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Vancouver, 28 April 2022 –Asia-Pacific business leaders in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting this week in Vancouver, affirmed their determination to continue to work closely together to respond to the challenge of sustaining the region’s ...

Press Release – Pacific Learners Pacific Learners is a community-led initiative borne from a desire to see Pacific tamariki succeed. In order to unlock Pacific childrens full potential, Pacific Learners believes that it is crucial to address the cultural, social, educational … Pacific Learners is a community-led initiative borne from a desire to see Pacific […]

Washington, DC —Today, a global coalition of over 60 states launched A Declaration for the Future of the Internet . The non-binding statement calls for “a single global Internet – one that is truly open and fosters competition, privacy, and ...

28 April 2022 The Commonwealth Secretariat is delighted to announce that six finalists have been selected from a record number of entries for the 2022 Commonwealth Education Awards for their positive impact on education across the Commonwealth Today, on the ...

Issued by the APEC Secretariat Vancouver, Canada, 28 April 2022 “A resolute push from the private sector provides the much-needed tailwinds for policymakers to move efforts in advancing regional economic integration, inclusivity, the digital economy ...

GENEVA (28 April 2022) – The investigation and prosecution of former President Lula da Silva violated his right to be tried by an impartial tribunal, his right to privacy and his political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The ...

The EUROSOLAR Regenerative Earth Decade calls for an immediate Global Climate Armistice, as first step to a universal climate peace agreement - not as an end in itself but to tackle the daunting tasks of converting local and global economies into climate ...

Auckland Council Pre-Election Report : “Out of Touch and Out of Control” The release of the Auckland Council pre-election report shows how out of touch and out of control the organization has become. Says Wayne Brown, Candidate for Auckland ...

The Commerce Commission has published a statement of unresolved issues relating to an application from THL Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Tourism Holdings Limited, seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in Apollo Tourism & ...

Banked, a new website aimed at helping New Zealanders make better financial decisions has launched. The new website publishes thoroughly researched and unbiased guides on a range of personal finance topics including insurance, credit cards, loans, and ...

Internet shutdowns are dangerous acts of digital authoritarianism. In 2021, authorities deliberately shut down the internet at least 182 times across 34 countries. This exposes a dramatic increase in the use of this oppressive form of control compared ...

In separate virtual addresses to the shareholders of Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Oxfam called on the pharmaceutical corporations to improve COVID-19 vaccine equity and access so that everyone, everywhere has access to these ...

The Rotorua bill ending equality of suffrage in New Zealand has been killed, or to save face – they are calling it paused. They planned to ram it through Parliament in a few weeks. The Māori Affairs Committee only opened submissions for two weeks. They started scheduling oral submissions before the written submissions had even […]

As international travel begins its return journey, the Novotel Tainui Auckland Airport Hotel is readying itself to throw open the doors to visitors from around the globe. After two years providing a socially distanced welcome to more than 15,000 returning ...

Australia and New Zealand’s leading e-scooter operator announces it has raised NZD $64.8M in a Series B investment round, bringing total capital raised to NZD$115.8M Since Neuron’s last investment round, in September 2020, the company has tripled ...

Pacifical partners call for the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) to be adopted in their MSC tuna supply chain. Retailers and brand owners, sourcing MSC tuna from the Pacific, are aware that labor conditions in wild capture fisheries, ...

The release of the Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report 2021 , is a major wake-up call for our machinery of government, policymakers and politicians from all parties. Firstly, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) needs to be congratulated ...

The online retailer Amazon is the second-largest private employer in the USA. Until now, the company has steadfastly resisted worker representation. In New York, for the first time, the majority of workers voted in favour of the first Amazon union ...

A new report is calling for health services to ensure whakawhanaungatanga is central to the care and rehabilitation of Māori suffering traumatic injury. Whakawhanaungatanga is about making connections and relating to people in culturally appropriate ways. ...

Labour has predictably started backpedalling on the discriminatory Rotorua District Council Bill but rather than just pressing pause, they need to can the whole thing now, National’s Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “The Rotorua District ...

As the number of workplace cases of COVID-19 shows, failures in health and safety at work can have catastrophic effects, not only on workers themselves and their families, but also on individual businesses and even whole economies. It is in the interests ...

Three prominent modern and specialised industrial properties have sold in Hastings recently for a collective $135.9m, reflecting a very strong Hawke’s Bay economy, says Turley & Co valuer and property strategist Pat Turley. He said industrial ...

Police are currently assisting contractors on Colombo Street, Beckenham, where a water main has burst and is causing flooding.

Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) will proudly present film project The Cage at Cannes Marché du Film’s prestigious Fantastic 7 finance market this May. Fantastic 7, now in its fourth year, showcases seven upcoming projects ...