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NZDSN: New Disability Support Investment A Boost For Providers

BPW NZ: Budget Sidelines Women's Economic Contribution

Science Media Centre: Budget 2025 | Science System Funding – Expert Reaction

Roy Murphy: A Budget Day like no other

NZ Labour Party: The Austerity Budget That Leaves Women Out

Green Party: ‘Growth Budget’ = Growth In Poverty

Te Pāti Māori: Budget Protects Power, Not People

Government: Budget 2025 – Growing The Economy To Help Kiwis Get Ahead

Gordon Campbell: On Budget 2025

Underwhelming, as promised. All week, Finance Minister Nicola Willis had actively reduced public expectations by saying that her second Budget would not be filled “with rainbows and unicorns” although – somewhere over the rainbow – it would somehow deliver the twin unicorns of “hope for the future” and “genuine growth.” Not a chance. Judging by the random array of sideways shufflings and deckchair re-arrangements that comprise Budget 2025, Willis has no coherent plan for sustainably growing the New Zealand economy.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

SKYCITY Auckland: Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge Raises Over $1.9 Million

More than $1.9 million was raised for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand, supporting patients and their whānau through diagnosis, treatment and recovery. SkyCity has proudly supported and hosted the event since it began in 2005, when the first climb raised $17,500.

Greenpeace: Regulatory Standards Bill Inflicts ACT's Far-Right Principles On Aotearoa

'The Regulatory Standards Bill tries to make all future lawmakers in government follow a rigid set of the ACT Party’s far-right principles - prioritising corporate interests over people, nature, and Te Tiriti,' says Greenpeace spokesperson Gen Toop.

Rainbow Wellington: Rainbow Wellington Concerned By Reports Of Increased Abuse

Rainbow Wellington has been speaking with Police about their tracking of hate motivated offending for several years now. Police only started recording the specific characteristic targeted in Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents from July 2022.

ACT New Zealand: David Seymour's Budget Day Speech 2025

"I’m proud of the role ACT has played questioning spending and finding savings. Collectively our party has saved current and future taxpayers billions."

Government: Minister Of Finance’s Budget 2025 Speech

This is a responsible Budget to secure New Zealand’s future. It supports the economic recovery now underway.

The Prosperity Deal: Govt Budget Has No Plan For AI Job Loss – Citizens Launch The Prosperity Deal As The Only Workable Alternative

Now, rapidly advancing AI is poised to cause broadscale job displacement within the next five years: 40 percent of employers say they will cut staff where AI can automate tasks by 2030.

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NZ And Australia: Navigating Turbulent Times Together 23/05/25 | New Zealand Government
Building Consent Exemption For Granny Flats A Step Closer 23/05/25 | New Zealand Government
David Seymour’s Bill Harms Our People And Environment 23/05/25 | New Zealand Labour Party
Regulatory Standards Bill Passes First Reading 23/05/25 | New Zealand Government
Green Party Condemns Regulatory Standards Bill 23/05/25 | Green Party
Investment Boost Tax Incentive Takes Effect Immediately 23/05/25 | New Zealand Government
More Cuts To Come For Health 23/05/25 | New Zealand Labour Party

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

New Zealand Association of Scientists: Budget 2025 Robs Researchers To Pay For Regulation

We appear determined to fall behind peer nations with our investment in research, science, innovation and technology. This is increasingly true for universities, which continue to see the increasing support they saw across the decade to 2020 reversed.

Advertising Standards Authority: ASA 2024 Annual Report - Strengthening Consumer Protections With Effective Ad Self-Regulation

Industry have risen to the challenge with the adoption of two new Codes in 2024, working with us as we rolled out new ad protections for children, and for all New Zealanders under the Food and Beverage Code, ASA Chief Executive Hilary Souter said.

IRANZ: Budget Reaction – Time To Back Science With Long-Term Investment

Budget 2025 underdelivers for science - at best holding funding steady in nominal terms, and at worse an actual reduction to health research funding, while inflation continues to erode our national science capability.

Better Taxes for a Better Future: Budget Of Austerity Piles On Least Well-Off, Misreads Public Mood

The most significant contributor to the Government’s $5.3bn in savings required to reach its arbitrary operating allowance are the lowest paid working women through the scrapping of the pay equity settlements, says Glenn Barclay, Better Taxes campaign spokesperson.

Nicola Gaston, The Conversation: NZ Budget 2025 - Science Investment Must Increase As A Proportion Of GDP For NZ To Innovate And Compete

New Zealand trails far behind other wealthy countries in research funding and strategy. This inhibits the innovation that could drive a more productive economy.

Maritime Union of New Zealand: Maritime Union Condemns Threatened Job Losses On Aratere Ferry

The Maritime Union would resist any job losses and would only accept voluntary redundancies.

