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Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on SH5, (between the cross roads of High Level Road and Wairango Road) Iwitahi. The two-vehicle crash, involving a truck and a ute, was reported to Police just after 6am. Four people are reported ...

UN Climate Change News, 29 August 2022 – Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2022 kicked off today in Libreville, Gabon, by convening Ministers from across the continent to discuss the threats and opportunities associated with climate change. This high-level ...

Nurses for Freedom NZ (NFFNZ) will be holding a National Day of Action on Wednesday 31st August. The public are invited to join the mandated health care workers and show their support from 2.30-4.30pm at over seventeen sites nationwide. Over 1500 ...

The New Zealand branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community held its 14th annual ‘Walk for Humanity’ walkathon on Saturday 27th August 2022 at Barry Curtis Park. This year’s walkathon has raised close to $9000 so far, which will support Blind Low ...

SINGAPORE, Aug 29, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - The Legion of Racers, with support from the Singapore Tourism Board, will be organising the HyperDrive Cities (HDC) 2022 Festival from 23 to 25 September. To be held at Orchard Road, this will be Asia's ...

Saudi Arabian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab — and all other prisoners locked up for free expression — and put an end to their oppressive regime of human rights ...

World Rugby and the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport announce strategic relationship through to 2026 Call to action to sports leaders to get behind the gender equality in sport movement by identifying and championing female leaders ...

The new Public Service Commission Model Standards that are being released today represent a watershed in how the rules are set for the whole Public Service, say Pike River Families. The Standards - “Working with Survivors” have been co-authored ...

Press Release – Hutt City Council International credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed Hutt City Council’s AA long-term credit rating with a stable outlook. An AA credit rating reduces the cost of borrowings by up to 0.30% compared to other borrowers. Standard & Poor’s report says: Council has a supportive institutional framework, experienced management […]

Press Release – Kāpiti Coast District Council The Kāpiti Coast District Council has welcomed a unified Regional Economic Development Plan (REDP) that was launched on Monday. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor K Gurunathan says that the REDP represents more than 12 months of conversations and mahi across the region, which has included the involvement of 10 […]

News from New World New World Thorndon is now stocking locally grown, pesticide-free strawberries year-round, thanks to their partnership with pioneering vertical farming local company, 26 Seasons. New World Thorndon and 26 Seasons are committed to finding innovative ways to provide Kiwis with products they love, and this innovation will make a big difference to […]

Dr Sharma has done a lengthy post on Facebook providing details of what he claims was poor performance by staffers which he repeatedly complained about. It is too long to summarise here, but I will note a few things. The reference to raising 66 specific issues regarding a staffer seems over the top at best […]

News from Hutt City Council Mayor Campbell Barry has confirmed today that the Council has directed officers to investigate how we can make our communities more resilient in the face of extreme weather, by using Lower Hutt’s allocation of the Government’s Better Off Funding. Hutt City Council has a total of $33.4 million in allocated […]

Today, the Executive Board of Boxing New Zealand have announced first steps in progressing the creation of an Open category for Olympic Style competition Boxing. Like the position many other sports find themselves in, this comes after a period of considerable consideration ...

The Maritime Union of New Zealand is backing locked out pulp and paper workers at the Essity plant in Kawerau. The 145 locked out workers manufacture toilet paper and belong to the Pulp and Paper Workers Union. They have been locked out of their ...

Dilworth Old Boy survivors of sexual abuse or serious physical abuse can now register to make an application for financial and other forms of redress through the Dilworth Redress Programme. The Redress Programme can be accessed via the website: https://dilworthredress.org.nz/ ...

Malaysian Genomics Signs MoU with Ajlan to explore distribution of biopharmaceutical and genetic screening services in MENA region PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Aug 29, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad (Bursa: MGRC, 0155), ...

Purex manufacturer Essity has launched legal action against its own employees, threatening them with more than half a million dollars in damages. The legal threat comes three weeks into a brutal company-imposed lockout at Essity’s Kawerau mill, which has ...

Winners of the 2022 Catchlight Film Festival: The Urn by Ash Gray, Ink Train by Olly Sindle, River Nile by Leighton Bond and Swings & Roundabouts by Tahlia Mag AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2022: Sony is honoured to announce ...

Timaru's Andrew Richardt (Kawasaki KX450F), overall winner in the premier MX1 class at the weekend. Photo courtesy RSC Photography. Timaru's Andrew Richardt kept the pressure on at the motorcycle community’s annual New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals ...

A section of Wānaka-Luggate Highway (SH84) will be closed to traffic overnight next week while crews lay a pipe across the main road. The new water pipeline is part of a water upgrade project by Queenstown Lakes District Council to improve the ...

The Hawke’s Bay Rowing Club will celebrate “5 Olympic Golds” at a gala dinner to be hosted at Toitoi on November 19 2022. Club president Gavin Foulsham said the Club had spawned 5 gold medallists starting with Keith Trask in 1984 at the Los Angeles ...

Te Pūkenga Council has today approved an updated financial forecast, following a focused reset and work with the organisation’s head office, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and Work Based Learning (WBL). Te Pūkenga Acting Chief Executive ...

Kiwis’ love for their pets is revealed in Canstar’s latest research, which shows that a third of us spend more on our pet’s health than our own. One in five also has dental cover for their furry friend. Our dedication doesn’t stop there - a ...