Report from RNZ The travel plans of thousands of people are still disrupted after yesterday’s storm. The gale force winds forced 160 flights in and out of Wellington to be cancelled or diverted. Wellington Airport said the disruption will continue today because of the flight backlog. Air New Zealand said the wild weather displaced aircraft […]
Tomorrow, I will be 60 years old. It’s the impossibly distant age at which people used to retire with a pension and a mortgage-free house. It's okay. I've been thinking of myself as basically there for a while now – and the same thing appears to be happening to some of my dearest friends.
Technically, you could make a case for us as both boomers and Gen Xers, but we're not quite either. We’re a generation that grew up with the state providing. I still have a faint mental image of crates of... Читать дальше...
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Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October. New Zealand’s National Park / Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best ...
After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border ...
Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which could jeopardize reaching the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for these populations. The warning from the World Health Organization ( WHO ...
The historic UN-brokered truce in Yemen has largely held for nearly four months, and Special Envoy Hans Grundberg on Thursday urged the Government and Houthi rebels to work towards renewing the “transformational” agreement, which expires on 2 ...
Greenpeace is this week urging the International Seabed Authority to halt plans that would allow destructive deep sea mining to begin - starting in the Pacific. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is right now meeting in Jamaica to discuss ...
With two weeks since the conclusion of the 135th Championships at Wimbledon, and Centre Court’s 100th year, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has released a complement to its Centenary Collection, The Centenary Edition NFT. Priced at just £100, The ...
The Herald reports: National is crying “waste” after Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency spent $25 million on a fit-out for its new Wellington offices. Questions to National transport spokesman Simeon Brown show the fit-out of 8700sq m of Wellington office space will cost $25m, or about $2870. That’s significantly higher than the roughly $1600 […]
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Lima, 20 July 2022 Good morning and thank you for coming. I would like to begin by thanking the Government of Peru for its invitation. This visit has allowed me to better understand both the human rights advances and the challenges faced by the ...
Geneva – United Arab Emirates authorities should rescind the verdict issued against American lawyer and human rights activist Asim Ghafoor, guarantee him a fair trial, and release him in the case the charges against him are not proven, Euro-Med Human ...
GENEVA (21 July 2022) – UN experts today called on authorities, candidates and political parties in Kenya to foster an enabling environment for peaceful elections and prevent election-related violence, as the country prepares to hold general elections ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global cases passed 14,000, with six countries reporting their first ...
New data shows just how much the ram-raid epidemic has hit New Zealand and grown under Labour’s watch, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Newly released figures reveal the number of ram-raids on retailers have soared under Labour, ...
22 July 2022 Te Pātaka Whaioranga - Pharmac’s work behind the scenes and unique arrangements with suppliers means Aotearoa has been less affected by ongoing supply disruptions than other countries. Currently there are 47 medicine supply issues notified ...
Thursday 21 July 2022 The winners of the 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards have been announced from an awards ceremony at Sky City Theatre in Auckland with the industry watching from screens around the country. The show was presented by Māni Dunlop ...
21 July A man has died following an incident involving a vehicle in Dunedin this evening. Emergency services were called to Eglinton Road near Unity Park around 7:30pm. There are some cordons in place while Police conduct a scene examination, the cordons ...
Report from RNZ by Kirsty Frame More Wellington people are contemplating the likelihood that a cycleway will soon be running past their home or business. While a court case has stalled work on the major Newtown-to-city cycle lane, the city council is pushing ahead with other parts of its plan for a city-wide network of […]
Cyber Safety = Life Skill: Parents Rank Cyber Safety Skills Among Emergency Preparedness for Kids Nearly 9 in 10 of New Zealanders surveyed believe it likely that kids will give away their parents’ or their families’ ...
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) is heading out, taking regional roadshows to Auckland Tāmaki Makau-rau, Napier Ahuriri and Taranaki New Plymouth. Writing is a solitary art - and NZSA has ...
Newstalk ZB takes Network Station of the Year, Hosking wins Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year for the third time, ZM takes Best Network Team Show and Blackie Award New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) is tonight celebrating one of its biggest ...
Christchurch A Red coach Andrea Cousins says it is a “surreal” feeling to lift the Margaret Forsyth Cup after winning the Celebration Box Netball NZ U18 Champs on home courts. Backed by their supporters in cold wet conditions at Hagley Park ...
Maritime Union of New Zealand / Rail and Maritime Transport Union joint media release Two of New Zealand’s main transport unions are urging the Marsden Point refinery be returned to functioning status, if necessary through Government ownership. The ...
On Sunday July 17, Kiwis across the country cosied up for the Women’s Refuge Great Night In, and in doing so gifted an incredible 14,628 Safe Nights to protect women and children at risk of domestic violence. Generous Kiwis across Aotearoa got ready ...