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Hāpai Te Hauora: National Quit Campaign Returns For World Smokefree May

MetService: Vaianu Moves Away But Showery Westerlies Remain

MBIE: Mon 13 April Update - Fuel Stock And Fuel Shipping Data

GenPro: Telehealth Failing To Meet Expectations

The Urban Advisory: Housing Or Health? It’s An Unacceptable Choice

WDC: Cyclone Vaianu Has Passed; Caution Still Urged

The Scoop Team: Full Coverage - Operation Eternal Darkness

FENZ: Cyclone Vaianu Response Update #2

Gordon Campbell: On The Rise And Fall Of Hungary’s Viktor Orban

Hungary has made its mark before on the world stage. (Composer: Bela Bartok; ballpoint pen inventor: Laszlo Biro; national dish: goulash.) Even so, why did Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin work so hard to try and swing the election result in Hungary, a relatively poor country of fewer than ten million people?

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NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

PSA: Encourage Public Servants To Work From Home To Save Fuel And Ease Costs

The Government needs to take a leaf out of the Australian Government’s book and step up and direct public service agencies to encourage working from home to conserve fuel and reduce the crippling cost of commuting for many workers.

Government: Nationwide Expansion Of Cancer Treatment Services

This expansion is supported by a $210 million investment announced as part of Budget 2024 to upgrade facilities, purchase equipment, and grow the workforce needed to deliver additional treatments following the Pharmac funding boost.

Te Pāti Māori: Govt Bill Will Suppress Māori Voters

This Bill will delay the next boundary review from 2029 until 2032, fixing the number of Māori seats at 7 for the next two election cycles. "We have the numbers for 8 right now" said Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader and spokesperson for Electoral Justice, Rawiri Waititi

Horizon Research: 54% Believe Damage From Severe Storms Will Increase In Future

The survey finds people are concerned about future property damage and their ability to get property insurance.

LGNZ: First City Deal ‘Step In The Right Direction’

“We want to work with the Government to keep strengthening future Deals so there is a clear benefit to the region that the Deal applies to,” LGNZ Metro Sector Chair and Mayor of Palmerston North Grant Smith says.

Green Party: Ensure Every New Zealander Is Housed And Safe Ahead Of Cyclone Vaianu

Luxon is telling everyone to stock up and prepare to stick out this storm at home. What does that mean for the people he has made homeless?, asks Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick.

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Bill Bennett: Analysis - Comparing New Zealand Carriers’ Satellite-to-Mobile

Spark and One NZ are embarked on similar satellite strategies using SpaceX's Starlink constellation. Rival 2 degrees is a taking an entirely different approach to integrating satellites into its mobile network.

Transpower: Transpower Consults On Removal Of Ageing Cook Strait Electricity Cables At End-of-Life

Feedback from this consultation will inform Transpower’s decision on how to manage the existing cables, once the new cables are installed.

Bill Bennett: Ministry Review Targets Legacy Telecom Red Tape

The government review of telecommunications regulation aims to strip out copper-era rules and cut costs. Spark launches mobile to satellite service. Commerce Commission aims to deregulate voice over fibre.

Susan Edmunds, RNZ: How To Save - Or Make - Money During A Fuel Crisis

RNZ asked experts for their tips during this time of hardship.

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission: How New Zealand Can Get More Growth From Its Infrastructure

"Improving productivity isn’t about spending more, but investing carefully and strategically. We need to make sure every dollar we invest in infrastructure works as hard as possible for New Zealand's future prosperity," says Peter Nunns, General Manager - Strategy at the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga.

Worldline: War And Weather Impacted NZ’s Consumer Spending Growth In March

Worldline NZ’s Chief Sales Officer, Bruce Proffit, says the weak spending growth over the month was likely influenced by the war in Iran’s impact on fuel prices, with some additional regional effects from wet weather.

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Bruce Mahalski: A Change In The Weather #191 | Blue Ducks

The latest episode of Bruce Mahalski's long-running cartoon strip A Change in the Weather, originally published in the Otago Daily Times magazine The Weekend Mix.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Confront Power Per Se, Not Just The Powers That Be

To end violence, including the violence of oppression and war, power must be deconstructed and superseded by intelligence, not taken as an unchangeable aspect of human nature and socio-political organization.

Ian Powell: Calling Out Health New Zealand For Intimidation Of Nurses

It is time for Health New Zealand to listen, learn and act by weaving, not intimidating. It is also time to repair its damaged relationships with the nurses it employs and benefits from.

Gordon Campbell: On Australia’s Failing R16 Social Media Ban

So that you can tell the grandkids, I hope you know where you were yesterday around noon, for what US President Donald Trump called “one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.” What it looked more like was America beginning to declare victory in Iran and go home.

