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Samira Taghavi writes: Few people in New Zealand can comprehend what it is like to live in a country where the police will arrest you for not “correctly” wearing a head scarf. Let alone beat and kill you for it. Yet this is happening right now in Iran. Intensely disturbing is that the bulk of our […]

Press Release – Waka Ama NZ Another great day of Waka Ama here in Waitangi for the final day of racing for the 2022 Waka Ama Long Distance Nationals. Our Waka Ama whnau filled the shores of Waitangi as paddlers from J16 through to Master 70s took to the waters of Pwhairangi … Another great […]

Whether they were decorated in Black, Purple or Gold, the best in New Zealand design were celebrated at the most prestigious event on the Australasian design calendar last night – the Best Design Awards. Organised by the Toi Manahau / Designers Institute ...

07 October 2022 (BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON DC) — Today, US President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities , which paves way for a new EU-US data transfer deal. But this document ...

Highlights CoreLogic’s house price index shows that the average price of houses has now dropped below the psychologically significant NZ$1 million mark. The central bank of the country has not yet given up on its hawkish stance, making mortgages ...

GENEVA (7 October 2022) - Egypt must ensure the safety and full participation of all parts of civil society at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP27) in November, UN human rights experts* said, after a ...

Introduction of the world's highest performance* vector supercomputer at Tohoku University TOKYO, Oct 7, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) will launch the new "SX-Aurora TSUBASA C401-8" for data centers in an "SX-Aurora ...

News from Affordable Sports for Greater Wellington The campaign for a review of fees charged for council sports facilities has claimed victory, with an overwhelming majority of elected Councillors in the two biggest Wellington cities pledging support for a review during the campaign. Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau, and Hutt City […]

The Supreme Court has quashed the convictions of Peter Ellis, bringing this 30 year saga to a close three years after he died. At lest his reputation has been restored to him. I am so very pleased that finally the judicial system reached the obvious verdict that there was (at a minimum) reasonable doubt about […]

The wet weather has forced a change to the Giltrap Group Top Half karting series with the penultimate round moved to the Porter Group Raceway in Hamilton this weekend. The flooding in Bay of Plenty made it impossible to stage the event as planned at ...

To Support More Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreaticobiliary and Lung Diseases TOKYO & HAMBURG, Oct 7, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people's lives healthier, ...

Over 1000 paddlers and kaimahi were welcomed to Te Tai Tokerau on to Te Tii Marae, Waitangi, from the hau kainga to mark the start of the event on Thursday 6 October. Racing started today, Friday 7 October, on the waters of Te Pēwhairangi, consisting ...

The music of cinema legend John Williams will be celebrated in two special concert programmes by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2023. The tribute concerts feature Williams’ music from more than 15 films, including Jaws , Star Wars , E.T. The ...

Legalising vape sales in Malaysia remains on the table despite the Heath Minister postponing the ‘generational endgame’ anti-smoking bill after considerable public and political pressure, says a local vaping advocacy group. Malaysia’s Minister ...

“The ongoing Cost of Living Payment saga shows the Government should have taken a better approach to helping New Zealanders through the cost of living crisis and just cut taxes,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “It’s easy to criticise government, ...

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has released new stormwater flood hazard maps for Wānaka to help Council and the community better understand and plan for flood risk in the area. The maps identify potential flood risk from extreme rainfall ...

Greymouth Police have identified suspects in relation to a ram raid that took place on Tainui Street overnight. A stolen car was used to gain entry to a service station on Tainui Street at around 12.40am today (7 October).  A group of offenders ...

Milania Cairns Nineteen-year-old Milania Cairns is following in her father’s Navy footsteps but also stepping out in her own field – representing the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) in the first International Defence Rugby Competition. Ordinary ...

Gracen Lines and Farnoosh Arpanaei are two of four Toi Ohomai students collecting data. A research project aimed at identifying the demographics of Whakarewarewa Forest users aims to be a key input into future strategies for the district. The research ...

New opportunities will open up financial technology (fintech) in New Zealand in the coming years, FinTechNZ executive director Jason Roberts says. Fintech will play a critical role in refining financial services, payments and online security, he ...

For the first time in its history, producers of the hit television show Grand Designs New Zealand will throw open the doors of their favourite architectural gems for an exclusive public event featuring state-of-the-art Jaguar vehicles. Coinciding with ...

What’s happening behind the scenes when drinking water gets to our taps or our wastewater is discharged – and how might climate change get in the way? The Science Media Centre asked experts to provide an overview and their thoughts on the current ...

Nancy Loucas, co-founder of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy “The latest report concluding that Australia’s anti-vaping regime is an utter failure reinforces New Zealand is on the right track with its tobacco control strategy,” says Nancy Loucas, ...

Wanaka based, Jacqueline Cheyne has been appointed as a Director of Pioneer Energy Limited effective Monday 3 October 2022. The appointment was announced by Linda Robertson, Chair of Central Lakes Trust, owner of Pioneer Energy. Robertson says we are pleased ...