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Helene Ritchie: Competent and inclusive

Cr Diane Calvert: No more excuses - WCC’s financial crisis

EPA: How are tattoo inks supplied, made & used in NZ?

Hospitality NZ: Roadmap Addressing Key Challenges For Hospitality

Government: Reserve Bank funding reduced by about 25% in the coming year

Elephant Publicity: Linn Lorkin’s Life In Music - 101 Songs In One Book

REINZ: Seasonal Shift Brings Market Lift

Stats NZ: Food Prices Increase 3.5 Percent Annually

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

President Donald Trump has plunged the world’s two largest economies into conflict in ways likely to damage both China and the US, and alter the wider patterns of international trade. Countries are being forced to deal with the fact that essential products will have to be sourced through different supply chains in future. New Zealand needs to be actively engaged in these development orders (a) to safeguard our interests, and (b) to take advantage of the options now opening up. “Waiting for the dust to settle,” as Peters advises, would merely ensure that New Zealand gets left in the dust.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

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.

New Zealand Defence Force: Defence And Customs Strengthen Maritime Security With Uncrewed Surface Vessels

The two agencies have acquired the USVs to further enhance NZ’s ability to patrol and protect its maritime interests and security. Customs Deputy Chief Executive Operations Jamie Bamford says organised crime groups exploit the Pacific to smuggle drugs to NZ, and this additional capability helps counter that threat and protect our coastline.

SPCA: Huge Win With New Dog Tethering Regulations

“This is a long-fought and hard-won victory for dogs across Aotearoa, with the introduction of a new regulation targeting prolonged tethering,” says Dr Alison Vaughan, SPCA’s Scientific Officer.

Community Housing Aotearoa: Ngā Wharerau o Aotearoa Says New Partnership Model Helping Ensure Right To A Decent Home Is Realised

We look forward to future announcements about the Government’s intentions to apply a place-based approach. Housing providers from Invercargill to Kaitaia are experienced and ready to meet the housing needs of their communities.

Greenpeace Aotearoa: Babies At Risk Due To Nitrate-Contaminated Drinking Water In Ashburton District

Greenpeace Aotearoa says that it is deeply concerned about the safety of drinking water in the Ashburton District after close to one in five bore water samples tested for nitrate at the beginning of April exceeded levels linked with blue baby syndrome.

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In Their Own Words: Luxon V Peters On US Tariffs 8:33 PM | RNZ
Bipartisanship On The Field And In The House 8:31 PM | RNZ
NZ Plugs In To Boost US Navy's Space Race With China 8:19 PM | RNZ
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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

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.

Lodg: Veteran Founders Disrupting Sole-Trader Accounting in NZ

Lodg, a cutting-edge accounting technology company, is set to revolutionize the way sole traders and independent contractors manage their taxes. Founded by a team of successful entrepreneurs, Lodg automates tax processes, making them simple & stress-free.

New Zealand Airports Association: Airports Welcome Tourism Marketing Turbocharge

“This announcement shows the Government’s commitment to growing inbound tourism and helping New Zealand regain its competitive edge,” says NZ Airports Association Chief Executive Billie Moore.

Ipsos: New Zealanders Are Still Finding It Tough Financially; Little Reprieve Expected In The Next 12 Months

Despite growing expectations that interest rates will fall (45%, a significant 21ppt increase from May 2024), the majority (52%) still believe that inflation will rise in the next 12 months.

NZ Telecommunications Forum - TCF: Telecommunications Forum Warns Retailers About 3G Shutdown

Devices that are sold new today may not be able to connect following the shutdown, and retailers have to ensure customers are fully aware of this when selling devices, says Telecommunications Forum CEO Paul Brislen.

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'Bumper' Salt Volumes In Cyclone Recovery For Dominion Salt 8:24 PM | RNZ
Farm Plan Improvements Heading In The Right Direction 6:31 PM | Federated Farmers
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COMMENT

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.

Richard S. Ehrlich: A Deadly Earthquake & Chinese Construction

Washington and Beijing have been unofficially competing with each other for decades to influence Bangkok's diplomacy, politics, economy, and military through financial aid, investment, tourism, education, ancestorial ties, and other ways.

Ian Powell: It Does Matter To Patients Whether They Are Operated In A Public Or Private Hospital

Ian Powell responds to the claim of New Zealand health minister Simeon Brown that it doesn’t matter to patients whether their funded operation is in a public or private hospital.

Gordon Campbell: On Marketing The Military Threat Posed By China

The Defence Capability Plan (DCP) is a 25 page document filled with back-of-the-envelope costings meant to justify a gigantic $12b spending spree

Binoy Kampmark: Olfactive Implications - Perfume, Power And Emmanuel Macron

The fragrance analysts and perfumeries will be delighted to know that a head of state is so enamoured with a specific product. Those wishing to make a fuss about workplace attitudes and dispositions will also add, and have added, their worthless observations.

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A Deadly Earthquake & Chinese Construction 15/04/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
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WORLD

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.

350.org: Indigenous Groups From The Pacific, Brazil & Canada Hand Demands To COP30 Presidency To End Fossil Fuels

Over 180 Indigenous, youth, and environmental organizations from across the world have signed on to the letter, coordinated by 350.org, to urgently demand that COP30 reaffirms the global commitment, and supports the implementation of a fair and equitable transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy.

Conservation International: Conservation International Expedition Reveals Ecosystem Recovery In Tokelau

This comprehensive rapid assessment expedition—a collaboration between Conservation International, NZ Geographic, the Samoa Conservation Society, and the Tokelau Govt’s EDNRE, with critical support from the New Zealand MFAT and Blackmores Foundation—represents the most thorough environmental survey of Tokelau's ecosystems in nearly two decades.

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.

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LIFESTYLE

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.

Taite Music Prize: The 2025 Taite Music Prize Winner Is MOKOTRON - WAEREA

Tonight’s main prize winner, MOKOTRON, was awarded the Taite trophy for his album, WAEREA, released via local label, Sunreturn. Mokotron receives a $12,500 cash prize, courtesy of founding partner Recorded Music NZ.

Health Committee: Have Your Say On The Medicines Amendment Bill

This bill proposes to improve access to medication. The Bill seeks to modernise the membership requirements for the Committee, which plays a role in providing access to medicines.

PHCC: Free Vape Kits Won’t Deliver Smokefree 2025 Goal

Research Fellow Calvin Cochran says even under the most optimistic assumptions, the policy will support just 466 people to become smokefree long-term, less than 1% of the more than 82,000 who would need to stop smoking to reach the Smokefree 2025 goal.

New Zealand Association of Scrabble Players: Who Will Be New Zealand’s Masters Scrabble Champion For 2025?

The top 24 Scrabble players in New Zealand will be descending on Mt Albert this Easter weekend to decide who will be New Zealand’s 41st Masters Champion.

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