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World Vision NZ: Budget ‘25 must prioritise Pacific prosperity & resilience

Karl Tiefenbacher: $800,000 to re-plan Dixon Street

Serious Fraud Office: Campaign To Tackle Foreign Bribery

Mana Mokopuna: Oranga Tamariki Must Action AG’s Recommendations

Diane Calvert: Running out of runway

Te Pāti Māori: Committee Delivers Harshest Punishment In Parliament History

Consumer NZ: Consumer's Best And Worst Banks In 2025

Wellington.Scoop: Eight months of roadworks

Gordon Campbell: On The Mock Horror Over Political Profanity

Heavens to Betsy. Let me get this right. In her own opinion column, a female journalist (the fearsome Angela Vance) used a bad word to refer to female politicians who had just extinguished the ability of about 150,000 women to get fair pay for the work they do. The nation reeled, and expressed its outrage – mainly at the journalist for using that bad word. Without a trace of irony, Brooke Van Velden, the ACT politician who is leading the government’s attack on the principles and practices of pay equity, is leading the criticism of Vance’s use of the C-word.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

New Zealand Government: Social Security Amendment Bill Passes Into Law

“This bill brings new tools to ensure beneficiaries stay on track with their obligations to find or prepare for work if they are able”, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston.

Independent Police Conduct Authority: IPCA Investigations Relating To The Conduct Of Former Deputy Commissioner McSkimming

This comprises oversight of a Police investigation into whether there has been any criminal wrongdoing by Mr McSkimming and a review of whether there has been any related non-criminal misconduct.

PSA: New Public Research Organisation Boards Dominated By Men

The gains that women have made in science over the past few decades are in no way reflected here. How can we possibly expect women to join STEM professions when our public institutions don’t represent them or their interests?

UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: New Global Data - New Zealand Ranks Alarmingly Low For Child Wellbeing, Mental Health

UNICEF Aotearoa CEO Michelle Sharp says the data should be a wake-up call and the upcoming Budget is an opportunity for the government to create positive change.

Climate Action Joint Committee - CAJC: First Climate Change Risk Assessment Report Released For Hawke’s Bay

This assessment is an important resource, bringing together the best available information and evidence to paint a picture of how the impacts of climate change will likely be experienced across the region, affecting Hawke’s Bay places and people.

NZCTU: Unions Barred From Budget 2025 Lock-Up

We object in the strongest possible terms to the Government’s decision to bar the NZCTU from the Budget 2025 lock-up. Workers will be significantly impacted by the decisions made by government at Budget 2025, and it is important that the NZCTU can accurately report on Budget decisions to ensure working people are properly briefed.

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ACT Welcomes Law Change To Tackle Benefit Dependency And Restore Accountability 4:40 PM
Social Security Amendment Bill Pushes Poverty On People 4:31 PM | Green Party
Social Security Amendment Bill Passes Into Law 4:29 PM | New Zealand Government
Report Exposes Damage Of Rushed Cuts To Oranga Tamariki 4:09 PM | Green Party
Minister’s Rash Orders Fail Frontline Providers 3:41 PM | New Zealand Labour Party
Valuers Bill Passes First Reading 3:15 PM | New Zealand Government
Government-Iwi Partnership Building East Coast Homes 3:11 PM | New Zealand Government

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

NZX: NZX Welcomes Changes To Prospective Financial Information

NZX, and representatives of New Zealand’s capital markets sector, continue to engage with the Government on removing further regulatory roadblocks that are hindering investment and access to capital for New Zealand companies and projects.

Commerce Commission: Possible Cartel Conduct Sparks Compliance Advice

Trade associations, professional bodies and their members should be aware they could be held liable under the Commerce Act if conduct is shown to be anti-competitive. Penalties for breaching the Commerce Act can be severe, including potential imprisonment.

Mindful Money: Finalists For 5th Annual Ethical & Impact Investment Awards

The finalists across 8 categories were selected from a competitive entry pool by a panel of 23 independent and expert judges. They generously donate their time & expertise to provide skilled & independent judging for the awards.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Examining Māori Access To Capital - Market Failures

The Bulletin highlights barriers specific to Māori, including legislative constraints that make it challenging to use Māori land as loan collateral and low trust and awareness between Māori and banks.

EDS: Oceans Symposium Highlights Need To Establish Independent Oceans Commission

An overarching theme of the day was the power of collaborative effort in achieving positive change. Overall, the key message was the need to act now, the need to act together, and the need to put the health of the oceans first.

Antarctic Heritage Trust: NZ-made ‘Cutting-Edge’ VR Experience Tours The UK

The VR experience uses a combination of LiDar and photogrammetry data to give the public access to the first expedition base on Antarctica’s Ross Island built in 1902 - making it over 122 years old.

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Pāmu Announces Open Farm Days For FY 2025/2026 6:54 PM | Pamu
Taupō Attends TRENZ 2025 5:43 PM | Destination Great Lake Taupo
Possible Cartel Conduct Sparks Compliance Advice 3:58 PM | Commerce Commission
NZX Welcomes Changes To Prospective Financial Information 3:35 PM | NZX
Win For Kiwi Wool As New Zealand Defence Force Chooses Norsewear 2:45 PM | Norsewear
Boomi Reveals New AI Agents, Agentstudio GA, And Data Integration Upgrades 2:09 PM | Boomi
Industrial Facilities Turn To PVC Curtains For Access And Zone Management 12:40 PM | CPL Gro...

