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FSCL: Financial Complaint Numbers Show No Sign Of Easing

EA Te Mana Hiko: More Choices For How We Use, Buy & Sell Electricity

NHC Toka Tū Ake: Volcanic Clouds In Auckland May Travel Much Farther

Free Speech Union: Calls By Jewish Council For Censorship Will Backfire

NZ On Air: New Touring Support For Local Musicians

Helene Ritchie: An author and her city

PHANZ: Freshwater Is A Public Health Issue

TEU: Vocational Education Announcement A Disaster For Regional NZ

Gordon Campbell: On Ducking The Costs Of Climate Change

Looking for consistency in all things is said to be the hallmark of a small mind. Duly noted, but the Luxon government’s stance on climate change does seem strikingly inconsistent. For starters, New Zealand claims to still be committed to the emissions targets contained in the Paris Accords, but the current government’s plan for doing so largely relies on scientific methods for reducing emissions that, as yet, don’t actually exist.

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

NZ Government: Government To Stop Council Plan Changes

Councils will be required to withdraw plan reviews and changes that have not started hearings as soon as possible and within 90 days of the law coming into effect.

New Zealand Defence Force: Exercise Talisman Sabre Gets Under Way

The Royal New Zealand Navy frigate Te Kaha and aircraft from both No 3 and No 5 Squadrons of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) as well as other personnel and assets from both Services are also taking part in the exercise.

Water Industry Operations Group of New Zealand: New Zealand And Australia To Compete For Best-Tasting Tap Water Title

On 23 July, Timaru District Council’s Seadown water treatment plant – the current New Zealand champion – will face off against Australia’s reigning titleholder, Isaac Regional Council’s Glenden Scheme from Queensland.

World Vision: Thousands Of Teens Plead For Government To Take Action On Modern Slavery

A delegation of World Vision youth Advocacy Ambassadors will present the letters to MPs on Parliament’s Steps at 12.30pm on Wednesday July 16. World Vision Advocacy Ambassador 19-year-old Lily Murphy says New Zealand young people are passionate about the need for action on modern slavery.

Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust: Iwi Hosts Meeting With Multiple Crown Agencies For New Strategy

The inaugural hui was a formal discussion to begin to realise the opportunities of ‘He Kawenata Hōu’, a commitment included in the iwi’s Treaty settlement legislation, Settlement Trust Chair Paora Ammunson says.

ACT New Zealand: David Seymour's Speech To 2025 ACT Party Rally - Positive Sum Thinking

Being free and equal is not just something nice to have. It’s the foundation for the problem solving we need to do as a country. If we’re going to succeed, first we must be free and equal.

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BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Napier City Business Inc.: Fashion In The City Signals A New Era Of Local Collaboration And Creativity

Running across July and August, around 14 boutique events curated by retailers, designers, and creative collaborators, supported by Napier City Business Inc. (NCBI), are bringing fresh energy and a reason to venture out this winter.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: RBNZ Explores The Impact Of An Ageing Population On The Financial System

As the population ages, overall savings are expected to rise in the near term before declining. People typically borrow when young, save during their working years, and draw down those savings in retirement.

NZCCC: NZCCC Echoes Calls To Increase Funeral Grant Funding

As an industry advocate, we support transparency and all councils raising their fees should be able to justify those increases. NZCCC fully supports the call for the government to address the WINZ funeral grant shortfall for the average cost of a funeral.

KiwiRail: Auckland Trains Up And Running After Winter Upgrade

Around 400 team members worked night and day over the school holidays to upgrade and renew rail infrastructure at priority locations on Auckland’s railway system.

Insurance Council of New Zealand: Insurers Stand With Communities As Weather Recovery Begins

We encourage people to begin the recovery process safely and as soon as they're able. We understand that not everyone can lodge an insurance claim immediately. It’s important to note that any new damage from this latest weather event will require a separate insurance claim.

AAAS: Seeking More AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Entries From New Zealand

The Award encourages better public understanding of science and its impact through rigorous, informed reporting and writing. The media landscape may change, but our commitment to outstanding science writing remains the same.

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Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Humans Haven’t Changed In 45,000 Years. We Can Now

Why haven’t we changed in 45,000 years, and emerged from our self-made darkness? Why are we still projecting darkness the other, and making war, when, as the film concludes, “they aren’t things; they are just like us?”

