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PSA: Protests Against The Gov’s Pay Equity Legislation

Te Pāti Māori: Govt’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Health Policy Is Killing Māori

Andrea Compton: Putting the Golden Mile on “Hold”

Stats NZ: Unemployment Rate Remains At 5.1% In The March 2025 Quarter

Ferry Holdings Ltd: 6 shipyards shortlisted to deliver the ships in 2029

NZ Search & Rescue: Exceptional Skill & Dedication Celebrated at NZSAR Awards

Government: PM’s Science Council To Set Direction For Science

Gordon Campbell: On Surviving Trump’s Trip To La La Land

The film industry was probably naive to think it would be spared from Donald Trump’s war on globalisation. If you believe Trump, every dollar being spent on foreign film crews, FX houses and film locations, every dime being spent by “runaway” film productions on foreign accomodation and food, is money being stolen right out of America’s pocket. It doesn’t seem to matter that the end product – the films enjoyed by audiences worldwide – regularly deliver surpluses back to the American economy.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

Green Party: Wildlife Law Change A Deep Betrayal Of Public Trust

“The Government is rushing legislation through Parliament to make it easier to kill kiwi and other precious wildlife,' says Green Party co-leader and Conservation spokesperson, Marama Davidson.

NZCTU: Unions Launch Petition To Protect Pay Equity

Unions behind the petition are home to tens of thousands of working people who’ve experienced the life-changing impact of pay equity - including hospital administrators, social workers, nurses, and Allied health professionals.

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Slams PM’s Science Pick - 'Polluters Are Running The Show'

Greenpeace says the appointment of a former DairyNZ scientist as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's Chief Science Advisor shows the Government is handing power to polluters.

NZ Government: PM’s Science Prizes Celebrate Excellence

Some of New Zealand’s most outstanding scientific minds have been recognised at the 2024 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Award Ceremony. PM Christopher Luxon praised the winners, acknowledging the crucial role that science plays in building a more productive, innovative, and sustainable New Zealand.

Department of Conservation: Pinnacles Hut, Summit Track Set For Improvement

The Pinnacles Hut and Summit Track are often used by international tourists visiting Coromandel and is one of DOC’s busiest with 15,000 bednights per year.

Tax Justice Aotearoa: New Report Illustrates Tax System Failures

The report focuses on the transparency of public funding in the aged residential care sector, and shows how our tax system allows multi-national providers to avoid paying the taxes that the public would expect them to pay, demonstrating this through the example of UK-owned BUPA.

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Whanganui’s ‘citizens' Assembly’ Is A $20,000 Dodge Of Democratic Duty 12:55 PM | ACT New Ze...
Bill Launched To Stop Tobacco Industry Lobbying 12:50 PM | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Fights For Firefighters 11:54 AM | New Zealand Labour Party
Nicole McKee - Speech At The AML Summit 2025 11:20 AM | New Zealand Government
First Fast-Track Expert Panels Established 10:59 AM | New Zealand Government

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Infoblox: Dancing With Scammers - The Telegram Tango Investigation

Infoblox Threat Intel's latest investigation, titled 'Telegram Tango: Dancing With a Scammer', offers a unique, firsthand account of a threat researcher’s journey through a scam, providing valuable insights into the mechanics of cybercrime.

Consumer NZ: This Mother’s Day, Give The Gift Of Scam Protection And Digital Confidence

Helping your mum with scam protections is a gift to her – but also a way to protect your whole whānau from messy financial fallout.

NZ Airports Association: Airlines And Airports Back Visa Simplification

The announcement today by Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford means that while translations will still be required, visitors will no longer need to engage and pay for certified translation services.

Netsafe: Statement From Netsafe About Proposed Social Media Ban

Our key concern is to ensure that any legislative change gets this right for everyone. There is no argument that more needs to be done to keep young people safe online. However, the issues are nuanced and complex, and we need to do this in multifaceted and cooperative way, building on data and clear evidence-based solutions.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: 2024 General Insurance Stress Test Results Published Today

The RBNZ has published the results from the 2024 General Insurance Industry Stress Test. The exercise assessed insurers’ responses to a major earthquake and severe but plausible cyber-risk incidents.

