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Kelvin Hastie: A new strategy for social housing

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Max Harris: 95 NZ Lawyers Call for Stronger Govt Stance on Israel

Stats NZ: The Current State Of Housing In Aotearoa New Zealand

Stephen Olsen: Memories of Megan

MIST: Moriori Challenge Crown Over “Tino Rangatiratanga”

Roy Murphy: Making democracy work | Part 6 - The recommendations

Gordon Campbell: On Sacrificing Worker Rights On The Altar Of Commerce

In the interests of efficiency, maybe Brooke van Velden should just outsource her Workplace Relations and Safety Ministry to Business NZ and be done with it. Because (obviously) corporate wishes are her command.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

Maritime New Zealand: Charges Filed By Maritime NZ Against KiwiRail Following Investigation Into 2024 Ferry Grounding

Maritime NZ’s Chief Executive, Kirstie Hewlett, says the two charges filed against KiwiRail under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 relate to failures by the operator to keep crew and passengers safe while on-board the ferry.

Banking Class Action: Please Explain! The Proponents Of The Retrospective Law Change Need To Front Up

“The Select Committee process cannot be allowed to rubber-stamp a law change that overrides consumer rights and undermines public trust – especially when those responsible won’t even show up to explain it,” Scott Russell said. “If this is in the public interest, let the public hear why.”

NZ Government: Targeted Action On Suicide Prevention

New Zealand continues to face stubbornly high suicide rates. Last year, 617 people died by suspected suicide. Behind that number are grieving families, friends, colleagues, and communities.

NZ Labour Party: Luxon Open To Halving Workers’ Sick Leave

“Christopher Luxon promised during the election campaign that he wouldn’t take worker’s sick leave, now he’s suggesting his government might,” Labour workplace relations and safety spokesperson Jan Tinetti said.

NZCTU: Government Turns Its Back On Workers’ Safety

“The failure of the Government to support this convention reflects its total disregard and disinterest in workers’ safety and health and shows how isolated New Zealand has become from global efforts to improve safeguards at work,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff.

Auckland Council: Experienced Property Owners Convicted For Persistent RMA Breaches Across Auckland Homes

Yuanhua Li, Chao Ma, and Yan Ma were sentenced by Judge Dickey for their failure to comply with abatement and enforcement notices, after knowingly allowing unconsented minor dwellings to remain on their properties at 2 Prebble Place, Mission Bay and 12 Exmouth Road, Northcote for over four years.

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Recycling Week 2025: Identify Opportunities And Lead The Change 7:48 PM | Recycling Week
Te Ao Māori Trends & Insights 7:45 PM | Chapman Tripp
Councils Compete For SuperLocal Awards; 2025 Finalists Announced 7:31 PM | LGNZ
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Digital Natives Academy: Rotorua Non-Profit Recognised For Excellence In Māori Innovation And Shaping New Zealand’s Digital Future

DNA was created to empower rangatahi through culturally anchored tech training in coding, esports, game development, animation, 3D modelling, and digital storytelling, leading to further qualifications and pathways into high-value careers.

REINZ: Cautious Confidence Returns To The Property Market

New Zealand’s median price has seen a year-on-year decline of 0.9%, settling at $763,000. When considering New Zealand, excluding Auckland, the median price remained stable over the year at $689,000.

FSCL: Financial Ombudsman Service, FSCL, Rated Accessible And Fair Dispute Resolution Service In Independent Review

The five-yearly review, undertaken by independent reviewer Nanette Moreau Hammond, found that the service is meeting its legislative requirements of fairness, independence, accessibility, effectiveness, accountability, and efficiency.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Monetary Policy Affects Some Parts Of The Economy Differently - RBNZ Analytical Note

RBNZ research found that sectors that make or trade goods, as well as housing and real estate related sectors are among the most sensitive to changes in the Official Cash Rate.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited: Iconic Auckland Eats 2025 Top 100 Dishes Revealed After Record Number Of Nominations

“Iconic Auckland Eats continues to grow as a celebration of Auckland’s culinary scene,” says Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Director Destination, Annie Dundas.

Hugh Grant: What Is Cloud Migration And How Does It Work

Organizations that move from one cloud provider to another have to undergo a form of cloud migration as well. In either case, at least some of the work can normally be automated, while certain tasks need a more human touch.

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Keith Rankin: America's Imperial 'Gift' - 'Crusader Democracy' Versus 'Christian Nationalism'

America's empire today is partly formal, though mostly informal, with various grades of informality. The name 'America' itself is an imperial grab. The modern American-led crusading mentality represents a schism of Protestant Evangelism and Secular Liberalism.

