16 October 2026
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16 October 2026
One Nation pledges new birth subsidy, hits out at Labor claims the party plans to change abortion laws as ‘lies’ Herald Sun
16 October 2026
Nurses at Auckland’s Starship Hospital who spoke with RNZ say there is a lack of experienced staff able to do chemotherapy - and new graduates can’t fix the issue.
16 October 2026
Habitat for Humanity Central Region will lease the units at full-market value and offer them to tenants on the government's housing waiting list.
16 October 2026
At a meeting of the Committee on Government Procurement on 14 October, parties to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) 2012 welcomed Timor-Leste's submission of key documents required to kick off its negotiations on acceding to the Agreement. The Committee also reviewed regulatory developments, heard updates on the accession process of other members, and for the first time conducted a dialogue with the private sector on the significance of the Agreement in a changing trade environment.
16 October 2026
US-based offshore construction, subsea engineering, and marine services company Hydra Subsea has signed a commercial agreement with Shell for pipeline installation on selected short-distance subsea tie-ins. Hydra’s offshore construction and subsea installation vessel Subsea Legend will support a standard, repeatable execution model dedicated to Gulf of America’s six- and eight-inch rigid pipeline installation in the …
16 October 2026
Subsea 7 has selected Worley Rosenberg to construct key subsea structures and spools supporting Phase II of the Northern Lights carbon transport and storage development, Norway’s flagship CCS project. The contract covers fabricating subsea spools and structures for Northern Lights Phase II. It follows Worley Rosenberg’s delivery of comparable subsea structures and spools for Phase …
16 October 2026
Transocean has lined up an expanded $750m revolving credit facility as it prepares to close its $5. 8bn takeover of rival offshore driller Valaris. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Transocean International, has entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with Citibank and a group of lenders, with the new facility taking effect once the Valaris acquisition …
