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The Herald reports: A leading United States official in the Aukus programme had to abandon her speech in Wellington today after it was disrupted by pro-Palestinian and anti-Aukus protestors planted among the audience (see the speech below). The right to protest does not extend to being a right to prevent people from hearing from someone they wish […]

Unite Union has offered professional advice and assistance to any Freyberg student facing disciplinary action over the recent protest at the school. “A school strike and protest in 2006 over youth rates drew very similar criticism at the time. In ...

The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) handed over 800 harvest bins to the Samoa Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries today. The handover ceremony marks a pivotal moment in addressing a persistent challenge ...

Fast, practical, cost-effective and accurate mastitis testing – at scale – is now available for farmers looking to 'know their bugs and use less drugs' through DairySmart's leading edge diagnostic system. DairySmart, winner of the 2023 Technology ...

“Getting rid of Pay Parity in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector will send a message that we don’t value qualified teachers,” says Kathy Wolfe, CE Te Rito Maioha. Pay Parity is not yet fully implemented, however when it is it “will ...

Film and television producers from Canada and across New Zealand are meeting in Wellington next week for a co-production summit to discuss potential new ventures. Thirty Canadians will join 50 of their Kiwi counterparts for a series of meetings ...

March 14 is the International Day of Action for Rivers. This year we mark 27 years of global solidarity for the protection of our rivers against mega dams, large hydropower projects, and encroachment of our Indigenous territories. For Indigenous Peoples ...

State Highway 5, near Waiotapu Loop Road, has reopened following a road blockage. We thank motorists for their patience.

Police would like to advise motorists of a road blockage on State Highway 5, near Waiotapu Loop Road. Motorists are advised to expect delays and avoid the area if possible.

Police in the Counties Manukau District have taken a quartet of dangerous drivers into custody overnight. The first incident occurred at around 9.30pm last night, when a Police unit sighted a vehicle travelling at excessive speed along Valderama ...

Police today continued shoreline searches for a diver missing in the sea off Patea. Today’s efforts have concentrated on the shoreline between Te Horo and Patea and the search area is based on drift modelling. Anyone who sees items of interest on ...

Police continue to make arrests over incidents at Auckland petrol stations and commercial businesses One offender charged with at least six incidents Further arrests expected as investigations progress Hundreds of prevention visits were carried out in the ...

EDS has today released a first draft of its submission on the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The Bill was introduced to Parliament on 7 March and has been referred to the Environment Select Committee. Submissions to the Select Committee close 19 April. ...

Eight months since Metlink’s Airport Express exceeded forecast demand, latest patronage figures indicate a new record is poised to be set. 364,191 trips were recorded on the fully electric buses’ first year of operation to 20 July 2023 – 128% of ...

Desperately needed aid operations in Gaza must be protected from attack, the UN’s top aid official has warned, amid reports on Thursday that Palestinians were killed and injured while waiting for supplies in Gaza City. Six Palestinians are believed ...

Digital literacy experts are advocating for the need to change the way we engage with and teach Artificial Intelligence (AI), setting students up for success in the future. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Associate Professor ...

Hamilton City Council’s Event Sponsorship Fund opens today (Friday 15 March 2024). The Event Sponsorship Fund supports events that bring a significant number of visitors to Hamilton Kirikiriroa. Councillor Ewan Wilson, Chair of the Economic Development ...

The Herald reports: Labour’s finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds has remained highly critical of the Government’s new tax relief policy which she said would make landlords “tax cut millionaires”. Under the existing law, introduced by the former Labour Government when the property market was overheating, no interest can be deducted for property bought from March 27, […]

Hon Nicola Willis Minister of Finance Tēna koutou katoa. Greetings everyone. Thank you to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and the Honourable Simon Bridges for hosting this address today. I acknowledge the business leaders in this room, the leaders ...

Greenpeace says that the result of the EPA hearing for the Australian miner Trans Tasman Resources' seabed mining proposal for Taranaki could set a globally significant precedent. "Commercial seabed mining does not happen anywhere else on planet ...

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/82110e907eb74b3e0206.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate 51-year-old Ana Manuel who has been reported missing. Ana was ...

59 members of the Amalgamated Workers Union NZ (AWUNZ) and 16 members of First Union have voted to go on strike after months of negotiations resulted in a failure to come to an agreement with their employer Infracore. Infracore is a CCO of Rotorua ...

Customs has arrested two alleged drug couriers at Auckland Airport, in separate smuggling attempts this week, seizing a total of nearly 63 kilograms of illegal drugs. The two incidents are not believed to be related. On Wednesday (13 March 2024), Customs ...

One quarter of respondents taking part in the Hurunui Welcoming Communities survey found accessing transport in the district the biggest challenge to settling in the Hurunui – ranking it even more of a difficulty than finding work, making friends ...