Gordon Campbell: On Why The Regulatory Standards Bill Is A Hot Mess

When the politician pushing a controversial piece of legislation starts accusing his critics of “derangement syndrome” – as David Seymour has done this week – then any chance of a rational debate on the Regulatory Standards Bill has gone

Ian Powell: Who Benefits From Outsourcing Planned Surgery - Follow The Funding

Ian Powell discusses who benefits from the Government’s decision to outsource (privatise) cherry-picked planned surgery in New Zealand’s health system.

Richard S. Ehrlich: Three Different Prime Ministers In One Week

Thailand's struggle with democracy resulted in three very different prime ministers in three days with Phumtham Wechayachai becoming the newest caretaker leader last week, after a court suspended former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for alleged "ethical misconduct."

Ramzy Baroud: The 'Economy Of Genocide' Report - A Reckoning Beyond Rhetoric

This madness needs to stop, and, since the UN is incapable of stopping it, then individual governments, civil society organizations, and ordinary people must do the job, because the lives of Palestinians should be of far greater value than corporate profits and greed.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Can Meditative States Help Prevent Strokes?

Rather than the terrible injury of a stroke, the brain is functioning at its highest level in the completely quiet state created by methodless meditation. Is thought “demagnetized” both during a stroke and during meditative states?

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Vive La Resistance! The Heroes Who Oppose Genocide 6:37 PM | Eugene Doyle
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Who Benefits From Outsourcing Planned Surgery: Follow The Funding 14/07/25 | Ian Powell
Three Different Prime Ministers In One Week 14/07/25 | Richard S. Ehrlich
Humans Haven’t Changed In 45,000 Years. We Can Now. 14/07/25 | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
New Zealand First Surges In Polls 14/07/25 | Adrian Maidment

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WORLD

Consumer Council of Fiji: Anti-Scam Taskforce Alerts Public To TikTok Based Investment Scheme

What makes this particularly dangerous is that the scheme is disguised as a multi level marketing scheme that utilises health products as a means of creating value.

Vanuatu Climate Justice Program: Vanuatu Statement Ahead Of Landmark International Court Of Justice Advisory Opinion On Climate Change

This case was born from a spark of hope from Pacific youth who dared to bring the world’s biggest problem before the world’s highest court, and their call was echoed by over 80 nations who stood together to demand climate justice.

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa: Government Told NZ Should Not Follow Australia’s Lead To Criminalise Support For Palestine

PSNA Co-chair John Minto says PSNA has no tolerance for anti-semitism in Aotearoa New Zealand, or anywhere else. But equally there should be no place for any other kind of racism, such as Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.

UN News: World Horse Day - Honoring Humanity’s Oldest And Most Loyal Companion

11 July is the first-ever World Horse Day, established this year by the UN General Assembly. By creating the Day, Member States sent a clear message: animals deserve to be treated with care and respect.

OHCHR: Spreading Gang Violence Poses Major Risk To Haiti And Caribbean Sub-region, UN Human Rights Report Warns

The report, by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the UN Human Rights Office, details the evolution of violent gang incidents since October 2024 up to June 2025. It also shows how violence increased sharply in recent months

UNAIDS: Global HIV Funding Crisis Risks Rising Deaths

Several Asia Pacific countries must act fast to reverse growing epidemics

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LIFESTYLE

The Charter School Agency: Eighth Charter School Opens In Auckland

Head of School Amanda Goodchild says the schools has integrated the two complementary learning styles, adapting them for "our unique context here in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and for the emerging world of the 21st century."

Oceania Football Confederation: Change Of Host Nation For OFC Futsal Men's Cup 2025

Originally scheduled to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands, the tournament will now take place in Fiji. The competition will still be held during the official period of 20–24 September 2025.

Otago Polytechnic: Otago Polytechnic To Stand Alone But Deep Concerns Over Federation

The federation model risks undermining our learner success rates and the quality of teaching at Otago Polytechnic, and ultimately risks undermining our independence and future viability as a regional institution.

Birth Trauma Aotearoa: 50 Things For 50 Mums This Birth Trauma Awareness Week

Birth Trauma Aotearoa’s annual campaign invites people to do 50 of something in order to acknowledge and honour the 50 birthing parents psychologically traumatised by birth PER DAY in New Zealand.

NZ Society of Authors: Applications Open For NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025

The Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a project that shows a high level of literary merit and national significance and is donated by Peter Beatson.

Eyegum Music Collective: Great Sounds Great Festival 2025

Showcasing 40 of Aotearoa's best artists across 10 neighbouring venues, this is one big party you shouldn't miss. Eyegum has worked hard to curate a programme that is sure to offer something for everyone, from first time gig-goers to seasoned live music obsessives.

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