ICONSIAM in Collaboration with Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Brings China’s Most Iconic Lantern Festival to Thailand for the First Time

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Source: Media Outreach “Yuyuan Lantern Festival 2025” Lights Up Bangkok to Celebrate 50 Years of Thai–Chinese Diplomatic Ties BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 July 2025 – ICONSIAM, the global landmark along the Chao Phraya River, joins hands with Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group, the legendary host of China’s most prestigious lantern festival … Read more

Shopee’s Self Collection Point Empowers Local Communities and MSMEs

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Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 July 2025 – In today’s fast-paced world, convenience matters, but so does community. The Self Collection Point shipping option is doing more than just offering buyers a more affordable and flexible delivery option. With over 5,000 collection points nationwide, it’s quietly empowering local … Read more

Greater certainty for New Zealanders with cancer

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Source: PHARMAC New Zealanders with cancer will have greater continuity of care from today, following Pharmac’s decision on amending pharmaceutical schedule rules to allow access to new publicly funded cancer medicines in private hospitals and clinics.  From 1 July 2025, when Pharmac funds a new cancer medicine or widens access to existing funded cancer medicines, … Read more

Name release: Fatal crash, Waipukurau

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Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Waipukurau on 29 June. She was 31-year-old Amberlee Carlson, of Waipukurau. Our thoughts are with those close to her at this difficult time. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing. ENDS Issued by the … Read more

Police target anti-social road users ignoring rules

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Source: New Zealand Police Waitematā Police targeted boy racers and illegally modified vehicles during the past two weeks, as part of an operation focusing on disrupting anti-social road user behaviour. The operation, which took place on the Fridays and Saturdays between 19 and 28 June, succeeded with a string of results including more than 154 … Read more

Prime Immigration Consultancy Announces Expansion of Service Offerings to Help Clients Achieve the Singapore Dream

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Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 July 2025 – Prime Immigration Consultancy (PIC), a Singapore-based immigration consultancy, has announced an expansion of its services to provide more comprehensive support for clients pursuing Permanent Residency (PR) and Citizenship. This enhancement reflects PIC’s dedication to helping individuals and families achieve the Singapore Dream—a … Read more

Gaw Capital Appoints Nicholas Toh as Managing Director – Head of Data Centre Platform, Asia (Ex-China)

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Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 July 2025 – Gaw Capital Partners, a leading multi-asset investment managementfirm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nicholas Toh as Managing Director – Head of Data Centre Platform, Asia (Ex-China), effective today. Based in Singapore, Mr. Toh will focus on Pan Asia data … Read more

Octa Black: Octa broker’s premium trading experience

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Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 July 2025 – Octa, a globally regulated and trusted broker since 2011, rewards its high-value clients in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nigeria with an exclusive, invite-only privilege program branded ‘Octa Black’. The broker’s benefit offer adds a new dimension to the invitees’ financial journey, … Read more

Police investigating after baby critically injured, Foxton Beach

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Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Deegan, Central District Investigation Manager: Police are investigating after a 6-month-old baby was found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach house on Sunday 29 June. Emergency services were called to the Seabury Avenue house at around 5.30am that day. The baby was … Read more

First ever national list of medical devices now live

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Source: PHARMAC 1 July 2025 Media release Hospital devices New Zealand’s first ever nationwide list of medical devices, effective from today, will support better patient care and enable long term investments in medical devices, Pharmac’s Director Medical Devices Catherine Epps says. Pharmac has been building a list of all medical devices currently used in public … Read more

Greenpeace – Government moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of New Zealand drinking water

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Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says it is deeply disturbed by the findings of the latest Taumata Arowai report, which shows that seven registered water supplies exceeded levels of nitrate associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. The organisation says it is also concerning that this news comes while the Government is consulting on proposals that would further … Read more

Universities – Selina Tusitala Marsh appointed inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate – UoA

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Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Notable New Zealand poet and academic Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM, FRSNZ has been announced as the first Commonwealth Poet Laureate. The professor of English at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is a former New Zealand Poet Laureate and award-winning writer, known for her three collections of poetry and most … Read more

Stage 2 of SH16 safety improvements project to move forward to construction

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is pleased to confirm that additional funding has been approved for Stage 2 of the State Highway 16 (SH16) Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project which runs between Brigham Creek interchange and Kumeū town centre. These improvements will make this important link safer … Read more

