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Peace Action WGTN: NZDF's Obscene Military Spending Plans

Government: Multi-billion Dollar Defence Plan Unveiled

MBIE: 28,000 Potential Fires Still In NZers Homes

RBNZ: Licensed NBDTs in NZ can apply for ESAS access now

Government: Q2 Plan - 38 further actions for the next 3 months

HCA: Restore Fairness To Government Decision-Making

NZCCC: Reform the outdated Burial and Cremation Act 1964

NZTA: Working Together With ADC On Second Ashburton Bridge

Gordon Campbell: On The Clash Between Auckland Airport And Air New Zealand

Plainly, the claims being tossed around in the media last year that the new terminal envisaged by Auckland International Airport was a gold-plated “Taj Mahal” extravagance were false. With one notable exception, the Commerce Commission’s comprehensive investigation has ended up endorsing every other aspect of the airport’s building programme (and its pricing/charging decisions) as “reasonable” and /or “acceptable” within the terms of the Commerce Act. The new terminal will integrate the airport’s domestic and international functions, and is set to become operational in 2029 at the latest.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

Sensible Sentencing Trust: Greens Claim Intellectual Property Rights And Demand Changes To “Defund The Police” Billboards

Spokesperson for The Sensible Sentencing Trust Louise Parsons says, “We were happy to make the image changes, but find it telling that they are trying to have our billboards taken down when they simply state what their MPs advocate for - the ‘radical abolition of the police’.”

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu: New Research Finds Dumped South Island Whānau Ora Agency An Exemplar Of Effective, Community-Led Public Service Delivery

Pouārahi, Ivy Harper, said the Government and Te Puni Kōkiri had consistently overlooked clear research and data. The latest evaluation, completed by Ihi Research, was particularly compelling, she said.

NZ Nurses Organisation: Nurses’ Union Backs Call To Scrap Anti-Treaty Bill

Parliament's Justice Committee has released its report into the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and has recommended it does not proceed.

New Zealand Defence Force: Final Court Of Inquiry Into HMNZS Manawanui Grounding And Sinking In Samoa Released

Rear Admiral Golding said the decision to proactively release the Court of Inquiry report in its fullest capacity was an acknowledgement of the warranted public interest in the incident.

Organics Aotearoa NZ: Gene Tech Bill - A High-Stakes Gamble That Risks Farmers’ Livelihoods, Trade, And NZ’s Global Reputation

Delivering its oral submission to the Health Select Committee, OANZ urged the government to include stronger controls over the environmental release of GMOs, warning that failure to do so would jeopardise New Zealand’s billion-dollar organic sector, harm the wider primary industry, and undermine the country’s global reputation.

Fire and Emergency NZ: Check Your Smoke Alarms When Clocks Go Back This Sunday

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding people to check their smoke alarms are working when daylight saving ends on Sunday 6 April.

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Finally, NZ Can Be Taken Seriously On Defence 07/04/25 | ACT New Zealand
Flaws In Govt’s Climate Strategy Will Cost Us Money 07/04/25 | New Zealand Labour Party
Multi-billion Dollar Defence Plan Unveiled 07/04/25 | New Zealand Government
ACT Continues To Drive Real Change In The Latest Quarterly Plan 07/04/25 | ACT New Zealand
Q2 Plan Continues Relentless Focus On Growth 07/04/25 | New Zealand Government
Strengthening Strategic Ties With UAE Investors 06/04/25 | New Zealand Government
Government Delivers Breakthrough Week For Building 06/04/25 | New Zealand Government

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Kiwi Economics: It’s Mayhem In Markets As Downside Risks Dominate Following Trump’s Tariffs

A hundred years of reducing tariffs, and globalisation, is now reversing. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs will take the average rate of tariffs to the highest level since 1906, before the first world war.

Mindful Money: Consumer Demand For Ethical Investing Remains Strong Despite International Headwinds

New research shows New Zealanders are standing firm in their commitment to ethical investment, with three-quarters wanting their money invested according to their values, even as political movements in some countries attempt to undermine responsible investing frameworks.

Greenpeace: Taranaki - Greenpeace Activists Stop Unloading Of Palm Kernel Sourced From Indonesian Rainforests

As more and more evidence emerges of New Zealand’s link to destructive palm kernel, Fonterra must ban the use of this blood-soaked animal feed on all their farms across Aotearoa.

Seafood New Zealand: Seafood Situation Saved By A Sausage - New Plymouth Locals Innovate, Using Crayfish Bait

Keith says the exact recipe for creating these sausages is staying secret for now. But Rob Ansley, Skipper and MD of Ocean Pearl Fisheries, says there is potential to share the new sausage bait with other commercial fishers outside their existing trial.

Takeovers Panel: Takeovers Panel Convenes Meeting To Inquire Into The Acquisition Of Shares In NZME Limited

On the basis of the information available to the Panel, the Panel considers that there is reasonable possibility that the parties were associates and therefore certain share acquisitions by Mr Grenon may not have been in compliance with rule 6(1)(a) of the Takeovers Code.

WorkSafe NZ: Conveyor Belt Death-Trap Was A Danger In Plain Sight

A WorkSafe investigation found the conveyor had exposed moving rollers and nip points which should have been guarded. The factory’s procedures allowed workers to routinely clean near the conveyor system while it was in motion.

