The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is urging Mayor Wayne Brown to reject official advice that says Auckland Transport must put up public transport fares by 6% and reduce services by 20% to find savings. Earlier this week, Auckland Council staff ...
“Jacinda Ardern and Willie Jackson should commit to burying their co-governance ambitions forever”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This morning Newsroom reported that Labour’s UNDRIP work programme has been paused . “That will provide some ...
A group of Māori forestry specialists and other experts have met this week in Rotorua to develop the forestry practice which will be key to unlocking more than $16 billion in value for the Māori economy. The group, brought together by Te Taumata (Māori ...
Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, and Pacific research organisation, Moana Connect, are delighted to announce they have signed a partnership agreement to formalise their partnership and commitment to support each other’s strategic objectives to improve ...
Generate KiwiSaver Scheme is investing $20 million with New Zealand’s most experienced venture capital firm Movac. The investment will be into Movac’s Growth 6 Fund, a later-stage VC fund which will invest in Kiwi tech companies that have growing ...
Scientists in New Zealand and Australia working at the level of atoms created something unexpected: tiny metallic snowflakes. Why’s that significant? Because coaxing individual atoms to cooperate in desired ways is leading to a revolution in engineering and ...
Prominent Queenstown hospitality software business Loaded is launching its global campaign, following the raising of $3.25 million via a combination of equity and debt, with an initial entry into Australia planned for early 2023. CEO Richard McLeod ...
Auckland is celebrating a fantastic milestone for the region’s thriving screen production industry, with the opening today of two new world-class sound stages at Auckland Film Studios in Henderson. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown joined Hon Carmel ...
Kiwis diagnosed with breast cancer no longer have to suffer from some of chemotherapy’s most debilitating side effects, now that results from a New Zealand clinical trial show a low-cost medicine used for heartburn can prevent them. Palmerston North-based ...
After the successful launch of the Pasifika business initiative to reserve an Upper Back of Jersey Position for the 2023 season, Moana Pasifika are pleased to announce a new partnership with Woi Satellite Internet (Woi). The parent company, MMG Communications ...
Tony McMahon and Community Leisure Management Richmond were recognised for their efforts to champion skills and education in the fitness sector, with Te Mahi Ako exercise awards. These awards were presented at last week’s Exercise Industry Awards ...
Rydges Loves Local Rydges Hotels and Resorts are delighted to announce the appointment of Mason Hannan to the role of Atura Wellington’s General Manager, replacing Craig Wood who has been announced as the General Manager of Rydges Latimer Christchurch. ...
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One of the most meaningless stats around is the overall crime rate. Why it is almost meaningless? Because it treats all crimes as equal? 1,000 murders counts the same as 1,000 arrests for cannabis use. It allows decreases in one category to mask increases in another category. And some categories are very dependent on how […]
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A Government freshwater announcement means wetlands will continue to be lost, including to coalmines, and will have wide-ranging impacts across the country, says Forest & Bird. “Keeping our few remaining wetlands safe is vitally important in ...
The European Ombudsman has found that the European Commission failed to take necessary measures to ensure the protection of human rights in the transfers of technology with potential surveillance capacity supported by its multi-billion Emergency Trust ...
Public Day offers diverse activities to encourage the public to practise green living HONG KONG, Dec 8, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - The Eco Expo Asia 2022, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and ...
GENEVA (8 December 2022) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 11 to 17 December to assess the treatment of people deprived of their liberty and the safeguards available to protect them ...
New Zealand listed companies are well positioned for upcoming carbon disclosure legislation although carbon reductions are tracking behind targets, according to the first comprehensive review of carbon, environmental, social and governance (CESG) ...
SOMEDAY CHALLENGE 10 WINNING FILMS The Someday Challenge is back for 2022, with more teams entering this year and each film showcaseing youth voices and what they care about. This year’s judges have selected 10 winning films that display the ...
08 December Te Pātaka Whaioranga - Pharmac has today announced decisions to fund two new medicines and widen access to one other. These medicines provide a wide range of benefits that will support New Zealanders in living longer, healthier ...
Wellington.Scoop In an interview with Variety this week, Avatar producer/director James Cameron has praised the work of Weta Fx in Miramar. Variety reporter Brandon Davis asked Cameron if any of the VFX breakthroughs in Marvel movies and the comic book movie world have motivated him to raise the bar, to which the filmmaker responded, “Obviously […]
07 December The second reading of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill passed in Parliament last night - landmark legislation to ensure we achieve the goal of a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025. Tupeka Kore is a collective ...
The government-backed New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) is ending the year on a high note by funding five new Dunedin game development studios in the latest round of grants. Today CODE announced four studios will receive a share of ...
- The Asia-Pacific region is now the largest contributor to growth of the global online video industry and it is projected to grow at an 8% CAGR to reach US$73 billion in 2027, according to a report by Media Partners Asia - The MOU is for a term of ...