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Wellington.Scoop Wellington has one new knight and one new dame, and Lower Hutt has one new knight, in the New Year Honours list announced today. To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: Dr Ashley Robin Bloomfield of Lower Hutt For services to public health Dr Bloomfield was Director-General of Health […]

Photo from RNZ: NZME / Pool / Mark Mitchell Report from RNZ After an extraordinary four years as director general of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield has been made a knight for services to public health. He was pushed into the limelight heading up the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. He became a familiar face, […]

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ASH Chairperson Professor Robert Beaglehole writes: Vaping has been the critical disruptor of cigarette smoking; more adults now vape than smoke. Because vapes are much less harmful than cigarettes, and much cheaper, New Zealand’s permissive, but tightly regulated market for vapes, will save thousands of lives. That statement is not from the industry, but the Chair […]

Police investigating a fatal crash in Whangarei earlier this week are seeking help from the public. The single-vehicle crash happened on Puna Rere Drive, Tikipunga around 8:50pm on Tuesday 27 December. One of the three occupants, a youth, died at ...

Police are investigating the circumstances of a serious vehicle crash on Don Buck Road, Massey, Auckland. At 4.16am Police were advised that a car had crashed on Don Buck road, Massey, Auckland. Tragically a person was confirmed deceased at the scene. ...

Geneva, 30 December 2022 As we turn the page on one year and look ahead to a new one, it is time to reflect on the story we'd like to write for our future. My hope for next year is that we lead our lives, individually and collectively, with kindness, ...

GENEVA (30 December 2022) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called for a coordinated regional approach to protect the thousands of desperate Rohingya who risk their lives by undertaking perilous sea voyages . “More than 2,400 Rohingya ...

GENEVA (30 December 2022) -- UN experts* today denounced and called for an immediate reversal of the Taliban’s recent order barring women from working in international and national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and supported a unified effort ...

30 December A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an incident where a person was located deceased in a car outside the Counties Manukau Police Station today. He has been charged with an assault-related offence and is expected to appear ...

News from Wellington Phoenix Ben Waine has left the Wellington Phoenix to take up an exciting new opportunity in England. The popular young forward, dubbed the ‘Waine Train’ by fans, has joined League One leaders Plymouth Argyle on a permanent transfer. “This is an absolute dream move,” Waine said in a video message. “Ever since […]

Foodstuffs North Island has been serving New Zealanders since 1922, when a grocer named J. Heaton Barker called together members of the Auckland Masters Grocers Association to discuss plans for the formation of a co-operative (co-op) buying group. From the ...

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health Unit has issued a health warning after high levels of faecal bacteria were found in samples taken from Cass Bay. Dr Ramon Pink Medical Officer of Health for Te Mana Ora, National Public Health Service, says: ...

The Consumer Council of Fiji (CCoF) is urging Fijian consumers to be cautious of those individuals who are looking to rip people off their hard-earned money under the pretence of fake pages or accounts on social media platforms. In a recent case ...

Mandalay, Myanmar, Dec 30, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Myanmar's latest solar energy plant, the 20 megawatt (MW) build-own-operate (BOO) Taungdaw Gwin project, has been officially opened, adding a new chapter to the country's sustainability and electrification ...

The Central Stags are on the board, easing to their first win of the Dream11 Super Smash season at a sweltering Pukekura Park. In front of a big 30 December crowd, the Stags defeated the Canterbury Kings by four wickets, chasing down the Kings’ ...

A water shutdown is in place on Oceanbeach Road, affecting properties from 271 to 369, as contractors work to repair a leak. Water has been off since earlier this afternoon. Contractors are working hard to get water back on as soon as they can, ...

State Highway 25B / Thames Coast Road is blocked following a collision between two vehicles. It happened around 5:40pm at Te Puru. One person has serious injuries and another has moderate injuries. Motorists are advised to expect delays and postpone ...

A collection of people at The Spinoff have done their champs and flops for the year. Some are very predictable (ie in line with their ideology) and some are insightful. I thought it would be interesting to look at who got named more than once in each category. Champs Flops No tag for this post.

Report from RNZ A year after the death of a New Zealand Post worker, the postal service has reviewed its electric vehicles and updated its processes. Wellington man Sam Kelman died on 30 December last year when his electric buggy rolled down a bank in Tawa. Chief executive David Walsh told a select committee this […]

Nicola Willis has drawn from the ballot in December her bill to allow parents to share their paid parental leave, so they can both take it at the same time. I would hope that it will be supported by all 120 MPs. What this will allow is for families to decide to (for example) have […]