Protecting nature means protecting ourselves
Source: Greenpeace New ZealandWhat supports a healthy life? As COVID-19 disrupts our lives across the world, we wake up each day wondering how to...
Adult kakī/black stilt numbers soar
Source: New Zealand Government
A nearly 40-year programme to protect one of New Zealand’s most critically endangered birds is paying off, with a record number...
Samoa Language Week theme is perfect for the post-COVID-19 journey
Source: New Zealand Government
The Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio, says the theme for the 2020 Samoa Language Week is a perfect fit...
Celebrity bodies, post-feminism and ageing – health psychologist explores
Source: Massey University
As a critical health psychologist, Professor Sarah Riley’s interests are diverse, spanning gender and body image issues, illness and ageing to how...
West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of destruction not development
Source: Dr David Robie – Café Pacific – Analysis-Reportage:
A Papuan with a face painting of the banned Papuan independence flag Morning Star. Image: The...
Local Government – Hutt City Council waives outdoor seating fees for cafes and restaurants
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Hutt City Council
Lower Hutt cafes and restaurants will be eligible for a free 12 month licence to install more outdoor seating and...
Local Government – Hub created to help Porirua businesses
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Porirua City Council
Businesses are facing tough times and real challenges due to Covid-19, and Porirua City Council has a place to go...
Banking – ASB takes the lead again with new low home loan interest rate
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: ASB
ASB has moved again to support its customers, cutting a number of home loan rates, including the two-year special rate to...
Waikato students help communities in lockdown
Source: University of Waikato
With people around the country coming to grips with the Covid-19 lockdown, two University of Waikato students got busy supporting their...
Help at hand for students feeling financial effects of Covid-19
Source: University of Waikato
During New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown, international student Paige found herself out of the casual work she had been relying on, and...
Quarantine and managed isolation: stopping COVID-19 in its tracks
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Emergency Management’s COVID-19 response was mobilised in February and is the single biggest operation Auckland Council’s emergency management department has ever...
NIWA staffer eyeballs COVID-19 modelling
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A background in epidemiology comes in handy these days. Just ask NIWA population modeller Samik...