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Stuart Niven: Urban design insanity (2) | What they’re not telling us

Stuart Niven: Urban design insanity (1) | mis-interpreting the Bridge

Read NZ: Bucking The Trend - New Zealanders Still Love To Read

MetService: Stay Weather-Aware Ahead Of Long Weekend

CPAG: Govt Takes Fight Against Poverty To People In Poverty

Julie Ward: Heads in the sand

Culture & Heritage: Puanga To Be Star Of Matariki 2025

Stats NZ: Annual Inflation At 2.5% In March 2025

Gordon Campbell: On The Left’s Electability Crisis, And The Abundance Ecotopia

Basically, centre-left opposition parties that have recently been in government are struggling to find an identity in an era where they are still detested by many of the voters they need to win over, to be re-elected. The “Bash the Rich” messaging may have all but passed its use-by date, given that is coming from people seen to be relatively privileged. To win over its populist antagonists, the centre left needs a change that more closely aligns with populist sentiment, without simply following along behind it. Such a change is easier said than imagined, let alone done.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

NZ Police: New Zealand Police team up with Z Energy, NZTA and ACC to remind Kiwis to drive safe this Easter

This Easter weekend, increased activity on our roads is likely, with many people all over the country expected to capitalise on the two long weekends and school holidays.

NZCAST: NZCAST Leads Ongoing Cross-Agency Collaboration To Break Down Barriers For Survivors Of State Abuse

NZCAST’s position is clear: apologies alone are not enough. Survivors deserve action. They deserve to be met face to face, to be heard, and to be supported.

Regional and Unitary Councils Aotearoa: Regional And Unitary Councils Back A Practical FWFP System

Councils are looking forward to helping to deliver a system that is practical on farm and good for communities from next year, said Chris McLay, Te Uru Kahika FWFP Programme Sponsor and Chief Executive of Waikato Regional Council.

NZ Government: Stay Safe On Our Roads This Easter

“Road safety is a responsibility we all share, and with more people travelling around the country over the long weekend, we need everyone to make safe choices when they’re driving to avoid deaths and serious injuries,” Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.

YWCA: Global Push Back Against Gender Equality A Growing Crisis In Aotearoa

Barriers to gender equality exist in many forms and in New Zealand, these barriers are worse for Māori, Pasifika, Asian, migrant, refugee, disabled, LGBTQIA+ and rural women, and Government action is required.

Te Pāti Māori: Ngarewa-Packer - Fast-Tracking Seabed Mining Ignores Māori Opposition And Environmental Precedent

The attempt to bypass environmental scrutiny through the Fast-Track Bill is a direct affront to the integrity of our legal system which has repeatedly rejected this destructive proposal through the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.

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Compulsory Consent Education Proposed In Schools 18/04/25 | New Zealand Government
Kiwis Caught Flat-Footed By Easter Booze Rules Challenged To Speak Up 18/04/25 | ACT New Zea...
Prime Minister To Visit The United Kingdom And Türkiye 17/04/25 | New Zealand Government
Next Steps On Emergency Ocean Response Capability 17/04/25 | New Zealand Government
Backing Community-led Biodiversity Protection 17/04/25 | New Zealand Government
Boot Camps Blog Post Fails To Provide Clarity 17/04/25 | New Zealand Labour Party
Inflation Rises And Families Feel The Squeeze 17/04/25 | New Zealand Labour Party

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Canterbury Museum: Mystery Molars Lead To Discovery Of Giant Crayfish In Ancient Aotearoa New Zealand

This world-first discovery could change the way fossils are identified across the globe.

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga: Māori Concerns About Misuse Of Facial Recognition Technology Highlighted In Science

Her commentary is a timely one as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner looks to implement a Code of practice to regulate biometric data processing. Kukutai, a Co-Director of NPM, says our Privacy Act is unique internationally because it requires the Privacy Commissioner to take account of cultural perspectives on privacy

Retail NZ: Retailers Call For Flexibility On Easter Trading Hours

Retailers want the ability to open over Easter. Easter trading hours have been a long-debated topic and the current legislative framework is regionalized with local authorities deciding whether or not stores can open in their area.

