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Government: Supporting Kiwis With The Costs Of Power

Wellington.Scoop: Labour, Green, or Independent?

TEU: The Govt’s Free Speech Bill Is Hypocritical

RBNZ: 3.5% - Further Reduction In OCR Appropriate

NZEI Te Riu Roa: $2.5b Investment Needed in Learning Support Services by 2030

Safe Food Campaign: Red Alert Needed For Brain-Damaging Pesticide In Food

Stats NZ: Our environment 2025 | 3-yearly update

NZ Labour Party: David Parker Made A Difference – Hipkins

Gordon Campbell: On Peter Dutton’s Fading Election Prospects.

Since Australia is now our only dependable defence ally, maybe we should be paying attention to their upcoming election. Thanks entirely to Donald Trump, this is a very, very good time for those in power to be holding an election. In Canada and in Australia, Trump is the ugly external threat that’s uniting voters behind their current leadership. (When change = chaos, best stick with the devil you know.) In Australia, the race is still tight and might yet deliver a minority government, but Labor PM Anthony Albanese has every reason to feel confident about the polling trends.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

Marlborough District Council: Kevin Judd Named Marlborough’s Newest Living Cultural Treasure

Mr Judd is the 2025 recipient of the award, open to nominations of individuals who have made an extraordinary, inspiring and significant contribution to cultural endeavour in Marlborough throughout their lifetime.

Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment: Are We Planting The Forests We Need?

In the report, the Commissioner, Simon Upton, points out that the future shape of our forests will reflect today’s policies, just as past policies created the forests we see in New Zealand today.

Te Uru Kahika: Environment Report Demonstrates Critical Role Of Regional Science In New Zealand’s Future

The Our Environment 2025 report draws heavily on regional council data, local knowledge and scientific expertise, with councils responsible for monitoring the quality and quantity of rivers, lakes, groundwater and coastal waters, as well as air quality, soil health, and biodiversity. This data is made publicly available through the LAWA website & individual council platforms.

NZCTU: Transformative Policy Vision For Aotearoa

Everyone deserves security, dignity, and to have enough to thrive. Changing the country’s trajectory is possible—we just need to make different choices. We have listened to working people and created a plan to build a society that works for everyone. Our plan would ensure everyone can have good, well-paid jobs underpinned by strong workers’ rights.

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.

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Game-changing Employment Bill To Tackle PGs Passes First Reading 09/04/25 | ACT New Zealand
Reserve Bank Acts While Govt Shrugs 09/04/25 | New Zealand Labour Party
Government Restraint Offers Hope To Firms, Farms, And Families 09/04/25 | ACT New Zealand
Property Law Amendment Bill Pulled From Ballot 09/04/25 | New Zealand Labour Party
OCR Reduction Affirms Spending Discipline 09/04/25 | New Zealand Government

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

MBIE: MBIE Publish Mid-Point Review Of The Phase-Out Of The Low Fixed Charge (LFC)

The review has found that the phase-out is unwinding a cross-subsidy which made bills cheaper for low-users by increasing bills for standard users, resulting in more winners than losers. The Review concluded more consumers have seen their bills reduced by the phase-out than increased.

Science Media Centre: Company Claims To Have “De-Extincted” The Dire Wolf – Expert Reaction

The creature is a genetically modified wolf made by Colossal Biosciences, a company valued at $10 billion.

Stats NZ: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 2.0 Percent In The December 2024 Quarter

Partly offsetting the decrease was an increase in emissions from manufacturing (up 5.0 percent), and transport, postal, and warehousing (up 3.1 percent). Both industries saw increases in GDP during this quarter.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Christian Hawkesby Appointed As Governor Of The RBNZ

"I am proud to step into the role of Governor and continue contributing to our mission of working to enable economic prosperity and wellbeing for all New Zealanders,” Mr Hawkesby says.

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.

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Binoy Kampmark: Withdrawal Symptoms - Hungary, Europe And The International Criminal Court

Europe seems to be suffering paroxysms of withdrawal, notably when it comes to international conventions. Many states on the continent seem to have decided that international law is a burden onerous and in need of lightening.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: No Silver Lining, Just An Opening

The evils being perpetrated by the Trump Administration did not begin with Trump and won’t end with him. We have to understand just what this malevolence is, where it comes from, and what its goals are.

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

With one notable exception, the Commerce Commission’s comprehensive investigation has ended up endorsing every other aspect of the airport’s building programme “reasonable”.

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.

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Killing Paramedics: Israel’s War On Palestinian Health 09/04/25 | Binoy Kampmark
On Peter Dutton’s Fading Election Prospects. 08/04/25 | Gordon Campbell
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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

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WORLD

UN Special Procedures - Human Rights: UN Expert Urges States To Finance Inclusive And Sustainable Development, Not A War Economy

As negotiations preceding the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development and the Fourth Preparatory Committee for the FfD4 unfold, the expert issued a Negotiation Brief, outlining key considerations that should underpin negotiations of the outcome document.

Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ: Global - Recorded Executions Highest Since 2015

According to the report, Death Sentences and Executions 2024 , 1,518 executions were recorded in 2024 - the highest number since 2015 (at least 1,634) - with the majority in the Middle East.

Save The Children: MYANMAR - Heavy Rains Heighten Risk Of Disease Outbreaks Following Earthquake

Families are telling Save the Children that food and drinking water are their urgent priorities, but that they also need repairs to toilets and washing facilities which are crucial to limiting the spread of water and mosquito borne disease such as cholera and dengue and skin infections.

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.

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UN Expert Urges States To Finance Inclusive And Sustainable Development, Not A W... 09/04/25
Fiji And Other Pacific Nations Decry 'Unfair And Disappointing' US Tariffs 09/04/25 | RNZ
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Samoa's Lelei Lelaulu Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize 09/04/25 | RNZ
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New UN Report Assesses The Readiness Of Asia-Pacific Economies Amid Climate Chan... 09/04/25
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LIFESTYLE

NZ Principals Federation: Principals Support NZEI's Call For Learning Support Boost

We have been clear with the Minister from the very beginning, saying that the major problem in our education system is the lack of behavioural and learning support services that hinder our teachers' ability to teach and our principals to lead.

NPDC: A Century On Stage - TSB Showplace To Celebrate 100 Years With Spectacular Show

Originally opening as The New Plymouth Opera House in 1925, the TSB Showplace has long been a cultural landmark. From its origins as Alexander Hall in 1883 to its devastating fire in 1916 and grand reopening in 1925, the venue has been a gathering place for generations of theatre lovers.

Dame Malvina Major Foundation: Kiwi Opera Star Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono Joins The Royal Opera, London

Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono is one of only a handful of singers selected from over 600 applicants worldwide - and the first New Zealander to ever be offered an audition without having studied outside of New Zealand.

Aotearoa Music Awards: 60 Years Of Tūī - Presenting The Finalists For The 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards

An exceptional group of 2025 Tūī finalists will be celebrated on Thursday 29 May at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau – closing out Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Month in style. The event will also mark 60 years of the Music Awards in Aotearoa.

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.

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