Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission

Pānui Special Edition
27 Here-turi-kōkā August 2026

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has launched a new set of resources to support more inclusive emergency preparedness, response and recovery across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Developed in collaboration with disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori, the resources are designed to guide conversations among disabled people, whānau, communities, emergency management agencies, councils and service providers about what inclusive emergency management looks like in practice and how Te Tiriti and human rights help us get there.

The set of resources include:

• An animated video encouraging conversations about inclusive emergency management.
• A Call to Action Conversation Guide in English and te Reo Māori, which sets out how a Te Tiriti and human rights approach in emergency management leads to a stronger and fairer system we can all rely on.
• A Call to Action Evidence Guide, which provides specific recommendations and provides more detailed evidence about the effectiveness of an inclusive and participatory approach.
• A case study about the community of Whirinaki in Hokianga, which illustrates positive results of an inclusive, hapū-led approach.
• Accessible formats include Braille, large print, Easy Read, audio and NZSL.

Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker says inclusive emergency management is a human rights issue and requires systems to recognise tangata whenua and disabled people as rights-holders, leaders, experts and decision-makers.

“Emergencies can expose and intensify barriers that already exist. These resources support communities and emergency management organisations to remove those barriers, uphold dignity and mana, and make sure disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori are actively involved in planning before, during and after emergencies,” said Walker.

The Commission is encouraging emergency management agencies, councils, community organisations and service providers to actively engage with disabled people and use the resources to guide preparedness conversations, hui, workshops, staff meetings and local planning processes and to share them in their networks.

Everyone can contribute to building a stronger emergency management system that considers, plans for and responds to our diverse needs.

Share the resources and let your local emergency management agencies and councils know that inclusive approaches are important to you.

Learn more and download resources

Source: University of Auckland (UoA)

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Researchers are investigating how children are affected when a parent or caregiver is imprisoned, and how their rights and needs can be better understood and supported.

A new study is investigating what happens to tamariki and rangatahi before and after a parent or primary caregiver is sent to prison, and whether their rights and interests are adequately considered when courts make bail and sentencing decisions.

Previous research highlights a stark difference between what happens when mothers and fathers are imprisoned: when fathers are imprisoned, 79 percent of children continue living with their mothers and their living arrangements don’t change.

When mothers are imprisoned, most children’s care arrangements change, with only 21 percent remaining with their fathers.

Funded by the Borrin Foundation, the project brings together University of Auckland academics Professor Julia Tolmie (Auckland Law School), School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies’ Professor Tracey McIntosh (Ngāi Tūhoe) and Professor Barry Milne (Arts and Education) with Auckland University of Technology’s Dean of Law Professor Khylee Quince (Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu).

The research began in response to a request from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who saw a need for a New Zealand-based study into the sentencing of parents who are primary or sole caregivers, the impact on children, and gaps in the criminal justice response to female offending and offending that might result in imprisonment.

Women in prison are almost three times more likely than men to have dependent children and more than twice as likely to be single parents.

“If a child’s parent goes to prison it may mean that the person who’s most invested in them loses all capacity to care for them or to monitor the quality of their care and their well-being for a period of time,” says Tolmie, a criminal law and policy expert.

McIntosh, a sociologist and criminologist, says the intergenerational reach of incarcerating woman is significant, because the impact on children is so immediate.

“An arrest, subsequent conviction and sentence to prison increases the risk of children being put into care. For too many incarcerated wāhine, state care has been a part of their own histories. Their awareness of the dangers of state care means that the pains of imprisonment are increased by the recognition of the potential harm that their children may encounter.”

Quince says Māori children are more likely to be raised in single-parent households, most often headed by mothers, while 67 percent of women currently in prison are Māori.

“This means wāhine Māori continue to parent and manage whānau while behind the wire, often without the knowledge of important institutions in the lives of their tamariki, such as schools. The research will explore the impacts that dynamic has on both māmā and tamariki.”

Through interviews, population data and work with community groups and NGOs, the researchers will build a clearer and current picture of who is being imprisoned while caring for dependent children and the lived experiences of those children.

