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New Zealand will no longer accept paper student visa applications by Sept 18
Nairametrics
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August 18, 2025
New Zealand will phase out paper applications for international student visas next month as the government accelerates its transition to a fully digital immigration system. From Sept. 18, all applications for six categories of student visas must...
Important things to consider when visiting Australia and New Zealand, according to a travel advisor
AOL
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James Davies/Getty Images The view of Sydney Harbour from above.Combining Australia and New Zealand in one trip is a common proposition. While they are both in the same region, they are actually quite far apart and vastly different. This is not to...
UK viewers can now watch ‘riveting’ New Zealand crime drama
Metro
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August 18, 2025
BBC viewers can now binge a crime drama set in New Zealand (Picture: BBC) A crime drama that left viewers ‘hooked’ is now available to stream in full for free. Set in New Zealand, The Gone begins with the disappearance of an Irish couple – Ronan...
Check out this new online platform for the New Zealand student visa application
Edex Live
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According to the report by India Today, starting from today, August 18, 2025 the student visa application, processed through Immigration New Zealand, is going to use the upgraded online system called ADEPT. This new system has been introduced to...
Weather: Wintry, rainy conditions forecast across New Zealand, snow down to 200m in South Island
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
“There is also the potential for thunderstorms in the morning, mostly about the west coast of Auckland and Northland,” he said. From the afternoon onwards, those showers are likely to push their way over the city. “Later in the evening, the...
Artificial intelligence: New Zealand firms embrace AI, yet struggle with full integration and skills gap
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
Some 88% said AI had had a positive effect on their operations. Of those: 20% had seen significant gains (25%+ time saved or output increased) 28% report moderate gains (10–25%) 35% report minor gains (under 10%) “So the benefits are there....
The Great New Zealand Road Trip 2025 - Nine Questions with Northbound author and writer Naomi Arnold
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
Across the bay in northwest Nelson, Tasman, Kahurangi National Park is a marvel of geology and biodiversity. I recommend local author Dave Hansford’s recent book Kahurangi (Potton & Burton). Typically of Dave, it has the most wonderful lyrical,...
MacMillan to lead Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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August 18, 2025
Fiona MacMillan has been selected as the next executive director of the Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand (PIANZ). She will succeed Michael Brooks, whose upcoming retirement was announced earlier this year. Following that announcement,...
New Zealand ends paper-based student visa applications
Financial Express
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New Zealand will no longer accept paper applications from foreign students for issuing study visas. On August 18, 2025, foreign student visa applications were transferred to Immigration New Zealand’s upgraded Immigration Online system, also known...
New Zealand soldier is country’s first to be convicted of spying
The Times
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A New Zealand soldier with links to white supremacist groups has become the first person in the country’s history to be convicted of spying. The man, who was placed under surveillance in the wake of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks in March...
New Zealand MP suspended over Gaza calls for action
Al Jazeera
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August 18, 2025
NewsFeedNew Zealand Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick says public pressure is mounting on governments to end what she calls Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The politician continues to push for recognition of Palestinian statehood and sanctions on...
‘New Zealand over-regulated, over-priced’: Heritage Expeditions
Seatrade Cruise News
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August 17, 2025
New Zealand has 'over-regulated itself and over-costed itself out of the cruise and expedition industry in the future,’ Heritage Expeditions owner Nathan Russ warned delegates at the New Zealand Cruise Association 2025 conference in Napier....
New Zealand NPC: Round 3 Recap – Southland defy the odds as Taranaki silence Auckland
Ruck
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August 18, 2025
Whilst the opening round of the Rugby Championship took the headlines across New Zealand, the NPC once again provided the goods with an electric round of action. As the All Blacks bagged a solid win over Los Pumas in Cordoba, Round 3 of New...
Squirrel has 22 of New Zealand's top mortgage advisers
Mortgage Professional Australia
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August 18, 2025
Consistency, in Squirrel’s case, has meant that every aspect of the firm’s infrastructure, from its bespoke adviser portal to its growing ecosystem of lending and investing solutions, is designed to help advisers build client relationships and...
A2 Milk acquires Yashili New Zealand Dairy from Chinese owners
Just Food
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August 18, 2025
A2 Milk Co. is buying an infant-formula business in its home market of New Zealand and plans to invest NZ$100m ($59.3m) to increase factory capacity. The New Zealand and Australia-listed company made a multi-faceted full-year results announcement...
When ‘Dama Dam Mast Qalandar’ united New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon, Opposition leader on India’s Independence Day
The Indian Express
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August 18, 2025
India marked its 79th Independence Day on August 15. The celebrations were not only limited to India but also took place worldwide. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joined the festivities hosted by the Indian community in South...
FBI upgrade enmeshes New Zealand in anti-China war plans
Friends of Socialist China
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August 18, 2025
In the following article, which was originally published on Consortium News, Mick Hall analyses how the recent visit to New Zealand by Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s far-right Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he announced a...
Can New Zealand be as dominant in the 2025 Rugby Championship as in previous years?
Ruck
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August 18, 2025
The Rugby Championship is a competition worth keeping an eye on and will take place from late August to early October 2025. It will see New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina battling it out to become champions of rugby in the Southern...
Is Auckland really the 'City of Fails', or does it just have a cashflow problem?
RNZ
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August 18, 2025
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown at the launch of the State of the City report. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Retailers say it is the City of No Sales, productivity is wasted sitting in traffic and much of the inner city is broken. Does Auckland have...
City of No Sales: What’s wrong with Auckland?
Newsroom
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August 18, 2025
Auckland’s been labelled the City of Fails after its annual State of the City report which highlighted glaring issues with the city’s economy, productivity, innovation, education and more. Its flagging GDP, city sprawl, reliance on cars, a lack of...