Report from RNZ Eighteen per cent of health workers at the Kenepuru Community Hospital in Porirua are absent because of the impact of covid. Nearly 500 health workers are absent at the Wellington Regional Hospital, about 14 percent of the staff of 3500. And six per cent are off at Hutt Hospital (out of 1640 […]
Porirua libraries are scrapping overdue fines, in a move to remove barriers and make libraries more welcoming and accessible for all. At a meeting of its Te Puna Kōrero committee today, Porirua City Council voted unanimously to remove overdue ...
The half a million Kiwis who regularly use the New Zealand exercise industry will welcome the removal on mandates, and they are looking forward to everyone returning to gyms and facilities around the country, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie ...
Today marks the launch of the Lower Hutt Climate Action Pathway Te Ara Whakamua o Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai , entitled ‘ Our race against time Ka whati te tai, ka pao te tōrea! ’, with the target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. ...
Work on the Karori Town Centre: Public Space Improvement Project starts next month, enhancing the area’s shelter, comfort and appeal for residents and visitors alike. The upgrade includes comfortable sheltered space for the public to enjoy, an upgrade ...
To aid transparency of compliance with key bank prudential requirements, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has launched a public material breach register. New Zealand registered banks are required by the Reserve Bank to meet a number of ...
Alofi, Niue – 22 March 2022 – Tonight the Government of Niue (GON) announced it has now detected four cases of COVID-19 which were picked up at the border before entering the island. In total, Niue has now detected 5 positive cases at the Border ...
Download speeds have tripled for consumers on New Zealand’s most popular fibre broadband plans, the Commerce Commission confirms. In November 2021, fibre wholesalers, including Chorus, began offering increased speeds of 300 Mbps on 100 Mbps wholesale ...
Several significant locations in northern Tongariro National Park and the western shores of Lake Taupō will be restored as part of a Jobs for Nature project being undertaken by Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says. Sites ...
Detective Inspector Kevan Verry, Northland CIB: Police are continuing to make enquiries into the sudden deaths of two people at a Panguru property in the Far North on 22 March. A scene examination at the rural property has since been completed and ...
The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against extreme weather and climate change, the UN chief announced, marking World Meteorological Day . “ ...
Amid growing donor fatigue and a brutal war in Ukraine that has diverted the world’s attention, the world must not forget millions of people in need across the Middle East and North Africa, the UN chief told the Security Council on Wednesday. António ...
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Women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) launched on Wednesday. The new supplement, Dignity and respect in ...
While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Alerting that 4.5 million ...
Police are now in a position to confirm one person has died in a single-vehicle crash on SH35 in Tirohanga, Opotiki. Police were notified of the crash at 5:37 pm and the person died at the scene. The road has reopened this morning following a ...
Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Salton, Auckland City CIB: Police are investigating the circumstances of a firearms incident in Glen Innes overnight. At around 2.55am, offenders have approached an address on Heatherbank Street where a number of shotgun ...
In light of the report released this week about the state of children’s literacy in New Zealand, it’s time to learn the wide-ranging benefits of using subtitles, including improving literacy. Titled Now I Don't Know My ABC by Dr Nina Hood, the ...
Major legal precedent could affect millions of lesbian and bisexual women in most of 40-plus countries where they are still criminalised, says Human Dignity Trust 23 March 2022 In a landmark decision released today, a UN women’s rights committee ...
Continue to Develop the "Cloud and Collaboration" EcosystemNew Games Achieve Great Performance HONG KONG, Mar 23, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Kingsoft Corporation Limited ("Kingsoft" or the "Company"; HKEx stock code: 03888), ...
An OIA to MBIE has revealed that 11 NZ citizens entered NZ by way of transit. I blogged on how desperate families did this to get home – book a flight to Fiji, and simply don’t get back on the plane in Auckland. The most interesting thing is that not a single one has been […]
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Police and FENZ (Fire and Emergency NZ) went door-to-door this morning, urging people in Manutuke and Te Karaka to evacuate as river levels in the region continue to rise, with others put on stand-by. Those living along low lying points of Waingake Road ...
The government of Bangladesh has been put on notice: improve conditions for workers by November 2022 or face a Commission of Inquiry – the highest-level investigation that the International Labour Organization (ILO) can carry out into a country that ...
Geneva, 23 March 2022 I share the profound frustration and disappointment of Afghan high school girls and women, who after six months of anticipation were prevented from returning to school today. The de facto authorities’ failure to adhere to ...