Report from RNZ The cruise ship visiting Wellington yesterday had not been following covid isolation guidelines. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Te Whatu Ora says Royal Caribbean, the owner of the ship Ovation of the Seas, sought clarification of the rules today. Royal Caribbean previously released a statement saying positive cases […]
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Splore Festival has added over 30 more acts to its six stages of entertainment on the beach at the stunning Tāpapakanga Regional Park, 70km SE of Auckland’s CBD. Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie will debut his new solo show at Splore with ...
National has today launched a new website outlining Labour’s extensive record of failure over the past five years, says National Party Campaign Chair Chris Bishop. “Today is the fifth anniversary of Labour coming to power and Kiwis are frustrated ...
Plans to protect thousands more people against meningococcal disease and shingles shows how the Government’s big boost to health spending is helping New Zealanders, Health Minister Andrew Little says. “We inherited a mess. When we came into Government, ...
The Herald reports: Just 2 per cent of decile 1 students passed the writing component of new standards that from 2024 will be required for NCEA assessments. … And only 10% meet the numeracy target and 24% the reading target. You want to close the gaps in society in terms of income, life expectancy etc […]
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Haitians are coming together to tackle the recent outbreak of cholera in the country, says the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country. Ulrika Richardson, the most senior UN humanitarian official in Haiti, visited a number of cholera treatment ...
Malaysia’s forced return of asylum-seekers to Myanmar has meant that hundreds of Myanmar nationals have been “sent back against their will” to the troubled country in the last two months, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. There ...
Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set to affect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday. Today, at least half a billion youngsters ...
WWF EPO, the European Anglers Alliance, the European Environmental Bureau, the European Rivers Network and Wetlands international have published a new briefing paper asking policy-makers in the European Parliament and Council to amend the Commission’s ...
GENEVA (25 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* today demanded effective accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the October 2021 military coup in Sudan. To break the country’s cycle of turmoil, they also called ...
Energy Resources Aotearoa has welcomed the release of the BCG’s 'The Future Is Electric' report, commissioned by New Zealand’s leading electricity generation companies, as a thoughtful contribution to the energy policy discussion. Chief Executive ...
Halloween is around the corner, and this means it’s time to dress up, put on your scariest self and indulge in some Halloween candy. However, a scare you may want to avoid is the health and safety nightmare in the workplace. If you are organising ...
MILPITAS, Calif. — October 25, 2022 — Worldwide silicon wafer shipments reached a new record of 3,741 million square inches (MSI) in the third quarter of 2022, increasing 1.0% quarter-over-quarter and growing 2.5% from the 3,649 MSI recorded during the ...
New Zealand’s Super Seven did Kartsport New Zealand proud with outstanding performances at the annual Vortex Rok Cup Superfinal at Italy. The Rok Cup Superfinal attracted 373 karters, from 49 countries in seven classes, who qualified for the annual event ...
25 October People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes tonight's budget as thoughtful overall - recognising the attention to NDIS and other targeted reforms, including education and skills measures, housing and women’s safety. PWDA ...
Press Release – Hawkes Bay Regional Council In a moving ceremony today, the Hawkes Bay Regional Council has elected its youngest and first wahine Mori as chairperson, Hinewai Ormsby. The Council held its inaugural meeting at the Napier Conference Centre where councillors were sworn in for the triennium … In a moving ceremony today, the […]
Are you interested in a career with the New Zealand Police? Staff will host two events across the Taranaki area over the next couple of weeks. The recruitment events will include presentations from a variety of workgroups, showcasing the diverse roles ...
The Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand says that this afternoon’s announcement from Pharmac, that it is proposing to partially fund vaccination for the deadly meningococcal B strain, does not go far enough. Pharmac is currently seeking comments on its proposal ...
Susan Marshall. Photo credit: Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. Susan Marshall (age 38) from New Zealand finished first female and fifth overall today with her time of 50 days+16:23:53 in the 26th edition of the world’s longest certified foot race—Sri ...
The Fisheries Amendment Bill passed into law today is welcome news to Kiwi fishers and environmental groups who are committed to restored abundance of our fisheries. “Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker is to be thanked for passing legislation ...
Social Service Providers Aotearoa is today welcoming a landmark Cabinet agreement to settle a pay equity claim against five representative iwi and community social service organisations. As announced by Minita Kelvin Davis, Cabinet has approved ...
ANZASW celebrates a step forward for social work pay equity. Community and iwi social workers will now be meaningfully paid and recognised for the work they do, through Cabinet agreeing to settle the social work pay equity claim. As a predominantly female ...
The Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) has been asked to provide commentary on media reports of patients who have experienced adverse outcomes, including potentially avoidable deaths. These ...
Police can confirm that one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle at Lake Rotoma this afternoon. Police responded to a report of the crash at around 3.10pm. A car had left the road near the intersection of State Highway ...