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Rainbow Wellington: Strongly Condemns Threats Against Rainbow MP

Government: Unacceptable Payment By KiwiRail

The Public Service: Ms Audrey Sonerson is Director-General Of Health

ASB Polyfest: 50th Anniversary Of The ASB Polyfest Starts Today

Wellington.Scoop: Six in the race

Te Pāti Māori: MPs Denied Fundamental Rights by the Privileges Committee

RBNZ: New access criteria for the ESAS

Living Wage Aotearoa: NZ Living Wage For 2025/26 Is $28.95 Per Hour

Gordon Campbell: On The Government’s Latest Ferries Scam

Has Winston Peters got a ferries deal for you! (Buyer caution advised.) Unfortunately, the vision that Peters has been busily peddling for the past 24 hours – of several shipyards bidding down the price of us getting smaller, narrower, rail-enabled ferries – looks more like a science fiction fantasy. One of those bidders...namely, South Korea’s vast Hyundai-Mipo Dockyard (HMD) held the initial contract for Labour’s iRex ferries, and this has to give HDM a unique ability to dictate the terms of where we go from here.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

RNZRSA: RNZRSA Supports Willie Apiata VC's Stand To Drive Change To Veterans’ Support Act

The RSA has long advocated for changes to the Veteran Support Act. In its current form the Act is discriminatory and leaves many of our service personnel who have been affected by their service unable to access the support they need.

Diane McCarthy - LDR: War Hero Willie Apiata Entrusts MP With Victoria Cross Medal

Apiata received the medal for carrying a wounded fellow soldier to safety under heavy fire in Afghanistan in 2004. He has campaigned for more than five years for changes to the Veterans Support Act 2014.

PSA: Disappointing Govt Attack On Diversity, Inclusion In Public Service

The proposed overhaul of public service legislation threatens the progress made in building a quality public service that properly represents New Zealand. Successive governments have sought to build a workforce that reflects the New Zealand population that it serves so it is better able to deliver effective policies and services.

NZ Labour Party: Govt Health And Safety Changes Put Workers At Risk

“New Zealand already has one of the highest rates of workplace deaths in the developed world. Despite this appalling record, the Government is choosing to weaken our health and safety laws,” Labour workplace relations spokesperson Jan Tinetti said.

Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand: Democracy At Risk

Decision-makers need to consider who needs to be around the table at the earliest stages of policy development and think more creatively about how the policy process can work to truly empower people and communities.

Walk Without Fear Trust: New Sentencing Reforms Aimed At Restoring Public Safety Welcomed

Chairman Eugene Bareman says the measures will go a long way toward shifting the balance back in favour of victims and those impacted by violence.

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Stats NZ: Annual Number Of Home Consents Down 7.4 Percent

In the year ended February 2025, there were 17,743 multi-unit homes consented, down 15 percent compared with the year ended February 2024. There were 15,852 stand-alone houses consented, up 2.3 percent over the same period.

Plains Media: Plains FM Announces Name Change After 37 Years

“We’ve outgrown our name as we’re so much more than just an FM station,” says Station Manager, Nicki Reece. “Our new name, Plains Media, captures the full scope of what we do on-air, online and through our broad community engagement, and we’re thrilled to share it with everyone.”

NIWA: Flooding From Underneath - New Tool Reveals Shallow Groundwater Elevations

The Shallow Groundwater Screening Tool, which identifies areas at threat from water table rises, will help hazard and land-use decision-makers understand the scale of the problem and which areas are likely to be the most vulnerable, says lead for the Future Coasts Aotearoa programme, NIWA Chief Scientist Coasts and Estuaries Dr Scott Stephens.

Commerce Commission: Commission Concludes Auckland Airport Over-charging By $190 Million

The Commerce Commission concludes in its final report on Auckland Airport’s 2022 – 2027 price setting event that the Airport’s forecast revenue is excessive and its targeted returns are unreasonably high, but its forecast investment falls within a reasonable range.

The Future Is Rail: Ferry Decision - Common Sense Prevails

“Rail-enabled ferries were always a no-brainer”, says Dr Roger Blakeley, Chair of The Future Is Rail. “Whether you are looking through an economic, social, environmental lens, rail ferries just make sense.”

Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance: Grocery Market Reform Must Include Mandatory Food Rescue Partnerships

AFRA is urging the Government to consider the food sector’s broader role in delivering public good, and to make food rescue a regulatory requirement in any new framework for grocery market competition.

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Martin LeFevre - Meditations: In A Global Society, There Is No Such Thing As “National Security”

Global citizens are facing the imminent complete collapse of the international order. But people can be psychologically and philosophically prepared to change course and create a true global order during the short window of opportunity after the bombs stop falling.