Gordon Campbell: On The West’s War Against Iran

Clearly, the world needs to stop talking about Israel’s right to defend itself, and start talking about the world’s need to defend itself against Israel. Gaza, Lebanon, Iran....these have become the stepping stones in Israel’s plan to expand its rule, unrivalled, over all the land between the river and the sea.

Binoy Kampmark: Condemning The Right To Self-Defence - Iran’s Retaliation And Israel’s Privilege

The calculus regarding the use of force by Israel vis-à-vis its adversaries has long been a sneaky one. It is jigged and rigged in favour of the Jewish state.

Gordon Campbell: On The Making Of King Donald

After decades of watching the US prop up dictatorships in Central America, South America and the Middle East, there’s a certain irony in seeing authoritarian rule play out on the streets of Los Angeles. No doubt, Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard - and the US Marines! - has been deliberately provocative. That’s the point. The enemy is whoever opposes him.

Binoy Kampmark: Rogue States And Thought Crimes - Israel Strikes Iran

The broader Israeli logic here is less the coherence of the nuclear threat than one of settling scores and crippling a rival it has long accused of directing operations against its interests, if not directly than through its proxy militias.

Eugene Doyle: The West’s War On Iran

What we are witnessing is the racist, genocidal Israeli regime, armed and encouraged by the US, Germany, UK and other Western regimes, launching a war that has no justification other than the expansion of Israeli power and the advancement of its Greater Israel project.

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The West’s War On Iran 14/06/25 | Eugene Doyle
Rogue States And Thought Crimes: Israel Strikes Iran 14/06/25 | Binoy Kampmark

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WORLD

UN News: Israeli Actions In Palestinian Territories Constitute War Crimes, Human Rights Council Hears

The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.

Global Climate and Health Alliance: Health Community Demands Ambition On Ending Fossil Fuel Dependence And Robust Investment In Protecting Communities

“Brazil’s rare and critical opportunity to reform decision-making on global climate action should not be squandered”, said Jeni Miller, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance.

NZDF: New Zealand Warship Links Up With UK Carrier Strike Group For Combined Operation

Over the course of Operation Highmast, 13 nations will deploy vessels, aircraft and more than 4,500 military personnel to support the task group which formed in the English Channel in late April.

Greenpeace: Urgent Action Needed At SB62 As Amazon, Climate Slip Closer To Tipping Points

Delegates in Bonn must seize the moment and work towards a radical shift in climate ambition and pave the way to address the 1.5°C ambition gap.

UNICEF: Statement By UNICEF Executive Director On The Children Killed By The Alarming Escalation Of Violence In The Middle East

UNICEF urgently calls on all parties to uphold their obligations under international law and to ensure the protection of civilians, in particular children. All children have the right to live without the threat of war and violence.

Big Shift Global Campaign: The World Bank Is Making Bad Economic Decisions | U-Turning On Its Energy Policies

Not only is the World Bank making poor economic decisions by choosing to fund projects that are often more expensive than renewable energy alternatives, but it is locking countries into decades of pollution and fossil fuel extraction.

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Tertiary Education Union: Supported Learners Carry The Burden Of Minister’s Delusion

Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is pointing to cuts currently proposed to educational opportunities for supported learners as a prime example of the human cost of the Minister's delusion.

Toitoi - Hawkes Bay Arts And Events Centre: Comedy And Calamity Collide In Mr & Mrs Macbeth Of Duart Valley Road At Toitoi This July

Two of Aotearoa’s most beloved stage performers, Mark Hadlow and Lara Macgregor, bring their razor-sharp timing and explosive chemistry to the Toitoi Opera House stage this July in the hit theatrical comedy Mr & Mrs Macbeth of Duart Valley Road.

PPTA Te Wehengarua: PPTA Hopes For Simple And Speedy Collective Agreement Talks

We hope the Government will agree that the solution is simple – improve pay rates and conditions through a new collective agreement for secondary teachers. Let’s get this sorted simply and quickly, for the sake of our young people and our teachers.

Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group: Australasian-led Clinical Trial In Stem Cell Transplant For Blood Cancers Set To Change 40 Years Of Standard Practice

“This new treatment triples the chances of a patient being alive, healthy and free of GVHD three years after stem cell transplant,” said lead ALLG BM12 researcher, Professor David Curtis.

Rural Women New Zealand: HRT Patches Decision Important For Rural Women

“We encourage Pharmac to keep working with suppliers to address these issues and improve equity of access for those in more remote parts of the country,” says National President Sandra Matthews.

RNZ Online: Respected Kiwi Writer Maurice Gee Has Died, Aged 93

Considered one of New Zealand's greatest novelists, his work extended over 50 years. He wrote about ordinary people and ordinary lives, often with the narrator looking back at events that caused damage and unhappiness.

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