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  • University News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 17, 2025

    University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 17, 2025.

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Modernising Early Childhood Education funding
    Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Funding Review to ensure the funding system is simple, fair, and gets value for money. Mr Seymour has established an ECE Funding Review Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG), chaired by Linda Meade to carry out this review. It will report […]

    MIL-OSI Submissions: University Research – Climate change linked to dangerous sleep apnea – Flinders
    Source: Flinders University Sleep apnea will become more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens across the globe, warn Flinders University sleep experts. A new study, published in leading journal, Nature Communications, found that rising temperatures increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and that under the most […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: Gordon Wilson Flats’ heritage protection goneburger
    Source: New Zealand Government The derelict and unsafe Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington will lose its protected heritage status and become eligible for demolition through an amendment to the Resource Management Act (RMA) in the coming weeks, RMA Reform and Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “The Gordon Wilson Flats were used as social housing until […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Why does my phone sometimes not ring when people call? A communications expert explains
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jairo Gutierrez, Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology Tada Images There’s a certain feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I’m waiting for an important call to come through. You know the type – maybe a call from your […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost – but new research shows why it should be considered an investment
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wei Yang, Senior Scientist in Environmental Economics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Shutterstock/Wirestock Creators As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits. The restoration of wetlands is an often overlooked opportunity. As our recent study shows, […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: £250m for green aerospace projects ahead of Industrial Strategy
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release £250m for green aerospace projects ahead of Industrial Strategy UK aerospace will be boosted by more than £250m funding for cutting-edge aerospace tech projects to drive greener air travel, ahead of the Paris Air Show. Government announces over £250m joint industrial investment with industry for […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Classroom creativity inspires
    Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 12 May 2025 Challenging classrooms are producing fresh ideas as the new school year gets underway for the four teachers we will follow throughout 2025. Lilly Maynard Year 5–6 teacher, Ulverstone Primary School, Tasmania Year 5–6 teacherUlverstone Primary School, Tasmania For Lilly Maynard, now in her second year as a […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Chief Executive for Pharmac
    Source: PHARMAC Pharmac’s Board has appointed a new Chief Executive to lead the organisation. Canadian Natalie McMurtry will join Pharmac on Monday 15 September after an extensive recruitment search within New Zealand and overseas. Board Chair Paula Bennett says Ms McMurtry brings significant front-line and health leadership experience to the Pharmac role. “The level of […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: EIT Emeritus Professor awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours
    Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 5 minutes ago EIT Emeritus Professor (One Welfare) Nat Waran has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to equine welfare, research and education, in the United Kingdom’s King’s Birthday Honours list. The prestigious honour was announced on June 13 in the […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Senator Collins Speaks at Northern Light Health Rural Dementia Training Program
    US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Maine Susan Collins Published: June 13, 2025 Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Orono, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the Northern Light Health Maine Rural Dementia Training Program at the University of Maine. More than 100 medical professionals from across the state […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Reforms needed to help Pacific workers access millions in unclaimed superannuation
    Source: 17 June 2025 Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers at Currency Creek. They’re joined by Dr Rob Whait from UniSA and Dr Connie Vitalie from WSU. Finance experts are calling on the Federal Government to make it easier for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers that come to Australia to access unclaimed superannuation once their […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates sit in a decorated buggy for Juneteenth 1908 in front of Houston’s Antioch Baptist Church. African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Jaws at 50: a cinematic masterpiece – and an incredible piece of propaganda
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University Jaws turns 50 on June 20. Last year, Quentin Tarantino called Stephen Spielberg’s film “possibly the greatest movie ever made”. Though he was quick to add that it isn’t the best film in terms of script, cinematography […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Witsawat.S/Shutterstock Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare. You’re standing in what is now […]

    MIL-Evening Report: When new dads struggle, their kids’ health can suffer. Tackling mental distress early can help
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Delyse Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, School of Psychology, Deakin University D-BASE/Getty In Australia, an estimated one in ten men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after their child is born (the perinatal […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Rawpixel/ Getty Images About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect. This means their first language or dialect is something other than English and they […]

    MIL-OSI United Nations: Multimedia University – MMU Cyberjaya
    Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction Mission University Telekom became known as Multimedia University (MMU) when TM, as the parent corporation, was given the enormous task of establishing a new campus in Cyberjaya that would supply the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) with superior quality knowledge workers. MIL OSI United Nations News –

    MIL-OSI: Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation Celebrates Milestones for My Missouri (MyMO) Scholarship Promise
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) ST. LOUIS, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MOHELA, a non-profit governmental corporation dedicated to helping the student loan borrowers it serves, proudly announces two major milestones through The Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation (MSLF). The Foundation, established by MOHELA in 2010, has selected its newest class of high school freshmen, the […]

    MIL-OSI Russia: From an idea to a forum for 3,200 people: how HSE students are building the business environment of the future
    Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics – On May 31, the Higher School of Economics hosted the fifth, anniversary Forum of the HSE Business Club — the largest student entrepreneurial event in the country. In five years, students have transformed it from a […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Conflicted, disillusioned, disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after Oct. 7
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jonathan Krasner, Associate Professor of Jewish Education Research, Brandeis University Pro-Palestinian students pass the flag of Israel while walking out of commencement in protest at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on May 30, 2024. AP Photo/Charles Krupa As commencement season comes to a close, many campuses remain riven […]

  • Analysis – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 17, 2025

    Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 17, 2025.

    MIL-Evening Report: Why does my phone sometimes not ring when people call? A communications expert explains
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jairo Gutierrez, Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology Tada Images There’s a certain feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I’m waiting for an important call to come through. You know the type – maybe a call from your […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost – but new research shows why it should be considered an investment
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wei Yang, Senior Scientist in Environmental Economics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Shutterstock/Wirestock Creators As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits. The restoration of wetlands is an often overlooked opportunity. As our recent study shows, […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans
    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates sit in a decorated buggy for Juneteenth 1908 in front of Houston’s Antioch Baptist Church. African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Jaws at 50: a cinematic masterpiece – and an incredible piece of propaganda
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University Jaws turns 50 on June 20. Last year, Quentin Tarantino called Stephen Spielberg’s film “possibly the greatest movie ever made”. Though he was quick to add that it isn’t the best film in terms of script, cinematography […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Witsawat.S/Shutterstock Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare. You’re standing in what is now […]

    MIL-Evening Report: When new dads struggle, their kids’ health can suffer. Tackling mental distress early can help
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Delyse Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, School of Psychology, Deakin University D-BASE/Getty In Australia, an estimated one in ten men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after their child is born (the perinatal […]

    MIL-Evening Report: A weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. Now we’ve solved the pollination mystery
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglas Hilton, Chief Executive, CSIRO Andy Young Boronias, known for their showy flowers and strong scent, are a quintessential part of the Australian bush. They led Traditional Owners to the best water sources and inspired Australian children’s author and illustrator May Gibbs to pen one of her […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Rawpixel/ Getty Images About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect. This means their first language or dialect is something other than English and they […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Ice Age shelter high up in the Blue Mountains reveals Aboriginal heritage from 20,000 years ago
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Wilkins, Aboriginal Cultural Educator, Trainer and Facilitator, Indigenous Knowledge Artist’s impression of Dargan Shelter as it would have looked during the last Ice Age. Painting by Leanne Watson Redpath Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: Air India crash in Ahmedabad sends reverberations to Canadian families of Air India Flight 182
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Chandrima Chakraborty, Professor, English and Cultural Studies; Director, Centre for Global Peace, Justice and Health, McMaster University The June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard is sending deep reverberations through a group of Canadians who know all too […]

    MIL-OSI Analysis: ‘Making decisions closer to the wharf’ can ensure the sustainability of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Matthew Robertson, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland The harbour in Bonavista, Newfoundland. Major reforms could fundamentally reshape fisheries science and management in Canada (Sally LeDrew/Wikimedia commons), CC BY-SA During the federal election campaign, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that if elected, he […]

    MIL-OSI Global: What dinosaur fossils could teach us about cancer
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Ilnaz Bagautdinov/Shutterstock When you think of dinosaurs, you might imagine towering predators or gentle giants roaming prehistoric landscapes. But what if these ancient creatures could teach us about one of humanity’s most persistent challenges: cancer? In a new study, […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Jaws at 50: a cinematic masterpiece – and an incredible piece of propaganda
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University Jaws turns 50 on June 20. Last year, Quentin Tarantino called Stephen Spielberg’s film “possibly the greatest movie ever made”. Though he was quick to add that it isn’t the best film in terms of script, cinematography or […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Voas, Emeritus Professor of Social Science, UCL Jantanee Runpranomkorn/Shutterstock The Bible Society recently published a report claiming that church attendance in England and Wales increased by more than half between 2018 and 2024. The revival was especially striking among young men, with reported church attendance jumping from […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jeremy Hicks, Professor of Post-Soviet Cultural History and Film, Queen Mary University of London A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: the Netanyahu government extremists sanctioned by the UK
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leonie Fleischmann, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George’s, University of London The UK’s decision to impose sanctions on two far-right Netanyahu government ministers has put it at loggerheads with the Trump administration over Israel. Announcing on June 10 that Britain would join Canada, Australia, New Zealand […]

    MIL-OSI Global: MPs could vote on two proposals to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales – the debate explained
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ruth Fletcher, Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London Protesters in summer 2023 demanding decriminalisation of abortion. Loredana Sangiuliano/Shutterstock Legal protection of abortion rights in England and Wales is fragile. Abortion has popular support and is readily available on the NHS, but has also generated a series […]

    MIL-OSI Global: AI is gobbling up water it cannot replace – I’m working on a solution
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Associate Professor and Head of Subject, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle Data centres are the invisible engines of our digital world. Every Google search, Netflix stream, cloud-stored photo or ChatGPT response passes through banks of high-powered computers housed in giant facilities scattered across […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Pelvic floor dysfunction: what every woman should know
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Holly Ingram, Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University megaflopp/Shutterstock Did you know that around one in two women in the UK will experience symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction at some point in their lives? And for women who engage in high-intensity exercise, that figure rises to 63%. The female […]

    MIL-OSI Global: Israel, Iran and the US: why 2025 is a turning point for the international order
    Source: The Conversation – UK – By Brian Brivati, Visiting Professor of Contemporary History and Human Rights, Kingston University Israel’s large-scale attack against Iran on June 13, which it conducted without UN security council approval, has prompted retaliation from Tehran. Both sides have traded strikes over the past few days, with over 200 Iranians and […]

  • Technology – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 17, 2025

    Technology News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 17, 2025

    MIL-OSI Economics: ACP Statement on Senate Tax Package
    Source: American Clean Power Association (ACP) Headline: ACP Statement on Senate Tax Package WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2025 – The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement from ACP CEO Jason Grumet after the Senate Finance Committee released draft legislative text as part of the Congressional reconciliation budget process: “This evening, the Senate […]

    MIL-OSI: Graphjet Technology Discloses Stay of Suspension and Nasdaq Hearing Date
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Innovative technological leader to oversee all technical, operational, customer support and business development initiatives KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Graphjet Technology (“Graphjet” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq:GTI), a leading developer of patented technologies to produce graphite and graphene directly from agricultural waste, today announced that the Company received a […]

    MIL-Evening Report: Why does my phone sometimes not ring when people call? A communications expert explains
    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jairo Gutierrez, Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology Tada Images There’s a certain feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I’m waiting for an important call to come through. You know the type – maybe a call from your […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Inward investment success
    Source: Scottish Government Record share of UK projects secured despite global instabilities. Nearly one in six inward investment projects in the UK last year were secured in Scotland, according to new data published by EY. The record share of the market cements the country’s position as the UK’s top destination outside of London – for […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealand hosts Asia Pacific privacy regulators
    Source: Privacy Commissioner 16 Jun 2025, 09:00 Privacy authorities from 14 jurisdictions met last week to share information on emerging technology and challenges to privacy regulation. The Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum provides privacy authorities in our region with an opportunity to form partnerships and to discuss best practices. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster, who […]

