Baby W’s need for immediate surgery and his parent’s refusal of Pfizer-vaccinated blood captured not only our courts but also the world’s attention. Mum and Dad went on conspiracy maven Alex Jones’s podcast, which didn’t help. Fortunately, ...
Photographs taken from around New Zealand’s South Island provided photographer Sean Michael Pritchard the edge needed to be named the winner of the 2022 Carve Magazine Surf Photography Competition. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/521100ef26ec063b78b1.jpeg" ...
Transport and logistics group, MOVE Logistics Group Limited (NZX/ASX: MOV), is very pleased to announce the appointment of industry expert, Craig Evans, as Chief Executive Officer. Craig will commence the role from 1 February 2023. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/7087c6330798c4bc0eed.jpeg" ...
A new Report released by the fully impartial price and product comparison site, PriceSpy, reveals Black Friday has fast become one of the country’s biggest sale events in the calendar year, reportedly generating $248.2million worth in sales last year*.
As we near the end of a rollercoaster year of recovery from the global pandemic, New Zealand’s fresh fruit and vegetable growers will be taking a deep breath before they leap into 2023. United Fresh President, Jerry Prendergast, says the challenges ...
A record number of applications for this year’s Natural Heritage Fund (NHF) tied in nicely with an increased amount of funding to allocate. The annual fund is a popular one in our community as it helps landowners with biodiversity projects on their private ...
The Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner today handed a summary of her observations of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme , along with a comprehensive list of recommendations to be included in the Government’s review ...
Christmas shopping will be made easier again this year with free bus travel on Friday 23 December 2022. All BusLink and CityLink services will be free on the day, thanks to a joint initiative between the Northland Regional Council and bus operators; Ritchies, ...
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/e63c76717078c5b1bee9.jpeg" width="720" height="720"> Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall has done well not to get side-tracked by constant and unrelated attacks ...
New Zealand’s digital video games industry boosted revenue by almost 50% to a record $407 million over the past year, employing more than 1000 people for the first time, but maintaining growth is proving challenging with several of the industry’s ...
GO Rentals is taking the right step towards pioneering sustainability in the car rental sector. The Kiwi owned company are proud to now be Toitū net Carbonzero recertified, accurately measuring the greenhouse gas footprint of their business. GO Rentals is ...
New Zealand’s early learning regulations have become a punishment regime, without support and recognition for centres who strive to exceed minimum standards says the Early Childhood Council. Current regulations tightly control premises, sleep spaces, ...
By Simon Angelo Nice work, Reserve Bank of New Zealand. You lowered the OCR to 25 basis points during Covid. People could take mortgages at just over 2%. And in a country short of housing, what happened? Housing markets went crazy. They shot up ...
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The Herald reports: Former New Zealand Herald political journalist John Armstrong has died, aged 68. He had a distinguished career reporting and commenting on politics for 30 years until ill health forced him to retire in 2015. His incisive writing earned him great respect among peers and politicians alike. Armstrong began work in the parliamentary Press Gallery […]
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Researchers from the University of Auckland calculated that 74 metric tonnes of microplastics are dropping out of the atmosphere onto the city annually, the equivalent of more than 3 million plastic bottles falling from the sky. The study , published ...
December 11, 2022 An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Mr. Joko Widodo President of the Republic of Indonesia Jalan Veteran No. 16 Jakarta Pusat Indonesia Tel: +62 21 3458 595 Fax: ...
BANGKOK,11 December2022 —The51st meeting of theUNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) will be held from December 13 - 16 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The meeting is hosted by the Government of Thailand as Chair of the 2022 PCB. It is the first ...
Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) Chief Executive Matt Williams says the organisation’s beach safety messages and call for common sense don’t seem to be getting through to the public, after a boat capsized in large surf off Manu Bay ...
The winners of Amnesty International’s Gary Ware Legacy Award will be announced this Sunday as a celebration of the young people standing up for human rights. The Gary Ware Legacy Award is a funding programme from Amnesty International Aotearoa ...
Children as young as eight are still at risk around the world from the unlawful recruitment by armed forces or armed gangs despite a landmark agreement 15 years ago in Paris to combat the use of children in conflict, organisations including Save ...
State Highway 1 at Wellsford is expected to open shortly following an earlier crash. The two-car crash saw five people injured. Three people in serious condition were taken to Auckland Hospital by helicopter, while two people in moderate condition ...
The Labour Party has selected Ginny Andersen as its candidate for the Hutt South electorate in the 2023 general election from a sunny backyard in Petone. Ginny has been a Labour MP since 2017 and is the incumbent member for Hutt South. She currently ...
Motorists are advised of a serious crash on State Highway 1, at the south end of Wellsford. The two-car crash happened about 2:20pm at the intersection with Davies Road. Indications are there are serious injuries. Traffic is being diverted off the ...
Two Christchurch volunteers have been gifted a new title to recognise a lifetime of dedicated service, which has seen thousands of Kiwis provided a home-away-from-home when needing life-saving medical treatment. June Leeming and Lew McIvor have been ...