Binoy Kampmark: Secrecy And Virtue Signalling - Another View Of Signalgate

Signalgate jolted the national security state. Rather than being treated as a valuable revelation about the latest US bombing strategy in Yemen, the obsession has been on keeping a lid on such matters. For the sake of accountability and the public interest, let us hope that the lid on this administration’s activities remains insecure.

Gordon Campbell: On The Americanising Of NZ’s Public Health System

The government's plan to Americanise the public health system is happening in plain sight.

Ian Powell: Trumpian Health Leadership

Ian Powell discusses the implications of the decision of Health New Zealand to restrict the relative independence of medical officers of health and the wider ramifications for health professionals.

Eugene Doyle: Disruption - Historians Challenge Russophobic Propaganda

The courage to oppose a dominant discourse comes at a price. Powerful forces are pressing in on academics and others who dare to express alternative views. Staying silent or parroting the party line is the safer option.

Ramzy Baroud: War, Doublethink, And The Struggle For Survival - Geopolitics Of The Gaza Genocide

The Arab world must escalate beyond mere statements, or the Middle East may endure further war, all to prolong Netanyahu’s coalition of extremists a little longer.

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In A Global Society, There Is No Such Thing As “National Security” 10:04 AM | Martin LeFevre...
On The Government’s Latest Ferries Scam 01/04/25 | Gordon Campbell
Secrecy And Virtue Signalling: Another View Of Signalgate 01/04/25 | Binoy Kampmark
Trumpian Health Leadership 31/03/25 | Ian Powell

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WORLD

World Vision: 3.5 Million Displaced Following Myanmar Earthquake And Ongoing Internal Conflict

In the hardest-hit areas of Mandalay, Sagaing, Nay Pyi Taw, and parts of southern Shan State, many people are sleeping outdoors and fearing aftershocks and further building collapses. Thousands have been left homeless, while also struggling to access clean water, sanitation, and essential services.

World Butchers Challenge: World’s Top Butchers From 14 Nations Go Knife-to-Knife In Paris

In front of a crowd of 3500 fans, including supporters who travelled from as far as New Zealand, the teams competed in a gruelling three-hour showdown—demonstrating speed, technique, and creativity under pressure.

Save The Children: ‘It Was Terrifying’ - Children Prepare To Spend Myanmar New Year Festival In Shelters Following Earthquake

The earthquake on 28 March - the most powerful one in a century to hit Myanmar - caused extensive damage to infrastructure, as well as disrupting electricity and telecommunications services across the country.

Global Forest Coalition: Global NGOs Call On International Maritime Org To Reject Biofuels And Commit To Truly Clean Energy

“Biofuels have no place in any policy designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in shipping or in other forms of transport,” said Almuth Ernsting of the NGO Biofuelwatch.

Australian Catholic University: Principals Navigate Growing Challenges As Anxiety, Depression Increase And Violence, Workloads Intensify

Heavy workloads and a lack of time to focus on teaching and learning remained the top two sources of stress for principals surveyed in 2024. Student related issues, followed by mental health of staff and mental health of students round out the top five sources of stress.

SNAP: Survivors Deliver Vos Estis Lux Mundi Complaints Against Six Cardinals To Vatican Secretary Of State Parolin

Group claims each cardinal is unfit to be the next pope.

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LIFESTYLE

Ministry of Health: Ministry Of Health To Look Further At Waikato Hospital Event

Under the Mental Health Act, the Director of Mental Health has statutory powers to examine the events that took place at Waikato Hospital, including whether an inquiry under Section 95 is required. The Director of Mental Health expects to finish his initial review next week and will formally notify Ministers on the next steps after that.

Emirates Team NZ: Statement From Emirates Team NZ On Auckland Hosting Of 38th America’s Cup

While the significant economic benefits of hosting the America’s Cup and other major events are well proven, such as €1.034b ($1.9b NZD) of economic benefits in Barcelona in 2024, we understand there are other priorities for the New Zealand Government right now.

PPTA Te Wehengarua: Draft English Curriculum Lacks Connection With Reality

Moving away from a curriculum that is underpinned by Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a seriously backward move, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.

Oratia Books: Revised Edition Of Much-praised History Examines The Great War Experience Of New Zealand, Australia And Canada

It tells the story of citizen soldiers becoming professional as they learned the lessons of Gallipoli and applied these to the Western Front — earning them the status of the fighting elite in the British armies in France.

Brain Injury NZ: Creating Solutions - ID Card For People With Brain Injury Launched

Anyone living with brain injury who would find a Brain Injury Identity Card helpful should get in touch with their local Brain Injury Association. The Brain Injury Identity Card is designed to help service providers, police, staff in government entities, and others easily know that someone has a brain injury, and what the impact of this injury is.

University of Auckland: AI Leads To Breakthrough In Knee Surgery

Patients whose legs are naturally curved are responding well to a novel form of knee-replacement surgery that uses AI to find the best alignment of the new components for their body.

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