    MIL-OSI United Kingdom: £250m for green aerospace projects ahead of Industrial Strategy
    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release £250m for green aerospace projects ahead of Industrial Strategy UK aerospace will be boosted by more than £250m funding for cutting-edge aerospace tech projects to drive greener air travel, ahead of the Paris Air Show. Government announces over £250m joint industrial investment with industry for […]

    MIL-OSI Australia: Keeping the engines running
    Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 20 May 2025 TAFE NSW Ultimo in the heart of central Sydney delivers the state’s only Marine Mechanical Cert III alongside qualifications in marine engineering, in a purpose-built onsite marine craft construction education facility.The Ultimo campus, originally opened in 1891 as the new home of Sydney Technical College on the […]

    MIL-OSI: DRML Miner Introduces Renewable Energy-Powered Cloud Mining Platform
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York, NY, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New AI-Driven Mining Infrastructure Aims to Simplify Access to Crypto Mining and Promote Sustainable Practices June 16, 2025 – DRML Miner, an AI-driven cloud mining company, has announced the launch of its latest platform designed to provide access to cryptocurrency mining through renewable […]

    MIL-OSI: XRP Nears $3: PFMCrypto Unveils 48-Hour Mining Blitz With $1M Reward Pool to Celebrate Token Momentum
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As XRP edges closer to the anticipated $3 milestone this June, global cloud mining leader PFMCrypto has launched a high-impact, two-day XRP mining promotion. This 48-hour campaign includes a $1 million XRP giveaway, aiming to reward users and leverage the growing excitement around XRP’s […]

    MIL-OSI New Zealand: EIT Emeritus Professor awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours
    Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 5 minutes ago EIT Emeritus Professor (One Welfare) Nat Waran has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to equine welfare, research and education, in the United Kingdom’s King’s Birthday Honours list. The prestigious honour was announced on June 13 in the […]

    MIL-OSI: Home BancShares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CONWAY, Ark., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB), parent company of Centennial Bank, today announced it expects to release Second Quarter 2025 earnings after the market closes on July 16, 2025. Following this release, management will conduct a conference call to review these earnings at 1:00 p.m. […]

    MIL-OSI Banking: In Depth Comments for the 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
    Source: Independent Petroleum Association of America Headline: In Depth Comments for the 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Jun 16, 2025 In Depth Comments for the 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Petroleum Institute (API), National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), Offshore Operators Committee […]

    MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Highlights Enforcement Efforts Protecting Older Americans from Transnational Fraud Schemes in Recognition of 2025 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
    Source: United States Attorneys General Note: The cases underlined hyperlink to press releases In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced that the Justice Department is reinvigorating efforts to protect older Americans from transnational schemes that cost billions of dollars, often stealing their life savings. In the past few weeks […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Justice Department Highlights Enforcement Efforts Protecting Older Americans from Transnational Fraud Schemes in Recognition of 2025 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
    Source: US State of California Note: The cases underlined hyperlink to press releases In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced that the Justice Department is reinvigorating efforts to protect older Americans from transnational schemes that cost billions of dollars, often stealing their life savings. In the past few weeks […]

    MIL-OSI: Reliance Global Submits Request for Withdrawal of Form S-1 Registration Statement
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) LAKEWOOD, N.J., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reliance Global Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELI) (“we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”), today announced that it has filed a request for withdrawal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-284218), originally filed January 10, […]

    MIL-OSI: Nasdaq Announces Results from 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) All 12 Nominated Directors Elected Nasdaq Board Re-elects Adena T. Friedman as Chair of the Board NEW YORK, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) shareholders elected all nominated directors at the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. All directors will serve one-year terms. The elected […]

    MIL-OSI USA: Army Launches Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps to Drive Tech Transformation
    Source: United States Army New Executive Innovation Corps brings top tech talent into the Army Reserve to bridge the commercial-military tech gap, with four tech leaders set to join as officers. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is establishing Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps, a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with […]

    MIL-OSI: Zeo Energy Corp. Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zeo Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: ZEO) (“Zeo”, “Zeo Energy”, or the “Company”), a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Recent Operational Highlights Entered into a definitive agreement to […]

    MIL-OSI: WTW appoints Farah Ismail Senior Director, Head of Commercial Lines within its Insurance Consulting & Technology business
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has announced the appointment of Farah Ismail as Senior Director, Head of Commercial Lines within its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business in North America. Farah brings more than fifteen years of experience […]

    MIL-OSI: Panther Launches PTR Token to Empower Ultra X, Building a Bridge for a Global AI Trading Ecosystem
    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York, NY, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In today’s increasingly complex and data-driven global financial markets, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is reshaping the investment landscape. Traditional quantitative trading, reliant on human decisions and limited data analysis, struggles to meet the rapidly changing market demands. Meanwhile, […]

  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Modernising Early Childhood Education funding

    Source: New Zealand Government

    Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Funding Review to ensure the funding system is simple, fair, and gets value for money. 
    Mr Seymour has established an ECE Funding Review Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG), chaired by Linda Meade to carry out this review. It will report on it’s findings this time next year. 
    “No money is being taken away and any findings by the MAG will be at least financially neutral,” Mr Seymour says.
    “ECE funding should be used effectively to keep costs for families down. Vote Education spends approximately $2.7 billion on ECE. We need to make sure this funding is going as far as it can and prioritising the right things.
    “The MAG members bring a range of early learning and business expertise which will be key to the review.”
    The group will be chaired by Linda Meade who has a mixture of economics and real experience in the sector. She is the perfect chair for this review. 
    “The ECE funding system should provide the best return on investment for taxpayers. This means providing families with accessible and affordable services which facilitate parents returning to the work force and give kids a great start in life,” Mr Seymour says.
    “There is huge demand for ECEs from families across New Zealand, however numbers show supply isn’t keeping up. That is why we are committed to making changes which will allow the industry to expand and provide more high-quality services for families and their children. 
    “The funding system is too complicated. It confuses families, providers struggle to forecast financial sustainability, and parents take time off work when they can’t access care. 
    “We want to be certain that taxpayer money is being used effectively. For example, we don’t know if the ‘one size fits all’ funding approach in ECE works for parents who don’t have traditional working arrangements or consistent patterns of child attendance. These parents are often the most disadvantaged.  
    “The review will be wide ranging, though some things are excluded. The policy benefits of 20 Hours ECE will and FamilyBoost will be preserved. Please find the review terms of reference attached.   
    “The review will compliment other work we are doing in the ECE sector. Changes made by the ECE Sector Review to modernise and simplify ECE are also underway. By the end of next year ECE providers will also be governed by a regulatory system which ensures regulations are focused on what matters, child safety. 
    “In the meantime, recent amendments to the pay parity opt-in scheme aim to provide some cost relief to ECE services.”
    Notes to editors: 
    Linda Meade (Chair): Brings a deep understanding of social sector infrastructure, particularly in Early Childhood Education as a co-founder of a family owned ECE centre since 2008. She brings expertise in investment strategy, governance and funding system design, developed through her work experience in New Zealand and overseas. Linda is a co-owner of Daisies Early Education & Care Centre and is the Managing Director of Kalimena Advisory, which she founded following almost three decades working at PwC and Deloitte, where she was the lead partner in New Zealand for Deloitte Access Economics.
    Simon Laube: Provides extensive knowledge of the early learning sector and brings skills and expertise in policy development, government engagement, and sector advocacy. He is the Chief Executive of the Early Childhood Council (ECC), a membership organisation of more than 1,500 ECE centres across New Zealand.
    Melissa Glew: Offers skills in strategic planning, property oversight, and resource optimisation, and brings understanding of financial and operational management in the ECE sector. She is the Chief Financial Officer at the Auckland Kindergarten Association, which educates approximately 10,000 children annually across 108 kindergartens and 4 KiNZ centres.
    Kelly Seaburg: Provides strong understanding of ECE and literacy, with skills in centre leadership and educational resource development. She is currently Director of New Shoots Children’s Centre (Sunnynook and Miniland) and is a member of the Ministry of Education’s Early Childhood Advisory Committee (ECAC).
    Dr. Kane Meissel: Brings in-depth knowledge of educational research, with much of his work focusing on improving educational experiences from early childhood into early adulthood. He has made significant contributions to research in these areas. He is an Associate Professor in educational psychology at the University of Auckland, holding a Ph.D. in the same field.
    Dr. Michael Fletcher: Brings skills in the design and application of social policy and welfare systems, specifically in economic analysis, policy advice, and research on family and employment issues. He is an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, has previously been a special advisor for the Welfare Expert Advisory Group and worked as a policy advisor for the Ministry of Social Development.
    Kylie Eagle: Brings extensive experience in business, people and performance, and communication. She is currently the Chief People Officer at Fletcher Building.
     

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Targets continue to get health back on track

    Source: New Zealand Government

    The Government’s focus on restoring performance and accountability in the health system is delivering real outcomes for patients, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.

    “The latest quarterly results show clear progress in putting patients first and delivering access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders,” Mr Brown says.

    In the latest quarter, from January to March, key improvements include: 

    • Shorter emergency department stays: 74.2 per cent of patients were admitted, discharged, or transferred within six hours, up from 70.1 per cent last year.
    • Childhood immunisations: 79.3 per cent of 24-month-olds fully immunised, up from 76.9 per cent last year.
    • Faster cancer treatment: 84.6 per cent of patients starting treatment within 31 days, up from 83 per cent last year.
    • Fewer people waiting for elective procedures: The number of patients waiting has dropped by 1,891, between January and March 2025.

    “These results reflect meaningful progress for patients across the country. While there is still more work to do to shorten emergency department stays, increase childhood immunisations, and speed up access to cancer treatment, this is a step in the right direction. Restoring performance and accountability takes time, and we remain focused on continuing to deliver improvements.”

    While the percentage of patients waiting longer than four months for elective procedures and first specialist assessments increased, Health New Zealand continued to deliver increased care for patients. 

    “In the last quarter alone, more than 48,000 elective procedures and 167,000 first specialist assessments were completed. That’s thousands of New Zealanders getting back to work, returning to everyday life, and regaining their quality of life.

    “Waitlists for elective procedures have dropped, meaning fewer people are waiting for care and more patients are being seen. This marks a meaningful step toward a patient-focused health system.

    “There is more work to do, which is why we are delivering the Elective Boost. Between February and May, Elective Boost has delivered over 9,500 additional elective procedures, with the majority being for patients who have been waiting longer than four months.

    “Progress is also being made on first specialist assessments, with 102 per cent of planned volumes delivered in the year to March 2025. That means more patients being seen.”

    Mr Brown says the Government remains committed to building on this momentum, driving further improvements, and making the system more responsive to patients.

    “Backed by our record $30 billion investment into health each year, we are prioritising key services, supporting patients, and driving better outcomes.

    “After years of decline, our health system is being rebuilt around patients. These improvements mean shorter stays in emergency departments, more children protected through timely immunisations, faster access to cancer treatment, and fewer people waiting for an elective procedure when every day counts.

    “By measuring what matters and holding the system accountable, we are putting patients first and supporting our frontline healthcare workers to deliver access to timely, quality healthcare for all New Zealanders,” Mr Brown says.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: The current state of housing in Aotearoa New Zealand – Stats NZ media release and report: Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand: 2025

    The current state of housing in Aotearoa New Zealand – media release

    17 June 2025

    Housing in New Zealand’s cities is changing, with an increase in housing density, and more multi-unit homes. Home ownership has increased, however housing affordability is still an issue for many households, according to a report released by Stats NZ today.

    Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand: 2025 brings together information from official and government administrative statistics to describe how housing intersects with people. It is an update of Housing in Aotearoa: 2020 and has updates to time series and new data sources, including aspects of housing not previously covered.

    In the June 2024 year, the average annual housing costs for a New Zealand household increased 31 percent, compared with the June 2020 year, while average disposable income increased 24 percent over the same period.

    Visit our website to read this news story and report:

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Tasmania Police mourns fallen officer

    Source: New South Wales Community and Justice

    Tasmania Police mourns fallen officer

    Tuesday, 17 June 2025 – 9:26 am.

