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One News reports: New data shows police response times around the country have become remarkably slower under the Labour-led Government. The stats, obtained by National, show response times to serious crime have blown out in many districts since 2017. In Auckland, officers arrived in 26 minutes or less 90% of the time in 2017. That […]

International Roma Day on 8 April is a key date to mark Romani culture, made more significant in Romania since the passing of last year’s landmark legislation there, to combat hate-speech against the Roma – the first law of its kind in Europe. Nonetheless, ...

More than two-thirds of New Zealanders are confident they can cope with rises in the cost of living and more than half are already taking positive steps to manage their finances, according to new research from Westpac NZ. A survey of more than ...

A clinical study investigating immune responses to the Pfizer vaccine in New Zealanders at risk for COVID-19 disease has provided reassuring results says Dr Fran Priddy, the Executive Director of Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand – Ohu Kaupare Huaketo ...

Consumer NZ did the hard work of blind taste-testing 11 classic and non-traditional hot cross buns from across New Zealand’s main supermarket chains. Sharing the title of the best classic hot cross bun, FreshChoice hot cross buns (half a dozen for $4.99) ...

International Roma Day 8 April 2022 GENEVA (7 April 2022) – On International Roma Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, calls on all States and institutions to fully include Roma people in their efforts to protect ...

High Octane Pictures releases its channel Octane TV to stream on Pzaz TV with its full catalogue offering over 75 movies across a broad range of genres including sci-fi, action-adventure, horror, suspense, thriller, foreign film, and family film categories. ...

New survey reveals the chocolate industry’s good producers and “rotten eggs” Charities call on a group of companies dominating global cocoa production to “stop poisoning children” 29 organisations collaborate on Chocolate Scorecard to help ...

New Zealand’s third oldest Provincial Cinema set to re-open on April 23 Dannevirke: April 7 2022 Dannevirke's Regent Cinema, opened in 1919 as the Arcadia Picture Theatre, has been pivotal in the role that movies play in the education, entertainment and ...

Strasbourg, 07 April 2022 - “The scale and normalisation of pushbacks at Europe’s borders requires urgent and concerted action by governments and parliamentarians”, said today Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, ...

GENEVA (7 April 2022) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will hold its upcoming session from 11 to 29 April, during which it will review Cameroon, Luxembourg, Estonia and Kazakhstan. The four countries are among the 182 ...

HONG KONG, Apr 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - On 31 March 2022, Legend Capital's portfolio company Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. ("Recbio", stock code: 2179.HK ), a leading novel vaccines company, went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ...

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor hosted an important and timely webinar on Monday to discuss human displacement and racial discrimination, to affirm the humanity and dignity of all asylum seekers pursuing equal rights, and to advocate for the provision ...

The QV House Price Index has experienced its largest quarterly drop in more than a decade, with the main centres currently taking the brunt of the impact of rising interest rates and tightening bank credit. The average home decreased in value by ...

Summary Property prices seem to be taking a breather in New Zealand following a massive boom during the pandemic. The CoreLogic report suggests that property values have declined in Wellington and Hamilton. Interested homebuyers seem to be waiting ...

By now we all know that visiting a dentist every six months is important. Whether we actually manage to do so is another story, however. There are many reasons for not booking bi-annual check-ups, including fear, inconvenience, or budget constraints. ...

News from Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University’s vaccine mandate will be discontinued on Tuesday 26 April, when learning and teaching starts again after the mid-trimester break. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Jennifer Windsor advises: Earlier this week, a Government decision to remove a vaccine mandate requirement in many sectors, including tertiary education facilities (and excluding health […]

News from Kāpiti Coast District Council Kāpiti Coast District councillors stand firm in their commitment to achieve positive three waters outcomes for the Kāpiti Coast community, irrespective of what the future holds under the Government’s proposed Three Water Reform. Mayor K Gurunathan says while the Council is not opposed to the underlying principle of the […]

by Sydney Epps Wellington cafés have been teaming together to ensure their survival as they struggle in the wake of Covid. Settling into life with a new baby is difficult for most but what if you added opening a café two weeks before a snap lockdown into the mix. Having worked previously as media director […]

The Commerce Commission has approved the sale by Ampol Limited (Ampol) of the Gull business in New Zealand (Gull) to GNZ Energy Bidco Limited (GNZ). GNZ is controlled by Allegro Funds Pty Ltd (Allegro) and owned by a combination of investors in the ...

Alcohol Healthwatch is thrilled that Christchurch City Council has joined Auckland Council in supporting MP Chle Swarbrick’s Private Members’ Bill "The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill" (the Bill), and to ...

"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report calls for 'rapid, deep and immediate' cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. The time to act for climate justice is now or never" says Urs Signer, spokesperson for Climate Justice Taranaki. ...

Just one week after Emirates Team New Zealand first christened their hydrogen-powered foiling catamaran ‘Chase Zero’, the 10m prototype was up and foiling around the Waitematā harbour in Auckland today. Chase Zero has been progressing through a highly ...

The Government’s proposal for all primary schools to be sugary beverage free is seen as a baby step by health experts, with Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) nutritionists saying the proposal needs to apply to all schools, and include healthy food. Minister ...