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Sod Turned For First Build At Precinct North
Soil has been turned on the first building at Precinct North, part of the massive Titanium Park business and industrial ...
Prepare To Fall In Love: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories Comes To The Civic, Auckland, This October
From strangers to soulmates, parents to children, friends to lifelong companions, the stories collected and celebrated in ...
A New Era For New Zealand Science - The First Day Of Earth Sciences New Zealand
Today marks the first day of Earth Sciences New Zealand and the start of a new era for science.
Watercare Starts New Era As Financially-Independent Water Company
Today marks the start of a new era for Watercare and its customers as the company becomes financially separate from Auckland ...
Gene-Edited Foods Could Hit Shelves Without Labels Under New Trans-Tasman Proposal
Organics Aotearoa NZ is warning that a new proposal from Trans-Tasman food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) would allow genetically modified foods created using new gene editing ...
Police College Opened In Auckland
Police is celebrating the opening of the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) Auckland Campus. The RNZPC Auckland Campus was formally opened this morning by Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, ...
Funding Shortages Threaten Relief For Millions Of Sudanese Refugees: WFP
“Millions of people who have fled Sudan depend wholly on support from WFP, but without additional funding we will be forced to make further cuts to food assistance. This will leave vulnerable families ...
Kiwis Can Now Access 24/7 Primary Healthcare From Anywhere In New Zealand
New Zealanders can now access trusted primary healthcare around the clock, no matter where they are in the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “A new 24/7 digital health service, launched ...
Westpac NZ Supports Watercare In Milestone $3.4b Debt Capital Raise
Westpac NZ is pleased to have helped Auckland’s water and wastewater service provider, Watercare, to secure $3.4 billion of committed bank debt facilities. Westpac acted as the sole agent bank and a ...
Surge In Forecast Prison Numbers Shows Govt Serious About Law And Order
“The Ministry of Justice’s latest 10-year forecast says the number of sentenced criminals in prison will rise one-third by 2035. Almost 2,000 more hardened criminals will be held behind bars instead ...
Afghanistan: Surging Returns From Iran Overwhelm Fragile Support Systems, UN Agencies Warn
Afghanistan, already grappling with economic collapse and chronic humanitarian crisis, is unprepared to absorb such large-scale returns. The 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan calls for $2.42 ...
Tackling Obesity Could Save Country Billions
More than two in three adults and nearly one-third of children in New Zealand live with obesity or are overweight. This puts a major strain on the health system and can lead to serious health problems ...