A Queenstown distillery has scooped the world’s best producers of vodka to take out a global award. Competing in the World Drinks Awards, Broken Heart Spirits first won the award for New Zealand’s best vodka in the Pure Neutral category, then went ...
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the Council for International Development (CID) and its NGO members are watching the situation closely and supporting the response. Nearly 750,000 people have fled their homes, and over half a million ...
News from NZ Police The area around the Parliament precinct was generally quiet last night with a small number of protesters near the Victoria University Pipitea campus. Police maintained a high level of visibility in and around the Parliament precinct. Wellingtonians can expect to see Police reassurance patrols as they come into the central business […]
Waitematā East Police have taken swift action and arrested a man following an attack on a member of the public on the North Shore earlier this week. On Tuesday night, at around 10.45pm, a man was assaulted and had his car taken outside the shops in ...
A new host city, a brand new venue and a host of new exhibitors are set to be unveiled at Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS 2022 on 15 and 16 June in Ōtautahi Christchurch. BEIA Chief Executive, Lisa Hopkins says this promises to be a landmark ...
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) welcomes the release of the ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey, and the finding that daily smoking among Year 10 students now stands at just 1.3%, down from 2% two years ago. "This is good news, and ...
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2203/4da663474e272c4e1fa9.jpeg" width="720" height="406"> Neighbours Day Aotearoa returns for another year of community-led activities, encouraging New Zealanders across the ...
A new global survey reveals the importance of diagnosing and managing hearing loss if we want happier and healthier lives. Research of 24,000 people from 14 countries by high street hearing specialist, Audika, and international research group, YouGov, ...
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2203/5a6a18825b8fc93472df.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Police are appealing for sightings of 35-year-old Andrew Robinson who was last seen in the Hillmorton area in Christchurch ...
“The Labour Government has turned its back on victims of serious crime as it prepares to scrap ACT’s Three Strikes Legislation,” says ACT’s Justice spokesperson Nicole McKee. “The Justice Select Committee will today consider submissions on ...
I was reminded recently of T.S. Eliot’s famous lines at the end of his classic poem, “The Waste Land”: “This is the way world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.” The occasion was the government’s latest announcements bringing forward ...
Marlborough Mayor John Leggett said today it was time for the protesters camped at Nelson Square in Picton to ‘hit the road.’ “The Picton protesters have said on a number of occasions that they will move on once the Wellington protest was over. ...
Report from RNZ Anti-mandate protesters charged over the violent clashes at Parliament’s grounds yesterday have told a Wellington District Court judge that they want their possessions back. One man said his suitcase contained his father’s ashes, while another said his tent contained a thousand dollars’ worth of tools needed for his job. The judge said […]
A new proposal to better manage carbon farming could see future permanent plantings of exotic forests like radiata pine excluded from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Forestry Minister Stuart Nash and Climate Change Minister James Shaw have released ...
If you are symptomatic or a household contact, you can now order rapid antigen tests (RATs) through the newly launched RAT requester site . “It’s one of a range of ways we are make testing more readily available for those who need it,” says Jo ...
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Sculpture on the Gulf returns to Waiheke this March. The SOTG team is to be commended for displaying great resilience in putting the show together in such challenging times. Please check the SOTG website for details and to purchase tickets https://sotg.nz/the-sculpture-walk/ ...
Plastics New Zealand’s CEO Rachel Barker was excited to watch the birth of a global plastics agreement at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) last night. “Receiving a standing ovation, this decision is a real game-changer in our fight ...
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed. More than half have headed west to Poland, according to a new ...
On day seven of the Ukraine crisis, UN-led efforts to ramp up support to the country’s embattled health workers have continued, with the first shipment of lifesaving supplies due to arrive in neighbouring Poland in the coming hours. Initial concerns about ...
Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day. “Each year…we celebrate the beauty and wonder of our planet’s wild plants and ...
CITIC Telecom CPC Supports the Fight Against the Epidemic, Free "Cloud, Network, Security" Anti-epidemic Trio Pack Ensures Business Continuity Together, We Fight the Epidemic. Safeguard Cybersecurity in Full Swing HONG KONG, Mar 2, 2022 - (ACN ...
SYDNEY, Mar 2, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Avance Clinical, the largest premium Australian Contract Research Organisation (CRO) for international biotechs, has opened new offices in Sydney to support its growing clinical team in the greater Sydney region. Avance ...
HONG KONG, Mar 2, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - On 28 February 2022, Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operation company, announced its completion of a US$188 million Series B+ equity financing, jointly led by Legend Capital. The ...
Motor Industry Association Chief Executive David Crawford says that the February 2022 figures are the strongest for the month of February ever. Registrations of 12,551 were 0.5% up on February 2021. Year to date the market is down 1.2% (316 ...