The second half of an extensive redevelopment of Exscite, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato’s interactive centre for discovery, will be publicly revealed on Friday 5 July.
Experience a magical 5km night walk under the starry skies up Pāpāmoa Hills to the Ger at Summerhill, in support of local people facing breast cancer.
Scenic State Highway 4 sees its fair share of traffic - and how better to help keep drivers refreshed and rested than a partnership fatigue stop?
News from Greater Wellington Regional Council Te Pane Matua Taiao The cost benefits of urban intensification are revealed in a proof-of-concept report commissioned by the Regional Council. With the national conversation about urban density, including granny flats, heating up, the ‘Infrastructure costs and urban form’ report prepared by Sense Partners concludes that, overall, density lowers […]
Screen CanterburyNZ has secured additional funding from Christchurch City Council for the region’s Screen Production Grant to support the needs of domestic and international production partners.
The Coalition Government is delivering consistency in student assessment, giving parents certainty on how their child’s doing at school, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.
With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to their dignity under the most inhumane conditions, Sigrid Kaag, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator, said on Tuesday.
Yes Disability Resource Centre, and their members of their programme I.Lead, are taking part in the William Pike Challenge for the first time this year, marking a significant milestone for I.Lead and the 15 young disabled members who will be taking ...
Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to spread, including in Sinja Town, south of the capital Khartoum, where UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that more than 55,000 people have already fled.
Press Release – New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union The Wellington City Council is planning on tearing up Thorndon Quay to install what The Post has described as a “traffic light bonanza.” This will see 6 sets of traffic lights and five sets of speed bumps installed over just 1.7km of road. Businesses, residents, councillors, and even […]
BNZ welcomes changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations and an update to the Responsible Lending Code.
Heartbreaking Story Sparks the Pawsitive Campaign: A Call for Urgent Reform in Dog Welfare
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has confirmed that cervical screening will continue to be free for women with higher risk of cervical cancer.
"It's incredibly rewarding to see how the Mātauranga Māori Te Awe Kōtuku programme will have long-term benefits for Māori and New Zealand for years to come," says Joe Fowler.
Stuff reports: The man labelled New Zealand’s worst stalker has been jailed for running a “lengthy campaign of terror” by subjecting a further eight women to months of harassment, threats and unwanted sexual attention. Glenn Green, who has an “extensive number of aliases”, is now known as Glen Anthony Carlion and Antonio Glen Castillano. He changes his […]
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Kiwi consumers love their tech. Canstar’s latest research for its Electronics Retailers Award reveals that 50% would rather pay more for a quality electrical appliance and over a third (35%) are prepared to pay a premium for the latest technology.
In a paper published in the Scientific Reports journal, researchers from Skoltech and Moscow State University investigated the effect of imagining tactile sensations (tactile imagery) on the excitability of the corticospinal tract using the transcranial ...
The late Dr Warren Parker was recognised for his lifetime of dedication to the primary sector with the New Zealand Primary Industries Champion Award yesterday.
Climate Database Scientist Raghav Srinivasan says that climate change is making researchers around the world reconsider how we approach climate normals.
Investment Sector Must Accelerate Climate Action – Peak Bodies’ New Research
A Waikato Regional Council biodiversity was called in to set up a monitoring programme to assess the lizard situation at beaches earmarked for restoration.
The latest real-time data from realestate.co.nz shows that average asking prices were again stable during June, marking a full year and a half of unchanged prices nationally. Total stock was up in all regions, increasing nationally by 28.6% year-on-year ...
Increased export opportunities through the removal of tariffs for 41 wood products included within the ‘Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability’ is welcomed by New Zealand’s wood processing and manufacturing industry.
Mr Luxon will begin his visit by building New Zealand’s profile with politicians in Washington DC, meeting members of the US Administration and of Congress.
Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world’s most neglected crises, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
