New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Gaza – Israeli ‘nine truck photo-op’ doesn’t slow Gaza genocide – PSNA
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa The Israeli government approved nine truck aid convoy into Gaza is a cynical photo-op, according to the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. PSNA says the trucks are designed to appease and confuse both western news media and critics of Israeli genocide in Gaza. PSNA Co-Chair Maher Nazzal says the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Cuts – Billions missing from health budget – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) New analysis from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi shows that the health service is likely to be underfunded by between $1.2bn to $2bn at the Budget. “We have examined the spending decisions and announcements of the Minister of Health […]
MIL-Evening Report: Keith Rankin Analysis – The Aratere and the New Zealand Main Trunk Line
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Keith Rankin, trained as an economic historian, is a retired lecturer in Economics and Statistics. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Government-owned Kiwirail is supposed to be presiding over the New Zealand Main Trunk (Railway) Line, from Auckland to Invercargill. As such it runs a ferry service (The Interislander) between New […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police acknowledge sentencing of Donald Sarratt in child sexual abuse material case
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Donald James Sarratt in the Wellington District Court today, for his role as a facilitator of a website which hosted computer-generated child sexual abuse material. Sarratt, 35, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of possessing objectionable material relating to children […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Discharge of Digitial Services Tax Bill
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government has decided to discharge the Digital Services Tax Bill from the legislative programme, Revenue Minister Simon Watts announced today.The Digital Services Tax Bill was introduced in 2023 by the previous Government. It was a response to a perceived lack of progress towards developing an agreement […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Cuts – Ministry of Education workers will walk off the job for the first time in over 20 years – PSA
Source: PSA Over 1500 workers at the Ministry of Education will walk off the job tomorrow to protest a pay freeze and attempts to reduce terms of employment. PSA members at the Ministry will strike from 3.30-4.30pm on Wednesday, 21 May. It is the first PSA strike at the Ministry in over 20 years. “We’re taking […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health and Politics – Funding primary care nurses the answer to the health crisis – NZNO
To fix chronic staff shortages stopping New Zealanders seeing their GPs when they’re sick, the Coalition Government must use Budget 2025 to keep nurses in the sector by paying them the same as hospital nurses, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter says after recent […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: University Research – ‘Natural’ pacemaker successfully tried in humans – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) A pacemaker with a ‘beat’ that responds to breathing is showing good results in studies and is now being trialled in Kiwi heart patients. A pacemaker that mimics the heart’s naturally variable rhythm is being trialled in humans for the first time with no adverse effects reported and the promise […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – How can finance be harnessed for good? – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) A panel of academic and industry experts will explore how finance can be harnessed for good at Trust in Finance and the Rise of Fintech, an event hosted by University of Auckland research centre Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism at the Business School on Thursday, 22 May. Attendees will hear […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Bill to reset vocational education passes first reading
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Legislation to disestablish New Zealand’s centralised vocational education and training system has passed its first reading in Parliament, Vocational Education and Training Minister Penny Simmonds says. “Today, we’ve taken a major step forward toward a vocational education and training system that works for learners, employers, industries and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Dumping = fines. Anti-social behaviour? not here!
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Illegal dumping and anti-social behaviour have no place in our neighbourhoods—that’s the clear message being delivered by local residents and community partners working together to create safer, cleaner spaces in Māngere. At a recent Māngere East Community Safety meeting, led by the team at […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Auckland Council locks in $66m savings ahead of deadline
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Auckland Council has met its full year’s savings target – securing its $66 million savings goal three months ahead of schedule. The council’s ongoing focus on value for money and cost-effectiveness is part of a savings programme to help reduce the burden on general […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Council’s smart solutions to daily business
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A long-term plan initiative for Auckland Council to do more with less, is reinventing how the council uses technology and purchases services, while also delivering better customer experiences. The product of Auckland Council’s Long-term Plan 2024-2034, Group Shared Services was tasked with improving efficiency […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Winter 2025: Keep your inner Olympian in check as colder weather arrives
Source: Argument for Lifting NZ Super Age While professional athletes are in training across the world ahead of the next Winter Olympics, to be held in Italy during early 2026, New Zealand drivers are being reminded not to race on the roads this winter. Colder temperatures are already being felt across the South Island, increasing […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Catherine Savage appointed Director of Kiwi Group Capital Ltd
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Catherine Savage has been appointed as a Director of Kiwi Group Capital Ltd (KGC) from 20 May, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown announced today.“Catherine Savage is a distinguished business leader with over 30 years’ experience spanning public and private sectors across […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Privileges Committee Speech Concerning the Conduct of Four Members
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets These recommendations follows the Speaker’s ruling on 10 December 2024 that a question of privilege arose from the actions of the Hon Peeni Henare, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi following the first reading debate on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill on 14 […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Alex Skinner appointed Chair of Quotable Value
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Alex Skinner has been appointed as Chair of Quotable Value (QV) from 1 June, State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown says.QV is New Zealand’s largest provider of rating valuation and property services.“Alex Skinner has been a valued member of the QV Board since 2019, contributing significant governance […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Vote deferred, but no change to punishments
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets While the punishments recommended by the Privileges Committee will remain as they are, the House’s vote on the report will take place following the Budget, says Leader of the House Chris Bishop.“The actions that led to these punishments were unprecedented in their disrespect for Parliament and the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Bold Ngahere plan gets green thumbs up in Devonport-Takapuna
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Devonport-Takapuna is gearing up for a decade dedicated to growing more trees after the local board agreed to produce a 10-year plan to boost green spaces in the area. The decision to develop a 10-year Ngahere (forest) Action Plan follows a report that looked […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Parliament Hansard Report – Papers, Petitions, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills – 001477
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities PETITIONS, PAPERS, SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLS SPEAKER: A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation. CLERK: Petition of Social Justice Aotearoa requesting that the House initiate a select committee inquiry into the performance and structure of the Independent Police Conduct […]