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Caption:Health Minister Simeon Brown’s office says the Medical Council has become “increasingly distracted by politics”.Photo credit:RNZ / Mark Papalii
Education Minister Erica Stanford, Energy Minister Simeon Brown and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon make an announcement about solar panels in schools on 3 June 2026 in Christchurch.
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Health NZ commissioner Lester Levy.
University of Canterbury
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Unichem Owner Joseph Tsou says an system error that made patients’ private messages visible online has been fixed and the messages erased.
Post Primary Teachers Association acting president Chris Abercrombie.
Qiulae Wong is the new leader of a refreshed Opportunity party, formerly The Opportunities Party led by Gareth Morgan.
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People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)