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"Budget Sidelines Women's Economic Contribution" - BPW NZ President Janet Gibb 12:52 PM
Smart Home And EV Charger Installations On The Rise In Christchurch 12:48 PM | Juice Electri...

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COMMENT

Eugene Doyle: Chinese Jet Shoots Down France’s Best Fighter; NZ And Australia Should Pay Attention

For reasons of self-interest alone, neither Australia nor New Zealand should join a US-led alliance against China.

Ian Powell: “I Can Confirm They Are Hypotheticals Drawn Largely From Anecdotes And Issues The Minister Has Heard About.”

Ian Powell discusses when health professions regulatory authorities policy is shaped by second hand anecdotes and issues.

Gordon Campbell: On NZ’s Silence Over Gaza, And Creeping Health Privatisation

Intensified Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed over 500 Palestinians.

Richard S. Ehrlich: Pakistan & China Down 6 Indian Warplanes

Since the mid-20th century China has been arming, investing in, and helping to construct Pakistan which is a crucial nation in Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and a non-NATO ally of the U.S.

Keith Rankin: War In Sudan

The present Sudan Civil War is an international 'proxy war'; fuelled by extra-national powers – regional if not global.

Ramzy Baroud: Netanyahu's Endgame - Isolation And The Shattered Illusion Of Power

This period may mark the beginning of the end for Benjamin Netanyahu's political career and, potentially, for the policies associated with his horrifically violent government.

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Pakistan & China Down 6 Indian Warplanes 22/05/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
Zero-Sum Fiscal Narratives 22/05/25 | Keith Rankin
War In Sudan 21/05/25 | Keith Rankin

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WORLD

Global Climate and Health Alliance: Over 30 Health Organisations Shun PR And Ad Agencies That Work For Fossil Fuel Industry

To support more organisations in making the Fossil-Free Health Communications commitment, the Global Climate and Health Alliance has published Break the Fossil Influence - Guidance for Health Organizations to Screen PR & Media Agencies.

UN FAO: Three Sites In China Among Six Newly Recognized As Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

With the newest additions, FAO’s worldwide agricultural heritage network now consists of 95 systems in 28 countries around the globe. The newly designated systems take the number in China to 25- the most of any country while Brazil now has two, Mexico three, and Spain six.

UNFCCC: Key Rules Agreed For Credible Climate Project Crediting Under UN Carbon Market

Known as the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), it enables countries and other actors to work together on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating high-integrity carbon credits that support global efforts to fight climate change.

The Commonwealth: Commonwealth Health Ministers Unite For Bold Action On Sustainable Health Financing

The 37th meeting of health ministers, held on 17 May in Geneva, marks a renewed spirit of collaboration among member countries at a time when many healthcare systems are under pressure to adapt to an uncertain and challenging future.

Greenpeace: Greenpeace Analysis Reveals Almost Half A Million Blue Sharks Caught As ‘Bycatch’ In Central And Western Pacific In 2023

The international waters between New Zealand and Australia are globally renowned precisely because of the range and variety of ocean life that lives there, from deep sea corals growing on seamounts to sharks, seabirds and migrating whales.

The Independent Panel: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark Applaud Historic Pandemic Agreement

Starting today, the agreement must become the foundation for a safer world.

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LIFESTYLE

Waipapa Taumata Rau: Daytime Boosts Immunity, Scientists Find

Kiwi scientists have discovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections.

NZ Songwriters Trust: Winners Announced At Country Music Honours

The glamorous red-carpet event marked the official opening of the Bayleys Tussock Country Music Festival — a 10-day celebration of all things Tussock Country.

NZ Principals Federation: Principals Describe Budget As Bitter Sweet

"I call it the 'Bitter-Sweet Budget," said Otene, "because the gains in learning support resources and leadership support are hugely welcome, but it is at the cost of losing other valued resources," said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation. (NZPF).

GfK Radio: Radio Listening Tops 3.5M Weekly Listeners

The Radio Bureau CEO, Alistair Jamison says: “What a cracking way to start the year. The first survey of 2025 shows growth in weekly listeners, growth in daily listeners, growth in time spent listening and growth in average audience.'

Jacob Douglas Motorsport: Douglas Heads To The Oval After Breakthrough Victory

Douglas enters the event sitting fifth in the championship standings, buoyed by his race win in Indianapolis and confident in the team’s pace.

Research For Maori Health and Development: Bridging The Gap In HIV Prevention For Māori - Insights And Resources Now Available

The research, Investigating Barriers and Enablers to Preventive HIV Access for Māori Communities, reveals that Māori continue to face cultural, systemic, and personal barriers to HIV prevention — including stigma, fear, and healthcare services that often feel unwelcoming or unsafe.

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