Emergency department’s will continue to be under immense pressure this summer as the health workforce shortage remains, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Every day, our emergency department staff go to work to provide critical ...
A diver who was reported missing yesterday in Karaka Bay has been located deceased. The diver was reported missing yesterday at around 6pm. An extensive air and water search was carried out yesterday, involving the Maritime Unit and Police National ...
Keen to be taken seriously on the world stage, Canterbury University College began a post-World War II campaign to establish a culture of research and inquiry that changed the course of New Zealand history, according to University of Canterbury ...
Nearly 115,000 people , including about 38,450 children , remain homeless after a deadly earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java two weeks ago and face a "ticking time bomb" of disease and infection, Save the Children warned ...
The alleged offender at the centre of a fleeing driver incident [1] in Auckland early on Monday morning will now face court. Overnight, the 37-year-old has been discharged from hospital and is currently in Police custody. Detective Senior Sergeant ...
The latest report by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Committee (the PMMRC), released today, paints a stark picture of the persisting inequities that exist within the maternity and neonatal sectors. The Fifteenth Annual Report of the Perinatal ...
The Health and Disability Commissioner is calling for urgent action to improve outcomes for whānau in the maternity system. "I have read the latest report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee with concern, and I echo their comments about ...
Fletcher Building notes that the Commerce Commission will release its Final Report into the Building Products Market Study today. We also note that the Commission has previously expressed views about the continued use of certain types of rebates. We ...
Six carved items made from rhinoceros horn have been seized in a joint operation involving staff from Department of Conservation, New Zealand Customs Service and New Zealand Police. DOC’s Investigations Team Lead Officer Dylan Swain says the ...
The Maritime Union has welcomed new guidelines for managing fatigue in the ports industry. Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says the new guidelines released yesterday are a major step forward for health and safety. ...
Up-and-coming American racer Chloe Chambers is confirmed as the seventh woman to take on the men in the New Zealand-based Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Chloe Chambers has solid FT-60 mileage behind her already. Picture Andy Kruy Fresh from a season ...
Callaghan Innovation has today opened the New to R&D Grant for applications. Announced as part of the Government’s $250 million Budget 2022 boost to support Kiwi firms that want to innovate, the New to R&D Grant has been designed ...
Disputes between Kiwi clients and their digital marketing agencies will only continue to increase because the obsession with online data is creating unrealistic client expectations for services that are over-priced and devoid of basic marketing fundamentals. ...
Animal rights organisation SAFE is renewing calls for the Government to ban greyhound racing after yet another greyhound has lost their life due to horrific injuries sustained on the track. The greyhound, How’s the Luck, suffered a broken back and dislocated ...
The EMA is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul O’Neil as its new Head of Legal, Consultancy and General Counsel. Mr O’Neil joins the EMA from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), where he has most recently been General Counsel and Deputy Chief ...
Phones, pavs and other top claims of summer Insurance claims typically spike two to six times the yearly average between Boxing Day and late January, fresh data from AMI reveals. From Boxing Day to late January, contents claims increase approximately ...
Police have made numerous arrests following offending at retail businesses in Counties Manukau overnight. The first series of incidents occurred in Pukekohe at 2.55am. Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Paea says a group offenders exited a stolen vehicle ...
The Government will take action to increase competition in the residential building supplies sector, says Building and Construction Minister Dr Megan Woods and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Dr David Clark, following the release of the Commerce ...
Restore Passenger Rail supporters will meet with Transport Minister Michael Wood this afternoon, Tuesday 6 December at 4pm, to discuss the climate emergency and Restore Passenger Rail’s request - the restoration of an affordable nationwide passenger ...
Wellington.Scoop The body of a missing diver has been found this morning off the south coast of Wellington near Scorching Bay. A large group of family members gathered on the coast south of Scorching Bay. The diver was reported overdue late yesterday afternoon after he did not return from a free-dive. Police, including the maritime […]
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Press Release – Janet Frame Literary Trust Wellington writer John Summers will this week receive the 2022 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Imaginative Prose, worth $7000. John Summers has published two books of short non-fiction, The Mermaid Boy (2015) and The Commercial Hotel (2021). His writing has appeared in many publications and reviewers have […]
News from NZ Police Police are steering towards a more electric future, with a roll-out of electric pool vehicles advancing the commitment to reduce the organisation’s carbon footprint. A trial of 38 EVs began in Wellington at the end of November, using Hyundai Konas, which have a range of about 400km on a single charge. […]
GENEVA (5 December 2022) – I welcome today’s signing of a framework agreement between civilian leaders and the military in Sudan – an important first step towards a political agreement and the restoration of a civilian-led government. It will be ...