Release: Govt guts emergency housing while need increases

Source: New Zealand Labour Party The National Government has cut $1 billion from the emergency housing budget on the false pretence that demand is reducing, while also ending contracted emergency housing from December this year. “The Government promised New Zealanders that those in genuine need would get access to emergency housing but the Budget shows … Read more

Release: $1 billion of Māori funding gone

Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government should hang its head in shame after a budget that takes a knife to more Māori programmes. “In Budget 2024 more than $300 million was cut from Māori specific initiatives – Te Arawhiti, The Māori Health Authority, and Māori TV. Budget 2025 cuts even deeper with around $750 … Read more

Drug find all zipped up in Clover Park

Source: New Zealand Police Police performing routine breath testing in East Auckland last night bagged a whole lot more than expected. Just after 6.30pm, officers signalled for a driver to slow down to be breath tested at a checkpoint on Dawson Road. Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, says Police immediately noticed … Read more

Supercars for the South Island

Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets A second round of the hugely successful Supercars events will be held in Christchurch from next year with support from the Government’s Major Events Fund.  “For more than 20 years Supercars Championship events have played an important role showcasing our beautiful country to an international audience and … Read more

COOFANDY Marks 10th Anniversary with Dual Silver Awards at Berlin and New York Product Design Competitions

Source: Media Outreach NEW YORK, US – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – As COOFANDY celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, the brand has reached an exciting new milestone: The COOFANDY Men’s Short-Sleeve Casual Shirts have earned Silver Awards at both the 2025 Berlin Design Awards and the 2025 New York Product Design … Read more

Zeagoo Women’s Jackets Win Silver at the 2025 Berlin Design Awards

Source: Media Outreach BERLIN, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – Zeagoo has been awarded the Silver Prize at the 2025 Berlin Design Awards for its signature women’s bomber jacket—an achievement that underscores the brand’s rising prominence in contemporary fashion. As one of the industry’s most respected honors, the Berlin Design Awards … Read more

TDCX Founder and CEO, Laurent Junique, named Businessman of the Year; launches new venture to help enterprises navigate complexity and unlock full potential of AI

Source: Media Outreach Chemin is a key pillar in enabling TDCX to tap $1 trillion AI services opportunity Brings together more than 50 technologists from 18 countries to accelerate AI adoption SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – Mr. Laurent Junique, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TDCX, a leading global business … Read more

East China’s trade hub Yuyao taps Central and Eastern European market with passion, innovation

Source: Media Outreach YUYAO, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – From May 22 to 25, the fourth China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair will be held in Ningbo, a port city in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, according to the event’s executive committee. The event showcases a … Read more

VinFuture 2025: 1,705 nominations worldwide – twelvefold increase in nominating partners over five seasons

Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – The VinFuture Prize, a global science and technology award, has officially concluded the nomination period for its fifth season with a total of 1,705 nominations submitted from around the world. Notably, the number of official nominating partners has seen exceptional growth, … Read more

OPPO and Discovery Channel Bring Global Celebration Moments to Life on the World Day for Cultural Diversity

Source: Media Outreach SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – In celebration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, OPPO reaffirms its commitment to cultural preservation and cross-cultural understanding through its global initiative Culture in a Shot, in partnership with Discovery Channel. Launched in 2024, this global … Read more

CEEG launched data center Integrated Power Module

Source: Media Outreach NANJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – As the era of AI computing power unfolds, CEEG Transformer CO., Ltd introduces a game-changing solution in Southeast Asia’s dynamic data center market: the BIFANG 2.0 – IDC Intelligent Integrated Power Module. Designed to meet the demands of modern data centers, … Read more

Casablanca Launches the Latest CASA-V 7A Bedding

Source: Media Outreach Revolutionary 7A Anti-Bacterial Sleep TechnologyMeeting Seven Major Sleep Needs in One StepEnjoy High-quality Sleep and Protect You and Your Loved Ones Every Night HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – As a leader in the bedding industry and a trusted Hong Kong brand for over thirty years, … Read more

Budget 2025 – ProCare concerned by 12-month prescribing extension in Budget 2025

Source: ProCare ProCare, Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest network of general practices, is concerned that the Government has chosen to disregard sector feedback by announcing a full 12-month repeat prescribing extension in Budget 2025, bypassing a more balanced 6-month approach recommended in formal submissions made in October 2024. ProCare’s submission to Manatū Hauora in October 2024 … Read more

Budget 2025 – No new spending announced for primary care in Budget 2025 – ProCare Health