Northland News – CityLink bus service to Matai St to be reinstated

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Source: Northland Regional Council CityLink Whangārei is to resume services to Matai St that were suspended in March after a series of rock throwing incidents that damaged buses and put drivers and passengers at risk. The 16-bus CityLink network is operated by Ritchies Transport Whangarei under contract to the Northland Regional Council. The council’s Transport Manager … Read more

Agriculture – OSPRI expects smooth transition to in-house TB testing

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Source: OSPRI New Zealand The move to bring bovine TB testing in-house at OSPRI officially starts today, as a team of 37 skilled and experienced technicians begin work with the disease eradication agency. Another 10 seasonal field technicians start later in the year. OSPRI took over the TBfree national eradication programme in 2013, and testing was … Read more

Local News – Metropolitan Wellington councils confirm new water services delivery model

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Source: Porirua City Council Metropolitan Wellington councils confirm new water services delivery model Five councils covering the Wellington metropolitan area – Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council – have all now confirmed they will establish a new, jointly-owned organisation to deliver water services to … Read more

Greenpeace – Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill

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Source: Greenpeace Documents released to Greenpeace Aotearoa under the Official Information Act reveal that both the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Treasury have joined the growing list of bodies issuing strong warnings against the Regulatory Standards Bill. In a scathing assessment dated 20 March, the Ministry for the Environment described the Bill as “deeply problematic” and warned … Read more

Transport – Funding to speed up market demand for New Zealand’s recycled tyres

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Source: Tyrewise Innovators, investors and change makers are being called on to put their best ideas forward as a substantial investment in funding becomes available to develop the market for tyre-derived recycled rubber material, and create economic value from Aotearoa New Zealand’s worn-out tyres. Tyrewise, the country’s regulated product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres, is … Read more

Annual number of home consents down 3.8 percent – Stats NZ media and information release: Building consents issued: May 2025

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Annual number of home consents down 3.8 percent – media release 1 July 2025 There were 33,530 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year ended May 2025, down 3.8 percent compared with the year ended May 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. “The record for the annual number of new … Read more

Universities – Can reading the news make you richer? – UoA

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Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Researchers have uncovered a novel way to forecast stock market volatility using daily business news. Business news can do more than report on financial markets; it can predict where they’re headed. That’s the finding from a new study by University of Auckland finance lecturer Dr Justin J. Case and Queensland … Read more

Poached gecko seen alive in the wild

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  01 July 2025 The gecko was one of three females illegally taken and held in captivity until they were discovered during a Department of Conservation (DOC) investigation in 2022. All three required life-saving surgery at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital to remove stuck eggs, and after successful … Read more

Economy – Depositor Compensation Scheme now in effect – Reserve Bank

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Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1 July 2025 – The Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) came into effect today, protecting depositors for up to $100,000 in the unlikely event that their bank or other licensed deposit taker fails.   Licensed deposit takers include banks, credit unions, building societies and finance companies who take retail deposits in … Read more

Foundations set for ferry infrastructure

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Source: New Zealand Government Ferry Holdings has reached agreement with CentrePort, Port Marlborough and KiwiRail on core infrastructure scope, Rail Minister Winston Peters announced today. The agreements set out the scope of physical work and equipment to be delivered by 2029 when two new ferries arrive, with port and KiwiRail agreements to be entered later … Read more

Rural health roadshow arrives in Wānaka

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Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson will be coming to Wānaka today as part of the rural health roadshow happening across the country. “The rural health roadshow is an opportunity for me to hear direct … Read more

Empowering AI use to improve access to medicines

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Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour has empowered Pharmac and Medsafe to explore the utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up their processes.  “Faster access to medicines has always been a priority of mine. For many New Zealanders, pharmaceuticals are life or death, or the difference between a life of pain … Read more

NZ-AU: IREN Achieves Mid-Year Target of 50 EH/s

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Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (“IREN”) today announced it has reached its mid-year target of 50 EH/s installed self-mining capacity. Daniel Roberts, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN, commented: “Reaching 50 EH/s is a defining milestone and a testament to our ability to rapidly deliver complex energy … Read more

Tackling obesity could save country billions

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Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister David Seymour says the Government is delivering on its promise to give Kiwis access to more treatments, with Wegovy now available via prescription for weight loss. Medsafe made the decision to approve Wegovy in April. Stock has now arrived and is ready to be sold to Kiwis who … Read more