A member of the public discovered a dead adult Hector’s dolphin on Brighton Beach in Christchurch on Saturday (19 March). Department of Conservation Aquatic Director Elizabeth Heeg says the adult dolphin appeared to have died recently, although it ...
The Government needs to prioritise smaller class sizes, better support for children with additional learning needs and more investment in time and advice for teachers to learn and develop professionally if it is to address declining literacy rates, ...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence, March quarter 2022 Consumer confidence has continued to drop and is now at its lowest level since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell 7 points in March ...
People stealing road signs and lifebuoys are endangering people’s lives and costing ratepayers more than $160,000 a year. Council has had to replace at least 10 lifebuoys taken from the Tolaga Bay Wharf area over the past five years, which cost more than ...
As more Kiwis struggle to secure lending, it is not uncommon for family members to work together to find suitable finance. A recent case, investigated by Financial Services Complaints Limited (FSCL) highlights why it is important for consumers to ...
Biosecurity New Zealand has released a new web tool so people can report suspected exotic pests and diseases online. “Alerts from the public about things that appear out of the ordinary to them, along with reports from our primary sector partners ...
The search for the last missing person from the vessel Enchanter will resume this morning. Five of the 10 people on-board were rescued, while Police have confirmed four people died. Conditions this morning are mixed for searchers, with poor visibility ...
A Bill to crackdown on global and domestic criminals who use businesses to hide money laundering, tax evasion and the financing of terrorism will be introduced this year, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, David Clark said today. It will ...
This World Water Day, New Zealand scientists are drawing attention to the precious resource of freshwater stored under the ground as part of a global effort to raise awareness of groundwater. Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) Groundwater Science Lead ...
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South Island luxury fly fishing retreat Owen River Lodge is the first accommodation provider in New Zealand to be recognised as a Certified B Corporation, or B Corp. The stringent certification process measures social and environmental performance, ...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND - 22, 2022 - TVNZ, New Zealand’s state-owned commercially funded broadcaster, is the first brand to run a roadside programmatic campaign across JCDecaux New Zealand’s roadside Digital Large format network. The campaign is running ...
21 Mar 2022 - Ever since the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, the entire Olympic Movement has rallied round to provide much-needed help to the Ukrainian Olympic community and sports movement. National Olympic Committees ...
In historic determination, U.S. Government acknowledges Rohingya genocide (WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2022)—United Nations Member States should publicly acknowledge the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar and ensure the U.N. Security Council refers the ...
Motorists are advised that State Highway 5 near Glengarry is currently blocked in both directions following a crash involving a single vehicle at 4.45am. At this stage no injuries have been reported. The road will be blocked for sometime while a clean-up ...
War crimes, crimes against humanity committed daily, says Tom Andrews GENEVA (21 March 2022) – In the face of what he described as war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar, a UN human rights expert today said the victims of these crimes ...
GENEVA, March 21, 2022 – A coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced today that its prestigious women’s rights award will go this year to Zarifa Ghafari , Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor and a survivor of three Taliban assassination ...
GENEVA (21 March 2022) – The international community must step up to the challenge of reviving engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to address serious human rights violations, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, ...
It would be interesting to do such a poll here. I am sure we would also over-estimate, but surely not so badly. If you groups responses together, then Americans think: 20% are millionaires 59% are gay, lesbian or bisexual 57% are Jewish or Muslim 97% are Black, Asian or Native American 92% live in Texas, […]
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Police can confirm one person has died following the serious single-vehicle crash on Dominion Road, Mahana last night. The road was opened shortly after 11:30pm. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are continuing.
Geneva – Twenty migrants and asylum seekers have died after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast last Friday, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said Sunday in a statement expressing acute concern over the continuation of such drowning incidents in the ...
The Commission has today released "Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022" . The report monitors the performance of mental health services and addictions services between 2016 / ...
A fuel pricing poll by Consumer NZ found four out of five respondents (or 81 percent) are driving less due to the price of petrol and diesel hitting painful levels. “With the price of fuel past $3 a litre in most parts of the country, it's inevitable that ...