Новости за 03.09.2015

SUVA (Pacnews/Fiji Times/Pacific Media Watch): Individual political agendas should not be used to try and influence other countries, says Kiribati President Anote Tong.

Tong said this about the conduct of Australia and New Zealand at the Pacific Islands Forum.

Speaking at the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) leaders summit in Fiji, he said it was time Pacific countries worked on a united solution rather than listening to bigger nations which did not feel the effects... Читать дальше...

STAINED glass, Asian cookery and upholstery are just some of the things being offered at Wellington High School’s community night classes. Principal Nigel Hanton who also teaches art at the school, says they also offer language and numeracy classes for the community’s adult learners. He says after changes in government funding, many secondary schools have […]

GENEVA (UNDP/Pacific Media Watch): UNDP has launched a global storytellingcontest, Voices2Paris,to contribute to raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change as well as on the opportunities and solutions seen in actions by individuals and governments alike across vulnerable developing countries worldwide.

New Zealand’s low rate of adult literacy is the driving force behind a giant scrabble game being held at Wellington Railway station next Tuesday. Statistics show that 1.6 million New Zealanders have low literacy and numeracy skills. To promote International Literacy Day on Tuesday, Literacy Aotearoa Wellington has set up a big scrabble game from […]

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A significant gift from the Glenice and John Gallagher Foundation will be used to establish a new chair in engineering at the University of Waikato.

The results from analysis of Southland swede plants collected last season is backing up DairyNZ advice to farmers that feeding maturing swede crops increases the risk of ill-health in cows.

A new study has found there are more than three trillion trees in the world – about eight times higher than previous estimates.

An international expert on the role of the ocean in the climate system will examine the impact of climate change on the critically-important Southern Ocean at a Victoria University of Wellington public lecture.

Could cycling serve as a gateway to fitness by inspiring people to pursue more active lifestyles? This is one of the research questions a Lincoln University lecturer wants to answer as she embarks on a plan to bring the Christchurch Bike Share programme ...

To say Auckland teacher and author Phillip Simpson has had a varied and broad career would be an understatement. He completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching at the University of Auckland and has been teaching at Matipo Primary School on the Te Atatu ...

Eating eggs is unlikely to raise blood cholesterol levels and increase risk of heart disease, new reports reveal.

Scientists have sequenced one of New Zealand’s most important indigenous plants and are making the data available to tāngata whenua and New Zealand’s research community.