The National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme, NAIT Limited, closed consultation with farmers and collection agents on proposed increases to NAIT levies on Friday 25 February 2022. Together with proposed increases in Crown and deer industry contributions, ...
It’s not an April Fools’ Day joke; all CityLink and BusLink services in Northland and Total Mobility Whangarei services will be half price from 01 April. Rick Stolwerk, who chairs Northland’s Regional Transport Committee, says the discounts will run ...
The increased cost of a new council maritime vessel and moves to boost and improve the Whangārei CityLink public transport service are the key proposals the public is being asked to comment on via the Northland Regional Council’s 2022/23 Annual ...
“The Government’s proposed regulations for shooting clubs and ranges will create administrative nightmares for law-abiding firearms owners while gangs run riot across New Zealand,” says ACT’s Firearms Law Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Ranges ...
The Commerce Commission has cleared Camplify Co (NZ) Limited, a subsidiary of ASX-listed Camplify Holdings Limited, to acquire the New Zealand assets and business of Tourism Holdings Limited’s (THL’s) peer-to-peer motorhome and campervan rental platforms, ...
Wellington City Council and the Government are coming together to support inner-city Wellington businesses who lost significant revenue due to the illegal occupation at Parliament grounds, with a $1.2 million business relief fund. Businesses ...
24 March 2022 - Christchurch data migration start-up company Couchdrop, which moves vast amounts of data for global clients, has closed an investment round with New Zealand’s premiere venture capital fund, Punakaiki Fund. Couchdrop founder Michael ...
Housing Foundation is extending its reach into the WBOP, building over 90 homes to help more kiwis into affordable housing. These are in addition to the 900-plus homes it has already built since it began. Housing Foundation will be building homes ...
News from Kāpiti Coast District Council A new Open Space Strategy for Kāpiti sets in place a vision for protecting and enhancing the district’s awesome network of parks and reserves, urban space and pathways for the next 30 years. The Kāpiti Coast Open Space Strategy, formally adopted by the Council yesterday, is designed to safeguard […]
News from NZ Government and WCC The Wellington City Council and the Government are coming together to support inner-city Wellington businesses who lost significant revenue due to the illegal occupation at Parliament grounds, with a $1.2 million business relief fund. Businesses in the area surrounding Parliament that experienced a drop of 50 percent or more […]
Hot on the heels of the March edition, Fork N Funny is back with an outstanding April line-up raring to go! Save the date for Friday 22 April at The Tuning Fork in downtown Auckland to catch the monthly lineup of Aotearoa’s finest comedians. ...
Space Waltz is an influential five-piece New Zealand rock band fronted by Alastair Riddell and joined by Eddie Rayner, Brent Eccles, Peter Cuddihy and Greg Clark. The group's new single ‘Hypnotise Me’ is their first recording in over 47 years. ...
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A month since Russia invaded Ukraine, 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population – have been displaced, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. “The war has caused one of the ...
The Republic of The Gambia has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), raising the total number of ratifying states to 171 and bringing the Treaty another step closer to universality. The West African nation signed the CTBT in 2003 ...
Emergency services are responding to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of SH45 and Ahipaipa Road, Manaia. The crash was reported to Police at about 6.30am. One person is reported to have injuries and a helicopter is en route to assist. Motorists ...
A Kiwi company has secured a US export contract to supply one of New York’s tallest skyscrapers with its wool flooring product. The $1.1 billion Brooklyn Tower will be home to hundreds of the city’s elite and will stand at 327 metres when it opens ...
GENEVA (24 March 2022) – One month after the Russian Federation began its invasion of Ukraine, around one hundred children have been killed, thousands injured, and many more displaced or separated from their parents and family. The UN Child Rights ...
GENEVA (24 March 2022) - Killings, attacks and threats against indigenous human rights defenders working to defend their territory must be prevented and effectively investigated by the Colombian authorities, a UN human rights expert* said today. ...
The Government has taken its phone off the hook and is ignoring widespread opposition from New Zealand business owners and employees to its unlawful compulsory national pay agreements scheme, known as FPAs. More than three months after BusinessNZ wrote ...
GENEVA (24 March 2022) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Tunisia from 27 March to 2 April 2022 to assess the country’s implementation of the recommendations it made during its previous visit. "Tunisia was the first ...
- The Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, Digo Corporation, and Terrenus Energy have been jointly awarded a 70 MWp project for the installation of solar panels across 1,198 HDB blocks and 57 government sites as well as the installation of smart electrical ...
GENEVA (24 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the decision by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to postpone the resumption of schooling for girls above grade six, saying the announcement flies in the face of multiple ...
EL KidsPlay is a safe, ad-free app for children aged 3-8 years and the first exclusive VOD kids' channel on Pzaz. EL KidsPlay focuses on edutainment content with a library of over 400 carefully curated videos from many well-respected children's content ...