The study will examine how many children have parents who are facing imprisonment, their demographics, the offences for which their parents are convicted, what care arrangements are made for these children and how New Zealand judges currently approach these cases.

Milne, who directs the University of Auckland’s Centre of Methods and Policy Application in the Social Sciences (COMPASS), will work with senior research fellow Dr Lisa Underwood to analyse population data, including the offences parents are imprisoned for such as drug use or property offending, and the proportion serving short sentences.

The academics will also examine what happens in children’s lives before and after a caregiver is imprisoned, including changes in school attendance, where they live and health outcomes.

The study will look at approaches used overseas and initiatives already operating in New Zealand that could inform different ways of sentencing parents and caregivers.

Based on their findings, the researchers plan to develop recommendations for law reform and improved judicial practices. They also hope the project will increase public understanding and encourage more informed discussion about the impact of parental imprisonment on children and young people.

Source: U.S. Department of State

By ShareAmerica

August 25, 2026

On the heels of saving lives in the June Venezuelan earthquakes, U.S. first responders jumped into action after the August 10 earthquake in Colombia, once again showing American resolve in response to tragedy.

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) technical advisers from the Fairfax County and Los Angeles County fire and rescue departments deployed to support Colombian USAR teams in and around the most affected cities of Cali and Pereira.

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed more than 300 people, toppled buildings and destroyed homes across a large swath of western Colombia. The State Department’s USAR teams contributed to over 365 lives saved by assessing the stability of affected buildings and critical infrastructure, ensuring coordination among international and national USAR teams and supporting the Colombian-led operations.

Members of the L.A. County Fire Department’s urban search and rescue team (USA-02) survey damage in Cali, Colombia. (State Dept.)

The teams deployed as part of a U.S. Department of State Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and have trained for years to meet International Search and Rescue Advisory Group standards. After the Venezuela earthquake in June, the Fairfax and Los Angeles teams worked in shifts for 140 hours straight, rescuing survivors alongside international teams.

In response to the earthquake in Colombia, the United States has provided $26.5 million in food, water, basic hygiene, shelter and health assistance through relief organizations aiming to reach thousands of people, often in remote locations. The United States also partnered with Starlink to connect emergency responders and humanitarian aid groups to high-speed internet to facilitate delivery of assistance to hard-hit, isolated communities.

The DART also collaborated with the Department of War to deliver 220,000 pounds of supplies, including drinking water, water storage containers and basic hygiene items like soap. The State Department pre-positions the supplies at a warehouse in Miami to quickly respond to disasters in the hemisphere.

U.S. Air Force airmen unload supplies in Bogota, Colombia, August 15 to assist Colombia’s earthquake response. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sergeant Christopher Bermudez)

Official article

Source: Greenpeace

Greenpeace Aotearoa has pledged to oppose a proposed coal-powered fertiliser factory from being built in Southland.

Australian-owned company Victorian Hydrogen (operating as Pan-Pacific Fertilisers) intends to strip-mine Southland farmland for lignite, which it will use to produce synthetic nitrogen fertiliser in a purpose-built factory.

Greenpeace Aotearoa Freshwater Campaigner Will Appelbe says, “The dairy industry’s overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is already poisoning rural drinking water and choking New Zealand’s rivers and lakes. Now, Victorian Hydrogen plans to double down on the damage.”

“Victorian Hydrogen plans to use the dirtiest fossil fuel on the planet to fuel aggressive dairy herd expansion – and in the process, they’ll be pumping more nitrate into Southland drinking water, and more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.

“More fertiliser production means more dairy expansion. It means baking in a reliance on urea for decades, at a time when we desperately need to reduce our dependence and transition towards ecological agriculture. And it will increase threats to the health of rural New Zealanders – who are already exposed to unsafe levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water.”

Greenpeace says that it will resist any attempt by Victorian Hydrogen (Pan-Pacific Fertilisers) to build its coal-powered fertiliser factory in Southland.

“This plan to strip-mine Southland farmland for coal to make more fertiliser is a fast-track to climate destruction and water pollution, and we will not allow it to go ahead,” says Appelbe.

