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This may surprise many, but I actually like Trevor Mallard, our new Ambassador to Ireland. Like does not mean approve of everything he says or does, but we have had a friendly relationship for over 15 years. That revelation is probably enough to get me booted out of National, and possibly vice-versa for Trevor. I […]

New Zealand’s Māui dolphin, the world’s most endangered marine dolphin, changed its diet during the past 30 years, research shows. Scientists checked tiny skin samples collected from the dolphins between 1993 and 2020 for microchemical markers revealing ...

The gender gap in the artificial intelligence sector (AI) risks perpetuating vastly inequitable outcomes for women in an age where digitalisation offers real economic advantage. The gender gap in AI is caused by the exclusion of women at every stage ...

Press Release – New Zealand Police Fifty seven new recruits will be attested as constables and graduate from their initial training tomorrow and will start in their districts on Monday 5 September. The wing members will be deployed to every Police district in New Zealand. They are … Fifty seven new recruits will be attested […]

News from Hutt City Council The Minister of Transport Michael Wood, Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry and local leaders joined representatives of Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa to mark the start of works on Tupua Horo Nuku, the Eastern Bays Shared Path project. The ceremony, marking the turning of the earth, was […]

Press Release – Department of Conservation Sections of the Abel Tasman Coast Track and Queen Charlotte Track remain open but others are temporarily closed after last weeks heavy rain caused multiple slips and other damage. <img src=”https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2208/7a2457dcc37c48ff00c7.jpeg” … Sections of the Abel Tasman Coast Track and Queen Charlotte Track remain open but others are temporarily […]

News from WCC The Wellington City Council is cancelling tickets issued to cars driven in the bus lane between Hall Street and 20 Riddiford Street (opposite Wellington Hospital) between 11 July and 16 August. While signage about the new bus lane met legal and safety requirements, we received lots of feedback that the new road […]

Press Release – Show Me Shorts New Zealands top international short film festival has announced Swiss short films Show Me Shorts has made an early announcement of a Swiss Focus section of their programme. The spotlight on filmmakers from Switzerland will include 18 short films, … New Zealand’s top international short film festival has announced […]

Column – Peter Dunne Is Christopher Luxon’s leadership of the National Party starting to run out of steam? When he took over as leader late last year National was languishing in the polls, far behind Labour. Following Luxon’s accession, National quickly closed the gap with … Is Christopher Luxon’s leadership of the National Party starting […]

Press Release – Business Central The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has released the priorities for Wellington business ahead of the 2022 local election. Representing the views of over 50 top Wellington businesses and their leaders, The Wellington Report: A Voice for Business was compiled by the Chamber and Iron Duke Partners, through interviews and workshops, […]

Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand is undertaking an online survey of people with migraine in New Zealand, to find out more about their experiences with health care, medication use, stigma and the impact of migraine on their lives. An estimated ...

The near fatal attack on Salman Rushdie was not an isolated incident. Extremists in their intolerance of what they see as blasphemy have done the following: Murder of the Japanese translator of the Satanic Verses Shooting of the Norwegian publisher Attempted burning of the Turkish translator (37 others killed in the attempt) Attempted bombing of […]

Rockets, robots and sharks are preparing to take over Tauranga’s CBD as the world’s largest STEM street festival comes to town during the October school holidays - and free tickets are now available. More than 50 exhibitors from all over Aotearoa will ...

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking public submissions on an application from Bayer New Zealand Limited to import or manufacture a new herbicide, Conviso One. Conviso One is an oil dispersion formulation containing the active ingredients ...

Christchurch orthodontist Dr Donna Batchelor was awarded the NZDA Service Award for 2022. The NZDA Awards took place at the NZDA Conference at Te Pae, Christchurch, last week. A remarkable 23 of Donna’s patients have, with her encouragement, gone ...

Three final Transitional Industry Training Organisations (TITOs) are set to join Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Limited, following the recent signing of their transfer agreements. Careerforce, HITO (New Zealand Hair, Beauty and Barbering Industry Training ...

Point of Order highlights a press statement from MPI about how it turns out singing waiata help seedings to grow. This is a mammoth scientific discovery. I expect the Government has of course had this independently peer reviewed. It seems singing means they grow so fast they can be cropped in weeks rather than months. […]

Otago Polytechnic is excited to welcome back students from Japan’s International College of Technology this week. Ten students will be welcomed on to Otago Polytechnic’s Dunedin Campus on Thursday 25 August - the first international student exchange of ...