AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHealth & Maternity: A $242m maternity package will expand midwives’ paid scope of care, including antenatal home visits and extra support for rural and high-needs pregnancies. Vaccines: A Pfizer shipment of more than 370,000 doses has arrived two days early, with deliveries already rolling to vaccination centres nationwide. Workplace Law: Labour and the Greens say the Employment Leave Bill would leave workers worse off by tying leave to standard hours and keeping sick leave pro-rated. Energy Politics: NZ First is pitching a $1b offshore oil and gas reserves survey to build a national dataset and a development framework. Auckland & Social Media: Facebook and Messenger are reported down in New Zealand and overseas, with thousands of outage reports. Earthquake: A 5.6 quake struck Peru, killing at least four and trapping people in rubble. Sport (Cricket): West Indies captain Shai Hope says the final two ODIs at Kensington Oval are crucial for 2027 World Cup qualification, with ticket refunds after free admission for Sir Garfield Sobers’ memorial. Sport (Rugby): Ireland captain Dan Sheehan says his side must lift mindset after a 40-21 Nations Championship loss to the All Blacks at Eden Park.
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