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GENEVA (15 July 2022) – UN experts* today condemned reports of escalating violence against foreign nationals in South Africa and called for accountability against xenophobia, racism and hate speech that were harming migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and even ...

Causes Potentially Deadly Heart Scarring, Study Finds – Existing Drug May Offer Treatment Option CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 15, 2022 – The loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age causes the heart muscle to scar and can lead to deadly ...

GABORONE (15 July 2022) – Botswana has made improvements on preventing and ending arbitrary deprivation of liberty, but significant challenges remain in further developing and implementing a legal framework, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said ...

GENEVA (15 July 2022) – A UN expert* today expressed grave concern about the right to fair trial and the status of the Judiciary in Tunisia, after President Kais Saied dissolved the High Judicial Council in February and summarily sacked 57 judges last ...

GENEVA/MONTEVIDEO (15 July 2022) – Uruguay must end decades of impunity for human rights violations by stepping up efforts to search for disappeared persons and bring perpetrators to justice, a delegation of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary ...

Detective Inspector John Sutton, Waitematā CIB: A man has been charged with murder in relation to the deaths of two people in Glendene on Friday. The 27-year-old West Auckland man has been charged with two counts of murder. He is due to appear in the ...

Detective Inspector Albie Alexander, National Organised Crime Group: Police have seized more than $2.4 million in cash, as an investigation continues to shed light on the activities of a trans-national organised crime group operating in New Zealand. ...

Fox News reports: A British blood donor said he was turned away after refusing to answer a question asking if he was pregnant, citing that he is a man in his 60s, according to reports.  Leslie Sinclair, 66, told the Daily Mail he has given 125 pints of blood over the past five decades. But on his […]

Stuff reported: Sir Michael Fowler: architect, politician; b December 19, 1929; d, July 12, 2022. A charming visionary who transformed Wellington, or a vandal who destroyed a significant chunk of Wellington’s heritage architecture with a cavalier approach to financial accountability. Sir Michael Fowler, the mayor of Wellington from 1974 to 1983, has died aged 92, […]

15 July, 2022 Needing to win, the Silver Ferns progressed to tomorrow’s final after producing a quality 68-59 win over the Mixed Invitational on day three of the Cadbury Netball Series in Auckland on Friday. A place in the final against NZ Men ...

GENEVA (15 July 2022) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Javaid Rehman today hailed the conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his involvement in summary executions and enforced ...

The regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus has brought the formal process of abolishing the country’s independent trade union movement to its conclusion. Through a sham court process the government is deregistering the Belarusian Congress of Democratic ...

15 July, 2022 Showing their class, the NZ Men produced the perfect dress rehearsal when delivering a comprehensive 65-44 win over NZ A on day three of the Cadbury Netball Series in Auckland on Friday. Coming into the match with a two from two record and ...

On the right sidebar is a counter which shows how many shootings and ram raids there have been since Chris Hipkins became Police Minister. It will be updated regularly. No tag for this post.

I strongly encourage people to go to the TV3 website (note need to register) and watch the full interview between Guy Williams and Leo Molloy. I was laughing almost non stop through it. Leo probably can’t believe his luck that one of the other candidates for Mayor complained about it, as it just resulted in […]

15 July 2022 Water New Zealand says the new water services regulator’s first report on drinking water compliance is a big step towards better transparency and safety improvements in the sector. Taumata Arowai’s first Drinking Water Regulation Report ...

Attributed to Detective Inspector Scott Beard, Auckland City CIB. Police have now charged a man with the murder of Maria Brown. A homicide investigation was launched after the 77-year-old was found deceased at her Onehunga address on 5 June, 2022. ...

Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed “a lifeline,” thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development package, launched on Thursday. The Resilience and Social Cohesion project, launched by the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ...

Audiences will be treated to a rousing performance of Durufle’s Requiem , a world premiere of Tolnay’s Symphony 2019 , and Piazzola’s Adios Nonino & Escolaso by the sublime Bach Musica NZ on 18 September at the Auckland Town Hall. Adiós Nonino ...

Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network welcomes the Government’s announcement to widen the criteria under which the COVID-19 antiviral medication, Paxlovid, can be prescribed but has concerns around safety and support available in rural communities. ...

JE Cleantech Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: JCSE), (the "Company"), a Cayman Islands company whose group operations are based in Singapore, today announced the receipt of a new order by its subsidiary, JCS-Echigo Pte Ltd, from a major customer ...

Firearms and drugs are being removed from the community in increasing volumes as Operation Cobalt ramps up Police focus on illegal gang activity. In the process, Police have made numerous arrests in Auckland. Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor ...

Emma Sidnam has been awarded the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript Backwaters. Sidnam wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a New Zealand writer, celebrating ...

Launched with fanfare two years ago, the ‘Don’t Get Sucked In’ website has failed to fire or resonate with young people and for good reason,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates ...