NZ Government: New Lab To Help Protect Key Pacific Tuna Fisheries

New Zealand is playing its part in helping protect tuna fisheries in the Pacific supporting a new science facility in Nouméa, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, Jenny Marcroft says.

Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter: Ruawai Leader Slams Kaipara Council In Battle Over $400k Property

A Kaipara leader has slammed his council over the sale proceeds of an iconic piece of Ruawai history in an intensifying David and Goliath battle. Kaipara District Council (KDC) earlier this month rescinded its December decision that sale proceeds from a $400,000 residential property could be returned to the Raupo drainage committee.

Te Pati Maori: Another ‘Stolen Generation’ Enabled By Court Ruling On Waitangi Tribunal Summons

“The judicial system has this evening told the nation that this government can do whatever they want when it comes to decisions for Māori, without evidence and without including us in the conversation. It’s enabling another stolen generation” said Te Tai Tokerau MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.

Business Canterbury: Urges Council To Cut Costs, Not Ambition For City

The Business Canterbury submission addresses concerns over a 'rates hump' and the need for the Council to maintain affordability while managing cost pressures.

Wellington Airport: On Track For Net Zero Emissions By 2028

This progress is a highlight of the airport’s annual Kaitiakitanga report released today, outlining efforts to support the environment, people and communities.

Landcare Research: ANZAC Gall Fly Release Promises Natural Solution To Weed Threat

A Kiwi-Australian collaboration with a difference is underway this ANZAC Day week on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Chief of Quarantine in the Marshall Islands, Ms Silver Wase, says chromolaena was identified as a top priority for the Marshall Islands at a stakeholder workshop held in the country in December 2022.

Peter Dunne: Luxon Gets Out His Butcher's Knife - Briefly

The great nineteenth British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, once observed that “the first essential for a Prime Minister is to be a good butcher.” When a later British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, sacked a third of his Cabinet in July 1962, in what became known as the Night of the Long Knives.

Binoy Kampmark: Warring Against Encryption, Australia Is Coming For Your Communications

Another sign of gathering storm clouds against the free sharing of information on technology platforms is the appearance of Australia’s domestic espionage agency, ASIO. Alongside Kershaw at the National Press Club, the agency’s chief, Mike Burgess, is also full of grave words about the dangerous imperium of encrypted chatter.

Gordon Campbell: On Fast Track Powers, Media Woes And The Tiktok Ban

Feel worried. Shane Jones and a couple of his Cabinet colleagues are about to be granted the power to override any and all objections to projects like dams, mines, roads etc even if: said projects will harm biodiversity, increase global warming

UN News: Healing Page By Page In Earthquake-affected Türkiye

Book by book and page by page, Türkiye’s booklovers are bringing life back to cities ravaged by the deadly 2023 earthquakes through the power of reading, with help from cash grants from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Save The Children: Rate Of Attacks On Healthcare in Gaza Higher Than In Any Other Conflict Since 2018

The rate of attacks per month on healthcare in Gaza since the beginning of the war has been higher than in any other recent conflict globally, standing at an average of 73 attacks each month, according to new analysis by Save the Children.

UN News: Green Light For New Cholera Vaccine, Ukraine Attacks Condemned, Action Against Racism

A new oral vaccine for cholera has been given the green light for manufacture by the UN health agency allowing for the massive scale-up of lifesaving immunisation in the world’s most vulnerable communities.

Braden Currie: Sets Sights On The Ironman North American Championships In Texas

Following a commendable performance at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside two weeks ago, Braden Currie is gearing up for the IRONMAN North American Championship in Texas on April 27. Having spent the interim period training in Boulder, Colorado, Currie is eager to build on his strong start to the IRONMAN Pro Series.

Whanganui Regional Museum: Historic Wedding Dress Unveiled, A Piece Of Marton’s Heritage

The dress, made from silk taffeta and satin believed to be imported from Germany and tailored in New Zealand, showcases a fusion of machine and hand sewing techniques.

Donovan Ryan: Local Runner Takes Out Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon

Canterbury running coach Andy Good posted a personal best time to win the Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon, with Wellington’s Ingrid Cree the first woman home.