Ramzy Baroud: The Lebanon Conspiracy - Massacres, Negotiations, And A New Order

The massacres create pressure. The negotiations create an alternative political pathway—one that excludes Iran and reframes the conflict around disarmament and normalization.

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Pulled Punches Wise Diplomacy

There is a fine line to tread between making the country’s position clear in US–Israel military action against Iran, consistent with our independent foreign policy and being overly belligerent in our language to the detriment of our wider interests.

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World Vision: A Generation Lost - Sudan’s Children Pay The Price Of Three Years Of Conflict

The conflict in Sudan enters its fourth year with more than 17 million children in desperate need as famine-like conditions grip the nation.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Palestinians Across Gaza Unsafe Six Months On From Ceasefire Announcement, Says Türk

After two-and-a-half years of repeated crimes under international law, committed with sweeping impunity, and tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians killed, the international community must move beyond words.

Democracy Now: 10 Minutes, 100 Airstrikes - Israel Rejects Ceasefire For Lebanon, Kills 250+ In Massive Attack

“The response from the international community has been limited by words of condemnation, but no effective action has been taken yet in order to stop these atrocities from happening,” says Beirut-based Human Rights Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss.

Oxfam Aotearoa: Death By Aid Cuts - Oxfam Reaction To OECD Preliminary Data On Aid Spending In 2025

This report shows New Zealand aid fell by 12.8% in 2025. This is a huge problem for our Pacific neighbours who face an accelerating climate crisis.

Kaveh: Why Iran Will Never Break

You cannot bomb a country and expect surrender when the children in every school learn about resistance from the first grade.

Access Now: Hack-for-Hire - New Report Investigates Hacking Campaign Against Egyptian Journalists

“This hack-for-hire campaign exposes yet another weapon in the arsenal of malicious actors determined to crush dissent and silence truth-tellers in the region,” said Marwa Fatafta, MENA Policy and Advocacy Director at Access Now.

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Gordon Campbell: On The Rise And Fall Of Hungary’s Viktor Orban

NEW ZEALAND POLITICS

PSA: Encourage Public Servants To Work From Home To Save Fuel And Ease Costs

Government: Nationwide Expansion Of Cancer Treatment Services

Te Pāti Māori: Govt Bill Will Suppress Māori Voters

Horizon Research: 54% Believe Damage From Severe Storms Will Increase In Future

LGNZ: First City Deal ‘Step In The Right Direction’

Green Party: Ensure Every New Zealander Is Housed And Safe Ahead Of Cyclone Vaianu

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Bill Bennett: Analysis - Comparing New Zealand Carriers’ Satellite-to-Mobile

Transpower: Transpower Consults On Removal Of Ageing Cook Strait Electricity Cables At End-of-Life

Bill Bennett: Ministry Review Targets Legacy Telecom Red Tape

Susan Edmunds, RNZ: How To Save - Or Make - Money During A Fuel Crisis

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission: How New Zealand Can Get More Growth From Its Infrastructure

Worldline: War And Weather Impacted NZ’s Consumer Spending Growth In March

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Bruce Mahalski: A Change In The Weather #191 | Blue Ducks

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Confront Power Per Se, Not Just The Powers That Be

Ian Powell: Calling Out Health New Zealand For Intimidation Of Nurses

Gordon Campbell: On Australia’s Failing R16 Social Media Ban

Ramzy Baroud: The Lebanon Conspiracy - Massacres, Negotiations, And A New Order

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Pulled Punches Wise Diplomacy

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World Vision: A Generation Lost - Sudan’s Children Pay The Price Of Three Years Of Conflict

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Palestinians Across Gaza Unsafe Six Months On From Ceasefire Announcement, Says Türk

Democracy Now: 10 Minutes, 100 Airstrikes - Israel Rejects Ceasefire For Lebanon, Kills 250+ In Massive Attack

Oxfam Aotearoa: Death By Aid Cuts - Oxfam Reaction To OECD Preliminary Data On Aid Spending In 2025

Kaveh: Why Iran Will Never Break

Access Now: Hack-for-Hire - New Report Investigates Hacking Campaign Against Egyptian Journalists

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Dunedin Public Art Gallery: Wellington Collectors Donate Entire Art Collection To Dunedin

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ: Response To Announcement On Expansion Of Cancer Infusion Services

Pacific Kids Learning: Groundbreaking Animated Feature Film, Championing Pacific Languages On The Big Screen

Athletics New Zealand: Historic First Team Selected For World Athletics Relays

Headway: Headway Calls For Strengthened Concussion Protocols In Professional Football

Arts Access Aotearoa: Music Therapy Week 2026 - The Transformative Power Of Music

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