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Ramzy Baroud: Breaking The Silence On Palestinian Armed Struggle - A Call For Legal Clarity

The history of Palestinian resistance is not a history of armed resistance, per se. The latter is a mere manifestation of a long history of popular resistance that reaches all aspects of societal expression, ranging from culture, spirituality, civil disobedience, general strikes, mass protests, hunger strikes, and more.

Adrian Maidment: Trump Tariffs Island Without People

Adrian Maidment cartoon | I warned you he wouldn't like the Trump jokes!!!

Richard S. Ehrlich: The Dalai Lama's Escape & CIA Money

The Dalai Lama's dangerous escape into India on March 31, 1959 fleeing Communist Chinese troops seizing Tibet, prompted the CIA's secret financing, training, arming, and parachute-dropping of Tibetan guerrillas into their homeland four months later.

Binoy Kampmark: Addressing Hate Speech And Incitement - Holding Meta Accountable In Africa

It is yet another example of holding the conduct of tech behemoths to account for the convulsive information ecosystem they have so blithely created and exploited.

Binoy Kampmark: Closed For Business - The Oddities Of Trump’s Tariffs

The imposition of what Trump calls reciprocal tariffs was broadly savage. Over 180 countries fell within their scope.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Teach Children The Distinction Between The World And Nature

Perhaps the most important distinction we can teach children, which most adults lose sight of as they grow older, is the difference between nature and the world. Though this is the simplest, first and most crucial distinction, the relationship between nature and the world is clearly an exceedingly difficult actuality to understand and maintain.

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The Dalai Lama's Escape & CIA Money 07/04/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
No Silver Lining, Just An Opening 07/04/25 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Breaking The Silence On Palestinian Armed Struggle: A Call For Legal Clarity 07/04/25
Trump Tariffs Island Without People 07/04/25 | Adrian Maidment
Trump Tariffs Islands Without People 07/04/25 | Adrian Maidment
Addressing Hate Speech And Incitement: Holding Meta Accountable In Africa 06/04/25 | Binoy K...
Closed For Business: The Oddities Of Trump’s Tariffs 04/04/25 | Binoy Kampmark

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WORLD

UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: Aid Cuts Threaten Fragile Progress In Ending Maternal Deaths, UN Agencies Warn

Without urgent action, the agencies warn that pregnant women in multiple countries will face severe repercussions - particularly those in humanitarian settings where maternal deaths are already alarmingly high.

Médecins Sans Frontières: Concern Over Planned Deportation Of Afghan Refugees In Pakistan

Since October 2023, over 800,000 people of Afghan origin have been deported from Pakistan. MSF medical teams report significant distress and uncertainty among Afghan communities in Pakistan about returning to Afghanistan.

European Cultural Centre: Time Space Existence 2025 - A Collective Call To Repair, Regenerate, And Reuse

Showcasing a diverse range of works spanning disciplines, scales, and cultural contexts, the exhibition addresses some of the most pressing environmental, social, and cultural challenges of our time.

John P. Ruehl, IMI: What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth?

Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking traditional family dynasties, they must also contend with an unpredictable alliance with Trump.

ITUC: Workers Must Not Pay The Price Of An Imposed Trade War

The announced tariff package will act as yet another regressive tax on working people, raising prices and putting jobs at risk by driving up production costs, and will prevent other countries from developing their economies in a more just way.

Greenpeace: Major Deep Sea Mining Company Goes Bankrupt

Greenpeace urges governments to stand up to deep sea mining, and attempts by The Metals Company to bypass the United Nations process, by supporting a deep sea mining moratorium at the next ISA meeting in July.

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LIFESTYLE

PATHA: Health Professional Bodies Oppose Restrictions On Puberty Blockers

The professional bodies warn that requiring adolescents to enrol in research studies as a condition for receiving care endorsed by national and international professional bodies would be coercive and inconsistent with ethical healthcare practices.

Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara: Young Mathematics Talent Bound For Cambridge With Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship

At Cambridge, Ethan Chuang will study the Mathematical Tripos, a programme renowned for its rigour and comprehensive approach to pure mathematics. The course structure will provide him with foundational theory before allowing him to explore various branches of mathematics in increasing depth.

Yachting New Zealand: NZ Windfoil Star Starts New Olympic Campaign With Bronze At Princess Sofia

"It feels great to be back competing with the fleet again and seeing all the faces, as many of them have already had a regatta in Cadiz and have been training together in Lanzarote," Ten Have said.

E tū: Bupa Roster Changes Put Residents And Caregivers At Risk

E tū Director Mat Danaher says the new rosters are being imposed without listening to the voices of those who know best. “Workers who have spent decades in this sector are being ignored when they say these roster changes will cause real harm,” he says.

Democratic Voice of Burma: The Resilience And Hope Of Myanmar’s People On Screen In Auckland Sat April 5

“We hope that the people of New Zealand, members of parliament, and policy-makers come to understand the human rights violations and reality on-the-ground in Myanmar. We will use our voices through film to reach them,” said Khin Yupar, DVB Peacock Film Festival co-organizer.

NZSEG: Powering The Future - NZSE College And Royal New Zealand Navy Forge Educational Partnership

The signing of the agreement took place at the NZSE College’s Auckland City campus, between NZSEG CEO Wendy Liao and Commander Dave Rogers, Naval Specialist Training at the Royal New Zealand Navy.

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