Gillette has it right: advertisers can’t just celebrate masculinity and ignore the #metoo movement
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University The controversy over Gillette’s new advertisement focused on toxic masculinity highlights the differences between challenging stereotypes of women and men in advertising. Viewed more than 23 million times on YouTube, the advert has so far attracted more than 330,000 […]
Read More →Gillette has it right: celebrations of masculinity can’t just ignore the #metoo movement
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University The controversy over Gillette’s new advertisement focused on toxic masculinity highlights the differences between challenging stereotypes of women and men in advertising. Viewed more than 23 million times on YouTube, the advert has so far attracted more than 330,000 […]
Read More →MIMS and Ashfield Healthcare Communications Join Forces in Strategic Alliance
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 21 January 2019 – MIMS, Asia’s largest multi-channel provider of drug information, medical communications, events management and marketing services, and Ashfield Healthcare Communications, are pleased to announce the creation of a new global alliance. Ashfield Healthcare Communications, part of UDG Healthcare plc, provides global solutions for clients, adding value by connecting […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards’Political Roundup: Behind the junior doctors’ strike
Political Roundup: Behind the junior doctors’ strike by Dr Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards. Get ready for more industrial action in public hospitals this year. The junior doctors’ dispute with the District Health Boards is set to continue, with acrimony ramping up, as well as some rather bitter infighting between trade unions. One political commentator […]
Read More →Time for a Kondo clean-out? Here’s what clutter does to your brain and body
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Many of us have started the year determined to be more organised: no more drawers full of plastic containers with missing lids, or lone socks. The decluttering craze is led by Japanese tidying aficionado Marie […]
Read More →New Zealand Tertiary Sector – Nine University of Auckland business students begin study abroad funded by inaugural Sir Owen Glenn scholarship
Source: FiftyAcres The inaugural winners of the Sir Owen G. Glenn Study Abroad Scholarship will begin their funded experience abroad this week in the United States. Businessman and philanthropist, Sir Owen Glenn, has invested in the education of nine high-achieving students in their second year of a business degree at the University of Auckland. “I’m […]
Read More →A good plan to help Darling River fish recover exists, so let’s get on with it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Baumgartner, Associate Research Professor (Fisheries and River Management), Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University The recent catastrophic collapse of Darling River fish communities is truly heartbreaking. As fingers continue to be pointed in all directions, two questions bubble to the top of mind: […]
Read More →SalamWeb Technologies MY Introduces World’s First Shariah Compliant Internet Suite of Services
Source: Media Outreach Endorsed by Amanie Shariah Supervisory Board; in conformity with MDEC’s Islamic Digital Economy Mi’yarRolls out a new range of everyday web services that matter most to consumers, from news, lifestyle content and community engagement KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – January 21, 2019 – SalamWeb Technologies MY Sdn. Bhd. (SalamWeb), an Islamic based Internet suite […]
Read More →Extra ferry services in time for the holiday weekend
Source: Auckland Council Weekend ferry services to and from Hobsonville start this weekend. On Saturdays, there will be seven services running between Hobsonville, Beach Haven and the Downtown Ferry Terminal and on Sunday there will be six services. Funding for the weekend ferries is provided in a joint partnership with the Hobsonville Point Residents’ Society, […]
Read More →Executive Assistant (Policy and Operations) vacancy
Source: Privacy Commissioner The word privacy means different things to different people. The Privacy Act applies to every person, business and organisation in New Zealand. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner works to help New Zealanders develop and promote a culture in which personal information is protected and respected. 2019 will be an exciting year […]
Read More →Yes, Morrison ‘showed up’ in the Pacific, but what did he actually achieve?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland January is an odd time for high level visits to the Pacific. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to focus on the region at the start of the year indicates […]
Read More →Serious crash – Waikato, Ngaruawahia
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are in attendance at a serious crash on Great South Road, Ngaruawahia. The crash occurred at 3pm today where a car has collided with a small truck. One person has critical injuries and diversions will be put in place. Police ask motorists and pedestrians to avoid […]
Read More →Enhancing men’s beauty: EIT launches Barbering Certificate
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti Home News Enhancing men’s beauty: EIT launches Barbering Certificate 14 mins ago Jenny Todd is teaching the new EIT Certificate in Barbering Skills. Jenny Todd can’t wait to kick start EIT’s New Zealand Certificate in Barbering Skills (Level 3). Jenny has been a hairdresser since she was 16 […]
Read More →Commuters victims of Govt’s questionable priorities
Source: National Party A substantial increase in fares for Auckland commuters is not going to help the Government’s goal of increasing public transport patronage and is yet another added cost to hardworking Kiwi families, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Phil Twyford and Julie-Anne Genter constantly talk about wanting to get more people out of […]
Read More →CUHK Business School Research Reveals Local CEOs are Less Likely to Make Myopic Operating Decisions than Nonlocal CEOs
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 21 January 2019 – Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are often hailed as superheroes for businesses. Most companies are willing to provide highly competitive packages to attract top CEO talents as it is believed that the talents and personal values of individual CEOs can either make or break a company. […]
Read More →China Resources Power and Black Spade Capital sign a strategic joint venture cooperation agreement; teaming up to create an environmentally friendly world
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 21 January 2019 – China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited (“CR Power”; stock code: 836.HK) and Black Spade Capital Limited (“Black Spade”) held a joint venture cooperation agreement signing ceremony at the headquarter of CR Power, initiating the cooperative relationship based on the shared belief of serving the communities by […]
Read More →Serious crash, Queenstown
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are attending the scene of a serious crash in Queenstown’s CBD. The crash, which involved a car and a motorbike, occurred at a roundabout at the corner of Memorial Street and Camp Street. It was reported at about 2:35pm. The rider of the motorcycle has been […]
Read More →Police recover body at Hunua Falls
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police searching for a missing male at Hunua Falls have recovered a body this afternoon. The deceased is a male in his twenties and was reported missing in the water yesterday afternoon. The body was recovered by the Police Dive Squad. Next of kin is in the […]
Read More →This is what we are all about: Royal Reserve Playground officially open!
Source: Auckland Council Henderson-Massey residents have celebrated the official opening of the new $4.1 million Royal Reserve Playground in Massey, with a BBQ and live music on offer for the community to enjoy. Funded by Henderson-Massey Local Board, the opening follows an 18-month construction period that turned an overgrown field into one of the best […]
Read More →Stoat sleuthing reveals nothing suspicious
Source: Auckland Council After two weeks of intensive searching, attempts to confirm the sighting of two stoats on Aotea / Great Barrier Island are to be scaled back. The search began after a resident of the island reported seeing a pair of what was believed to be stoats crossing the road at Medlands Beach. The sighting […]
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