New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on April 29, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Reforms – PSA forces changes to restructure of Data & Digital and Pacific Health
Source: PSA The PSA has settled litigation over the planned restructure of two key teams at Health NZ with an agreement to significantly amend planned cuts to roles and structures. The settlement relates to proposed restructures of the Data and Digital and Pacific Health teams at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora which were subject to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: The Real Culture War
Source: ACT Party The Haps Quiet? MPs are having a break from Parliament and the country is having a break from MPs thanks to a three-week Parliament recess. The Government announced $68.5 million of repayable loans to people building electric vehicle chargers. Free Press readers will be outraged by that, but under ACT’s coalition agreement it has […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Manawatū Tararua Highway open soon
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Transport Chris Bishop has confirmed the Manawatū Tararua Highway will be opened to traffic from June 2025, restoring an important connection for communities and businesses on both sides of the Tararua Ranges. “The new highway between Ashhurst and Woodville will replace State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge, which […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Stats NZ information release: Employment indicators: March 2025
Source: Statistics New Zealand Employment indicators: March 2025 – 29 April 2025 – Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key factsChanges in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the March 2025 month (compared with the February 2025 month) were: all industries – up 0.2 percent (3,548 jobs) to 2.36 […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace – Luxon’s war on nature opens gate for more dairy conversion
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the Luxon Government for “leaving the gate wide open” to more dairy conversion with no plan to protect fresh water from pollution. Temporary rules that restricted the conversion of farmland to intensive dairy were in place until 1 January this year, to allow time for Regional Councils to implement […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Brisbane’s Olympic Boom: Why Thousands of Kiwis Are Making the Move to the Sunshine State
Source: Robert Walters Migration Surge: 42% of New Zealanders are planning to move to Australia, with Brisbane a top destination. Key Motivators for Relocation: Better salaries (48%), improved job prospects (22%), and more affordable living (13%). Brisbane’s Growth: The city was voted Australia’s happiest city in 2024 and is already one of the fastest-growing urban […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: BusinessNZ – Regulatory roadblock to be removed
Source: BusinessNZ Swift action to remove a regulatory roadblock in the way of medical innovation, global events and tourism has been applauded by BusinessNZ. A ‘nonsensical’ ruling by Medsafe effectively prevents major international medical conferences from being held in New Zealand because displaying new products or sharing the latest research with medics in trade shows is […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fiordland’s Lake Marian Track temporarily closed for construction
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 29 April 2025 Lake Marian Falls and Lake Marian Track are about 30 km from Milford Sound/Piopiotahi on the lower Hollyford Road off State Highway 94. Lake Marian Falls’ new platform will be semi-circular and positioned to allow visitors to enjoy the dramatic waterfalls and water-sculpted rocks, away from the river’s […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Cuts – $1b cut in Budget operating allowance ‘unnecessary and damaging’
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign The announcement by the Government that it will cut $1b to its Budget operating allowance is unnecessary and damaging, according to the Better Taxes for a Better Future Campaign. “This cut, on top of last year’s mean spirited Budget, is a result of the 2024 tax cuts, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Events – REPORTERS FACING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES COVERING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY – AUT
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) The challenges faced by journalists covering the climate emergency will be at the heart of a public symposium at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) next month. The symposium, titled Framing the Emergency: Climate Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, will explore how journalists report on the climate crisis, what more […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Leaves of hope; first signs of mistletoe success at Pirongia
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 29 April 2025 Long-term restoration efforts began at Pirongia in the early 2000s, and DOC’s Waikato team has been working with Pirongia Te Aroaro ō Kahu Restoration Society, Te Pahū Landcare, and local iwi to restore the maunga and reintroduce native species. DOC Waikato Biodiversity Ranger Cara Hansen says the mistletoe […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Serious crash, Whitiora, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Motorists are asked to avoid the intersection of Mill and Ulster Streets in Whitiora, Hamilton, this morning, after a crash has left one person seriously injured. Police were called to the crash, involving a vehicle and a cyclist, about 5.55am. Traffic management will be in place. Motorists should take […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Mark Cameron drafts bill to stop banking wokery and protect rural borrowers
Source: ACT Party ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron has drafted a bill to scrap the red tape forcing banks and financial institutions to make climate-related disclosures, by repealing Part 7A of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. “Rural and regional New Zealanders are being hammered by banking wokery that judges businesses on political fashion […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Unions launch campaign to ban engineered stone
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today launched a campaign to ban the import, supply, and use of engineered stone in Aotearoa New Zealand. “We are urging the Government to do the right thing and save workers’ lives by banning engineered stone, an […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Govt vocational education reforms will cause massive disruption
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is warning that the Government’s decision to adopt a new model for the vocational education and training sector will lead to massive disruptions and instability in an already fatigued sector. “The NZCTU remains fundamentally opposed to these reforms, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Auckland Council botanical pioneer retires
Source: Auckland Council After 48 years and many career highlights, Auckland Council’s Manager of Auckland Botanic Gardens Jack Hobbs is stepping down. Jack’s connection to the gardens goes right back to its beginning when, as a young recruit, he helped shape the Manurewa grounds into a public botanical garden for its official opening in […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities
Source: Green Party The Government’s Budget looks set to usher in a new age of austerity. This morning, Minister of Finance Nicola Willis said new spending would be limited to $1.4 billion, cut back from the original intended $2.4 billion, which itself was already $100 million below what Treasury said was needed to keep the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Taupō Hospital accredited to train next generation of rural doctors
Source: New Zealand Government Taupō Hospital has become the first hospital in the North Island to receive accreditation to deliver Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) training, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey have announced.“The Government is committed to growing and strengthening our health workforce, and a strong rural […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Huge benefits available from medical conferences
Source: New Zealand Government Outdated regulations stopping trained medical professionals from learning about new medicines through trade show advertising are out of step with other countries and disadvantage New Zealanders, Regulation Minister David Seymour, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston say.“New Zealand’s prohibition on advertising medicines yet to be consented […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Transport Minister to visit Sydney
Source: New Zealand Government Transport and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop will travel to Sydney today to further promote New Zealand’s infrastructure investment opportunities following the NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit last month.“The Government has signalled that New Zealand is open for business and going for economic growth. In Sydney I will present a New Zealand Government […]