Photo from RNZ via Facebook Wellington.Scoop A tornado in Levin brought down trees and powerlines early this morning. Fire and Emergency reports that many roofs have been lifted. A tornado has ripped through Levin this morning. Civil Defence is advising residents to stay home. Just some of the damage so far.@1NewsNZ pic.twitter.com/71wGEJtbkU — Abbey Wakefield […]
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Stuff reports: Inland Revenue’s total tax take is expected to rise from just over $104 billion in the year to June to more than $138b in the year to June 2026. This is partially because of high inflation. Let’s say you have inflation of 5% a year or 20% over four years. Let’s say you […]
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Auckland Chamber Chair, Charlotte Parkhill, confirmed today that longstanding Auckland Chamber Chief Executive, Michael Barnett, would stand down as CEO in August this year but would maintain a role driving key Chamber projects including Firststeps, ...
New Zealand is ranked as the worst country in the OECD for family violence with police receiving a call from a domestic violence victim every four minutes. But changes are on the way. Aotearoa family violence has increased 60 percent in the last five ...
Police are at the scene of a serious crash at the Ngauranga Gorge. Emergency services were alerted to the single vehicle crash, on the Hutt Road off ramp, under the SH2 bridge, at around 4:30am. An update on injuries will be provided when able. The Serious ...
Lynn John was born and educated in Wales and now lives in New Zealand. He is a writer of screenplays, stage-plays, television series for children and parents, novels, television drama series, short films, language and ...
May 18, 2021, Washington, DC – A trio of remarkable Afghan women were honored this week with the Lantos Human Rights Prize, bestowed annually by the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice. The three trailblazing women – Judge Fawzia ...
New combined entity to significantly accelerate user engagement and retention capabilities for digital brands globally MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, May 19, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - CleverTap , the world's No.1 retention cloud, today announced ...
Geneva, 19 May 2022 I am dismayed at the reported decision of the Taliban to dissolve the country’s Independent Human Rights Commission. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission performed extraordinary work in extremely difficult conditions ...
Northland District Investigations Manager Detective Inspector Bridget Doell: As part of ongoing work to suppress firearms-related violence in Northland, Whangārei Police have executed two search warrants this afternoon in relation to a drive-by ...
19 May “The government has made a pragmatic and future-focused investment in mRNA technology,” says Dr William Rolleston, director of South Pacific Sera in Timaru. Today the government budget announcement included $40.7M over four years for RNA ...
19 May The Government has failed the Ōtaki community and the climate with their decision in today's budget not to fund new trains for the Wellington to Palmerston North route, says Greater Wellington Regional Council candidate Asher Wilson-Goldman. ...
Mr Finamore and his dog. Photographer: William Harding (ATL ref. 1/4-004254-G) News from National Library Of New Zealand An innovative digital dimension to one of the most significant photographic collections in Aotearoa New Zealand will feature in a new exhibition at the National Library in Wellington. Between skin & shirt: The photographic portraits of William […]
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines began monitoring the recent Philippine election from the kick-off of the campaign in February 2022. The Philippine Election 2022 International Observer Mission (IOM) was recommended ...
Issued by the APEC Senior Officials' Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 19 May 2022 APEC senior officials are convening to pursue common ground and supportive measures amid a troubling backdrop of uncertain economic recovery, inflationary pressure and climate ...
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid interruptions, the Best of Natural Awards are back! Good magazine is excited to announce the return of the Best of Natural Awards in partnership with HealthPost. The Best of Natural Awards sets the standard for ...
Take tag, the classic children’s game, combine it with parkour, and play it within a purpose-built 12 metre arena and you've got World Chase Tag (WCT) , the first and only competitive tag league in the world. WCT is played by some of the most talented ...
Total investment and divestment activity across all investment stages increased to $4.3b in 2021, up from $2.5b in 2020. Mid-market activity was up 34% to $1.1b. Early-stage venture capital activity was up 3.9 times to $495.2m. The average investment ...
According to the sales performance management (SPM) software market analysis by Future Market Insights (FMI), the demand registered in the market will increase at a healthy CAGR of 12.9% from 2022-to 2032. The report also ...
According to Future Market Insights (FMI), global ready to drink coffee market size is estimated to be US$ 26.3 billion in 2022 and expected to reach US$ 42.3 billion by 2032, at CAGR ...
The global pallet pooling market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% over the assessment period, reaching a valuation of more than US$ 12.9 Bn by 2032. Sales in the pallet pooling market are predicted to increase develop on the back ...
The global glass container market will exhibit 2.1% Y-o-Y growth in 2021, after contracting in 2020 due to disruptions caused by unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak. According to a new study by Future Market Insights (FMI), the near-term opportunities ...
The global demand for cargo bikes is expected to rise at 10.8% year-on-year in 2021 with sales reaching over US$ 900 million . Future Market Insights (FMI) projects the cargo bike market to grow at 11.6% CAGR ...
Despite some positive steps, this year’s Budget represents a failed opportunity to bravely address child poverty, says the Child Poverty Action Group. We all want to see children thrive, yet families locked into poverty will not see any relief ...