Senior doctors welcome Government’s recognition of importance of public health service
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The senior doctors’ union has welcomed the Government’s recognition of the importance of universal public health services and the need for further improvements. “Our public hospitals and other publicly-funded health services are as essential today as they were 80 years ago when the 1938 Social Security Act came into […]
Read More →Soldiers Tested in Live Firing jn Large Waiouru Exercise
Source: New Zealand Defence Force 19 September 2018 The New Zealand Army is putting its soldiers through their paces, alongside a handful of international militaries, in its largest exercise at home this year. Multiple units from the New Zealand Army and personnel from the United States Army, US Marines and Australian and British armies have […]
Read More →Fonterra implicated in deforestation and human rights abuses
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand Wednesday 19 September, Over one a half million rugby fields of Indonesian rainforest were destroyed between 2015 and 2017. (1) That’s just one of the harrowing statistics included in a devastating new investigative report released today by Greenpeace International. The report, Final Countdown, documents extensive deforestation and human rights abuses by […]
Read More →Wellsford Skate Park now open
Source: Auckland Council [embedded content] Hundreds turned out on Friday to celebrate the opening of the new skate park and play zones at Wellsford War Memorial Park. Rodney Local Board member Tessa Berger says the community’s vision is embraced in the new play zone which combines challenging play, recreation areas and really optimises the park […]
Read More →Cut the cull Minister Sage
Source: National Party Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage needs to halt her cull of 17,500 Himalayan Tahr due to start on 30 September until proper engagement and consultation has taken place, National’s Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie says. “Ms Sage’s decision to cull 17,500 Tahr without a consultation process with the industry illustrates her Greens-know-best approach to […]
Read More →National celebrates 125 years of women’s vote
Source: National Party Today is a day for all New Zealanders to take some time to reflect on women’s rights, National’s Women’s spokesperson Paula Bennett says. “I’m so proud to live in a country where we were the first to give women the vote. Kate Sheppard and the other suffragettes did us proud. “I’m also […]
Read More →Women in science – a celebration of NZ pioneers
Source: University of Auckland (2) The Dame Mira Szászy School of Psychology honours one of New Zealand’s leading Māori educators who was the first Māori woman to be awarded a university degree and who dedicated her life to the welfare and needs of Māori. She believed Māori could only progress when the position of women […]
Read More →No Need for Knee-Jerk Bank Bashing in New Zealand
Source: ACT Party Facebook0 Twitter Submitters to the Finance and Expenditure Committee showed that New Zealand can afford to spare itself a round of bank bashing. “Consumer New Zealand presented pitiful evidence,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “They showed a few people they knew of anecdotally had been sold insurance they didn’t need and, with […]
Read More →Human Rights Commission releases Suffrage 125 video
Source: Human Rights Commission Today the Human Rights Commission premieres its Suffrage 125 video – Still Striving for Equality, which features a former Prime Minister, a former Governor General, a Supreme Court Justice and On the Rag podcasters from The Spinoff. Still Striving for Equality reflects on the gains that women have made in New […]
Read More →Women in science – a celebration of NZ pioneers pioneers
Source: University Of Auckland The Dame Mira Szászy School of Psychology honours one of New Zealand’s leading Māori educators who was the first Māori woman to be awarded a university degree and who dedicated her life to the welfare and needs of Māori. She believed Māori could only progress when the position of women within […]
Read More →Green Party welcome decision to offer more refugees a safe home
Source: Green Party The Green Party have welcomed the Government’s decision to increase the refugee quota to 1500 annually, meaning more families, women and children fleeing war and persecution will have a safe place to call home. Green Co-leader Marama Davidson, said: “To those who have fled persecution and need a safe place to call […]
Read More →It’s teamwork: how dolphins learn to work together for rewards
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie King, Branco Weiss Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Cooperation can be found across the animal kingdom, in behaviours such as group hunting, raising of young, and driving away predators. But are these cooperating animals actively coordinating their behaviour, or are they simply acting individually to […]
Read More →Wednesday with Mother Mary Cecilia Maher
Source: Auckland Council To celebrate the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, every day this week we’re exploring the stories behind great Auckland women and the legacy they’ve left behind. You can also check out the buildings around the city honouring them. For Wednesday, discover the life of Mother Mary Cecilia Maher who founded […]
Read More →Banks Slam Govt’s Reserve Bank Bill
Source: ACT Party Facebook0 Twitter “The Banking and Business Communities have turned out to slam the Government’s Reserve Bank Bill at today’s Finance and Expenditure Committee Hearing,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. ASB submitted recommending that price stability be retained as a priority if short term employment is added to the Bank’s mandate. “When asked […]
Read More →New catch limits for thirty-two fish stocks
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The commercial tarakihi catch in the fisheries areas off the east coast of the North and South Islands is to be reduced by 20 percent in an effort to rebuild the depleted stock. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash has also signalled further cuts to the tarakihi catch are in store next […]
Read More →Why New Zealand was the first country where women won the right to vote
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury and current Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi James Cook Research Fellow, University of Canterbury 125 years ago today Aotearoa New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant all women the right to […]
Read More →Unions celebrate Suffrage Day win for women with better equal pay law introduced
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU The Council of Trade Unions hosted a Suffrage Day petition re-enactment today on the steps of parliament. At the historical celebration, Acting Minister for Women Eugenie Sage and the Minister for Workplace Relations Iain Lees-Galloway jointly announced that new equal pay legislation is being introduced to parliament. Council […]
Read More →CERT NZ receives highest number of reports for a single quarter yet
Source: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment MBIE The latest threat report released by CERT NZ today shows over 700 cyber security incidents were reported from 1 April to 30 June – the largest ever volume for a single quarter – cementing CERT NZ’s role as a central coordinator in New Zealand. Phishing reports are […]
Read More →Green Party: 125 years since NZ women won the right to vote, we will keep working in Parliament for equity for women
Source: Green Party On the 125 year anniversary since New Zealand women won the right to vote, the Green Party are celebrating wins in Government for women, and commit to keep working in the space to achieve full equity. “Of course New Zealand was at the forefront of getting our wāhine the vote, 125 years […]
Read More →World-first ratings system for motorcycle clothing launched
Source: Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) Released 17/09/18 Today we’re launching a world-first rating system for motorcycle clothing known as MotoCAP. “The Motorcycle Clothing Assessment Programme (MotoCAP) is the first of its kind, and will give the motorcycle community more information when they are making choices about the clothing they wear when riding,” says Motorcycle Programme […]
Read More →