Worldline: School Holidays And Long Weekends Change Regional Spending Patterns In April

Worldline NZ’s Chief Sales Officer, Bruce Proffit says a key influence on consumer spending patterns in the month was the Easter public holidays, which fell fully within April this year, and also within the April school holiday period.

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Navigating The UNC3944 Threat: Strategic Imperatives For Business Resilience 4:54 PM
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Budget Priorities Supported By Business 3:32 PM | BusinessNZ
ANZCO Foods’ 2024 Financial Result 3:24 PM | ANZCO
Copeland Ashcroft To Restructure Into Two New Firms 3:06 PM | Copeland Ashcroft
Entries Open For 2025 Sustainable Business Awards 1:23 PM | Sustainable Business Network

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Ramzy Baroud: Famine In Gaza - Will We Continue To Watch As Gaza Starves To Death?

During public hearings in The Hague starting on April 28, representatives from many nations appealed to the ICJ to utilize its authority as the highest court to mandate that Israel cease the starvation of Palestinians.

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - A Government Backbencher's Lot Not Always A Happy One

Over the next few weeks, it will be the government backbench “lobby fodder” that will have to do the lion’s share of facing up and responding to the anger of those adversely affected by this legislation.

Richard S. Ehrlich: Cyber-Spying 'From Lhasa To London' & Tibet Flexing

China is tightening control over Tibet and flexing its strategic roof of the world advantage by cyber-spying on the Dalai Lama's supporters "worldwide from Lhasa to London," opening Tibet's international airport to Singapore and Nepal, and building the world's biggest hydroelectric dam on a glacier-fed river.

Gordon Campbell: On Aussie Election Aftershocks And Life Lessons

Citing Trump as a reason for Albanese’s landslide victory is like blaming the icing for the state of a badly baked cake.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Regarding Popes, Dopes And Hopes

Taking the word catholic literally, Pope Francis attempted to universalize all religions under the banner of inclusiveness. But he was jesuitical by ignoring the inherent contradiction of simultaneously trying to evangelize Catholicism.

Binoy Kampmark: Fantasy And Exploitation | The US-Ukraine Minerals Deal

Details remain somewhat sketchy, but the agreement supposedly sets out a sharing of revenues in a manner satisfactory to the parties while floating, if only tentatively, the prospect of renewed military assistance.

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Dunne's Weekly: A Government Backbencher's Lot Not Always A Happy One 11:37 AM | Peter Dunne
Famine In Gaza: Will We Continue To Watch As Gaza Starves To Death? 7:40 AM | Ramzy Baroud
Expulsion And Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan 7:17 AM | Binoy Kampmark
Cyber-Spying "From Lhasa To London" & Tibet Flexing 07/05/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
China's Great Wall & Egypt's Pyramids 07/05/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
On Surviving Trump’s Trip To La La Land 07/05/25 | Gordon Campbell
Refashioned History: Liberal Catastrophes And Labor Triumphs 06/05/25 | Binoy Kampmark

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WORLD

Save The Children: A Third Of 5-Year-Olds Will Be Spared Unprecedented Lifetime Exposure To Dangerous Heat If World Meets 1.5°C Temperature

Climate extremes - which are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change - are increasingly harming children,forcing them from their homes, putting food out of reach, damaging schools and increasing risks like child marriage as they are forced out of education and into poverty and food shortages.

Access Now: NSO To Pay $168 Million In Damages To WhatsApp For Pegasus Spyware Hacking

The decision comes after a weeklong trial and a six-year bitter legal battle between the notorious Israeli spyware company and U.S. Big Tech giant Meta.

NIWA: New Study Reveals Climate Change Is Already Impacting The Andes

Climate change is already occurring and noticeably impacting one of the world’s iconic mountain regions. One of the most significant impacts is that climate change is likely causing less precipitation on the eastern side of the mountain range.

Friends of Tonga: Bilingual Reading Apps Aim To Boost Literacy In Tonga

Around 70% of Tongan households lack reading materials for kids, according to a 2017 World Bank report. Tau Laukonga gives all families instant access to a free digital library that can be enjoyed even without internet access.

