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Māori-Owned Construction Group Expands Nationally With Major Acquisition Of PAE New Zealand
Scoop
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 10:43 am Press Release: Switched On In a landmark move for Māori enterprise and New Zealand’s facilities management sector, Kā te Rama Switched On Group (majority owned by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira) has acquired PAE New...
Jason Aldean in New Zealand: Country superstar brings Full Throttle Tour to Auckland in 2026
The New Zealand Herald
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June 30, 2025
He’s made 30 No 1 career hits, amassed more than 18 billion streams, and sold more than 20 million albums, with songs like Don’t You Wanna Stay, Fly Over States, and She’s Country breaking records in countries across the globe. Aldean and his...
Government’s Biodiversity Plan Is ‘Light On Detail And Heavy On Vague Intentions’ – WWF New Zealand
The Daily Blog
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June 30, 2025
The government’s plan to tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis lacks ambition and fails to match the scale and urgency of the challenge, says WWF-New Zealand. Public submissions on the Government’s next implementation plan for Te Mana...
The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis
The Conversation
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June 30, 2025
No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the...
AI Expert Advisory Panel to shape public sector use in New Zealand
IT Brief - New Zealand
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June 30, 2025
The Government Chief Digital Officer has established an Artificial Intelligence Expert Advisory Panel to provide guidance on the responsible use of AI within New Zealand's public service. The panel is composed of individuals from private and...
Kiwis Can Now Access 24/7 Primary Healthcare From Anywhere In New Zealand
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Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Health New Zealanders can now access trusted primary healthcare around the clock, no matter where they are in the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “A new 24/7 digital health service, launched today, means...
LGBTQIA+ travel remains a growth sector in 2025
Travel Daily Media
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June 30, 2025
As Pride Month draws to a close, we at Travel Daily Media take a good look at how the global LGBTQ!A+ community has served to propel the travel industry into further growth throughout the first half of this year. As of today, 30th June, global...
New Report Reveals Urgent Need To Address Pregnancy-Related Deaths From Gender-Based Violence In Aotearoa
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A landmark report released this week by Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission sheds light on the devastating impact of gender-based violence on pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand. As previous Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review...
Watch live: Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp to be laid to rest today
Newstalk ZB
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June 30, 2025
Hundreds of people are expected to gather in Taihape today to farewell Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp who died last week, aged 50, following a battle with kidney disease. A Rātana service will be held at Ōpaea Marae around 11am before...
ACT Party tried to get Treaty of Waitangi clause removed from education legislation
RNZ
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June 30, 2025
Act Party leader David Seymour claims parents "frequently complain" their children were spending time on subjects that have no value to them. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of...
Heart of the City Auckland Restaurant Month Turns 15 attracting over 100 participants
Hospitality Business
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June 30, 2025
This August, Auckland’s city centre transforms into a dining destination like no other, as Heart of the City Auckland Restaurant Month returns for its milestone 15th year. Running from 1–31 August, the 2025 edition is the most ambitious yet,...
Prepare To Fall In Love: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories Comes To The Civic, Auckland, This October
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 8:18 am Press Release: 818. Trent Dalton’s Love Stories cast (credit David Kelly) (Photo/Supplied) Auckland Live, in association with Auckland Writers Festival, proudly presents the New Zealand exclusive season of Love...
Scrapping the Census: Questions raised over Māori data, trust
1News
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Questions are being raised over Māori data sovereignty, ethics and trust after the government announced the scrapping of the traditional nationwide five-yearly census. A shift to a system using information from existing government information,...
Embassy in Wellington collaborates with New Zealand Opera
ANSA
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June 30, 2025
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and New Zealand, the Italian Embassy in Wellington launched a prestigious collaboration with New Zealand Opera, which is itself celebrating 25 years of activity this...
From studying in New Zealand to settling down there—an Indian student’s journey
Mint
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June 30, 2025
After he completed the programme, in about nine months, he applied for New Zealand’s post-study work visa, which is given for a period of three years after obtaining a graduate or postgraduate degree from a New Zealand university. From student to...
What is a good model for Auckland’s Queen St? – Patrick Reynolds
The New Zealand Herald
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June 30, 2025
This completely rebuilt area, with changing work patterns, is why the pedestrian counts in midtown are down a notch compared to before the pandemic – yet employment numbers are up. There are 15,000 more jobs in the city centre now than in 2019 and...
New Zealand's Outdated HIV Criminalisation Laws Need To Change
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New Zealand is falling behind the rest of the world in decriminalising HIV. In Aotearoa people living with HIV can still be criminalised for not disclosing their status, even when there is no risk of transmission, creating barriers to the global...
JustSpeak To Launch A Global Freedom Scholars Network For Aotearoa New Zealand
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Monday, 30 June 2025, 1:37 pm Press Release: JustSpeak JustSpeak is excited to announce the launch of a Global Freedom Scholars network in Aotearoa New Zealand. The network will be launched with a special docuseries screening with guest speakers...
Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre to include New Zealand’s first Aquatic Sensory Experience
Australian Leisure
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Christchurch’s long-awaited Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre is moving towards completion and when finished will include New Zealand’s first Aquatic Sensory Experience. Christchurch City Council has advised that “sinks are being sliced,...
Reimagining a multicultural New Zealand
The Spinoff
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June 29, 2025
Do New Zealanders really want to live in a multicultural country? And if so, would it be at odds with our bicultural foundation? Is New Zealand currently a multicultural country? That’s the obvious first question to ask Colleen Ward, as we sit in...