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COMMENT

Jeremy Rose, Eugene Doyle, Ramon Das: Radio New Zealand’s Report On Its Israel-Gaza Coverage Is Not Credible

Given its self-limiting scope and its conclusions (which we do not agree with), the report risks appearing to be a quick sanitising exercise that ended in a predictable finding of, “Nothing to see here; you’re doing a great job.”

Gordon Campbell: On The Parental Panic Over Young Kids Online

Creating a policy group to investigate a R16 ban on social media provides the government with a perfectly designed soapbox.

Ian Powell: Gender Pay Inequity Perpetuation And Venality

Ian Powell discusses the Government’s unexpected decision to rush through Parliament legislation gutting gender pay equity claims.

Binoy Kampmark: Commemorating Mummy - Reflections On Mother’s Day

The day itself denigrates the mother in false respect and guilts the family for ignorance to that fact. It sanctifies a family relation for reasons of commercial worth.

Gordon Campbell: On The New Pope, And The Israeli Attack On Peter Davis

The election of any Pope tends to be retro-fitted in ways that make the choice seem inevitable.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: For The Love Of Sycamores

For a state of insight to ignite, there has to be a kind of agnosia -- a temporary loss of the ability to recognize the familiar as familiar. That allows a full opening of the mind and heart, which is what the brain truly evolved for.

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Radio New Zealand’s Report On Its Israel-Gaza Coverage Is Not Credible 3:24 PM | Jeremy Ros...
On The Mock Horror Over Political Profanity 2:32 PM | Gordon Campbell
Gender Pay Inequity Perpetuation And Venality 14/05/25 | Ian Powell
Commemorating Mummy: Reflections On Mother’s Day 13/05/25 | Binoy Kampmark
On The Parental Panic Over Young Kids Online 13/05/25 | Gordon Campbell
Lisa's Underwear & Rosa Parks? Mystery Solved 12/05/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
For The Love Of Sycamores 12/05/25 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

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WORLD

Global Climate and Health Alliance: World Health Assembly - Health Professionals Demand Urgent Action On Climate Commitments

This World Health Assembly must ensure that governments recognise and respond to the profound role that climate change and its primary driver, fossil fuels, now play in determining health outcomes for people around the world.

Workers First Union: End To The American War On Vietnam Remembered 50 Years On

The events will remember the brave struggle of the Vietnamese people for independence, the horrific action and atrocities of the US and allied forces in Vietnam and the protest activity that took place against the war on Vietnam in New Zealand in the 1960s and 1970s.

Commonwealth Foundation: Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025 Regional Winners Announced

Taking the reader from a surf shack in Australia to a village in Guyana on the eve of independence, the stories tackle powerful themes head-on.

New Zealand Defence Force: NZDF Joins Large South Pacific Disaster Exercise As New Response Group Starts Work

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Lieutenant Commander Nikita Lawson said the Pacific Response Group was a short-notice deployable team with strong planning skills designed to assist civilian authorities and other organisations in any response to a disaster.

UN News: UN Warns Copper Shortage Risks Slowing Global Energy And Technology Shift

A looming global copper shortage could stall the world’s transition to clean energy and digital technologies unless smarter trade and investment strategies are adopted, the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, has warned.

Peace Action Wellington: Mahia - Now A US Nuclear Base?

“Mahia has become a de facto outpost of the US military where it can do what it wants, when it wants with very little real oversight and no concern for the implications of that for New Zealand independence as a nation.,” said Valerie Morse, member of Peace Action Wellington.

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LIFESTYLE

Brain Tumour Support New Zealand: Brainy Beanies Exhibition Comes To Christchurch In Support Of Brain Tumour Awareness Month

This marks the first time Brainy Beanies comes to Christchurch, offering locals a chance to be part of this heartwarming movement.

GPNZ: GPNZ Backs New Pay Equity Claim To Deliver The Same Fairness Won By Te Whatu Ora Nurses

“We had anticipated that this claim would ultimately lead to a fair and equitable pay structure for primary care nurses, so it is deeply disappointing and frustrating to see this move,” says Michael McIlhone, Chair of the GPNZ nurse leaders rōpū.”

Te Kowhai Print Trust: Celebrating Youth Empowerment And Creative Resistance Through Printmaking

Voices of Dissent showcases the enduring role of print as a medium of resistance. From hand-carved lino to screen-printed posters, the exhibition explores printmaking as political agency—giving material form to protest, urgency, and collective memory.

Tertiary Education Union: New Bill Gives Minister Power To Keep Making It Up As She Goes

This legislation contributes nothing to the financial ‘viability’ of or the quality of education within the system or any individual or federated providers. It provides no certainty to our members, who still have jobs in depleted and neglected institutions, and have been scared of losing their jobs for longer than they can remember.

Volunteer Service Abroad: Register Your Interest For The Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) UniVol Graduate Programme

The UniVol programme places selected graduates into 10-month volunteer assignments with VSA partners across the Pacific and beyond, in a range of areas like education, youth development, conservation, and community engagement.

Massey University: New Research Highlights Gaps In Financial Education For Diverse Learners

Through surveys and interviews with 87 families, the study sought to understand the values, practices and expectations surrounding financial learning in the home.

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