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Increasing numbers of families are having to go to food banks just to put a meal on the table, according to a new report that should shame the Government into action, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni.

Disability Issues Minister Nicky Wagner today thanks all volunteers for their hard work supporting disabled people in their community.

Samidoun Bayadsi said that that she requested Kayed’s full Shin Bet file, including the records of his interrogation, noting that both Kayed’s administrative detention and solitary confinement are based on the “secret file.” The Israeli Ofer military court delayed its hearing to confirm the six-month administrative detention order against hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayed this […]

Press Release – Hutt City Council Hutt City Council’s annual survey of residents has shown some positive results in peoples’ attitudes to the city they live in, and how their Council is delivering. This includes 94 per cent of residents surveyed saying they think Hutt City is a great place to live. The Hutt City […]

Today, Peace Action Wellington (PAW) will blockade the Australian High Commission in Wellington, creating a symbolic detention centre to protest the Australian Government's policy of mandatory offshore detention for refugees and asylum seekers.

E tū will be in the Court of Appeal today, to oppose an appeal against the minimum wage for respite carers.

“Like so many of the whānau and families they serve social service organisations are under huge financial stress”, says Trevor McGlinchey, New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) Executive Officer. “The support demanded from ...

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The Washington Post reports: Rates of marijuana use among Colorado’s teenagers are essentially unchanged in the years since the state’s voters legalized marijuana in 2012, new survey data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows. In 2015, 21 percent of Colorado youths had used marijuana in the past 30 days. That rate is slightly […]

Housing is a normal good. That is, it’s something that people tend to want more of as their incomes increase.

Press Release – New Zealand Treasury Policies options with both economic and environmental benefits are among the innovative ideas for regional economic development put forward by schools that have taken top honours in the 2016 Treasury Schools Challenge. Hastings’ Lindisfarne College has won the 2016 Treasury Schools Challenge competition with diverse policy ideas ranging from […]

Press Release – Wellington Chamber Of Commerce It’s a no-brainer that Wellington’s two councils must ensure the Cable Car is never closed down, says Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive John Milford. Responding to a Cable Car Company report that it could close within 10 years unless it receives help with ongoing funding and to upgrade […]

Press Release – Massey University Young Pasifika people living in the United States experience similar social and health inequities to Pasifika people living in New Zealand, says a Massey University researcher.Empowering Pasifika youth Young Pasifika people living in the United States experience similar social and health inequities to Pasifika people living in New Zealand, says […]

Police are investigating an assault in Central Park, Brooklyn at around 7:00pm this evening.

Hillary Clinton’s statement today against the TPPA shows how misled New Zealanders have been, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters.

June 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares dropped as fears the UK will exit the European Union continued to dissipate, prompting some offshore investors to exit what they'd seen as a relatively safe haven market. Auckland International Airport, ...

Press Release – P and O Cruises P&O Cruises record New Zealand season has come to a close, with Pacific Pearl setting sail for Sydney today following an unprecedented five-month Auckland deployment.June 23, 2016 New Zealand Farewells Pacific Pearl at end of Record Season P&O Cruises’ record New Zealand season has come to a close, […]

Press Release – Peace Action Wellington On the 100th day of protests on Nauru and the national day of civil disobedience in Australia against their detention centres for refugees a large banner calling for the end of detention centres, and the closing of the Manus Island and Nauru detention …Close Detention Centres banner put up […]

Press Release – Peace Action Wellington Today, Peace Action Wellington (PAW) will blockade the Australian High Commission in Wellington, creating a symbolic detention centre to protest the Australian Government’s policy of mandatory offshore detention for refugees and asylum seekers.Australian High Commission under detention in Thorndon as Wellingtonians protest treatment of refugees 23rd June 2016 Today, […]

Minister for Disability Issues 22 June 2016 Media Statement Celebrating volunteers in the disabled community

“The fact that the bodies of two homicide victims were recovered and their killer was convicted is vindication of the innovative and legal method used by police to obtain a confession from the offender,” Police Association President Greg O’Connor ...

We are delighted to announce the upcoming release of the stylish, powerful new Formitize Management Portal.

Police are happy to report that the latest controlled purchase operation in Palmerston North and Feilding areas were a success with only one outlet selling to a minor.

Joint Communique from the National Indigenous Congress and the EZLN on the cowardly police attack against the National Coordinating Committee of Education Workers and the indigenous community of Nochixtlán , Oaxaca.

The 29 year-old man was found by Police hiding under a bed at a residential address in Beachhaven a short time ago.