    Investigations continue today into the tragic shooting death of a Tasmania Police officer in the state’s North-West on Monday.
    With the permission of the officer’s family, Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams has confirmed the officer is Constable Keith Anthony Smith, a 25-year veteran of the police service.
    Constable Smith, 57, was shot and killed at a rural property in North Motton on Monday morning as he and a fellow officer attended the premises to serve a court-ordered warrant to repossess the home.
    Commissioner Adams said Constable Smith was a dedicated officer over a distinguished career with Tasmania Police, who was highly regarded and admired by his colleagues.
    Constable Smith had worked in communities across the North and North-West and, for the past five years, was an officer working at Ulverstone police station.
    “Keith was a respected and committed officer, and his loss will be deeply felt across our policing family and the wider community,” Commissioner Adams said.
    “My heart goes out to Keith’s wife and family. We will be supporting them in every way we can during this incredibly difficult time.
    “The Blue Family will come together today, and over the next days and weeks, and will support the family and each other.”
    The family of Constable Smith has asked for privacy at this time.
    Constable Smith joined Tasmania Police on September 25, 2000, graduating on May 11, 2001, as part of Course 3/2000, and was a passionate cyclist, participating in the 2011 Charity Trust bike ride.
    Constable Smith served in Northern District in both the Northern Crime Management Unit and uniform roles until 2020, when he transferred to Ulverstone uniform.  He received the Commissioner’s Medal in 2011 and 20-year clasp in 2021, as well as the National Police Service Medal (15 years) in 2016.
    Commissioner Adams acknowledged emergency services who responded to the incident and assisted at the scene on Monday.
    She praised investigators and forensics officers who examined the scene and worked late into the night, through difficult weather conditions, gathering evidence.
    “While no other staff have been injured in this terrible incident, all will be impacted by their involvement in such a tragic event,” Commissioner Adams said.
    A 46-year-old North Motton man remains in Launceston General Hospital, under police guard, having undergone surgery for non life-threatening injuries.
    No charges have yet been laid.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Police seek arson suspects at Solomontown

    Source: New South Wales – News

    Police are investigating an arson at Solomontown and believe the suspects may have been injured during the fire.

    Just after midnight on Monday 16 June, police were called to a report of a car on fire in Young Street, Solomontown.

    When police officers arrived, they discovered a car on fire and a fire burning at the front of a nearby residence, which they extinguished with a fire extinguisher.

    The occupants of the house were not injured during the incident.  The exterior of the house was charred by flames.

    Investigations revealed three male suspects had attended an address in Young Street and doused the front of the residence with accelerant.

    The suspects then entered the vehicle, which became engulfed in flames.  They ran off, abandoning the car in the street.

    It is believed the men may have suffered significant burns or injuries in the fire and police urge them to seek medical attention.

    Anyone with information about the identity or location of anyone involved in this incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers immediately on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

    Anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage that may assist the investigation is asked to contact police.

    The vehicle has been seized for forensic examination.  Investigations are continuing.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Ritrovamenti del fungo amanita falloide causano un’allerta sanitaria

    Source: Australian Green Party

    ​​​NSW Health ha emesso un’allerta sanitaria sui rischi associati all’ingestione di funghi selvatici a seguito del ritrovamento di esemplari di amanita falloide NSW. 
    Esemplari di Amanita falloide, comunemente chiamata ‘death cap mushroom’ in Australia, sono stati recentemente rilevati a Sydney, nelle Highlands meridionali e nel NSW meridionale.
    Genevieve Adamo, specialista senior del Centro informazioni sulle sostanze velenose del NSW, ha dichiarato che questi funghi possono essere letali se ingeriti.
     “I sintomi di avvelenamento da funghi possono talvolta essere ritardati, ma un trattamento precoce è fondamentale per la sopravvivenza”, ha dichiarato Adamo.
    “Questi includono vomito e diarrea, e in casi gravi danni ai reni e al fegato o morte.”
    Il Prof. Brett Summerell, scienziato capo dei giardini botanici di Sydney avverte che l’identificazione di funghi selvatici per l’ingestione è molto complessa.
    “Non esiste un metodo semplice e affidabile per capire se un fungo selvatico sia commestibile o velenoso; quindi raccomandiamo di non raccogliere e mangiare funghi selvatici, ha dichiarato il Prof. Summerell.
    “Cuocere funghi selvatici velenosi non li rende commestibili né sicuri.
    “Si dovrebbero solamente mangiare funghi acquistati in un negozio di fiducia, mercato o supermercato.”
    Nel 2024, ci sono stati 23 ricoveri ospedalieri causati dagli effetti tossici di funghi ingeriti da persone, tra cui due bambini di meno di 5 anni.
    Nello stesso anno, il Centro informazioni sulle sostanze velenose del NSW ha risposto a 363 chiamate relative ad ingestione di funghi selvatici nel NSW e nell’ACT, con un aumento del 26% rispetto al 2023.
    Quest’anno (al 31 maggio 2025), ci sono state 190 chiamate.
    Con il rilevamento di esemplari di amanita falloide molto velenosi nel NSW, si avverte che il consumo di funghi selvatici può avere conseguenze disastrose. 
    “I bambini sono particolarmente a rischio a causa della loro abitudine di mettere tutto in bocca,” avverte Adamo. 
    “È importante controllare i propri figli quando giocano all’aperto, specialmente se vicino a grandi alberi nei parchi o giardini in cui possono crescere funghi.
    “Si raccomanda di rimuovere funghi per tenere i bambini al sicuro.”
    NSW Health e le municipalità locali stanno conducendo sopralluoghi da due anni per verificare la presenza di amanita falloide a seguito di rilevamenti nel sud del NSW.
    Se temete che si sia verificato un avvelenamento da funghi, non aspettate la comparsa dei sintomi. Chiamate immediatamente il Centro informazioni sulle sostanze velenose al numero 13 11 26.
    In caso di emergenza, chiamate il Triplo Zero (000) o recatevi al Pronto Soccorso. Se possibile, portate un campione del fungo o una fotografia per facilitarne l’identificazione. 
    Maggiori informazioni sull’avvelenamento da funghi si trovano sul sito web di NSW Health.​

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: डेथ क्याप (Death cap) च्याउ फेला परे पछि स्वास्थ्य चेतावनी जारी

    Source: Australian Green Party

    एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. मा विषालु डेथ क्याप च्याउ उम्रिरहेको भेटिएकाले एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. स्वास्थ्य (NSW Health) ले जङ्गली च्याउ खाँदा स्वास्थ्यलाई हुने जोखिमको बारेमा चेतावनी दिइरहेको छ।
    अमानिटा फाल्लोइड्स, जसलाई सामान्यतया डेथ क्याप च्याउहरू भनेर चिनिन्छ, हालसालै सिड्नी, दक्षिणी हाईल्यान्ड्स र दक्षिणी एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. मा उम्रिरहेको फेला पारिएको छ।
    एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. वीष सम्बन्धी जानकारी केन्द्रका वरिष्ठ विशेषज्ञ, जेनेभिव अडामोले डेथ क्याप च्याउ खाएमा घातक हुन सक्छ भन्ने कुरा बताइन्।
    “कहिलेकाहीँ च्याउको विषाक्तताका लक्षणहरू देखिन समय लाग्न सक्छ, तर स्वास्थ्य परिणामहरूका लागि प्रारम्भिक उपचार महत्त्वपूर्ण छ,” सुश्री अडामोले भनिन्।
    “यिनीहरूमा बान्ता आउने र पखाला लाग्ने, र गम्भीर मामिलाहरूमा, कलेजो र मृगौलामा क्षति पुग्ने वा ज्यानै जाने समावेश छन्।”
    एउटा जङ्गली च्याउ खानको लागि सुरक्षित छ कि छैन भनेर पहिचान गर्न एकदम गाह्रो हुन्छ भनेर सिड्नीको वनस्पति उद्यानका प्रमुख वैज्ञानिक, प्राध्यापक ब्रेट समर्रेलले चेतावनी दिए।
    “एउटा जङ्गली च्याउ खान मिल्छ वा विषालु छ कि भनेर पहिचान गर्ने सजिलो वा भरपर्दो तरिका छैन, त्यसैले हामी मानिसहरूलाई जङ्गली च्याउहरू नखोज्न र नखान सल्लाह दिन्छौँ।,” प्राध्यापक समर्रेलले भने।
    “विषालु च्याउहरूलाई पकाउँदा तिनीहरू खानको लागि सुरक्षित हुँदैनन्।
    “तपाईंले केवल सम्मानित किराना पसल, सुपरमार्केट वा उत्पादनको बजारबाट आफूले खरिद गरेको च्याउहरू खानुपर्छ।”
    २०२४ मा, च्याउ खाएर विषाक्तताको कारणले अस्पताल भर्ना हुने २३ घटनाहरू थिए, ती मध्ये दुईजना ५ वर्ष भन्दा कम उमेरका बालबालिकाहरू थिए।
    त्यही वर्ष, एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. वीष सम्बन्धी जानकारी केन्द्रले एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. र ए.सी.टी. मा जङ्गली च्याउका जोखिमहरूका सम्बन्धमा ३६३ फोनहरूको जवाफ दियो, जुन २०२३ को तुलनामा २६ प्रति शतको वृद्धि हो।
    यस वर्ष अहिलेसम्म (३१ मे २०२५ सम्म), १९० फोनहरू आएका छन्।
    एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. मा एकदम विषालु डेथ क्याप च्याउको पहिचान गरिएकाले जङ्गली च्याउहरू खाँदा विनाशकारी परिणामहरू हुन सक्छन् भन्नेबारे यो चेतावनी हो।
    “साना बच्चाबच्चीहरूको जे कुरा पनि आफ्नो मुखमा हाल्ने प्रवृत्ति हुने भएकाले, उनीहरू जोखिममा पर्न सक्छन्,” सुश्री अडामोले भनिन्।
    “आफ्ना बच्चाबच्चीहरू बाहिर खेल्दै गर्दा उनीहरूलाई ध्यान दिनुहोस्, विशेष गरी पार्कका ठुला रूखहरू वरिवरि वा तपाईंको घरको बगैँचामा जहाँ च्याउहरू उम्रिन सक्छन्।
    “तपाईंको बच्चाबच्चीहरूलाई सुरक्षित राख्नको लागि उम्रिन सक्ने कुनै पनि च्याउहरूलाई हटाउनुहोस्।”
    प्रारम्भिक रूपमा पत्ता लगाएपछि अघिल्ला दुई वर्षदेखि एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. स्वास्थ्य (NSW Health) र स्थानीय काउन्सिलहरूले दक्षिणी एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. मा डेथ क्याप च्याउहरूको निरन्तर निगरानी गरिरहेका छन्।
    यदि तपाईं च्याउको विषाक्तता भएको हुन सक्छ भनेर चिन्तित हुनुहुन्छ भने लक्षणहरू देखा पर्ने प्रतीक्षा नगर्नुहोस्। तुरून्तै वीष सम्बन्धी जानकारी केन्द्रलाई १३ ११ २६ मा फोन गर्नुहोस्।
    आपत्कालीन अवस्थामा तीनवटा शुन्य (०००) मा फोन गर्नुहोस् वा आपत्कालीन विभागमा जानुहोस्। सम्भव भएसम्म, पहिचान गर्न मद्दतको लागि च्याउको एक नमूना वा फोटो लिएर जानुहोस्।
    च्याउको विषाक्तताबारे थप जानकारी एन.एस.डब्ल्यु. स्वास्थ्य (NSW Health) को वेबसाइटमा पाउन सकिन्छ​।

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Advertencia sanitaria por hallazgos de hongos de la muerte

