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Two former Labour MPs have their say. First Richard Prebble: Last week only one issue was so urgent that a select committee needed to meet in Parliament’s recess. The Māori Affairs Select Committee met to consider the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangement) Bill. The purpose of the bill is to reduce the value of my vote. […]

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord wants to revamp Auckland Council's preferred contractors maintenance and construction procurement process. "Contract maintenance for Auckland is currently allocated to a select few preferred companies. Over time this ...

“E pari te tai, e timu te tai, e ngunguru nei te moana, kua huri te tai!” “The time and tide waits for no man, and the tide has turned with Bayden Barber being elected as the new Chair of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated”. “Myself as the ...

The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has joined with the unions to call on an Inquiry into the state of the workplace across New Zealand Ports. Tukaki said the Maori Authority needed to act to support the standing up of an Inquiry because ...

The UN General Assembly decided on Tuesday to automatically meet within 10 days, if the veto is used in the Security Council by one of its five permanent members. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have the power to ...

The future of the EU content moderation playbook, the Digital Services Act (DSA), was decided last Friday, April 22 , when EU co-legislators reached an agreement on the final text which is not yet public. While Access Now welcomes the human rights-centric ...

HONG KONG, Apr 26, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Legend Capital's portfolio company Lunit, a Korean Medical AI company, recently announced a preliminary approval from the Korea Exchange for initial public offering (IPO) on the KOSDAQ market, and it plans to ...

Global Indigenous Peoples leader stressed the importance of Indigenous Peoples in combating the climate crisis in time when the “Scientist Rebellion” raised alarm on the “grossly inadequate” current climate actions. Beverly Longid, Global Coordinator ...

US$5 Billion Plan To Export Up To 4 TWh Of Renewable Energy Annually From Indonesia To Singapore SINGAPORE, Apr 26, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore's homegrown electricity retailer Union Power Pte Ltd (Union Power) has been appointed as distribution partner ...

The trial of U.S. peace activists Kenneth Mayers and Tarak Kauff who are also members of Veterans For Peace began on Monday 25th April at the Circuit Criminal Court, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8. Both are former members of the U.S. military and Kenneth is a Vietnam ...

An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission By Basil Fernando Within a few days after the Rambukkana Police shooting, a large body of information has become available to the public about this incident. The attempt by the Government and also a section ...

Geneva – Tunisian authorities and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees must work to find a just and dignified solution to the plight of more than 250 refugees and asylum-seekers, including about 60 children, who have been stuck in the country ...

Renters, Māori and Pacific peoples are among the groups most affected by poor housing habitability in Aotearoa New Zealand, according to human rights indicators released today as part of Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the Human Rights Commission’s Housing ...

With a line-up of more than one hundred presenters and fifty events, Featherston, New Zealand’s only Booktown, is getting ready to welcome over 7,000 visitors to the Wairarapa for another outstanding literary weekend over 8-12 June. The seventh ...

An IGBT production line will be established at USJC, the Japan fab subsidiary of UMC Kariya, Kuwana, Japan/Hsinchu, Taiwan, Apr 26, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation, a leading mobility supplier, and United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. ...

Criminal-defamation trial scheduled for March 2023 (BANGKOK, April 26, 2022)–Thai authorities should drop all remaining cases brought by Thai chicken company Thammakaset Company Limited against human rights defenders, including newly appointed U.N. working ...

The glass bottles market worth will reach  US$37.1 Bn  in 2021, as per Future Market Insights (FMI) analysis. Overall glass bottles sales are expected to grow at a CAGR of  5.2%  between 2021 and 2031. With a wide ...

With better standards of living, consumers are casually throwing away their unwanted goods and products in the garbage. These can be used to create products from food waste. With increased disposable incomes, the value of available food and other goods ...

FMI delivers key insights on the global  electric bike market  in its latest report titled “ Electric Bike Market: Global Industry Analysis 2012-2016 and Opportunity Assessment 2017-2027 .” The long-term outlook on the global electric ...

The global  gelatin market is set to observe growth at a CAGR of 5.8%, exceeding US$ 5,278.4 Mn by 2032.  Water as well as aqueous polyhydric alcohols are almost solely used as solvents in gelatin compositions for confectionery and ...

Fiber laser technology  has improved by leaps in terms of spectral coverage, output power, and ultra-short pulse width for past few years. Owing to rapid technological advancement, the area of application of fiber lasers has extended to healthcare, ...

The total private wealth currently held on the African continent is USD 2.1 trillion and is expected to rise by 38% over the next 10 years, according to the latest 2022 Africa Wealth Report , published today by Henley & Partners in partnership ...

Scotland is now providing free bus travel for under 22s as part of a £500 million plan to improve infrastructure and tackle congestion. The scheme, which began in February 2022, will reduce inequality, respond to the climate crisis, and open new ...

Cookie Time was today named the winner for the second year running of the NZ’s Most Trusted Cookies category in the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands Awards. Cookie Time also entered the Reader’s Digest prestigious Top 20 Brands list for ...