Tamariki connecting with nature through gardening on Waiheke
Source: Auckland Council
Waiheke Local Board is supporting the Waiheke Island Playcentre to connect tamariki and their mātua with nature through funding from the board’s...
Minister of Foreign Affairs makes two diplomatic appointments
Source: New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced two new diplomatic appointments:
• Michael Appleton as New Zealand’s first resident High Commissioner to Sri...
Plan ahead and drive safely on your school holiday road trip
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
If you and your family are leaving town these school holidays to enjoy the New Zealand countryside, Police wish...
First Responders – Electrical fire prompts fire safety reminder
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency is reminding New Zealanders that electrical appliances do have a fire risk and need to...
Findings of the independent review into public claims of racism at the University of...
Source: University of Waikato
Specific claims not supported, but the need for transformational change clearly articulated
The reviewers commissioned to assess public claims of racism at...
Privacy in the news (11 – 24 September 2020)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
Police apologise for revealing Covid-19 status to...
NZ’s most prestigious conservation award – Loder Cup presented to Graeme Atkins
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
The Minister of Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage, today presented Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prestigious conservation award, the Loder Cup, to the...
Jobs for Nature boost for enhancing Nelson’s Mahitahi (Maitai) River
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Ecological restoration of Nelson city’s Mahitahi (Maitai) river catchment will step up a gear with a $2 million Jobs for Nature...
Philippines: UN must intensify pressure to end killings as impunity reigns
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to incite a wave of extrajudicial executions and fuel a climate of near-absolute...
Joshua Wong arrest for wearing a mask highlights escalating crackdown on dissent
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Following the arrest of opposition activists Joshua Wong and Koo Sze-yiu for taking part in last October’s ‘unauthorized’ protest against Hong...
Stratford District Council’s navel-gazing over logo is embarrassing
Source: Taxpayers Union
25 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEStratford District Council’s review of its logo is an embarrassing waste of time and money, says the New Zealand...
Parliament to install solar and cut carbon
Source: New Zealand Government
Parliament is leading by example by taking action to cut its carbon footprint by installing solar and improving energy efficiency, the...