    Source: Australian Green Party

    ​​​Salud NSW está advirtiendo a las personas sobre los riesgos para la salud al ingerir hongos silvestres, ya que se han encontrado hongos de la muerte (death cap mushrooms) que crecen en Nueva Gales del Sur.
    Recientemente se ha detectado que Amanita phalloides, comúnmente conocida como hongo de la muerte, crece en Sydney, en las Southern Highlands y el sur de NSW.
    Genevieve Adamo, especialista principal del Centro de Información de Envenenamientos de NSW, dijo que los hongos de la muerte pueden ser mortales si se ingieren.
    “Los síntomas de la intoxicación por hongos a veces se pueden retardar, pero el tratamiento temprano es vital para los resultados de salud”, dijo Adamo.
    “Estos incluyen vómitos y diarrea y, en casos graves, daño hepático y renal, o la muerte”.
    El profesor Brett Summerell, científico jefe de los Jardines Botánicos de Sydney, advirtió que identificar si un hongo silvestre es seguro para comer es extremadamente difícil.
    “No hay forma fácil o confiable de identificar si un hongo silvestre es comestible o venenoso, por lo que aconsejamos a las personas que no busquen ni consuman hongos silvestres”, dijo el profesor Summerell.
    “Cocinar hongos venenosos no los hace seguros para comer.
    “Solo debe comer hongos que compre en una tienda de comestibles, supermercado o mercado de productos de buena reputación”.
    En 2024 se produjeron 23 hospitalizaciones por el efecto tóxico de hongos ingeridos, dos de ellas en niños menores de cinco años.
    Ese mismo año, el Centro de Información sobre Venenos de NSW respondió a 363 llamadas relacionadas con exposiciones a hongos silvestres en NSW y el Territorio de la Capital de Australia, lo que supone un aumento del 26% en comparación con 2023.
    En lo que va de año (hasta el 31 de mayo de 2025), se han realizado 190 llamadas.
    El descubrimiento de hongos de la muerte altamente venenosos en NSW, es una advertencia de que puede haber consecuencias desastrosas por comer hongos silvestres.
    “Como los niños pequeños tienden a llevarse cosas a la boca, pueden estar en riesgo”, dijo la Sra. Adamo.
    “Vigile a los niños cuando jueguen al aire libre, especialmente alrededor de árboles grandes en parques o en el jardín de su casa donde puedan crecer hongos.
    “Retire cualquier hongo que pueda crecer para mantener a sus niños seguros”.
    Salud NSW y los municipios locales han estado llevando a cabo una vigilancia continua de los hongos de la muerte durante los últimos dos años después de una detección inicial en el sur del estado.
    Si le preocupa que pueda haber ocurrido una intoxicación por hongos, no espere a que aparezcan los síntomas. Llame inmediatamente al Centro de Información sobre Venenos al 13 11 26.
    En caso de emergencia, llame al Triple Cero (000) o acuda a algún Departamento de Emergencias. Si es posible, lleve una muestra del hongo o una foto para ayudar con la identificación.
    Puede encontrar más información sobre el envenenamiento por hongos en el sitio web de Salud NSW​.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: இறப்புக் குப்பி காளானைக் (Death cap mushroom) கண்டறிதலில் உடனடி சுகாதார எச்சரிக்கை

    Source: Australian Green Party

    ​​நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸில் நச்சுத்தன்மை வாய்ந்த இறப்புக் குப்பி காளான்கள் வளர்வது கண்டறியப்பட்டதால், காட்டுக் காளான்களை உட்கொள்ளுவதால் ஏற்படும் உடல்நல அபாயங்கள் குறித்து நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் சுகாதாரத் துறை (NSW Health) மக்களை எச்சரிக்கிறது.
    இறப்புக் குப்பி காளான்கள் என்று பொதுவாக அழைக்கப்படும் ‘அமனிடா ஃபல்லாய்டிஸ்’ (Amanita phalloides), சமீபத்தில் சிட்னி, தெற்கு மேட்டுநிலங்கள் (Southern Highlands) மற்றும் தெற்கு நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸில் வளர்வது கண்டறியப்பட்டுள்ளது.
    நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் நஞ்சுகள் தகவல் மையத்தின் (NSW Poisons Information Centre) மூத்த துறைவல்லுநர் ‘ஜெனெவீவ் அடாமோ’ (Genevieve Adamo), இறப்புக் குப்பி காளான்களை உட்கொண்டால் உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தானது என்று கூறினார்.
    “காளான் நச்சுத் தன்மையின் அறிகுறிகள் சில நேரங்களில் தாமதமாகலாம், ஆனால் ஆரம்பகாலச் சிகிச்சை சுகாதார விளைவுகளுக்கு இன்றியமையாதது,” என்று திருமதி ‘அடாமோ’ (Adamo) கூறினார்.
    “இவற்றில் வாந்தி மற்றும் வயிற்றுப்போக்கு, மற்றும் கடுமையான சந்தர்ப்பங்களில், கல்லீரல் மற்றும் சிறுநீரக பாதிப்பு அல்லது உயிரிழப்பு ஆகியவை அடங்கும்.”
    சிட்னியின் தாவரவியல் பூங்காவின் தலைமை விஞ்ஞானி பேராசிரியர் ‘பிரெட் சம்மரெல்’ (Brett Summerell), காட்டுக் காளான் சாப்பிடுவது பாதுகாப்பானதா என்பதை அடையாளம் காண்பது மிகவும் கடினம் என்று எச்சரித்தார்.
    “காட்டுக் காளான் உண்ணக்கூடியதா அல்லது நச்சுத்தன்மை கொண்டதா என்பதைக் கண்டறிய எளிதான அல்லது நம்பகமான வழி எதுவும் இல்லை, எனவே காட்டுக் காளான்களைத் தேடிச் சென்று சாப்பிடுவதைத் தவிர்க்குமாறு நாங்கள் மக்களுக்கு அறிவுறுத்துகிறோம்,” என்று பேராசிரியர் ‘சம்மரெல்’ (Summerell) கூறினார்.
    “நச்சுக் காளான்களைச் சமைப்பதனாலேயே அவற்றைச் சாப்பிடுவதற்குப் பாதுகாப்பானதாக மாற்றாது.
    “நீங்கள் ஒரு நம்பிக்கையான மளிகைக் கடை, பல்பொருள் அங்காடி அல்லது உற்பத்திச் சந்தையில் இருந்து வாங்கும் காளான்களை மட்டுமே சாப்பிட வேண்டும்.”
    2024 ஆம் ஆண்டில், காளான்களை உட்கொண்டதால் ஏற்பட்ட நச்சு விளைவுகளுக்காக 23 பேர் மருத்துவமனையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டனர், அவற்றில் இரண்டு பேர் ஐந்து வயதுக்குட்பட்ட குழந்தைகள்.
    அதே ஆண்டில், நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் மற்றும் ACT இல் காட்டுக் காளான்களின் பாதிப்புக்கு ஆளாகியிருப்பது தொடர்பான 363 அழைப்புகளுக்கு நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் நஞ்சுகள் தகவல் மையம் பதிலளித்தது, இது 2023 ஆண்டுடன் ஒப்பிடும்போது 26 சதவீதம் அதிகரித்துள்ளது.
    இந்த ஆண்டு இதுவரை (31 மே 2025 வரை), 190 அழைப்புகள் வந்துள்ளன.
    நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸில் அதிக நச்சுத்தன்மை கொண்ட இறப்புக் குப்பி காளான்கள் அடையாளம் காணப்பட்டதன் மூலம், காட்டு காளான்களை உட்கொள்ளுவதால் பேரழிவு விளைவுகள் ஏற்படலாம் என்பதற்கு இது ஓர் எச்சரிக்கையாகும்.
    “சிறு குழந்தைகள் தங்கள் வாயில் பொருட்களை வைக்கும் பழக்கம் இருப்பதால், அவர்களுக்கு அபாயம் ஏற்படக்கூடும்” என்று திருமதி ‘அடாமோ’ (Adamo) கூறினார்.
    “உங்கள் குழந்தைகள் வெளியே விளையாடும்போது, குறிப்பாக பூங்காக்களில் உள்ள பெரிய மரங்களைச் சுற்றியோ அல்லது காளான்கள் வளரக்கூடிய வீட்டில் உங்கள் தோட்டத்தைச் சுற்றியோ இருக்கும்போது அவர்களைக் கண்காணியுங்கள்.
    “உங்கள் குழந்தைகளைப் பாதுகாப்பாக வைத்திருப்பதற்கு வளரும் காளான்களை அகற்றவும்.”
    தெற்கு நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸில் ஆரம்பத்தில் கண்டறிந்ததைத் தொடர்ந்து, நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் சுகாதாரத் துறை மற்றும் உள்ளூர் நகர சபைகள் கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளாக இறப்புக் குப்பி காளான்களுக்கான தொடர்ச்சியான கண்காணிப்பை மேற்கொண்டு வருகின்றன.
    காளான் நச்சுத்தன்மையால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கலாம் என்று நீங்கள் கவலைப்பட்டால், அறிகுறிகள் தோன்றும் வரை காத்திருக்க வேண்டாம். உடனடியாக 13 11 26 என்ற எண்ணில் நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் நஞ்சுகள் தகவல் மையத்தை (NSW Poisons Information Centre)  அழைக்கவும்.
    அவசரகால சூழ்நிலையில் மூன்று பூஜ்யம் (000) என்ற எண்ணை அழைக்கவும் அல்லது அவசர சிகிச்சைப் பிரிவுக்குச் செல்லவும். முடிந்தவரை, அடையாளம் காண உதவும் வகையில் காளானின் மாதிரியோ அல்லது அதன் புகைப்படமோ எடுத்துக் கொண்டு செல்லவும்.
    காளான் நச்சுத்தன்மை பற்றிய கூடுதல் தகவல்களைப் பின்வரும் இணையதளத்தில் காணலாம்: NSW Health website
    ​

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Cảnh báo y tế do phát hiện nấm mũ tử thần

    Source: Australian Green Party

    Bộ Y Tế NSW đang cảnh báo dân chúng về nguy cơ sức khỏe khi ăn nấm dại vì nấm mũ tử thần độc hại đã được phát hiện mọc ở NSW.
    Amanita phalloides, thường được gọi là nấm mũ tử thần, gần đây đã được phát hiện mọc ở Sydney, Southern Highlands và Miền Nam NSW.
    Chuyên gia Cao cấp của Trung tâm Thông tin về Chất độc NSW là Genevieve Adamo cho biết nấm mũ tử thần có thể gây chết người nếu ăn nhằm.
    Cô Adamo cho biết: “Các triệu chứng ngộ độc nấm đôi khi có thể chậm phát ra, nhưng việc điều trị sớm rất quan trọng cho sức khỏe”.
    “Các triệu chứng gồm có nôn mửa và tiêu chảy, và trong trường hợp nặng, có thể làm tổn thương gan và thận hoặc chết người.”
    Giáo sư Brett Summerell, Trưởng Khoa học gia của Vườn Thực Vật Sydney cảnh báo là rất khó để xác định xem một loại nấm dại nào có an toàn để ăn hay không.
    Giáo sư Summerell cho biết: “Không có cách nào dễ làm hoặc đáng tin cậy để xác định xem một loại nấm dại nào có độc hại hoặc ăn được hay không, do đó chúng tôi khuyên mọi người không nên tìm kiếm và ăn nấm dại,”.
    “Nấu nấm độc không cũng không làm cho an toàn để ăn.
    “Quý vị chỉ nên ăn nấm mua từ cửa hàng tạp hóa, siêu thị hoặc chợ nông sản có uy tín.”
    Trong năm 2024, có 23 vụ nhập viện do ngộ độc nấm, trong đó có hai vụ là trẻ em dưới năm tuổi.
    Cũng trong năm đó, Trung tâm Thông tin về Chất độc đã trả lời 363 cuộc gọi điện thoại về việc tiếp xúc với nấm dại ở NSW và ACT, tăng 26 phần trăm so với năm 2023.
    Tính đến lúc này trong năm nay (tính đến ngày 31 tháng 5 năm 2025), đã có 190 cuộc gọi.
    Với việc phát hiện có nấm mũ tử thần cực độc ở NSW, đây là lời cảnh báo việc ăn nấm dại có thể gây ra hậu quả thảm khốc.
    Cô Adamo cho biết: “Vì trẻ nhỏ có khuynh hướng bỏ mọi thứ vào miệng nên các em có thể bị nguy hiểm,”.
    “Quý vị trông chừng con em khi chúng chơi ngoài trời, nhất là gần những cây lớn trong công viên hoặc trong vườn nhà quý vị, nơi nấm có thể mọc.
    “Vứt bỏ nếu có nấm mọc lên để giữ an toàn cho con em.”
    Bộ Y Tế NSW và các hội đồng địa phương đã tiến hành giám sát liên tục để tìm nấm mũ tử thần trong hai năm qua sau khi bắt đầu được phát hiện ở Miền Nam NSW.
    Nếu quý vị lo ngại ngộ độc nấm có thể đã xảy ra, đừng đợi đến khi có các các triệu chứng. Gọi ngay Trung tâm Thông tin về Chất độc theo số 13 11 26.
    Trong trường hợp khẩn cấp, gọi Ba Số Không (000) hoặc đến Khoa Cấp cứu. Nếu được, hãy đem theo mẫu nấm hoặc chụp hình để giúp cho việc nhận dạng.
    Có thể tìm thêm thông tin về ngộ độc nấm tại Trang mạng của Bộ Y Tế SW​.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China-Central Asia Summit to draw new blueprint for future cooperation: spokesperson

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China-Central Asia Summit to draw new blueprint for future cooperation: spokesperson

    BEIJING, June 16 — At the upcoming Second China-Central Asia Summit to be held later this week, heads of state will jointly draw a new blueprint for future cooperation, open up new space for Belt and Road cooperation and build an even closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Monday.

    Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a press briefing when answering a related query.

    Noting Central Asia is not only the place where the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first proposed, but also a pace-setter in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, Guo said that all five Central Asian countries have signed BRI cooperation documents with China, and China and Central Asian countries have implemented a series of signature projects designed to boost development and make lives better for the people.

    Trade between China and Central Asian countries hit a record high of 674.15 billion yuan in 2024, up by 116 percent compared with that of 2013. Guo said that all sides have found a new model of mutually beneficial cooperation through the China-Kazakhstan Crude Oil Pipeline project and the China-Central Asia Gas Pipeline project. The China-Tajikistan highway, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway and the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway have taken regional connectivity to new levels, and practical cooperation is expanded to digital economy and green transition.

    “China has mutual visa exemption with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Luban Workshops project is picking up speed. People-to-people and cultural exchanges have moved onto the fast lane and brought our peoples close to each other,” Guo said, pointing out that high-quality Belt and Road cooperation is increasingly becoming a key focus of China-Central Asia cooperation.

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  • MIL-OSI China: China expands departure tax refund policy to more regions

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 16 — China will roll out its departure tax refund policy in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China, and in Hubei Province in central China from July 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.

    The policy allows overseas tourists to claim back value-added tax on eligible purchases made at designated tax refund stores before leaving China. Eligible regions can adopt the policy after filing with relevant government organs.

    China began implementing the departure tax refund policy for overseas travelers in 2015. Since then, the scale of departure tax refunds has grown year by year, benefiting an increasing number of overseas travelers.

    On April 27 this year, the country introduced a package of measures to optimize the policy, including measures lowering the minimum purchase threshold for refunds, raising the cash refund ceiling, expanding the network of participating stores, and broadening the range of products covered.

    The country is also promoting a refund-upon-purchase service model, allowing eligible tourists to receive tax refunds instantly at retail outlets rather than waiting until they leave the country.

    Official data shows that between April 27 and May 26, the number of departure tax refund transactions processed by the country’s tax authorities jumped 116 percent year on year, and sales at tax refund stores climbed 56 percent.

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  • MIL-OSI China: G7 summit kicks off with emerging disagreements among leaders

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    The Group of Seven (G7) leaders met for the first day of the two-day summit in Kananaskis in the province of Alberta, Canada, on Monday with emerging disagreements.

    According to CNN, U.S. President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran.

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa held a press conference Sunday night saying that Israel has a right to defend itself and that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.

    French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were also hoping to finalize a consensus among the leaders about the Middle East situation.

    Trump’s decision not to sign on to the statement set up an immediate divide with his counterparts, said the report, although a senior Canadian official said that European leaders are still engaged in the hopes of reaching a consensus.

    In the meantime, trade issues are to dominate discussions with Trump, and observers are watching to see whether he will soften his position.

    After meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump was asked what is holding up a trade-security deal with Canada, and he replied that it’s not a matter of it being held up, but rather “different concepts.”

    “I have a tariff concept and Mark has a different concept,” Trump said. “We will see if we can get to the bottom of it today.”

    “I think Mark has a more complex idea, but also very good. We are going to look at both and we’ll see what we will come out with,” said Trump.

    Trump also said it was a mistake to boot Russia from the G8 table, making it the current G7 and that there wouldn’t be war in Ukraine if Russia hadn’t been ejected.

    The G7 summit unveiled its slimmed-down agenda on Sunday, prioritizing discussions on the global economy and energy security.

    Originally scheduled to begin over the weekend, the summit has been shortened to two days and officially started on Monday.

    The G7 is an informal bloc comprising seven of the world’s advanced economies — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States — along with the European Union.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Netanyahu says regime change in Iran could be result of Israel’s attacks

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled on Monday that Israel will not halt its offensive against Iran, not even for negotiations, saying that toppling Iran’s leadership “could certainly be the outcome” of the ongoing aerial warfare.

    Netanyahu made the remarks during a press conference, as Iran called on U.S. President Donald Trump to push for a ceasefire in the aerial conflict that began with Israel’s surprise attack on Friday.

    “If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote on the social media platform X.

    “Israel must halt its aggression… It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu. That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy,” Araghchi wrote.

    In response, Netanyahu said Israel has no intention of stopping the campaign, declaring that the country is on the “path to victory.”

    Asked whether Israel would agree to stop the war, Netanyahu replied, “We gave it a chance — 60 days while they held talks with the Americans.”

    He said Israel would not end its attacks before achieving three objectives: eliminating Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missile arsenal, and what he described as “the terror axis” formed by Iran and its regional allies.

    Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes across Iran since Friday, damaging military targets and residential areas. At least 244 people have been killed and 1,277 injured, over 90 percent of them civilians, according to Iran’s Health Ministry.

    Netanyahu said Israel inflicted “very heavy damage” on Iran’s main nuclear facility in Natanz, a claim that has not been verified by Iranian sources. Additional strikes targeted centrifuge and uranium enrichment facilities, as well as missile stockpiles and launchers. He claimed Iran had “thousands” of explosive drones and that half were destroyed in the strikes.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Man City’s Cherki wants Man Utd revenge

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Manchester City have arrived in the United States for the Club World Cup with four new signings: Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli. But it is attacking midfielder Cherki who is drawing the most attention ahead of Wednesday’s opening match against Morocco’s Wydad AC.

    While Cherki’s comments have endeared him to City fans, they are unlikely to be welcomed by rivals Manchester United.

    The Frenchman was part of the Olympique Lyon side that collapsed at Old Trafford in the Europa League quarterfinals, conceding three goals in injury time to lose 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate, after having held a 6-4 lead.

    Cherki scored in both legs and admitted both his frustration at the defeat and his desire for revenge.

    “I didn’t like it when Manchester United won the game against Lyon because I am from Lyon. Now I am waiting for the game to kill them,” he said, in remarks likely to raise eyebrows in Manchester.

    The 20-year-old added that he wants “to win every game,” and highlighted the opportunity to work with Pep Guardiola as a key reason for his move.

    Seen by some as a potential successor to Kevin De Bruyne – who joined Napoli on a free transfer – Cherki made clear that he respects the Belgian star.

    “I’m not Kevin De Bruyne, he is the legend… I’m here to help the team and to write my own story.”

    “The system, the club, the city is very good. I want to win and I think Manchester City wants to win it all,” he added. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Zheng rises to career-high ranking of world No. 4

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen has climbed to a career-high world No. 4 in the latest WTA rankings.

    The 22-year-old’s rise was fueled by a strong showing at the Queen’s Club Championships last week, a key grass-court warm-up event ahead of Wimbledon.

    Zheng Qinwen of China returns the ball during the women’s singles first round match between Zheng Qinwen of China and Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 28, 2023. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua)

    Zheng, the reigning Olympic champion, reached the semifinals on grass for the first time in her career, highlighted by a 6-2, 6-4 win over home favorite Emma Raducanu.

    The achievement builds on her momentum from earlier this month at the French Open, where Zheng reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 victory over Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Duplantis soars to new pole vault world record with 6.28m jump

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set his 12th pole vault world record on home soil, clearing 6.28 meters to win the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Sunday.

    The 25-year-old began the competition at 5.60m, then cleared 5.80m, 5.90m, and 6.00m – all on his first attempts – to secure the title. He then raised the bar to 6.28m, one centimeter higher than his previous world record set in February, and once again soared over it on his first try.

    It marked the first time Duplantis has broken the world record in his home stadium.

    “I’m just going to enjoy this, enjoy the moment right now. There’s not much between me and 6.30m, technically. I’m just a perfect day away from it,” he said. 

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  • MIL-OSI China: Simeone refuses to blame heat after Atletico defeat

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone refused to blame the scorching temperatures at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl for his side’s heavy 4-0 loss to Paris Saint Germain in their Club World Cup opener on Sunday.

    Atletico was outplayed for most of the game, with Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha giving PSG a 2-0 lead at halftime. Late goals from Senny Mayulu and Lee Kang-in sealed the win, while Atletico finished with 10 men following Clement Lenglet’s red card.

    “The first half, we didn’t play as we should have,” admitted Simeone, who acknowledged the team improved after the break, but noted that “Lenglet’s sending off made things more complicated.”

    “They (PSG) have a very young team, and they rounded it off in a great way,” said the Atletico coach. He dismissed suggestions that the 30-plus degree heat was a factor.

    “It’s the same heat in August (in Spain), so I don’t blame that, and it was hot for both sides,” he said, while praising PSG for their quality.

    “They played better than us, they play a team game with very young players and wingers who can change a game … they won the Champions League, the League, the Cup,” said Simeone, who admitted Atletico must now “get good results” in upcoming matches against Seattle Sounders and Botafogo.

    Botafogo moved into second place in the group later in the day with a narrow 2-1 win over Seattle, who tested the Brazilian side throughout the match. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SCHUMER: UNDER GOP PLAN, ENERGY TAX HIKES COULD DECIMATE ROCHESTER’S #1 FASTEST-GROWING BUSINESS, DRIVE UP COSTS FOR ROCHESTER FAMILIES & SMALL BIZ; STANDING AT HOME WITH NEWLY-INSTALLED SOLAR PANELS,…

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for New York Charles E Schumer

    Rochester’s GreenSpark Solar, Named Rochester’s #1 Fastest-Growing Business & A Rochester Top Workplace, Has Already Been Forced To Lay Off 20 Workers Due To GOP Clean Energy Attacks, And Worries About Future Of Business Under GOP Job-Killing Bill

    House GOP Rushed Trump’s Tax Giveaway To Billionaires, Gutting Fed Clean Energy Tax Credits That Lower Energy Costs and Boost & Local Jobs – Now Even House Rs Are Regretting It, Asking Senate GOP To Reverse Cuts They Voted For; Senator With Impacted Rochester Businesses, Families Demands GOP Block Cuts

    Schumer: ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Is A ‘Big, Bad Blow’ To Rochester-Finger Lakes Jobs, Families & Businesses

    Standing at a Rochester family home that will soon see lower monthly energy bills thanks to newly installed solar panels, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer warned how the GOP plan to kill clean energy tax credits could raise energy costs for families and devastate Rochester’s HVAC and energy installation companies like GreenSpark Solar, named Rochester’s #1 fastest-growing business and a top place to work in Rochester for the seventh year in a row. 

    Schumer explained these unpopular, job-killing cuts in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” have already created panic among House Republicans and companies, and even House Republicans who voted for this bill last month are now begging to save these tax credits. Schumer said GreenSpark Solar is just one of many local Rochester businesses that could be decimated by this bill and demanded the GOP block these tax hikes that could devastate Rochester families and small businesses.

    “Right now, we are at Defcon 1 for America’s clean energy future, and it’s jobs here in Rochester and monthly energy bills for New York families and businesses that are on the line. The Clark family’s house here in the Rochester area tells the story of today. Last year, they hired Rochester’s fastest-growing business to install solar panels on their roof with help from our Inflation Reduction Act, lowering their monthly energy bill over 65%, from over $100 to $35,” said Senator Schumer. “Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ would deal a ‘big bad blow’ to families here in Rochester, raising their costs and killing good-paying jobs at companies like Rochester’s GreenSpark Solar, which employs hundreds of workers. It guts one of the most effective tax credits middle-class families use to lower their monthly energy bills in order to give bigger breaks to billionaires; it’s outrageous. That’s why I’m demanding Republicans to stop this plan to gut America’s clean energy future and block these cuts that will hurt Rochester’s families’ wallets and decimate jobs.”

