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Entries open for National Contemporary Art Award
Entries open for National Contemporary Art Award

Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and Gallery has announced that entries are open now for the National Contemporary Art Award 2025.

Photo Competition opens for 2027 Game Bird Habitat Stamp
Photo Competition opens for 2027 Game Bird Habitat Stamp

Fish & Game New Zealand and the Game Bird Habitat Trust are calling for photographers and hunters to capture the perfect shot of a game bird in its natural habitat for the prestigious Game Bird Habitat Stamp competition. 

Study reveals flaws in animal protection laws
Study reveals flaws in animal protection laws

New Zealand’s animal welfare system is failing – and in urgent need of a dedicated police unit, researcher warns.

According to new research, the animal protection system in Aotearoa is ineffective, underfunded, and at risk of collapse.

Fresh Fruit Programme Essential for Kiwi Kids as Food Insecurity Grows
Fresh Fruit Programme Essential for Kiwi Kids as Food Insecurity Grows

AUCKLAND, Wednesday 26th February 2025: As food insecurity in Aotearoa escalates, the country’s successful Fruit in Schools (FIS) programme is playing an increasingly vital role in supporting tamariki (children) facing hunger.

Fish & Game offers young hunters the chance to win hunting weekend in outstanding wetlands
Fish & Game offers young hunters the chance to win hunting weekend in outstanding wetlands

Young aspiring game bird hunters can win a weekend at spectacular wetland locations in Central Hawke’s Bay in a Fish & Game New Zealand competition.  

The organisation is inviting aspiring young hunters aged 14 to 17 to enter the competition, which includes two days of hunting in outstanding established wetlands on farms near Waipukurau on the weekend of 24-25 May.  

Marlborough District Council welcomes new wilding conifer funding for Molesworth
Marlborough District Council welcomes new wilding conifer funding for Molesworth

Efforts to tackle wilding conifers infestations have been supported by $400,000 from the Government’s International Visitor Levy fund.

Council welcomes High Court decision on East Coast Beach Vehicle Bylaw
Council welcomes High Court decision on East Coast Beach Vehicle Bylaw

Marlborough District Council has welcomed the High Court’s judgment regarding the judicial review brought against Council by Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust.

New Waihopai River bridge officially opened
New Waihopai River bridge officially opened

A new bridge spanning the Waihopai River, replacing one swept away in the July 2021 storm, has been completed on time and below budget.

Small-scale wetlands making a big difference, says Fish & Game
Small-scale wetlands making a big difference, says Fish & Game

Fish & Game New Zealand is highlighting how small-scale wetland projects are proving to be powerful tools in the fight to protect and restore New Zealand's precious wetland ecosystems. 

$20k for shearing a lamb in 19.78 seconds.
$20k for shearing a lamb in 19.78 seconds.

Te Kuiti shearer Jack Fagan has picked-up World shearing’s richest cash prize in a lightning transtasman trip to win the Oberon Quick Shear in New South Wales.

7 Credit Card Traps The Banks Don’t Want You To Know About…

7 Credit Card Traps The Banks Don’t Want You To Know About…

Tony Cutting
Bricks & Mortgaes
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Banks are in the business to make money…

There’s nothing wrong with that, except that it seems every year they seem to be making more and more…

And if you’re like a lot of people we speak to, you’re always on the hunt to figure out ways to claw back some of that hard-earned cash you’re giving the banks…

One of the fastest ways to claw back some money is in how much you pay in interest and fees to the bank on your credit card…

And today I’ve got 7 ways you can wrestle back control of your credit cards and reduce the amount of money you give to the banks saving you a fortune in fees and charges…

Check them out here

-Bricks & Mortgages

Queenstown staging major life sciences events  

Queenstown staging major life sciences events  
 NZ urgently needs cohesive strategy for tech

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