalt and carrying out our regular programme of summer maintenance, the focus … Read more

Masterton Police investigating death of baby girl

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Source: New Zealand Police To attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Philip Skoglund, Masterton Police: Police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby girl in Masterton. At around 2pm on Thursday 2 October, Police were notified of the incident. Officers are now working to determine what exactly has occurred. The family are assisting the investigation … Read more

Update on proposed Canterbury District review

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Source: New Zealand Police Statement from Canterbury District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill After considering staff and community feedback, it has been decided that Canterbury Police will not proceed with our proposed district review. Throughout this process it has been important to challenge ourselves to think outside the square, and to innovate how we service the … Read more