WorkSafe NZ: Worker’s Six-Metre Fall Prompts Industry Call-Out

As winter creeps closer, WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding businesses to take heed of the risks when workers are operating at height. The consequences have been laid bare at the sentencing of a Wellington business, whose worker was critically injured in April 2023 when he fell six metres from a slippery, unsafe rooftop.

PSGR: Has MBIE Short-Circuited Good Process In Recent Government Reforms?

New Zealand charity seeks public inquiries to investigate the conduct of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the responsible Minister, the Hon Judith Collins in their undertaking of Gene Technology Regulatory reform and Science System reforms.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: RBNZ’s Five Year Funding Agreement Published

The FYFA has been set at $750m, with some elements of RBNZ’s spending excluded from the agreement. Board Chair Neil Quigley says the new FYFA presents an opportunity for RBNZ to shape ourselves for the future.

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Three Lotto Players Share $1 Million 9:01 PM | Lotto New Zealand
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Are Surcharges A Double-Dip? - Ask Susan 6:34 PM | RNZ
Acoustics Certificates Ltd Delivers Sound Testing And Certification Across Centr... 2:27 PM
What To Know About Buying A Newly Constructed Home In North Texas 2:25 PM | Hugh Grant
Tariffs Add To Uncertainty For Borrowers 18/04/25 | Property and Build
Why EVs Are Actually Driving Up Emissions Globally 18/04/25 | AsiaPacific Infrastructure

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Eugene Doyle: The Fall Of Saigon 1975 - Fifty Years Of Repeating What Was Forgotten

Here we are 50 years later in the midst of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, with the US fuelling war and bombing people across the globe. Isn’t it time we stopped supporting this madness?

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Trump's Tariffs Still Pose Risks For New Zealand

While PHARMAC does not appear to have been raised during the recent tariff discussions, New Zealand should prepare for some sort of tariff imposition to blunt PHARMAC’s impact on the profitability of American pharmaceutical companies supplying to the local market.

Keith Rankin: Barbecued Hamburgers And Churchill's Bestie

Operation Gomorrah may have been the most cynical event of World War Two (WW2). Not only did the name fully convey the intent of the war crimes about to be committed, it, also represented the single biggest 24-hour murder toll for the European war that I have come across.

Gordon Campbell: On Why The US Stands To Lose The Tariff Wars

Trump has plunged the world’s two largest economies into conflict in ways likely to damage both, and alter the wider patterns of international trade.

Eugene Doyle: Before It’s Too Late - Reimagine New Zealand’s Military Future

Just Defence, a Wellington-based defence policy group, is calling on the government to freeze spending on defence and urgently reassess New Zealand’s place in a rapidly changing world. Just Defence says now is the time to renew our independent foreign policy and focus on the real threats to our security. I couldn't agree more.

Binoy Kampmark: Gender Stunts In Space - Blue Origin’s Female Celebrity Envoys

Indulgent, vain and profligate, the all-female venture into space on the self-piloted New Shepard (NS-31) operated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin was space capitalism and celebrity shallowness on full show, masquerading as profound, moving and useful.

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Beneath The Surface: Is The Trump-Netanyahu 'Unthinkable' About To Erupt? 2:47 PM | Ramzy B...
Between The Fires Of War And The Hope Of Life 5:31 AM | Julie Webb-Pullman
The Fall Of Saigon 1975: Fifty Years Of Repeating What Was Forgotten 18/04/25 | Eugene Doyle
De Facto Occupation: Israel’s Security Zone Strategy 18/04/25 | Binoy Kampmark
RNZ Celebrates 100 Years - Where To Now For The National Broadcaster? 18/04/25 | RNZ
Dunne's Weekly: Trump's Tariffs Still Pose Risks For New Zealand 18/04/25 | Peter Dunne
On The Left’s Electability Crisis, And The Abundance Ecotopia 17/04/25 | Gordon Campbell

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WORLD

CNS: Will All Children Be Born Free Of HIV, Syphilis And Hepatitis-B By 2030?