Source: ProCare Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, has called today’s Budget extremely disappointing for primary care, with no new spending announced. While the Budget document touts a significant investment of $440.7 million over five years, the reality is that none of that is new money. Bindi Norwell, CEO at ProCare says: “Whist we acknowledge and welcome … Read more

Budget 2025 – Reverse Robin Hood Budget steals from working people – CTU

Source: NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Budget 2025 takes $12.8bn from low-income, female dominated workforces to prop up the Government’s failed economic policies, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney. “The Government has promised this would be a growth budget, yet it has effectively cut the wages of low-income women workers. We know that one … Read more

Budget 2025 – Budget of austerity piles on least well-off, misreads public mood – Better Taxes

Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future As your average New Zealander struggles to pay the bills, the Government’s 2025 Budget piles austerity on the least well-off, and misreads the public mood. Recent polling commissioned by the Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign showed the vast majority of New Zealanders supported increased spending on … Read more

‘Growth Budget’ growing inequality and fuelling climate crisis

Source: Green Party Budget 2025 represents a significant step backwards for Aotearoa, with the Government adding fuel to the fire when it comes to the climate and inequality crises, says the Green Party.  “This Budget is bad news for people and planet,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. “Christopher Luxon clearly has no ambition for … Read more

Budget 2025 delivers little to nothing for our youngest

Source: Green Party The Government’s Budget offers little more than crumbs for our tamariki, while real issues in the ECE system are ignored. The Government’s Budget offers little more than crumbs for our tamariki, while real issues in the ECE system are ignored. “We would make ECE free, this Government has failed whānau by making … Read more

Government’s Budget fails Māori

Source: Green Party The Government has failed Māori and ignored its Te Tiriti obligations with its Budget, says Te Mātāwaka, the Green Party’s Māori and Pasifika Caucus.  “This Budget has no ambition for Māori and ignores te Tiriti o Waitangi. We deserve better and can do much better,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. “Te … Read more

Minister for the Environment missing in action in Budget 2025

Source: Green Party Budget 2025 makes it crystal clear that this Government has no interest in protecting nature or securing a liveable future for our tamariki. Budget 2025 makes it crystal clear that this Government has no interest in protecting nature or securing a liveable future for our tamariki. “Our environment is in crisis. This … Read more

Housing crisis will rage on with Budget 2025

Source: Green Party Budget 2025 makes clear that the Coalition Government has no long-term plan to help communities most in need of public housing. “This Budget treats housing like a game of monopoly, where a select few get homes while others are left out in the cold,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Housing, Tamatha … Read more

Budget to increase energy hardship

Source: Green Party Budget 2025 delays our transition to a low emissions and low-cost energy network, this will put even more pressure on households, businesses and the climate.  “This Budget doesn’t leave enough to keep the lights on, let alone spark the transition towards a low-emissions and low-cost electricity network,” says the Green Party’s Spokesperson … Read more

Budget 2025 a betrayal of working people – E tū

Source: E tū, Aotearoa’s largest private sector union, is condemning Budget 2025 as a direct attack on working people, particularly women in frontline care and community services. The Government has slashed nearly $13 billion that would have gone to pay equity claims, gutting the mechanism that ensures fair pay for women in undervalued, female-dominated sectors … Read more

Seventy-four new constables heading to districts in a week

Source: New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, members of the police executive and wing patron former police assistant commissioner, Allan Boreham congratulated 74 graduating constables from Wing 384 today.  Also attending the graduation and presenting a prize in absence of the Minister of Police was her worship Anita Baker, the Mayor of Porirua. Families and … Read more

Reverse Robin Hood Budget steals from working people

Source: Team effort to rescue teens Budget 2025 takes $12.8bn from low-income, female dominated workforces to prop up the Government’s failed economic policies, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney. “The Government has promised this would be a growth budget, yet it has effectively cut the wages of low-income women workers. We know that … Read more

Name release: Fatal crash, Takapau

Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the person who died in the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Takapau, on Tuesday 13 May. He was Tony Paul Saunders, 55, of Norsewood. Police extend their sympathies to his family and friends at this difficult time. The circumstances of the crash … Read more

Budget 2025

Source: Last updated 22 May 2025 Last updated 22 May 2025 Print Share The Government’s Budget includes initiatives for the tertiary sector that provide targeted increases to tuition and training subsidies and fund a forecast increase in enrolments for 2025 and 2026. Other initiatives support the transition to the redesigned vocational education and training (VET) … Read more