    Schumer was joined by workers from leading Rochester HVAC, solar, and geothermal energy installation companies, including ACES Energy, Halco Home Solutions, Wise Home Energy, Schuler-Haas Electric, and GreenSpark Solar, who said the elimination of these investments would be a massive blow to their work, employees, and customers. Rochester’s GreenSpark Solar employs 150 workers, and on any given day, also employs an additional 150-300 union subcontractors from Rochester companies like Schuler-Haas Electric to help build their installations.

    Just two years ago, they were named Rochester’s #1 fastest-growing business and have been able to double their workforce in recent years thanks to customer demand unleashed by the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits. GreenSpark Solar purchases equipment and supplies from local Rochester-area suppliers, boosting the local supply chain, and has just relocated to the heart of downtown Rochester, bringing life to an abandoned building and the surrounding area.

    However, GreenSpark Solar recently had to lay off 20 workers in anticipation of the GOP’s job-killing “Big, Beautiful Bill’s” tax increases on clean energy projects, driving down demand for their business. Schumer said if this bill passes, it will pull the rug out from under GreenSpark Solar just as it is growing, rendering their investments in Rochester worthless and forcing them to lay off local workers.

    “When I first joined the solar industry, I knew almost nothing – but the people at GreenSpark taught me everything: how solar works, how it strengthens communities, and how it builds careers,” said Rory Patrie, Field Service Administrator for GreenSpark Solar. “I believe in it so deeply I had solar installed on my own home. It’s helped me fight inflation, keep my bills low, and become more resilient. The proposed elimination of federal renewable energy investments threatens my livelihood, my coworkers, and the everyday families we serve. I’m glad to stand here with Senator Schumer to defend the credits that support this work – and I thank Senator Schumer for recognizing what’s at stake for workers like me.”

    Kevin Schulte, CEO of GreenSpark Solar said, “I’ve been in the renewable energy business for 26 years, and every time the Federal Government attacked our industry, New York State stepped up, helping us build the fifth largest solar market in the country. Solar and battery storage are the fastest, most affordable forms of electricity on the grid today; we won’t meet our energy goals with offshore wind, nuclear, or even natural gas—it will also come from solar. I’m proud to stand with Senator Schumer to defend the policy that supports this critical work and provides quality jobs and affordable energy to many New Yorkers.”

    The Clark family, who just hired GreenSpark Solar to install solar panels last year with help from the Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit, has already seen their monthly electricity bill decrease by over 65%, from over $100 to $35. Now, they are considering installing additional panels and a battery backup system that can store electricity, making them better prepared for power outages during extreme weather. However, if Republicans repeal the tax credits, the cost of making their home more energy efficient will skyrocket. Thousands of families across New York State are waiting to see what the GOP does in Washington and are holding off on new clean energy installations, hurting companies like GreenSpark Solar and the thousands of workers in the clean energy industry.

    The GOP bill would kill clean energy incentives already benefiting hundreds of New York businesses with ongoing projects and the families who are using them to help improve their homes’ energy efficiency and lower their energy bills. Schumer specifically highlighted how the bill:

    • Eliminates the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit, which provides families in New York up to $3,200 to help weatherize their homes for better protection in the harsh winters and make improvements to their home’s energy efficiency, lowering their energy bills with qualifying items like doors, windows, better insulation and heat pumps, and
    • Eliminates the Residential Clean Energy Credit, which gives New York families a 30% discount on home energy improvements, like solar panels, heat pumps, or energy storage, that help lower energy bills and keep the lights on during power outages.

    Penfield homeowners also joined Schumer, including Al Hibner, who lowered his monthly heating costs by 44% with his geothermal heat pump installed by Rochester’s ACES Energy, and homeowner Katie Ryggs, who has saved $1650 a year on her utility bills thanks to solar panels installed by GreenSpark and geothermal installed by ACES. Her monthly bills went from $200 to $60, plus she’s saved thousands on gasoline costs because she was able to switch to an electric vehicle and charge at home, reducing her monthly energy costs by more than 70%. 

    In the past two decades, more than 5 million American households have put solar panels on their roofs – this skyrocketed after the Inflation Reduction Act expanded these tax credits three years ago. However, one analysis estimates residential solar installations could fall by half in the next year if this House GOP bill goes through.

    “The Energy Tax Credit helped us install solar panels and slash our electric bill from over $100 to just $25 a month,” said Steve & Amy Clark, Penfield homeowners. “We were looking forward to adding additional solar panels and battery storage in the future – but if these credits are cut, that would put those plans out of reach. We appreciate Senator Schumer’s support for these essential tax credits that make clean energy possible for homeowners like us.”

    Penfield homeowner Katie Rygg said, “These tax credits put geothermal, solar, and our first EV within reach for my family – helping us create a better future for our daughters – with the added benefits of having less pollution in the house and saving money on our monthly energy bills. In the summer, we use 1/6 of the electricity to cool our house and in winter, we use 1/4 of the energy to heat our home. We hope that Congress will fight to preserve these clean energy tax credits so that many more families will be able to access the savings, comfort, and health benefits that come with electric homes and vehicles.”

    Schumer was joined by Rochester-Finger Lakes businesses across the clean energy sector who said this bill would hurt their businesses immediately.

    Andrew (AJ) Heiligman, President, ACES Energy & Renewable Rochester said, “Geothermal heat pump Federal tax credits have empowered everyday Americans to invest in clean, domestic energy, lowering utility bills, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and generating well-paying local jobs. These incentives benefit more than just homeowners; they strengthen local economies and sustain the skilled workers driving our clean energy transition. Rolling them back now would stall momentum that’s delivering real results for people, the environment, and communities alike.”

    Ryan Puckett, General Manager at Wise Home Energy said, “The Federal tax credits for beneficial electrification and weatherization are critical tools for reducing carbon emissions in our buildings. These incentives drive investment in cleaner, more resilient technologies, reducing costs and improving living conditions for New Yorkers. Removing them would not only hinder progress toward energy independence but also place unnecessary burdens on contractors and families striving for sustainable solutions. Wise Home Energy thanks Senator Schumer for supporting clean energy policy that benefits us all.”

    Schumer was also joined by Rochester Building Trades workers who, with the help of IRA’s Clean Electricity Investment Tax credits, just built New York’s first grid-scale solar project, Morris Ridge Solar, in Livingston County that created 550 jobs, provided a $70 million boost to the local economy, and is powering 47,000 households. These workers, who are now constructing the 2nd largest solar project in New York – the Excelsior Energy solar farm in Genesee County that is creating 290 construction jobs, $117.5 million in economic impact, and will power 74,000 homes – fear these thousands of jobs will now be lost.

    Grant Malone, President of the Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council said, “Good-paying family sustaining local construction jobs will be obliterated by the job-killing “Big, Beautiful Bill’s” repeal of clean energy incentives. Our hundreds of local skilled trades members who are on the job today building solar farms in Rochester to power hundreds of thousands of homes are proof that these federal investments are a win-win. We are proud to stand with Senator Schumer to oppose any attempts to eliminate these investments and kill the thousands of construction jobs they are set to unleash.”

    Schumer said clean energy tax incentives have spurred a clean energy boom in New York State, and rolling them back would have devastating impacts. The Clean Economy Tracker estimates the Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives have spurred over $5 billion worth of investments in clean manufacturing in New York, creating over 7,200 jobs. Data from NERA Economic Consulting shows that repealing clean energy tax credits could cause New York to lose up to 20,300 jobs as clean energy projects are cancelled or scaled back, with a whopping nearly $3.5 billion hit to the state’s GDP, and New Yorkers paying up to $650 in higher energy costs each year by 2032 if these devastating cuts become law.

    Already, Republicans have shown doubts about the provisions in this bill. Earlier this month, thirteen House Republicans sent a letter to Senate Republican leaders urging them to scale back clean energy cuts in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” – the very bill their votes helped pass in the House. Last week, House Republicans voted for a second time to pass this job-killing bill after deleting various provisions.

    “The fight is far from over. House Republicans’ latest flipflopping shows our pressure is working, and we have a real opportunity to get them to go back to the drawing board on this bill, and stop their attacks to totally eliminate these clean energy tax credits. And we are doing that by showing the real-world impacts, the jobs lost and lives devastated by their brutal cuts,” added Schumer.

    Schumer said if this House Republican plan goes through, many of the clean energy projects spurred by the IRA could be forced to scale back or even stop, the workers building the future of American energy would be laid off, and projects that otherwise would have plugged into the grid will never come to fruition. That would impact both major NY employers and manufacturers in the clean energy, manufacturing, electric vehicle, battery, and research sectors, and also our small businesses and major economic projects slated to come to New York. Schumer said the House Republican bill would repeal the very parts of the Inflation Reduction Act that have helped companies grow in New York and spurred millions of investments, many of which are in Republican districts such as:

    1. Eliminates the Clean Electricity Investment & Production Credits that support more cheap, clean electricity. With natural gas turbines on a five-year delay, the IRA’s clean electricity tax credits have ensured a robust buildout of wind and solar power while spurring demand for American-made energy products and helping keep electricity prices from increasing.
    2. Sabotages the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit that has generated a more than five-fold increase in investment in manufacturing in the solar and EV supply chains, creating thousands of good-paying jobs and shifting these industries out of China to the U.S.
    3. Eliminates the IRA’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credits that make it cheaper to buy new and used electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and has led to a massive onshoring of EV and battery supply chain manufacturing, undercutting China and bolstering American companies.
    4. Eliminates the New Energy-Efficient Home Credit that makes it cheaper to build new, highly efficient and affordable homes, expanding the housing supply while reducing energy costs.
    5. Eliminates the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit that supports American-made clean hydrogen, led by New York companies like Plug Power and Air Products, to be used for clean manufacturing and agriculture.

    Graham Hughes, Director of Policy & Advocacy of the Climate Solutions Accelerator said, “Investments in clean energy made through the Inflation Reduction Act have allowed people in the Finger Lakes Regions to upgrade our homes, lowered the cost of our energy, and created good paying jobs in a growing sector of the economy. Cutting these tax credits will roll back this progress and make our region more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. We need congress to protect these investments and ensure the green economy continues to grow in New York.”

    Monroe County Legislator Susan Hughes-Smith & Climate Solutions Accelerator Co-founder said, “The federal clean energy tax credits are good for our economy, health, and environment. The Solar Energy Industry Association calculates that the elimination of just the solar tax incentives would result in 330,000 jobs lost across the country, close or cancel 331 factories and squander nearly $300 billion in local investments. These credits should be preserved.”

    Repealing the clean energy tax incentives would also be a disaster for America that Schumer said would cede energy manufacturing leadership to China, which already produces a significant amount of the world’s clean technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries. If companies can no longer support clean energy manufacturing in the United States, they will bring these projects to America’s competitors, and jobs that would’ve otherwise been created in America will be created in countries like China. This will destabilize American supply chains and make American families and businesses reliant on China and other foreign countries for cheap energy.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Gordon Wilson Flats’ heritage protection goneburger

    Source: New Zealand Government

    The derelict and unsafe Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington will lose its protected heritage status and become eligible for demolition through an amendment to the Resource Management Act (RMA) in the coming weeks, RMA Reform and Housing Minister Chris Bishop says.

    “The Gordon Wilson Flats were used as social housing until 2012, when an engineer’s report showed the building was so unsafe that large slabs of the concrete exterior could come off in an earthquake or even a strong wind. The building has sat vacant since then, becoming more dangerous and more of an eyesore every year,” Mr Bishop says.

    “The Gordon Wilson Flats are currently listed as heritage protected in the Wellington City District Plan, making it nearly impossible for anyone to get a resource consent to demolish them or alter them.

    “There has been attempt after attempt to deal with the Gordon Wilson Flats since 2012, all of which have failed. The Flats sit as an ugly scar on the Wellington skyline, emblematic of a failed planning system that prioritises preservation of heritage, no matter the economic cost.

