Photo credit: Bisan/Save the Children Thousands of children and their families are desperately trying to flee Rafah but the so-called expanded ‘humanitarian zones’ to which they are heading have very limited space, water or sanitation, according ...
News from HCC The Hutt City Council is pleased to announce that following a robust externally-led process Jo Miller has been reappointed as Chief Executive. Council’s process attracted a good number of quality candidates, with Jo Miller being the stand-out candidate. “With significant levels of investment in water and transport infrastructure, transformational projects like Te […]
The two-car crash happened just before 6:30am and a helicopter has been called for someone seriously injured.
The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up efforts to address the country’s complex and serious security challenges.
Not just challenging voters’ credentials in battleground states. But attacking every step in running elections.
“We must recognize the valuable contributions of people with disabilities to development in the region,” said Zhao Li, the lead shepherd of APEC Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG).
Amidst a New Zealand retail downturn, a 100 per cent Kiwi owned online e-commerce marketplace is urging New Zealanders to support Kiwi-owned businesses and keep their hard-earned dollars in New Zealand. Buy Kiwi hopes to capture 0.5 per cent of the ...
These valued volunteers dedicate their time and effort to ensure that visitors have a memorable experience and leave Fieldays having learnt something new.
His new show, coincidentally called Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Live! is a nostalgic one man musical reflecting his love of Comedy, Music, Life and what he calls Mock and Roll, a weird hybrid of comedy and music.
The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Douzi, an officer with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
After a solid season-opening outing last month at her home event, Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour is looking forward to building on this momentum at the South Canterbury Hydraulics-sponsored Rally South Canterbury on Saturday.
The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of the final status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region which straddles the Sudan-South Sudan border, the head of UN peacekeeping operations said ...
Mr Blakley should do the honourable thing and step down.
An urgent letter to the Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body Bureau, the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005), and to WHO Member States.
News from NZ Police Police have released the name of the person whose remains were discovered in Titahi Bay on Wednesday 31 January. She was Patricia Theresa Burt, who went missing on 4 April 1988. After a DNA confirmation from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Police can confirm her identity. There is no […]
As war rages in Gaza, violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also increased substantially, a senior official with the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday.
The Green Party is welcoming Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ continuation of Hon. James Shaw’s cross-party work on climate adaptation, now in the form of a Finance and Expenditure Committee Inquiry.
Labour supports a Notice of Motion in the House today to move the Finance and Expenditure Committee to conduct an inquiry on climate adaptation.
New Zealand’s ability to cope with climate change will be strengthened as part of the Government’s focus to build resilience as we rebuild the economy, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says.
Warner Bros. Discovery rounds out the media and entertainment earnings cycle with huge question marks about its sports strategy and overall place in the industry.
The Kāpiti Coast Chamber of Commerce advocates for a more inclusive partnership in the region's economic development decision-making and fiscal management.
2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather monitoring agency.
Predator Free Rakiura will become the world’s largest predator eradication project for an inhabited island if successful.
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