“Too much is at stake. We’re drawing a line in the sand to protect the climate and people’s access to safe drinking water – and we’re calling on all New Zealanders who care about the health of people and the planet to join us.”

The organisation has launched an open letter to Victorian Hydrogen, telling the company to keep its coal-powered fertiliser factory out of Aotearoa, and is inviting members of the public to sign on in support.

Source: BestBrokers

August 26, 2026

The term ‘unicorn’ was introduced in 2013 by venture capitalist Aileen Lee to describe privately held startups valued at over $1 billion, companies so uncommon they seemed almost mythical. At the time, there were only a few dozen worldwide, making the label a true badge of exceptional success. A little more than a decade later, the landscape looks very different.

Fueled by an unprecedented surge in venture capital and rapid growth in the global tech ecosystem, the number of unicorns has ballooned into the thousands.

As of August 2026, there are currently 1,843 startup companies with a valuation of US$1 billion or more, the so-called unicorns. This prompted the team at to analyse the latest data from Crunchbase, TechCrunch, and PitchBook to identify which industries are producing the most new unicorns, which regions have the most billion-dollar private startups, and which private companies are attracting the most investor attention in today’s volatile market.

Which Countries are Home to the Most Unicorns in 2026?

Unicorn startups around the globe are heavily concentrated in a handful of countries, with the United States in the lead, as the country is home to 945 privately held companies valued at over $1 billion, more than half of the world’s 1,843 total unicorns. The U.S. also hosts many of the most valuable private startups globally, including Anthropic, now the world’s most valuable unicorn with a valuation of $965 billion after the previous champion, SpaceX (1.25 trillion), became a public company.

Other high-profile American unicorns valued at the hundreds of billions include OpenAI ($852B), Databricks ($190B), Stripe ($159B), and Waymo ($126B). The country’s dominance reflects its deep venture capital ecosystem, world-leading research universities, and major technology hubs such as Silicon Valley that consistently produce high-growth startups.

China ranks second with 328 unicorn companies, driven largely by its massive domestic market and strong technology sector. The country’s most valuable startup is ByteDance, the parent company of short-form video app TikTok, and its Chinese counterpart, Douyin. The company’s valuation has surged to a record $600 billion in early 2026 following major secondary share sales, including a proposed deal by General Atlantic that pushed it well above previous marks amid strong revenue growth and clearer U.S. regulatory progress on TikTok operations.

India has emerged as another major unicorn hub with 83 companies, supported by rapid digital adoption and a huge consumer base. The country’s biggest startup is Reliance Jio ($128B), the telecommunications and digital-services arm of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. Another Asian nation with a dense concentration of unicorn startups is Singapore, home to the global E-commerce platform Shein, which ranks 8th worldwide with 26 unicorn startups.

The United Kingdom leads Europe with 83 unicorns, many of which are in the finance sector, including fintech leader Revolut ($115B) and payments firm Checkout.com ($12B). South and Central America host roughly 39 unicorn companies spread across countries like Brazil (21), Mexico (10), Chile (3), and smaller counts in Colombia and Argentina.

The most valuable unicorns in the region include Brazil’s QuintoAndar, iFood, and C6 Bank, all valued at $5 billion; Mexico’s financial platform Plata ($5B); and Argentina’s fintech company Ualá, valued at $3.2 billion following recent $195 million in an equity funding.

The Largest Unicorn Companies in the World in 2026

L19: Following Elon Musk’s space-tech company SpaceX’s historic IPO, the title of most valuable unicorn went to another U.S. company, Anthropic. Chatbot Claude’s parent company is now valued at a staggering $965 billion following a series of rapid valuation increases fueled by booming demand for generative AI, major investments from technology giants, and strong revenue growth from its enterprise AI products.

L22: Just behind in second place is ChatGPT’s parent company and Anthropic rival OpenAI, currently valued at $852 billion following a record-setting $110 billion investment from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank. The company remains one of the central players in the global AI ecosystem, as investor capital continues to concentrate heavily within a small number of leading foundation model developers.

China’s ByteDance continues to stand among the world’s most valuable private companies, with a valuation of $600 billion. Its dominance is fueled by the explosive global popularity of TikTok, which has reshaped entertainment and short-form video for billions of users, alongside Douyin’s commanding position in the Chinese market.