    “Cities shouldn’t be museums. The Wellington City Council wants the Gordon Wilson flats demolished, the University (the current owner) wants them demolished, and the people of Wellington want them demolished too.

    “The Government is not prepared to let the situation continue any longer. 

    “Cabinet has agreed to enable the demolition of Gordon Wilson Flats by amending the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill, which has recently been reported back to Parliament. 

    “The amendment will remove the Flats’ protected heritage status and will make its demolition a permitted activity under the RMA. This means the building can finally be demolished, without a resource consent.

    “The amendments will not apply to any other heritage-protected buildings around the country. The Gordon Wilson Flats have been singled out because the building is owned by a public institution – Victoria University – and because that owner, the council and the community all want it gone. 

    “I know many Wellingtonians will be relieved to know the Gordon Wilson Flats’ days of heritage protection are numbered, and that it is unlikely to mar our beautiful city’s skyline for too much longer.

    The Amendment Paper to the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill will be introduced during the Bill’s Committee of the Whole House stage, between its second and third readings. The Bill is expected to pass into law in the middle of 2025.

    “The Bill also contains wider amendments to allow councils to de-list heritage buildings in their district plans faster and more easily. The wider issue of heritage protection is also being actively considered as part of the government’s replacement legislation for the Resource Management Act, expected to be introduced later in the year.”

    Note to Editor:

    Victoria University may choose to demolish the Gordon Wilson Flats following the enactment of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill. While they would not need a resource consent for the demolition, they would still need a demolition consent under the Building Act 2004 to ensure appropriate management of matters such as handling and disposing of hazardous building materials and controlling silt runoff, excess noise and dust generated by the demolition. 

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Rural voters fed up with rates rip-off – Federated Farmers

    Source: Federated Farmers

    Councils have a mountain to climb to win back the trust of rural ratepayers, Federated Farmers says – and that starts with cutting wasteful spending and sharing the burden more fairly.
    “At the same time, councils deserve an overhaul of their funding tools and other changes to central government policy,” Feds local government spokesperson Sandra Faulkner says.
    “Council rates hikes have climbed well above inflation for several decades, but the pressure on ratepayers has only worsened.
    “When elections happen this October, voters should back candidates who commit to capping general rate increases at inflation – unless there’s a genuinely extraordinary reason not to,” Faulkner says.
    She says rural ratepayers are fed up with footing the bill for urban-centric services they don’t use and aren’t connected to.
    “It’s time to scrap unfair rating differentials and shift towards targeted uniform charges and annual general charges to reduce reliance on property value-based rates.”
    Federated Farmers is also calling for legislation changes that would require binding referenda on any council commercial projects that cost more than $500 per rateable property.
    “We’re not talking about sewage treatment plants, bridges or other such essential infrastructure,” Faulkner says.
    “We’re meaning commercial ventures like stadiums, conference centres and marinas that are beyond core council purposes and can destroy balance sheets.
    “It’s not to say these projects can’t happen, but ratepayers should get to make the final call.”
    Councils could also save money by sticking to their lane and leaving climate policy to central government, Faulkner says.
    “Councils should stop duplicating effort – and wasting ratepayer dollars – by setting climate policies.
    “To do something positive for the environment, councils that haven’t already should bring in a rates remission policy for land under QEII covenants, Significant Natural Areas and Outstanding Natural Landscapes.
    “Given that public conservation values are protected by these mechanisms, farmers deserve rates relief,” Faulkner says.
    Federated Farmers supports RMA and local planning reform that reduces delays, costs and uncertainty, and utilises tools like farm plans rather than consents.
    Significant Natural Area and environmental rules must be science-based and farmer-friendly.
    Faulkner says central government also has a major role in the drive for council efficiency and fairness.
    Federated Farmers believes road users, rather than property owners, should be paying for local roads and bridges – as is the case for State Highways.
    “We’re calling for 90% of local roading maintenance and renewal costs to come from fuel excise tax and road user charges, rather than rates. Currently, the average is only 53%.
    “Property value rates are a particularly poor mechanism to fund roads for the same reason as general taxation: it doesn’t tie those who use roads with those who pay for roads.
    “This system also lacks logic. In areas with a lot of tourism or freight, for example, locals are left paying for roading networks that serve a wider regional or national purpose.”
    The 10% cost share left with ratepayers would lock in a district say on local road priorities.
    Other steps from central government are also needed to relieve cost pressures on council, Faulkner says.
    “Crown land should be rateable, the 30% cap on council uniform annual general charges should be scrapped, and the Beehive should stop unfunded mandates – piling extra responsibilities onto councils with no corresponding funding.”
    Faulkner says with council elections looming, now’s a great chance to ask some tough questions of councillors seeking re-election – and those challenging them for seats – on how they’ll lessen the rural rates burden. 

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health Privatisation – Private health contracts advance Govt’s health privatisation agenda – PSA

    Source: PSA

    The Government’s directive to Health New Zealand to give 10-year contracts to private hospitals for elective surgeries is a further step towards privatisation of health care, the PSA says.
    Stripping money out of the public health system to pay private, for-profit providers will not solve the Government’s underfunding of health, Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says.
    “The long-term result of outsourcing to private providers will continue to weaken the provision of public health care by starving it of funds, giving the Government a further excuse to privatise more and more healthcare.
    “The plan to contract to private hospital long-term is ushering in the privatisation of the health system, which will inevitably mean syphoning money off from providing health services for all to pay profits to private corporations. This will result in only those who can pay being able to access adequate health care and other vital services.
    “The Government wants to drive us towards a US-style health system where the private sector dominates and sick people without health insurance are left at hospital doors.
    “The Minister says he is unapologetic about his directive, but the directive was kept under wraps for months.
    “If you judge the Government by its actions not its words, it is clear this lack of transparency is cover for privatisation by stealth of public health care.
    “Public health services belong to all of us and are there to deliver for people not shareholders.
    “Privatisation will also mean that the workers who deliver quality public, health services will see their livelihoods threatened by redundancies and reduced pay and conditions,” Fitzsimons says.
    The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest trade union, representing and supporting more than 95,000 workers across central government, state-owned enterprises, local councils, health boards and community groups.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Legislation – All workers will now be able to be fired at will – the Govt has no shame – PSA

    Source: PSA

    All workers will be in the firing line for instant dismissal regardless of circumstances under a law change now before Parliament.
    Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brook van Velden has introduced the Employment Relations Amendment Bill which will make it harder for workers to bring personal grievance claims.
    “This is plainly and simply a fundamental erosion of workers’ rights to secure employment – the Minister is effectively giving employers the green light to fire workers at will,” said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.
    “It will be virtually impossible for a worker to bring a successful personal grievance if unfairly sacked. This is a radical change for every workplace in New Zealand, again exposing the Government’s priority to make life easier for employers, harder for workers.
    “If a worker is dismissed unjustifiably, the only remedy is through a personal grievance. There is no problem here the Government is trying to solve. The current remedies are already very limited with reinstatement only being ordered in 16 cases at the Employment Relations Authority in 2024 according to their Annual Report.
    “But now the Bill will make it easier for employers to find a way to undermine any personal grievance claim by establishing some conduct by the worker that contributed to a dismissal.
    “Under the Bill, an employer will be able to amplify any conduct by the workers – it won’t be hard for some justification to be found to defend against the claim.
    “This is all about weakening any claim and discouraging a worker from bringing a claim in the first place. That will mean workers will find it much harder to be reinstated which is ultimately what most workers want or get compensation for hurt and humiliation.
    “The Minister trumpeted the changes as all about ‘labour market flexibility’. We heard the same thing in 1991 with the Employment Contracts Act which the Government then promised would increase productivity. That didn’t happen, it just stripped workers of rights and emboldened employers.
    “We are seeing the same playbook now with planned cuts to sick pay, pay equity, the 90-day fire at will law, weakening health and safety requirements for employers and the axing of Fair Pay Agreements.
    “That all amounts to less secure employment, lower wages and more dangerous workplaces.
    “The Government has no shame and workers across New Zealand will pay the price for that for years to come.”
    The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest trade union, representing and supporting more than 95,000 workers across central government, state-owned enterprises, local councils, health boards and community groups.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Legislation – Radical employment bill threatens every NZ worker – CTU

    Source: Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi

    The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is urging all political parties to vote against Brooke van Velden’s new Employment Relations Amendment Bill, as it will severely undermine workers’ rights.

    “This new Bill will legislate many of the attacks on workers’ rights signalled by Brooke van Velden, fundamentally undermining the rights of working people in New Zealand’s employment relations system,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff.

    “Following instruction from Uber’s corporate lobbyists, the Minister is wanting to prevent some of the most vulnerable and casualised workers who have been misclassified as contractors from being able to access their legal rights by taking cases to court. Government should not be blocking workers from court because corporates may not like the outcome.  

    “The personal grievance changes are also trying to tie the courts hands and prevent them from establishing justice for workers. They entrench power imbalances and leave workers facing unjustified dismissal with no statutory protection.

    “These changes threaten every single worker in Aotearoa. The right to seek remedies for unjustifiable and unlawful dismissal is a basic employment right and should not be diluted.

    “This Bill also legislates to remove the 30-day rule, which is another attempt undermine unions and protections that unions bring their members. Currently workers in a new role have the protection of any collective agreement in place for 30 days. Removing the rule will encourage employers to exploit workers when they are at their most vulnerable, and to lead a race to the bottom for wages and conditions.

    “The Bill heightens worker vulnerability to unjustifiable dismissal, shields employers from the consequences of mistreating workers, and drives people into insecure work. This is in the context of government policy that has caused largescale unemployment.

    “Parties across Parliament should vote down this radically unjust law and instead support working people and their families,” said Wagstaff.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: First Responders – New World Victoria Park fire

    Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are responding to a fire at New World Victoria Park in Auckland.
    Crews were alerted by a fire alarm activation at 11.18am.
    As at 11.50am, there are 11 trucks and a Command Unit at the scene. The fire is not yet under control.
    All persons have been accounted for.
    The public is advised to avoid the area, with the roads around the supermarket closed. 
    Smoke is drifting up into Ponsonby area and towards Grey Lynn. Residents impacted by the smoke are advised to close their windows and doors and avoid going outside if possible.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealanders’ Asia knowledge peaks as regional relationships evolve – Asia NZ Foundation

    Source: Asia New Zealand Foundation

    The Asia New Zealand Foundation’s 28th annual Perceptions of Asia and Asian Peoples survey shows that New Zealanders are maintaining their commitment to and engagement in Asia while adapting to changing regional dynamics.
    “New Zealanders are becoming more discerning about regional relationships,” says Suzannah Jessep, Chief Executive of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono. “Our conversations have shifted from “Asia” to conversations about the specific countries and sectors that we are engaged with. The report shows that today our ties across the Asia region are broader, deeper and more mutually beneficial than ever.”
    This year’s survey presents changes in views over the past year, as well as longitudinal tr

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Property Market – NZ housing market steadies as sentiment cautiously lifts – QV

    Source: Quality Valuation (QV)

    The rate of decline in the housing market has slowed again, with national residential property values largely holding steady throughout May.

    Our latest QV House Price Index shows nationwide values have inched up just 0.1% to a new national average of $913,772 in the May quarter. That figure is 1.1% lower than the same time last year and 14.1% below the market’s peak in late 2021.

    Across New Zealand’s main urban areas just Whangarei (3.2%), Hastings (1.1%), Nelson (1.1%), and Christchurch (1.3%), recorded average home value growth in excess of 1% throughout the three months to the end of May 2025. Hamilton (0.5%), and Tauranga (0.2%) values rose slightly. While Auckland (-0.5%), Wellington (-1.7%), Palmerston North (-0.9%), and Dunedin (-0.8%), recorded losses.

    QV operations manager James Wilson said, “The housing market is still softening, but doing so at a slowing pace with signs of tentative confidence beginning to surface.”

    “With interest rates easing and more owner-occupiers re-entering the market — particularly in the middle and upper-middle brackets — we’re observing a return to activity in the main urban centres. This has helped stabilise national values and reduced the number of areas experiencing declines.”

