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Geneva - Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has sent an urgent open letter to Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, regarding the deteriorating health of Yemeni journalist Tawfiq al-Mansouri, who has been arbitrarily detained ...

Emergency services have responded to a single-vehicle crash on Airport Road, Rukuhia. The crash was reported to Police at about 4pm. One person has serious injuries. Both lanes are blocked as a result and diversions are in place - please be aware if you ...

A large piece of the cliff wall has fallen on to SH 6 in Barrytown, Grey District and is blocking the road. The boulder is expected to keep the road closed until around midday tomorrow. Motorists are advised to use an alternative route if possible.

Greenpeace activists on a raft have now been blocking a Talley’s bottom trawling ship from leaving Port Nelson for eight hours, and are preparing to stay there overnight in opposition to Talley’s continued bottom trawling on seamounts. Activists anchored ...

The statistics of Australia’s longest running drama series about sickeningly idyllic suburbia will interest soap show boffins. It lasted 5,955 episodes over 37 seasons, starting in 1985. Its anaemically thin plotlines, subpar acting, and emphasis on ...

In response to a full-page advertisement in the Weekend Herald today, the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has been contacted by a journalist who suggested that Efeso Collins supports a return to the 2006 Skypath Trust proposal for a ‘clip-under’ ...

Wellington.Scoop Wellington’s book communities received a major recharge tonight when local bookshop Unity Books won the premier award at the annual Booksellers Aotearoa Industry Conference in Auckland. The conference also celebrated the industry association’s centenary. Unity Books co-owners Jo McColl and Tilly Lloyd attribute the win to great books and the people who read them. […]

With all players getting valuable court minutes, the New Zealand netball team opened their Commonwealth Games campaign with a dominant 79-20 win over Northern Ireland in Birmingham. Without showing their full hand, New Zealand made great use of the ...

Candice Riley writes: Shane Te Pou (23 June) reveals himself as another man advocating to undermine fair competition and safety for female athletes under the guise of “inclusion”. Worse he claims ignorance as to the science of physiology and biology of the sexes while also comparing the professionals and experts involved with the FINA decision […]

The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions on the Foreign Affairs (Consular Loans) Amendment Bill. The bill would expressly authorise the long-standing practice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs lending money ...

One person has died following a crash in New Plymouth this morning. Emergency services were called to a crash on Liardet Street, about 6:55am. A car had crashed into a parked car. Medical assistance was given, however the driver sadly died at the scene. ...

Emergency services are in attendance at a truck crash at the intersection of State Highway 25 and State Highway 2, Waitakaruru. The crash occurred about 10:10am. The truck has rolled and the driver is currently trapped. The truck's container reportedly ...

One person has died following a crash on Welcome Bay Road last week. Just before 8pm on 23 July Tauranga Police attended a serious car crash involving one vehicle on Welcome Bay Road, Tauranga, just before 8pm. Unfortunately the 53-year-old male ...

Sitting on a 6-metre raft displaying a "Stop Bottom Trawling Seamounts" banner, Greenpeace activists have this morning blocked a Talley’s bottom trawling vessel to disrupt its departure from Port Nelson. Two activists have anchored their ...

A report released today shows Government support has lifted incomes for Beneficiaries by 40 percent over and above inflation since 2018. “This is the first time this data set has been collected, and it clearly shows Government action is having an ...

Thorsteinn Siglaugsson writes: During the Covid-19 pandemic, Denmark and Sweden took very different approaches. While Denmark imposed mask mandates, closed schools and repeatedly closed so-called “non-essential” businesses, Sweden imposed hardly any all-encompassing restrictions. Lockdown proponents have accused the Swedish authorities of recklessness and claimed their approach has led to an unnecessary death-toll. But now the […]

Report from RNZ The health system is under massive strain, and the new entity tasked with fixing it says workforce shortages are at the top of its list. But a month into its new existence – Health NZ – Te Whatu Ora doesn’t have any targets for how many new health staff it wants to […]