Trade – Pacific shouldering burden in Unbalanced PACER-Plus Trade Deal
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG)
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are taking on binding commitments in exchange for insufficient promises of benefits...
Social Sector – Risk that child poverty is becoming ingrained – Caritas
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Caritas
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic Bishops’ agency for justice, peace and development, is concerned that the latest child poverty numbers show...
Hotspot Watch 27 February 2020
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to...
Parliament Petitioned to Take Australian Human Rights Abuses to UN
Source: Human Rights Commission
The New Zealand Parliament will be petitioned to take a strong position on Australia’s severe immigration detention, deportation and citizenship impediments...
Visit markets, grow your own, and help your community
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland is perfectly situated for the ultimate al fresco dining experiences over summer.
With beautiful beaches, huge parks and a wide range of...
Milestones marked with 2,000+ new cops
Source: New Zealand Government
A milestone has been reached with the graduation of more than 2,000 new Police officers since the Coalition Government took office...
Lake Ōkaro lakebed transferred to Te Arawa as final piece of Settlement Act
Source: New Zealand Government
The Lake Ōkaro lakebed has transferred to Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Kelvin Davis announced...
Environment – “We love WOMAD, but its oil sponsors really suck” – Greenpeace
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
Thursday, February 27: Greenpeace has published an open letter calling on the organisers of music festival WOMAD to dump oil industry sponsorship.
Todd Energy and Austrian...
Dairy Sector – Fonterra reaffirms forecast Farmgate Milk Price and earnings guidance, and revises...
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative has reaffirmed its forecast Farmgate Milk Price range at $7.00-7.60 per kgMS and its forecast full-year underlying earnings guidance...
University Research – Researchers use gold to develop low cost cancer drug
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Wintec
Gold is usually associated with all that glitters, but a project led by a Wintec researcher has successfully used it to...
Eastern suburbs walking and cycling route on track for completion
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
A walking and cycling path that connects Auckland’s eastern suburbs to the city centre is a significant step closer, with...
Upcoming works on SH3 Te Kuiti
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
27 February 2020 2:26 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises road maintenance works on State Highway...