Strong evidence since years has repeatedly proven that it is possible to ensure that all children born to parent(s) with HIV, hepatitis-B or syphilis, can be born free of these three infections.

Save The Children: Sudan - One Child Every 10 Seconds Forced To Flee Their Home Since Conflict Began Two Years Ago

Sudan was already facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises before conflict erupted in the capital, Khartoum, in April 2023, and the country is now facing the largest child displacement crisis globally, with over 6.5 million children uprooted from their homes.

People with Disability Australia - PWDA: People With Disability Invisible In Election Debates And Housing Promises

The PWDA 2025 Election Platform calls for urgent action to increase the supply of accessible housing by mandate the Livable Housing Design Silver Standard nationwide and a developed a targeted national housing action plan for people with disability.

East West Center: NZ Deputy Prime Minister Recounts Longstanding US-NZ Relationship In The Pacific

“New Zealand’s commitment to the Pacific is foundational to who we are as a people,” Deputy Prime Minister Peters said. “It transcends governments, political parties, and the disruptive events and controversies of the moment.”

Global Jews for Palestine: Jewish Organisations' Passover Statement, After 40 Days Of Starvation

We plead and we work for the end of this needless hunger, for ceasefire, for the justice which underlies real peace.

APEC: Stronger Immunization Policies Needed As Vaccine Confidence Falls

Gaps in data collection and assessment remain a critical challenge, according to the dashboard. Only one-third of APEC economies currently track the indirect benefits of vaccination, despite growing evidence that adult vaccines can return up to 19 times their initial investment.

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LIFESTYLE

Rachelle Martin & Kaaren Mathias, The Conversation: 1 In 6 New Zealanders Is Disabled. Why Does So Much Health Research Still Exclude Them?

When people with lived experience contribute to the design and delivery of health care and research, it means services are used more and fairer outcomes achieved.

Athletics New Zealand: Connor Bell Breaks NZ Discus Record (Again)

Bell’s performance now moves him in to the top 50 all time in the men’s discus.

Tertiary Education Union: UCOL Cuts Will Cause Lasting Damage

The proposal impacts on the roles of approximately 27 academic staff and 47 administration and support staff in areas like disability support, enrolment and cultural support.

National Library Of New Zealand: Kate De Goldi Named Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador For Aotearoa

Kate is a highly regarded and award-winning author, as well as a respected and engaging broadcaster, teacher and public speaker. Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador supports and champions the importance of reading in the lives of young New Zealanders, their whānau and communities. Kate’s two-year term as Ambassador begins in June 2025.

Hikoi for Health: Healthcare Crisis Drives Cross-Country Protest | Hīkoi For Health Set To Begin

This significant reform initiative has been spearheaded by award-winning doctor-poets Glenn Colquhoun, a GP focused on youth health, and Art Nahill, a general hospital physician. It arises from Colquhoun and Nahill's deep concerns about New Zealand’s failing health system.

University of Auckland: New Zealand Professor's Paper Is One Of Century's Most-Cited

University of Auckland Professor Ginny Braun co-authored this century’s third most-cited scientific paper, which shows researchers how to conduct `thematic analysis’ of qualitative data.

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Melbourne City Claim Fourth Ninja A-League Women Premier’s Plate 8:45 PM | A-Leagues
Drua Claim Win Over Waratahs To Keep Alive Hopes Of Finishing Top Six 6:45 PM | RNZ
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Te Hui Ahurei Celebrates Tūhoe Identity 6:42 PM | RNZ
NRL: Everything you need to know about Warriors v Broncos 6:40 PM | RNZ
Chiefs v Highlanders: What You Need To Know 6:38 PM | RNZ
Blues Women Aim Higher Still After Historic 2025 Campaign 6:36 PM | RNZ

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