With the help of Community Networks Aotearoa, national network Comvoices has launched its fifth biennial State of the Sector Survey, calling on all entities within the Community and Voluntary Sector to take part. The survey is released every two years ...
Australia-based Taumarunui shearer Floyde Neil set a new World earlier this month but already faces a challenge, in a wave of shearing record bids after the reopening of borders. Neil, son of a record-breaking King Country shearer, set a solo eight-hours ...
Feed Families Not Pokies Aotearoa cannot properly comment on the recently announced changes to pokies regulations, because we only have the Minister's media release to go by. The draft regulations have not been released, nor any cabinet papers or ...
Myeloma New Zealand presented directly to Pharmac’s Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) on Thursday, making them the first patient advocacy group to do so. As Pharmac continues to work to improve its processes around consumer involvement, ...
Although it is widely agreed that red meat is a leading driver of climate change, VIPs have been eating beef medallions and salmon during this year’s COP conference. This blatant disregard for following the science when it comes to climate change ...
Judged at ARA Institute of Canterbury bakeries from around New Zealand flew, couriered and hand delivered their entries for this year’s comp. Competition manager Dave Bradley thought that adding a couple of different products as well as the traditional ...
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/8188e2f5cac903a4b9ac.jpeg" width="720" height="488"> The Big Band jazz genre is no shrinking violet, so it is not surprising that the Rodger Fox Big Band is starting ...
Westpac NZ is helping Kiwi families to stay safe around the water this summer, by providing rash vests that unzip to reveal clear CPR instructions. Westpac Rescue Rashies are designed to fit children aged 2 to 8. They provide potentially life-saving ...
Small and medium Auckland businesses are still very grumpy in November, says Simon Bridges, CEO of the Auckland Business Chamber. “The main thing the government can do is get immigration moving faster for workers.” As one respondent said, the issue ...
News from NZTA / Waka Kotahi More work is planned to stabilise a slip face on State Highway 59 at Pukerua Bay on the Kapiti Coast. The section of highway was closed for around four weeks in late August and early September for slip clearing and stabilisation work. Mark Owen, Regional Manager Wellington/Top of the […]
Report from RNZ A reduction in the number of seismically secure buildings is disrupting the commercial rental market in Wellington as shortages bite. According to real estate firm Colliers, there will be a continual increase in rents over the next five years due to high demand for safe office space. Colliers director Steve Maitland said […]
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Police were called to the intersection of Redoubt Road and Everglade Road about 1.55am.
The Tree Council welcomes the Labour Government’s announcement that they plan to re-introduce controls to enable local councils to better protect urban trees in the National Planning Framework as part of the Natural and Built Environments Act. ...
An answer to a PQ shows that NZTA found only 32% of NZers support lowering speed limits to improve road safety with 40% opposed. The way to improve road safety is to stop stealing money from motorists on cycle bridges and the like and spent it on improving actual roads. Labour seem determined to take […]
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UN Climate Change News, 20 November 2022 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. “This outcome moves ...
Press Release – Maia TUAWAHINE TOUR returns to celebrate Wāhine Toa onstage and off Following a sold out Matariki show in Tāmaki Makaurau last year, TUAWAHINE TOUR is returning in 2023 with a Wellington show during the week of International Women’s Day. Musical director and recording artist Ria Hall says TUAWAHINE TOUR showcases a mix […]
News from Carnival of Lights HighLight Carnival of Lights is gearing up to return in 2023, thanks to a partnership with Late Night Lights and the Upper Hutt City Council. The major event is known for delivering immersive experiences that include performers, artists, and light installations colliding to create a fun carnival atmosphere. The festival […]
News Release – Urban Art Foundation The Urban Art Foundation UAF) celebrates its fifth anniversary this week. Over the past five years, the UAF has provided exhibitions on show to millions of New Zealanders via digital street signs and Parliamentary TV. Urban Art Founder and Creative Director Andrew Hagen said: “We created The Urban Art […]
“There are 400 times more Kiwis residing in emergency housing for a year or more than there were three years ago, ‘emergency’ housing has become the status quo under Labour,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Housing spokesperson Brooke van Velden. ...
People are waiting longer to see their family doctor as workforce issues and underfunding stretch General Practice services and place them under threat. The country’s General Practice clinics have united behind their association, GenPro, to today launch a ...
Waikato Police are appealing for sightings of a vehicle on State Highway 1 south of Cambridge on Friday shortly before a crash. A red Holden station wagon was travelling travelling north on SH 1 at Karapiro, between Fergusson Gully and Kentucky Roads, ...
Minister of Climate Change James Shaw marked the end of COP27 negotiations in Egypt by saying it was now crunch time for counties to step up and take urgent action at home. “Even though we have these international negotiations every year, our focus ...
Six people have died on the roads in four separate crashes this weekend. “They could all have been prevented.” says Assistant Commissioner of Police, Road Policing, Bruce O'Brien. “Our biggest challenge is that Police messages are not getting through ...
A reader writes in: In case you missed it, the National Ticketing system for public transport that was launched last month looks like it will have a high cost per ride. The Greater Auckland website covered it (https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2022/10/26/a-new-national-ticketing-system/) and stated that it will cost “nearly $1.4 billion to build and operate over the next 15 […]
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