UN News: Guterres Alarmed By Israeli Plans To Expand Gaza Ground Offensive

The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and prolong its military presence in Gaza, a spokesperson for António Guterres said on Monday.

Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific: Poverty Persists Across PNG And Pacific Despite Economic Growth - World Bank

About half of Papua New Guinea's population lives on less than US$3.65 a day, while Fiji and Solomon Islands are also struggling to raise its living standards.

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Journal Of Public Health: Vape Shops Cluster Around Schools

Almost half of New Zealand schools are within a short walking distance of a specialist vape retailer, despite a law aimed at preventing vape stores near schools.

Timaru District Council: Aigantighe Art Gallery Hosts An Iconic Robin White Touring Exhibition

Robin White: Tuituia | Something is Happening Here is a selection of artworks from the much-loved and acclaimed 2022 retrospective exhibition that celebrated this contemporary Aotearoa artist, presented by Te Papa and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Victoria University of Wellington: Dame Winnie Laban Awarded Honorary Doctorate Recognising Achievements For Pasifika

From her career in politics as the first Pacific Island woman MP in New Zealand, to her role as the first Assistant Vice-Chancellor Pasifika in New Zealand—at Victoria University of Wellington—she has consistently broken down barriers for Pasifika representation and strongly advocated for the needs of the Pacific Island community.

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Gordon Campbell: On Surviving Trump’s Trip To La La Land

NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

Green Party: Wildlife Law Change A Deep Betrayal Of Public Trust

NZCTU: Unions Launch Petition To Protect Pay Equity

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Slams PM’s Science Pick - 'Polluters Are Running The Show'

NZ Government: PM’s Science Prizes Celebrate Excellence

Department of Conservation: Pinnacles Hut, Summit Track Set For Improvement

Tax Justice Aotearoa: New Report Illustrates Tax System Failures

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Infoblox: Dancing With Scammers - The Telegram Tango Investigation

Consumer NZ: This Mother’s Day, Give The Gift Of Scam Protection And Digital Confidence

NZ Airports Association: Airlines And Airports Back Visa Simplification

Netsafe: Statement From Netsafe About Proposed Social Media Ban

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: 2024 General Insurance Stress Test Results Published Today

Worldline: School Holidays And Long Weekends Change Regional Spending Patterns In April

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COMMENT

Ramzy Baroud: Famine In Gaza - Will We Continue To Watch As Gaza Starves To Death?

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - A Government Backbencher's Lot Not Always A Happy One

Richard S. Ehrlich: Cyber-Spying 'From Lhasa To London' & Tibet Flexing

Gordon Campbell: On Aussie Election Aftershocks And Life Lessons

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Regarding Popes, Dopes And Hopes

Binoy Kampmark: Fantasy And Exploitation | The US-Ukraine Minerals Deal

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WORLD

Save The Children: A Third Of 5-Year-Olds Will Be Spared Unprecedented Lifetime Exposure To Dangerous Heat If World Meets 1.5°C Temperature

Access Now: NSO To Pay $168 Million In Damages To WhatsApp For Pegasus Spyware Hacking

NIWA: New Study Reveals Climate Change Is Already Impacting The Andes

Friends of Tonga: Bilingual Reading Apps Aim To Boost Literacy In Tonga

UN News: Guterres Alarmed By Israeli Plans To Expand Gaza Ground Offensive

Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific: Poverty Persists Across PNG And Pacific Despite Economic Growth - World Bank

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LIFESTYLE

Journal Of Public Health: Vape Shops Cluster Around Schools

Timaru District Council: Aigantighe Art Gallery Hosts An Iconic Robin White Touring Exhibition

Victoria University of Wellington: Dame Winnie Laban Awarded Honorary Doctorate Recognising Achievements For Pasifika

HESSA: This Isn’t Fair—And It’s Time To Fix It - HESSA Petition Calls For Inclusive Student Sports

Post Primary Teachers' Association: PPTA Calls On Minister Stanford To Come Clean On Kāhui Ako

Arts Access Aotearoa: Kim Anderson Awarded Deaf And Disabled Artists Fellowship 2025

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