Global Economy – KOF Globalisation Index: degree of globalisation still below pre-pandemic levels
Source: KOF Economic Institute
Globalisation increased moderately in 2021. However, it has not fully recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and remains below...
Animal Welfare – “We’re falling behind”: New Zealand must ban rodeo to sustain our...
Source: SAFE For Animals
Animal Rights organisation SAFE is urging the Government to follow quickly on the heels of Los Angeles and ban rodeo, to uphold...
Asia Pacific News – PAPUA NEW GUINEA COMMUNITIES RESIST SEABED MINING, PETITION NEW IRELAND...
SOURCE: DEEP SEA MINING CAMPAIGN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | In August this year, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape publicly supported the call for a moratorium...
Global News – Conference of the Parties (COP28): Italy announces €5 Million contribution to...
SOURCE: African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
Italy's contribution aligns with the broader goals of COP28, particularly the objective of tripling the deployment of renewable energy
DUBAI,...
Collins leaves for Pacific defence meeting
Source: New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Judith Collins today departed for New Caledonia to attend the 8th annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ meeting (SPDMM).
“This meeting...
Comprehensive eruption study highlights need for further work
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the January 2022 eruption...
“Children should go to playgrounds, not detention centres”- Save the Children launches campaign for...
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children’s campaign launched in Brussels today to draw attention to the dire situation faced by migrant children entering Europe....
Ethical Investments – Who’s Investing in the Fossil Fools? – Mindful Money
Source: Mindful Money
As the pressure builds at the CoP28 Climate Summit for a timetabled phase out of fossil fuels, Mindful Money is calling for...
Global News – Blue Mediterranean Partnership steps up support for sustainable blue economy
SOURCE: European Investment Bank (EIB)
EIB, EBRD, UfM, EC, AFD, CDP, KfW, donors and beneficiary countries sign cooperation agreement at COP28 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December...
Politics News – New Zealand wins Fossil of the Day at COP28 for oil...
Source: Greenpeace
The New Zealand Government has suffered the ignominy of ‘winning’ the first Fossil of the Day award at the Dubai COP28 climate conference for its plan...
Comprehensive eruption study highlights need for further study
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the January 2022 eruption...
Austria second protocol signed
Source: New Zealand Inland Revenue Department – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Austria second protocol signed
New Zealand and Austria have signed the Second Protocol updating the double...