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A guest post by Lindsay Mitchell: In April this year the Prime Minister laid out the progress she has made towards child poverty reduction since taking office. She said her government has “lifted tens of thousands of children from poverty and improved the lives of many others.”1 She makes one specific comparison over the time […]

Prospecting used to be about digging up gold and other minerals. Today “bioprospecting” is allowing countries to use the natural riches at their disposal, for the production of pharmaceuticals, and other commercially viable products. Cambodia, which has a ...

Auckland Young Farmer Tim Dangen has been named the 54th FMG Young Farmer of the Year.   The Northern representative has brought the trophy home to his region which hosted the Grand Final in Whangārei, after three days of grueling ...

WWF-New Zealand Statement on the call to stop Deep Sea Mining: "Thousands of New Zealanders have called on this Government to ban seabed mining in Aotearoa. Seabed mining is experimental, dangerous, and unregulated. It will lead to the indiscriminate ...

Banked has published a comprehensive new guide to insuring a Tesla in New Zealand . The new resource helps Kiwis better understand their insurance options for the vehicle range, including the popular Model 3. The number of Teslas on New Zealand’s ...

Health authorities have confirmed the  first case of monkeypox  in New Zealand, calling its arrival on our shores “not unexpected” given the increase in global cases. The person, who is in isolation, is in their thirties, lives in ...

The Green Party has written to the Prime Minister on the eve of the Pacific Islands Forum calling on the Government to support a moratorium on deep sea mining. “New Zealand must align itself with Pacific leadership and announce at the Pacific Islands ...

The Ministry of Health is reporting the first case of Monkeypox in New Zealand The person is in their 30s, lives in Auckland and has recently returned from overseas travel in a country with reported cases of Monkeypox. There are currently 50 countries ...

In response to increasing levels of illness in the community, Air New Zealand is reintroducing its Covid Flexibility Policy until 31 July, offering customers the flexibility of opting into credit if they are no longer able to travel. The airline ...

Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Ryan Cooper: Northland Police are continuing to investigate after a large altercation on Walton Street, Whangārei this morning. Police were called around 10:50am after reports of a group of 10 males fighting and ...

Three males have been charged in relation to a stabbing in central Auckland early this morning. Police responded at 3.10am to reports of an assault in the area of Wyndham Street/Queen Street. A man was located in Freyberg Place with a stab wound ...

Ambassador ITO Koichi and the people of Japan are deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr ABE Shinzo. “It is a despicable act that took place in the middle of a national election campaign, and ...

Opinion – Binoy Kampmark The Anglo-Australian legal system has much to answer for. While robed lawyers and solemn justices proclaim an adherence to the rule of law, the rule remains a creature in state, more fetish than reality. Had the farcical prosecution of former ACT Attorney … The Anglo-Australian legal system has much to answer […]

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Grey Lynn this morning. Emergency services were called at 8.25am after a member of the public came across the woman being allegedly assaulted by a man on Cockburn Street. The woman ...

Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA) welcomes the progress on rights for New Zealand citizens living in Australia, announced yesterday. “Re-establishing pathways to citizenship while removing harsh and oppressive deportation laws will restore ...

The RD Sixer’s, a team of Waikato Primary school students have taken out the title of the AgriKidsNZ Grand Champions in Whangārei. Made up by 12-year-olds Liam Hodgson (Pirongia School), Arche Keelty (St Patrick's School) and Leighton Barnett (St Columbus ...

David Leonhardt at the NYT writes: The evidence suggests that broad mask mandates have not done much to reduce Covid caseloads over the past two years. Today, mask rules may do even less than in the past, given the contagiousness of current versions of the virus.  Aren’t we meant to follow the evidence? In U.S. […]

Korean business owners will soon be better equipped to deal with business disruption such as Covid-19 with access to a new emergency preparedness resource. Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) is launching the country’s first business emergency preparedness ...

“ The Government seems to think the Healthy Home Standards they’ve imposed on Kiwi landlords don’t apply to them, with less than half of Kainga Ora homes compliant,” says ACT’s Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. “Written parliamentary questions ...

GENEVA (8 July 2022) – In view of the resolution on the situation in Syria to be adopted by United Nations Security Council members, a group of UN experts* have called on all relevant stakeholders to extend resolution 2585 (2021) on cross-border ...

GENEVA (8 July 2022) – UN human rights experts* today deplored the execution of Kalwant Singh a/l Jogindar Singh, a Malaysian national convicted of drug offences in Singapore. Singh’s death sentence was enforced early in the morning on 7 July ...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 8 July 2022 Subject: Sri Lanka Ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday, 9 July, we urge Sri Lankan authorities to show ...

State Highway 1 at Karapiro is expected to reopen shortly, after being blocked by a fallen tree near the intersection with Kentucky Road. There is a signicant traffic build-up due to the blockage however, which will take some time to clear. We thank ...

Motorists are advised to expect delays on State Highway 1 at Karapiro after a tree came down near the intersection with Kentucky Road. There is some traffic management in place, but motorists are asked to have patience and delay travel if possible while ...