Update on COVID-19 cases — 6 December 2021
Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements
06 Dec 2021
Read the latest update on cases from the Ministry of Health.
There have now been more than 3.7...
88% of eligible New Zealanders fully vaccinated; 135 community cases; 76 people in hospital,...
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
There have now been more than 3.7 million My Vaccine Passes issued, including more than 82,000 on Sunday. The...
Food, heat or education?: Exorbitant school costs leave families in Lebanon with an impossible...
Source: Save The Children
Sisters Amal* and Lena* are Syrian refugees living in Lebanon. They have been out of school for more than two years....
3DOM, G8 Ink Agreement for Business Collaboration, Investment, and Share Swap
Source: Media Outreach
3DOM SG to be primary supplier of batteries and energy storage solutions for all of G8’s renewable energy projectsG8 to receive up...
Health – Children with poorly controlled asthma at increased risk from COVID-19, study finds
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
A new study from Scotland shows that children with poorly controlled asthma are up to 6 times more likely...
Indonesia: Immediately release Papuan students charged with treason
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Eight Papuan students who have been detained and charged with treason by police for peacefully expressing their political opinions on 1...
Child Poverty Monitor 2021 highlights persistent inequities in rates of child poverty
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
06 December 2021
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the release of the Child Poverty Monitor today, which shows that...
Do you know about time in lieu over public holidays?
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Do you know about time in lieu over public holidays?
Time in lieu for working a...
Police training exercise – Kāpiti
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are holding a training exercise in Kāpiti on Tuesday 7 December.
The exercise will take place in Queen Elizabeth...
Name release: Fatal crash, Wyndham
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can now name the person who died following a serious crash in Wyndham, Southland on Friday 3 December.
He...
Building activity down in September quarter – Stats NZ media and information release: Value...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Buildingactivity down in September quarter – Media release
6 December 2021
The volume of building activity in New Zealandfell 8.6 percent in the September...
WWF-New Zealand seeking to save endangered species
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tamaki Makaurau – WWF-New Zealand is calling on Aotearoa to stamp out harmful human behaviours to save endangered species.
Banning over fishing will help...
