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On-the-ground investigations by Survival researchers, in Indigenous communities across Africa and Asia, have uncovered repeated cases of torture, rape, and killings of Indigenous people in and around World Heritage Sites.

Rotary Club of Auckland presents World Press Photo Exhibition Saturday 20 July - Sunday 11 August, Auckland <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2404/4f38f530d90cbbc93de7.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Valim-babena. © Lee-Ann Olwage, ...

News from WCC A new parking scheme will be rolled out from 24 June in Newtown and Berhampore, to better manage existing and future parking pressures in these busy growing suburbs. Changes will happen in Newtown west (Rintoul Street side) and Berhampore first, and in Newtown east (the hospital side) from mid-2025. In all three […]

“With more than 80% of schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, it may be reasonable to ask if there is an intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system, an action known as ‘scholasticide’,” the experts said.

TPT Group Holdings (NZ) Limited, a family-owned local investment company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Loveard as an Independent Director.

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The event aimed to bring together Karori community and Huntleigh Home residents in recognition of their collective efforts to address safety concerns. Huntleigh Home were pleased to see various groups, including village folks, the disability community, ...

The recent visit to Singapore by the PM has seen some commentators say we should have a defence posture such as Singapore’s where there is no defence treaty with the US. This shows how seriously Singapore takes its ability to defend itself. We are barely spending 1% of GDP on defence and Singapore is almost […]

Press Release – Forest And Bird Forest & Bird is demanding an extension to submissions on the contentious Fast-track Approvals Bill, after successfully asking the Ombudsman to investigate a lack of transparency over who was lobbying to have their projects fast-tracked. Among the list of organisations that have been invited to apply are organisations associated […]

Cuba is going hungry. The costs of food and other basic necessities are skyrocketing. Rolling blackouts periodically plunge the island into darkness. Parents struggle to find milk for their children. For the first time in history, the government has ...

News from NZ Labour Party Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. “Hospitals are being blocked from appointing doctors to vacant roles as Health New Zealand chiefs have called for […]

News from NZ Police At around 8am Police were called to Rata Street in Naenae where a group entered a store and presented a knife, stealing product. They fled from the scene in a vehicle which has since been located in Naenae Park abandoned. Inspector Simon de Wit Relieving Hutt Valley Area Commander says: “Police […]

Woolworths New Zealand is proud to announce the transformation of its 50th store with Countdown Hāwera becoming Woolworths Hāwera - a significant milestone in the transformation journey that started in August 2023. With the transformation ...

Two years after small subscriber losses disappeared an eventual $200B in shareholder value, Netflix has almost fully recovered its peak share price, and kicks off the latest round of media and entertainment earnings with the wind at its back.

Plant & Food Research and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to cooperate on an initiative, and the New Zealand research institute has also secured a contract with Quezon City, the largest city in metropolitan Manila. Signing ceremonies ...

Family First NZ is calling for an urgent pause on the use of puberty blockers, and for a full inquiry into the long term effects and potential harms of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones on vulnerable young people. There have been significant developments ...

More than 290 Pasifika early childhood and primary educators meeting in Auckland this week have urged the Government to re-consider proposed cuts to Pasifika staff and programmes at the Ministry of Education and within the wider public service.

The Women’s Rights Party is calling on the Ministry of Health to ban the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children and young people experiencing gender-related distress. In March the National Health Service England banned the ...

This year’s festival encompasses 14 events spread across 14 days, beginning with a Gothic Feast at Zealandia, with master chefs Max Gordy (Graze Wine Bar) and Elliott Shepherd (The Development Kitchen); and ending with an epic eight hour meditative ...

New data reveals that Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s economy received a boost of $15.7 million dollars from December 2023 to March 2024, thanks to significant cultural, sporting and business events in the region.

Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium.

Student groups ‘Climate Action VUW’, Schools Strike 4 Climate and VUWSA will be on the street in Wellington today, the last day for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill, with a message that the fight against the Government’s ‘War on ...

Air New Zealand has today revealed updates to its capacity and network this summer, with the confirmed return of two routes, an extended pause on another, and additional capacity into key markets.

There are opportunities aplenty for Hurunui’s young job seekers. Hurunui Council’s Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) Programme is calling for new programme candidates following a bumper 2023 that saw 35 MTFJ job placements. Youth Team Leader Jo Sherwood ...