Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
As kaitiaki of the system, the Ministry of Health has an important leadership role to play in creating an...
Health – Is medicinal cannabis the key to a good night’s sleep?
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Cann Group Limited (ASX: CAN)
New Zealanders with difficulty sleeping wanted for clinical trialThe medicine is a capsule containing CBD (cannabidiol), which...
Celebrating 20 years of creative writing at Massey
Source: Massey University
Some of the creative writers and lecturers currently teaching in Massey’s creative writing programme (from top left, clockwise) Professor Bryan Walpert, Associate...
Education – Ara-Te Pūkenga Student takes out top Australasian award for young chefs
Source: Te Pukenga
Backing herself and reaching for any opportunities that come her way has landed an Ara Institute of Canterbury-Te Pūkenga student a glittering Australasian...
Awards – Tā Tipene O’Regan named 2022 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te...
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
Introducing your 2022 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa, Tā Tipene...
Maximum numbers of approved smoked tobacco retail premises permitted in areas of New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Currently there are around 6,000 retail stores selling smoked tobacco products in Aotearoa. New legislation under the Smokefree Environments...
Animal Welfare – Unlikely ‘Bedfellows’ Make History at Parliament Today – NZAVS
Source: NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
Today the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) and members of the animal science and research industry have made global history by collaborating...
CYANOBACTERIAL WARNING UPDATE: Health warning issued for Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton Lake) and remains in...
Source: Waikato District Health Board
A health warning was placed in late August 2023 at Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton lake), and remains in place with more...
Education – Prime Minister visits Otago Polytechnic’s He Toki Kai Te Rika Trades Training...
Source: Te Pukenga
Prime Minister Jacinda Arden visited Otago Polytechnic’s He Toki Kai Te Rika Trades Training Centre building site in Dunedin today.
“We were delighted to...
Ninety percent of New Zealand covered by ESR’s latest results of wastewater samples for...
Source: ESR
The number of wastewater treatment facilities providing samples to ESR for testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, the virus which causes COVID-19, has increased by almost 300 percent and now covers over 90 percent of the...
Stevedoring company spends $746,000 in first-ever maritime Enforceable Undertaking
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) from one of New Zealand’s biggest stevedoring companies, ISO Limited, after a near-fatal...
New $1.5m scholarships accelerate UC PhD students amid Covid-19
Source: University of Canterbury – statements
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Dozens of the University of Canterbury’s best and brightest students have been awarded Aho...