Christmas shopping is well underway and Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding people to be cautious around lithium-ion batteries. "These batteries are used in a lot of the presents people buy each other for Christmas, including toys, tools, ...
UCOL Te Pūkenga Horowhenua has expanded its study offerings for 2023. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/b2921a4e2deae2da27ad.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Horowhenua construction students ...
Stuff reports: Cabinet Ministers Poto Williams, David Clark, and Aupito William Sio will retire from politics at the 2023 election. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the resignations on Tuesday morning. Stuff reported last week Clark was expected to resign, and Ardern had forecast other ministers would be headed out the door in the coming year. MPs Jamie […]
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Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, has welcomed the Government’s announcement last night that from 15 December registered nurses have been added to Tier 1 on the Green List and will have an immediate path to residence. Previously nurses have been ...
The Endangered Species Foundation has launched a new campaign “We Love You, Even If You’re Ugly” to draw attention to the rarest of the rare here in Aotearoa and enable people to select an unusual and vulnerable species to gift or adopt as ...
“Labour MP Jamie Strange has seen the writing on the wall and shown a level of honesty his colleagues could learn from,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Stuff reports: “Jamie Strange is quitting politics, saying he is better suited to the ...
Minister of Defence Peeni Henare today marked the arrival of the first of Aotearoa New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Base at Ohakea.
National road freight association Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a residency pathway for migrant truck and bus drivers as a relief for struggling transport companies. Minister of Immigration Michael ...
Farm financial management software company Figured has partnered with Heartland Bank to drive streamlined decision-making and access to lending for farmers. Figured is New Zealand’s largest provider of farm financial management software, used by ...
The residential property market’s downward trajectory continues as the end of the year draws near, with home values falling further from January to November than they have in more than 15 years. The latest QV House Price Index shows homes decreased ...
In the light of newly published findings in a growing body of research, FinCap renews its calls for regulation to prevent unacceptable debt collection practices in Aotearoa. Regulating Debt Collection Practices in New Zealand: Options for Reform is a research ...
New Zealand property prices fell 4 per cent in November, marking the largest year-on-year drop in five years, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property Sales Director Gavin Lloyd said the average asking price for a property ...
High school students who identify as part of Rainbow communities experience high levels of alcohol harm, especially sexual harm, an analysis of Youth2000 survey data has shown. The analysis was part of a broader project to examine alcohol use and ...
Six of the Government’s 64 MPs will retire at the 2023 election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.
A grant from the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) and Aotearoa Charity Hospital (ARCH) has helped transform the lives of some low-income patients. Mt Albert dentist Dr Riddhi Patel has helped 16 patients so far with dental treatment that they could ...
One of Christchurch’s most popular and perfectly-rated tourist attractions is celebrating its 40th anniversary – but this volunteer-led organisation is not probably one you’ve heard of. Walk Christchurch is ranked 4th out of Trip Advisor’s 153 ...
Greenpeace Aotearoa is reaffirming its call on the government to support a strong global plastics treaty after research reveals 74 metric tonnes of microplastics is dispersed onto Auckland every year. The research was conducted by scientists from ...
Nelson Tasman Police are urging motorists to make a conscious decision to not get behind the wheel after drinking. Fourteen drivers were processed for excessive breath alcohol at checkpoints on Friday and Saturday nights in Nelson, Wakefield and Motueka. ...
Fonterra and Nestlé today agreed the sale of their Dairy Partners Americas (DPA) Brazil joint venture to French dairy company Lactalis for BRL 700m (approximately NZD $210m subject to closing transaction adjustments). The deal is expected to be ...
More evidence has emerged showing that Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta was working on entrenchment in her Three Waters legislation weeks before it was voted on in the House, shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. “Cabinet agreed ...
After several years of closed borders, government moves to incorporate skilled civil construction trade roles into the Immigration New Zealand Green List can’t come soon enough, say New Zealand’s infrastructure construction contractors. Civil Contractors ...
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“Revelations this morning in the NZ Herald that Nanaia Mahuta sought advice about the 60 per cent entrenchment threshold a month before Labour voted on the amendment shows she cannot be trusted on three waters entrenchment,” says ACT Leader David ...
Older people have contributed greatly to their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic whilst managing increased loneliness and a range of other challenges. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara - the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission ...