Today, the Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac), Hon. David Seymour, will release his letter of expectations regarding Pharmac. The letter details 21 action points the Minister expects the Board Chair, Hon. Paula Bennett, to deliver on this year ...
AMI Insurance saw a nearly 40% increase in house fires between summer and winter 2023, versus a 20% increase the year before.
The Coalition Government is addressing growing demands on South Canterbury’s school network, by delivering a new primary school in Rolleston, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.
Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling it a critical win for women’s and girls’ rights.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) is urging the Government to take a leadership role on climate adaptation and build New Zealand’s resilience against the impact of climate change on lives and property.
Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and waste, according to the new Global Foresight Report produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council ...
New Zealand Women in Wine is delighted to have launched its 2024 Mentoring Programme. This year there are ten pairs of mentors and mentees from around the country, working in a wide range of roles within the New Zealand wine industry.
We've loved lighting up your winter this past month with Heard Park After Dark—let's end on a high note with our final event this Friday 19 July!
“Upon his return from the US, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has fallen in lock-step with the Americans in the push for war with China. This is an incredibly reckless and deeply misguided approach to world affairs,” said Valerie Morse of Peace Action ...
Developing new therapies to bolster ageing immune systems and better protect older New Zealanders, testing the potential of traditional medicines to treat respiratory infections such as COVID-19, and creating a database of viruses in animals unique ...
Report from RNZ by Nick James Wainuiomata is the leakiest suburb in the Wellington region, new data from Wellington Water has revealed. Among suburbs of each metropolitan area – Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and Wellington – Wainuiomata consistently racked up more leaks than any other suburb since 2020. Data released under the Local Government […]