In fintech, Stripe holds a $159 billion valuation, and Revolut currently sits at $115 billion following a secondary share sale in July 2026. Both companies have established strong positions in digital payments and banking services. India features its largest private player: Reliance Jio, valued at approximately $128 billion ahead of a potential IPO.

1 in 4 Startups To Reach Unicorn Status in 2026 Are AI Companies

Artificial intelligence companies account for the largest share of startups that reached a $1 billion valuation in 2026. Of the 191 companies that achieved unicorn status this year, 49 startups (25.7%) operate in the AI sector, meaning that nearly every 1 in 4 newly minted unicorns in 2026 is an AI company.

These businesses focus on building AI infrastructure and specialised tools built on large language models, reflecting how deeply artificial intelligence has become integrated into the broader technology ecosystem.

Robotics companies are capturing increasingly larger investments in 2026 as advances in humanoid systems and embodied AI accelerate. As of August 2026, robotics is the second largest sector for newly minted unicorns, with 26 companies (13.6% of the total) operating in the field. The sector is dominated by the United States and China, with the most valuable newly minted robotics companies being China’s AI2 Robotics and X Square Robot, valued at $3 billion each.

In the U.S., Mind Robotics and Generalist lead the robotics cohort, with both startups currently worth $2 billion each.

So far this year, 18 fintech startups have crossed the billion-dollar mark to become unicorns. Investor interest has remained strong across digital payments, lending, financial infrastructure and AI-assisted financial services. The sector’s latest unicorn is Indian payments infrastructure company Juspay, which reached a $1.2 billion valuation after raising $50 million from WestBridge Capital.

The company processes hundreds of millions of transactions daily and serves major enterprises, highlighting growing investor appetite for the underlying infrastructure powering the global digital payments ecosystem.

The HealthTech sector has produced 15 new unicorns so far in 2026, placing it as the third most-active sector alongside fintech after robotics and AI. The sector’s most valuable new unicorn is American orthopaedic device innovator MiRus, which is now valued at $4.4 billion following a $1.5 billion funding round led by Boston Scientific. Other notable additions include Pomelo Care, valued at $1.7 billion, and Eight Sleep and Science (Therapeutic Devices), both worth $1.5 billion.

The sector’s strong performance reflects growing investor confidence in technologies that can modernise healthcare, improve patient outcomes and lower costs.

Defense & SecurityTech has seen a lot of investor interest in 2026, fueled by geopolitical tensions and advancements in defense and dual-use technology. So far this year, 12 startups have crossed the $1 billion valuation threshold to become unicorns. Germany’s STARK leads the group with a $3.7 billion valuation, having gained prominence for its autonomous strike drones and secured a €300 million contract to supply the German armed forces. U.S. companies also dominate the sector’s newcomer ranks, including Allen Control Systems, valued at $2.2 billion for its autonomous counter-drone and turret systems, and Mach Industries, which reached a $1.8 billion valuation after raising $300 million in a Series C round to scale its unmanned defence systems.

In Europe, France’s Harmattan AI became the country’s first defence unicorn after a $200 million funding round led by Dassault Aviation, while UK defence startups Roark Aerospace and UFORCE have also crossed the billion-dollar threshold.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is the Most Valuable New Unicorn Startup in 2026

By far the most valuable startup to become a unicorn in 2026 is China’s DeepSeek, valued at around $50 billion following its first-ever external funding round, more than 11 times the valuation of the second most valuable new unicorn. The Hangzhou-based AI lab, founded in 2023 by High-Flyer founder Liang Wenfeng, became a global name after its low-cost R1 and V3 models challenged leading Western AI systems while using significantly fewer computing resources.

Its maiden fundraising marked a dramatic shift for a company that had previously relied on self-funding, with investors piling in as DeepSeek emerged as one of China’s strongest challengers in the global AI race.

U.S.-based AI lab Hark, owned by entrepreneur Brett Adcock, reached an impressive $6 billion valuation after raising more than $700 million in its Series A funding round, making it the second most valuable startup to become a unicorn in 2026. The company develops AI systems designed to automate complex knowledge work, and its unusually large early-stage funding round reflects the intense investor appetite for AI companies building beyond consumer-facing chatbots.

Hark leads a cohort dominated by AI companies, with UK-based Ineffable Intelligence valued at $5.1 billion, U.S. AI company Recursive at $4.65 billion, and humans& at $4.5 billion.

Outside AI, the most valuable newly minted unicorn is MiRus, a U.S.-based HealthTech company specialising in orthopaedic devices, which reached a valuation of $4.4 billion following a $1.5 billion funding round earlier this year. Corgi, valued at $4 billion, is the highest-valued Fintech company to achieve unicorn status in 2026. Germany’s drone startup STARK recently captured a massive funding round, valuing the company at a $4 billion valuation.

L47: The United States overwhelmingly dominates the global unicorn landscape in 2026, accounting for 105 of the 185 newly minted billion-dollar startups. This reflects the country’s deep venture capital ecosystem, strong talent pool, and continued leadership in high-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence and advanced technologies.

Outside the United States, China ranks second with 30 new unicorns, followed by the United Kingdom with 14, and India with 7 new billion-dollar startups. The UK’s most valuable newly minted unicorn is Ineffable Intelligence at $5.1 billion, while China’s cohort heavily leans towards AI and Robotics startups such as AI2 Robotics and X Square Robot, both valued at $3 billion. India has seen momentum accelerate in recent months, adding 7 new unicorns since the beginning of 2026.

Among India’s 2026 unicorn class, fintech lender KreditBee and AI startup Sarvam are currently the most valuable, with both startups achieving a valuation of $1.5 billion.

Germany has produced 6 new unicorns in 2026, spanning defence, enterprise software, and infrastructure, including defence company STARK, which recently captured a $500 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation, SaaS platform osapiens at $1 billion, and observability startup Dash0 at $1 billion.

Canada’s 4 new unicorns are in the artificial intelligence, semiconductors and fintech sectors. Autonomous driving AI company Waabi is the country’s most valuable new unicorn, reaching a $4 billion valuation, followed by quantum computing and semiconductor company Photonic at $2 billion. Fintech startups Super.com and Nesto round out Canada’s 2026 unicorn cohort, valued at $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.

Belgium and France each produced 2 new unicorns in 2026, spanning AI, cybersecurity, crypto, and defence technology. France’s newcomers include AI research company Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI Labs), valued at $3.5 billion, making it the most valuable new unicorn among the four countries, and Harmattan AI, a $1 billion defence and security AI firm focused on autonomous systems and intelligence tools.

Belgium’s two new unicorns are Keyrock, valued at $1.1 billion and specialising in crypto market-making and liquidity infrastructure, and cybersecurity startup Aikido Security, valued at $1 billion.

Spain and the Netherlands also added 2 new unicorns each since the beginning of the year. Spain’s new unicorns are spacetech company Xoople, valued at $1 billion, and quantum computing startup Multiverse Computing, valued at $1.7 billion. The Netherlands added AI company Wonderful, valued at $2 billion, and semiconductor startup Nearfield Instruments, valued at $1.6 billion, giving the country the second-highest combined valuation among the four markets.

Methodology

L57: To illustrate the current state of unicorn startups, the team at BestBrokers analysed company data from , which tracks privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more. Additional information on company valuations, funding rounds, and newly created unicorns was gathered from platforms such as , as well as industry coverage from and other publicly available sources.

Using these datasets, we identified current unicorn companies and grouped them by country, industry, and valuation to show their distribution across the global tech ecosystem. We also compiled a separate list of startups that first crossed the $1 billion valuation threshold in 2026 based on the most recent funding announcements and reported valuations.

All figures reflect the most recent data available at the time of writing. Because startup valuations and funding rounds change frequently, the total number of unicorn companies and their valuations may evolve over time.

Official report

Source: Zero Waste Aotearoa

Long awaited updates to the Waste Minimisation and Litter Acts will not be introduced to the house this parliamentary term. The government advised stakeholders that no further work is progressing.

These updates would have given business and households a modern, fit for purpose law to help prevent and reduce waste, litter and emissions.

