A Kiwi summer will involve DIY jobs for many households around the Hurunui District. It’s great news for the practical hand on-the-tools lifestyle that many DIY jobs do not require a consent, but it’s also important to remember that some jobs still ...
Despite strong opposition from community groups and environmental and animal welfare organisations, New Zealand King Salmon’s controversial bid for an open ocean salmon farm in the Cook Strait has won resource consent from Marlborough District Council. ...
We all love a visit to the beach in summer and with no part of Northland being more than 40 kilometres from the coast it’s no surprise that our sand dunes come under pressure, experiencing damage from vehicles, weeds and animal pests. Laura Shaft, ...
NZ Post has deployed its first digital employee, a smart chatbot named Koa, using Ambit’s conversational AI platform. The chatbot allows small or home-based business customers in the My NZ Post Business portal to receive an immediate response, at ...
Kiwis will be swapping their stilettos, sandals and jandals in favour of sneakers on Friday to support the second annual diabetes fundraising initiative Sneaker Friday. Diabetes New Zealand is encouraging as many New Zealanders as possible to get involved ...
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre will release six young yellow- crowned kākāriki reared in captivity into the 942ha surrounding forest on Wednesday this week. This will be the first of several releases of 39 birds in total, approved by the Department ...
BirdCare Aotearoa wild bird hospital advises that avian botulism is affecting birdlife earlier than usual this year, due to unseasonably warm weather. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/111f1010807de6e896dd.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Mallard ducks, duckling and ...
Protect Your Breath - the first phase of a campaign to reduce youth vaping harm - has launched in Aotearoa today. Aiming to empower rangatahi to make critical decisions about vaping, it is the result of a year-long co-design project and new research ...
Police continue to investigate the serious assault in Bexley Park yesterday morning. A man was found with multiple stab wounds at around 6.20am on Monday, near the Pages Road entrance. The man was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition. ...
The date has been set and there is less than three weeks left to go until a Waikato man will get on his bike and cycle the circumference of New Zealand raising money for Hospice Waikato. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/685b650f3a36938a40de.jpeg" ...
New Zealand’s largest seafood company Sanford Limited (NZX: SAN) says a combination of prudence and perseverance has seen it improve profitability for the 2022 financial year, although it has not yet recovered to its pre-Covid Adjusted EBIT levels of ...
New feature adds 10 new currency routes and slashes 80% of admin required for employers to execute a payment with Deel SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - 14 November 2022 - Wise Platform has launched a new service with leading global HR and payroll company, Deel. The ...
Wellington.Scoop The Regional Council today released a climate change report which says that the region from Otaki to Wellington can expect more hot days and heavier rainfall. The report, from NIWA, shows rainfall in Wellington could increase by up to 40 per cent during the most extreme weather, leading to more severe flash flooding and […]
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According to a recent National Waste Water Testing report released by the New Zealand Police, drug consumption is on the rise across the country. The report, which covers Q2 of 2022, shows that MDMA and Methamphetamine are being consumed in higher quantities. ...
Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, is the centre of the future of women’s sport this week with the 8 th IWG World Conference. It’s attracted everyone from Olympians to grassroots sportspeople, officials, coaches, scientists and more . . . all with ...
Meningococcal B is a rare but very serious disease, causing death and serious long-term disabilities. Even when the disease is identified and treated early, one to two people out of every 10 may die. One to two people out of every 10 who survive meningococcal ...
Police can now name the man who died at Moturiki Island, Mt Maunganui on 12 November. He was Reon Wikeepa, 43, of Tauranga. Police extend our condolences to his family and loved ones at this difficult time.
Counties Manukau Orienteering Club (CMOC) is proud to announce their Southern Zone Sprint Series, taking place at seven South Auckland schools in February and March 2023. The Southern Zone Sprint Series gives intermediate and college students in ...
“The long-standing saga of Government bumbling became all too real today when Ellerslie Jewellers was robbed by a smash and grab using hammers and machetes. Ellerslie Jewellers started asking Police Minister Hipkins for support in August but were told ...
One News reports: An Auckland homeowner who says she was advised to sell up and move out to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours has taken a complaint to the Ombudsman. After enduring five years of illegal drag racing, loud parties and street fighting, the woman said she was horrified when a Kāinga Ora […]
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Sea-level changes caused by melting ice sheets hundreds of thousands of years ago triggered the formation of K’gari (Fraser Island) – the world’s largest sand island – and the creation of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, a new study ...
Mounting pressure on domestic prices and wages means that the odds of a soft landing for the New Zealand economy are getting slimmer, according to Westpac’s latest Economic Overview . Persistently high inflation means that the Official Cash Rate ...
News from Wellington City Council In preparation for summer, the Wellington City Council will be shifting some sand from Freyberg Beach to Oriental Bay. Weather permitting, the beaches will be closed 21-22 November while the heavy machinery does the redistribution work. This year there’s less sand to shift, approximately 600m2, likely due to wetter weather […]
News from Whitireia and WelTec Whitireia and WelTec have established a new interdisciplinary group called Ngā Toi to unite Māori and Pacific performing arts and music within Te Wānanga Māori. “The creation of Ngā Toi enables a roopu (unit) that will bring together creative and performing arts within a Māori-led ecosystem,” says Jeanette Grace, Dean […]