    “Investor activity is also picking up, especially in lower-value and regional markets. This, combined with steady demand from first-home buyers, is starting to generate subtle competitive pressures. However, high stock levels and cautious vendor expectations are still keeping price growth in check.”

    “Ongoing global uncertainty, including from US trade tariffs and escalating conflicts, along with local concerns about job security are still contributing to a climate of caution,” Mr Wilson said.

    “While we don’t expect a dramatic winter upswing, it’s likely we’ll see growing buyer engagement as confidence continues to build.”

    Download a high resolution version of the latest QV value map here.

    Northland

    The Northland market has seen an upswing in the second quarter of the year with values up 2.2% and the average value across the region is $738,936. Values are now 0.9% lower than they were in May last year, and 10.0% below the previous peak of late 2021.

    In the three months to May, the Far North rose 1.7% and the average home there is now worth $705,192. In Whangarei, the average value is $738,441 after a quarterly lift of 3.2%. While in Kaipara, it is $834,628 after a slight 0.1% lift over the quarter.

    Auckland

    The Auckland property market remains subdued and while overall momentum remains weak, there are signs of divergence emerging at the local level with some areas seeing growth. The average home across the Super City is now worth $1,240,029, 2.2% less than a year ago and 19.1% lower than the market’s peak in late 2021.

    In the May quarter values increased in Papakura (1.3%) and in the local council areas previously known as Auckland City (0.4%). Other parts of the super city saw values continue to decline over the quarter; Manukau (-1.2%); North Shore (-1.0%), Franklin (-0.9%), and Waitakere (-0.1%).

    Local QV Registered Valuer, Hugh Robson said, “Many Auckland suburbs continue to have high levels of housing stock on the market and agents report low attendance numbers at open homes and auctions.”
     
    “Despite this, there is increased activity from first time buyers, due to falling interest rates and mainly in medium to lower value areas and higher value suburbs are seeing less activity than lower value suburbs.”
     
    “New multi-unit developments continue to be built (with many developments just starting) and there’s a notable increase in investment properties on the market. The Auckland rental market appears to have stabilised with rents not rising or falling rather ‘flat-lining’ now.”
     
    Waikato

    The latest QV House Price Index shows Hamilton’s average home is now worth $791,909, with values bucking recent downward trend, rising 0.5% over the past three months. Values are now 0.5% higher than this time last year and 13.9% lower than the previous peak of late 2021.

    QV Property consultant Marshall Wu said, “Hamilton experienced a modest lift in home values during May and these gains coincide with stabilising listings levels, though a significant volume of unsold inventory continues to linger on the market.”

    “While easing mortgage rates, improving sentiment, and income growth are all supportive factors, they are being met with strong headwinds,” he said.

    “Persisting affordability challenges, rising unemployment, and softer population growth are all contributing to a more cautious outlook for would be buyers.”

    The Waikato region has also turned a corner, up 0.6% in the May quarter and home values are 0.5% higher than the same time last year. The average home value across the region is now $817,249.

    Hauraki values jumped 5.1% over the May quarter and are 6.1% year on year; while Thames/Coromandel rose 1.5% and Waikato District was up 0.5% over the past three months.  

    Waitomo District also continues to see values jump with a quarterly increase of 8.6%; Ōtorohanga and Waipa districts, also recorded gains of 4.6% and 0.8% respectively. While South Waikato values decreased 3.5% over the quarter.
     

    Bay of Plenty

    Home values rose in Tauranga by 0.2% over the past three months. The city’s average home value is now $1,002,458, which is 0.8% lower than at the same time last year.

    The Bay of Plenty region saw a 0.1% quarterly decrease to a new average value of $886,186 which is 0.5% lower than a year ago. Gisborne saw quarterly growth of 0.5%, Kawerau District rose 0.3%. In contrast, Opotiki District saw the largest drop in the region, with a 3-month decline of 5.7%, while Whakatane was also down 1.5%, and Rotorua held relatively steady dipping just 0.1%.

    Hawkes Bay

    Napier City home values rose 0.4% over the past three months to a new average value of $760,109 which is 0.7% lower year on year. Hastings values rose 1.1% over the past three months to a new average of $768,689 which is 3.1% lower than the same time last year.

    Wairoa has seen one of the highest increases in the country rising 7.4% in the three months to May and 10.8% year on year to a new average value of $447,895. While, Central Hawke’s Bay experienced the greatest downward trend in the region, dropping 5.1% over the quarter and 7.2% year on year with a new average value of $532,315.
     

    Taranaki

    Home values in New Plymouth are down 0.3% in the May quarter and are 0.4% higher year on year. The average home there is now worth $723,486. Meanwhile, values shot up by 7.0% in South Taranaki over the quarter to May to a new average value of $447,255; while Stratford edged up 0.3% to $476,773.

    QV Local Registered Valuer, Danny Grace said, “The residential property market in New Plymouth is more stable with improved levels of activity over the recent months, more interest from buyers, and agents are feeling more confident.”
     
    “The lower end of the market is more active, with less interest in the higher priced properties. Values in Stratford and South Taranaki are also more stable, but activity in New Plymouth is stronger,” he said.
     
    Palmerston North

    Home values in Palmerston North dipped 0.9% over the May quarter and homes there are now worth on average $632,309, which is 1.3% lower than this time last year.

    Local QV Registered Valuer Olivia Betts said, “The market remains steady, with minimal price fluctuations. February and March saw a notable increase in new listings, giving buyers more options and greater leverage. This boost in inventory was accompanied by a rise in sales activity—an expected trend ahead of the quieter autumn and winter months.”

    “A clear divide continues to emerge between different property types. Homes with outdated features are proving harder to sell and tend to stay on the market longer. In contrast, renovated properties with modern amenities are in higher demand, particularly among buyers seeking convenience and updated living spaces,” she said.

    “This preference is especially strong among first-home buyers targeting homes in the mid-$500K range, ideally built or refurbished within the last 20 years.”

    “Overall, while the market is experiencing a slight softening, it remains balanced. A typical seasonal slowdown is anticipated through winter, with increased activity expected to return in spring.”

    Wairarapa

    Home values are rising in some areas and continuing to decrease in others in the Wairarapa region.

    Our latest QV House Price Index shows Masterton’s average home value has reduced by 1.3% this quarter to $571,778. Carterton’s average home rose in value by 2.1% to $634,158 and home values in South Wairarapa reduced by 1.2% to a new average of $747,407. The average home across the region is now worth $623,103, 2.3% less than the same time last year.

    Wellington

    Residential property values have continued their downward trend across Wellington this quarter. The region’s average home value decreased by 1.4% to $829,215, which is 4.9% lower year on year and 25.4% below the previous peak of late 2021. All the areas saw values decrease over the May quarter: Wellington City fell 1.8%; Hutt City was down 2.3%; Porirua dropped 1.4%; and Upper Hutt dipped slightly by 0.2%.

    QV Senior Consultant, David Cornford said, “Values have tracked backwards slightly over the last few months in the Wellington region and the market continues to be relatively soft as we head into the winter months.”
     
    “Despite interest rates now being significantly lower, these rate drops have not correlated to an increase in property values and it’s likely the region will require economic conditions to improve before we see a strengthening market,” he said.
     
    “There continues to be ample properties on the market giving buyers, plenty of choice. First home buyers are active, while there is a lack of activity from investors.”

    Nelson-Tasman-Marlborough

    Values in Nelson are bucking the downward trend seen in many other main centres, recording quarterly growth of 1.1% and 3.2% year on year. The average home in the city is now worth $802,332.

    Tasman values also rose 1.0% over the quarter to a new average of $823,131, while Marlborough posted a slight quarterly increase of 0.8%, with homes there on average worth $700,892.

    QV Nelson/Marlborough manager Craig Russell said in Nelson and Tasman the majority of activity is in the $500,000-$800,000 price bracket. “Often there are multiple offers and the majority of purchasers in this price bracket are first home buyers.”
     
    “A number of investors are selling properties which they’ve held as rentals for a number of years which is likely due to these investors wanting to free up capital, or obtain better returns elsewhere, after a period of no capital growth,” he said.
     
    “The number of properties on the market remains elevated as we enter the seasonal downturn in activity. Section sales are slow, particularly in hillside suburbs as high building costs restrict buyers.”

    West Coast

    Housing figures continue to fluctuate from month to month and quarter to quarter on the West Coast.

    Our QV House Price Index for May shows the Westcoast region saw values rise 3.9% over the past three months to a new average value of $433,345 which is a 4.6% increase year on year and 18.8% higher than the nationwide market peak of late 2021.

    Average home values in Buller were up 10.5% over the past three months to $384,407, while Westland also rose 4.3% to $474,046; while values in Grey dipped 0.2% to $446,520.

    Canterbury

    Christchurch’s average home values rose 1.3% in the May quarter to $779,866. This is an annual increase of 1.2% values are now 1.8% higher than the previous nationwide peak of late 2021.

    Hurunui values saw a quarterly increase of 0.7% to a new average of $645,936, which is 1.8% lower year on year. While Waimakariri recorded a modest increase of 0.2% to an average value of $720,376 which is 0.7% higher than in May last year.

    Local QV registered valuer, Olivia Brownie said, “The property market in the Canterbury Region remains stable, with buyers showing commitment to purchases and sellers pricing realistically. We continue to see a small consistent positive market movement across the region as a whole.”

    “Whilst the rate of new listings coming onto the market is cooling down, there are still strong sales with ample listings and stable prices benefiting both parties with time and choice,” she said.

    “More recently the most active buyer groups have been mortgaged owners and investors as lending and borrowing conditions have eased.”

    Dunedin

    Our QV House Price Index for May 2025 shows values have dipped (-0.8%) over the past quarter and (-0.9%) year on year. The average home is now worth $640,125 which is 11.5% lower than the peak of late 2021.

    Local QV Registered Valuer Baylan Connolly said, “The townhouse market continues to see the trend away from investors to owner occupiers with the majority of townhouse developments being focused in the higher valuer areas in the city including Belleknowes, Roslyn, Maori Hill, and the fringes of Andersons Bay.”
     
    “The South Dunedin Future initiative, a joint effort between the Dunedin City Council (DCC) and Otago Regional Council (ORC), recently released a detailed hazard assessment and a long-term strategy outlining multibillion-dollar adaptation options,” he said.

    “While developers acknowledged this work, they emphasised the need for concrete action to restore market confidence. The rising cost of insurance, especially in flood-prone areas, is a major consideration for buyers, investors, and developers. Higher insurance premiums are discouraging development in high-risk areas and increasing demand for properties in elevated suburbs.”

    “The gradual reinstatement of interest deductibility is improving investor sentiment, though it has not yet led to a full resurgence in investment demand.”

    Queenstown

    Our QV House Price Index for May shows the average value in the Queenstown Lakes District remains the highest in Aotearoa, New Zealand despite a downward trend emerging in the market there. Values dipped 0.3% over the past three months and 0.7% year on year. However, the average value of $1,815,797 is 13.5% higher than the nationwide market peak of late 2021 and remains well above all other regions in the country.

    QV Local Registered Valuer Greg Simpson said the local property market has remained active and generally steady over the past 12 months, despite broader national uncertainty.

    “Sales volumes are increasing alongside inventory levels, and average residential values have held firm in both Queenstown and Central Otago. However, market conditions remain sensitive to economic headwinds, with tighter credit conditions and ongoing caution among buyers,” Mr Simpson said.

    The surrounding areas are seeing positive quarterly value growth including Central Otago up (2.4%) and Clutha up (3.1%); and Waitaki up (1.5%).

    Southland

    Invercargill values rose 1.3% over the past three months to an average value of $506,888, which is 4.2% higher year on year, and 3.9% higher than the previous peak.

    While in Gore, values increased 8.8% over the quarter to $439,670 which is 4.2% higher than a year ago. And in Southland values dipped 0.7% over the past three months to $533,255 but are 5.0% higher than a year ago.

    QV Registered Valuer Andrew Ronald said, “There is strong demand from first home buyers in the $350,000 to $500,000 bracket in the Invercargill market. We also seeing an increasing interest from investors and recent rent rises have now stabilised. Meanwhile, there’s been limited demand from buyers in the upper end of the market in price range above $1,000,000.”

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