Sue Coutts is Director of External Affairs for Zero Waste Aotearoa. She said:

“Protecting our environment and using resources efficiently are apparently not priorities for the government.”

“New Zealanders want better recycling systems. They want alternatives to disposal. They want to make the shift away from this throwaway economy. The 2026 Kantar Better Futures Report shows that New Zealanders expect government, business and brands to do more to reduce environmental impacts.”

“Successive governments have said they'll update the law. The background work is done. The sector and the public have been consulted twice on the proposals. We've been waiting for six years. These straightforward changes would help the country catch up with modern reuse and recycling systems”

“Time and time again we're told by the Minister for the Environment that the law will be updated. The government is stringing New Zealanders along by saying they'll progress this when they have no intention of doing so.”

“The deadline for phasing out PVC and polystyrene food and beverage packaging also keeps getting pushed back. Policy flip flops between governments are a major barrier to progress and investment in the reuse, recycling and waste sector.”

“Companies have already pulled back from commitments to ensure packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 because the systems that would make that possible are not in place.”

“Central government is responsible for making producers set up and fund reuse and recycling systems for their products and packaging. The work on this has been done; now, it just needs to go through Parliament.”

The original Waste Minimisation Act was passed with cross party support back in 2008.

Zero Waste Aotearoa calls on all parties to make updating the Waste Minimisation Act an early priority in the next government. That way, New Zealand can finally make some progress on reducing waste.

Notes and Relevant Links

Kantar Better Futures 2026
https://www.kantarnewzealand.com/latest-thinking/better-futures/

P9 New Zealanders make good use of limited waste management services they have access to

P12 – 87% of New Zealanders expect business/brands to take responsibility for their environmental and social impacts

P15 New Zealanders expect Government, Business and Brands to do more

MfE and MCERT

The original work on the Waste legislation updates was done by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), which has now been incorporated into The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport.

MCERT – Governments Waste work programme
https://environment.govt.nz/what-government-is-doing/areas-of-work/waste/work-programme-on-waste/

Link to list of cabinet papers released
https://environment.govt.nz/what-government-is-doing/cabinet-papers-and-regulatory-impact-statements/amending-the-waste-legislation-policy-approvals/

Exactly the same thing happened at the end of the last parliamentary term with 7 cabinet papers and drafting proposals left sitting at the bottom of the pile.

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Health Minister Simeon Brown’s claim that hospitals are ‘managing well’ because of the Government’s Winter Plan is delusional, NZNO says.

Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the Minister’s comments yesterday beggar belief.

“Despite Emergency Departments (ED) being completely overwhelmed and patients being treated in waiting rooms and corridors, Simeon Brown claims the Coalition Government’s failed Winter Plan is ‘managing well’.

“The Minister is delusional and completely out of touch with reality. He continues to ignore warnings from nurses on the frontline that patients are at risk. He fails to acknowledge patients can’t get into their local doctors, or can’t afford to, and are arriving at EDs increasingly unwell. Once in ED, they can’t be moved because the hospital wards are full.

“Instead, Simeon Brown continues to perpetuate untruths on social media about his Government hiring 2100 more nurses despite admitting in Parliament last week the net increase is just 54 full-time nurses. With a growing and ageing population this means there are less nurses, not more,” Kerri Nuku says.

The Minister also points to Te Whatu Ora “actively recruiting for the equivalent of 2378 full-time nursing roles right across the country” and that “475 nurses have already accepted their offers”.

“This recruitment is too late to help the worst flu season in a decade and follows revelations the Minister oversaw a deliberate recruitment freeze to cut costs which left 1300 empty nursing jobs. It also doesn’t include attrition, retirement rates or the fact that some of these vacancies will be filled by the same nurses moving to different hospitals.

“Even the promised 1800 graduate jobs are smoke and mirrors when there are around 3000 nursing graduates a year. That is only 60% being hired, down from 90-100% before this Government took office. Our tauira (students) tell us they are looking to move to Australia, so New Zealand taxpayers are now paying to train the Australian nursing workforce.

“It is time for the Minister to own his decisions,” Kerri Nuku says.