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Fresh off a fourth consecutive win at the 2016 49er World Championships, Blair Tuke is putting his weight behind Melanoma New Zealand as it heads into Melanoma March, the annual push to raise awareness.

Every three years, parents of students enrolled at state and state-integrated schools around the country select the people who will be ultimately accountable for the education their children receive. Parents may nominate any eligible member of the community ...

This May, Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Show On Ice is coming to New Zealand for the first time, with Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton shows. Due to popular demand, a second Sunday show at 2pm has just been released for each venue, with tickets starting at ...

Scientists in China have created functioning sperm from mice stem cells in the laboratory.

The Middlemore Foundation for Health Innovation has launched a three year pilot programme to improve the health and education levels of 1,700 students at schools in Papakura with Westpac backing the initiative as principal sponsor.

2016 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland got underway today off the Murrays Bay Sailing Club on Auckland’s North Shore with New Zealand’s top youth sailors and invited classes sharing the boat-park and beach with the NZL Sailing Team’s Olympic and Paralympic ...

The number of prisoners testing positive in random drug tests has reached an all-time low, Corrections Minister Judith Collins announced today. “For the year ended 31 December 2015 there were more than 4500 general random drug tests on prisoners. The ...

Sri Lankan agriculture looks set to be transformed by a scientific partnership under which Massey University is sharing veterinary knowledge with the University of Peradeniya.

A tiny South American bug released in Northland five years ago as a biocontrol for tobacco weed is spreading well, prompting a call for new sightings by an insect expert tracking its movements.

The 24-year-old Aussie raider is already making his presence felt on this side of the Tasman, winning both of his starts amongst some pretty smart company in Auckland and Hamilton.

The 2016 Global Economic Crime Survey from PwC underlines that the issue of cyber security belongs in the boardroom, not the IT Department, says Communications Minister Amy Adams.

Have you ever struggled to open an every day item such as the milk; a , a pill bottle; a jar? , For many New Zealanders this is a daily challenge – for people with arthritis it’s an almost impossible task. So how does New Zealand move to provide frustration ...

Emergency services were called to a car on fire on Hill Road in Belmont, Lower Hutt shortly after 7am this morning.

The Well Child / Tamariki Ora Programme is a series of free health visits offered to all children from birth to age 5. Only about three quarters of all babies receive the first core visit (between 2–6 weeks old). Dr Marguerite Dalton, paediatrician ...

Right to Life supports the peaceful prayer vigils that are being conducted in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The vigils are for 40 days and commenced on 10 February and conclude on 20 March. The vigils are for 12 hours each day.

The new acting director of the GCSB, Lisa Fong, will be the person in the spotlight when the Intelligence Review reports back. The Review is due to be tabled on Monday 29th February and according to OASIS (Organising Against State Intelligence and Surveillance), ...

The Elephant in the Room is a Cow While media attention has been focused on the Sri Lankan elephant gifted to New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key will sign a dairy cooperation agreement with the Sri Lankan government this afternoon. The agreement ...

Sensible Sentencing Trust Spokesperson Scott Guthrie has labelled the sentencing of 29 year old Head Hunters gang prospect Arana Gardiner on charges of threating to kill as weak gutless and totally out of touch.

Child Poverty Action Group says that if there's no more Government funding to allocate to schooling, then it is only fair that a greater proportion of current operational funding should be shifted from higher decile schools to lower decile schools with ...

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Geoffrey Miller writes: A long thin country, marked by its diversity of landscapes. A small population, outflanked by bigger and more powerful neighbours. An increasingly multicultural society with a significant indigenous group. It could be New Zealand. But it’s Sweden. Like New Zealand, Sweden long had a tradition of personal, retail politics in which politicians rub […]

A number of Councillors who voted to withdraw the council’s Unitary Plan rezoning evidence on Wednesday referred to their supposed support of intensification “in the right locations”. Usually this appeared like code for “not in my ward”, especially by those on the isthmus. One of the main changes proposed in the rezoning was to “upzone” [...]

Press Release – UN Women Women in Fiji need somewhere to turn if they experience violence and support in rebuilding their livelihoods.Fiji Cyclone Appeal Women in Fiji need somewhere to turn if they experience violence and support in rebuilding their livelihoods. On Saturday 20 February 2016, Fiji was hit by the strongest cyclone ever recorded […]

Press Release – Wellington Pride Festival The Beehive will play host to the opening ceremony of the inaugural Wellington Pride Festival | Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara, celebrating 30 years since the Homosexual Law Reform (HLR), on Saturday 5 March. An evening of remembrance, celebration and looking toward an even better future for the LGBTIQ+ […]

Press Release – Caritas Aotearoa In Fiji, Cyclone Winston reached wind speeds of 325km/hour overnight on Saturday, 20 February. The damage is extreme and includes flooding, major loss of crops, destroyed buildings, loss of electricity and water and telecommunications connectivity. Entire …Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 February 2016 Cyclone […]