Locusts, floods and COVID-19: a potentially deadly combination for malnourished children across the Horn...
Source: Save The Children
Crops critical for feeding malnourished children across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are expected to be decimated as locusts hatch from May.
A...
PGF backing regions through loans
Source: New Zealand Government
More than $48 million in loans from the Provincial Growth Fund will be pumped into regional projects that will help offset...
Northland water storage work on track
Source: New Zealand Government
Construction could begin as early as this year on a water storage facility in drought-stricken Northland following studies which have identified...
“Shoulder ready” projects submitted to government
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Council has submitted 31 projects totalling $319 million after a call from central government to councils across New Zealand to put...
Government fast-tracks new protections against loan sharks due to COVID-19
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is fast-tracking measures to protect people in financial hardship from high-cost loans that trap them in debt.
“Changes under the...
Parliament Oral Questions – Oral Questions – 30 April 2020000182
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Oral Questions and Answers
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and...
Tax changes throw cash lifeline to SMEs
Source: New Zealand Government
A significant package of tax reforms will be pushed through all stages in Parliament today to throw a cash flow lifeline...
Submission deadline extended: Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill
Source: New Zealand Parliament
The original deadline was 1 May 2020 and has now been extended by three weeks until midnight, 22 May 2020.
The committee...
Classroom upgrade boost for regional economies
Source: New Zealand Government
Classrooms at 600 remote or small schools to be upgraded
250 projects restarting, including new schools, expansions and redevelopments
Additional projects valued at...
Contact-tracing app must protect people’s privacy
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International says the new contact-tracing app expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks may be a useful...
Digital Privacy – Contact-tracing app must protect people’s privacy – Amnesty International
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International says the new contact-tracing app expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks may...
Fire Safety – Firefighters attending 250% more rubbish fires under lockdown
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Rubbish fires have more than doubled during the lockdown period compared to previous years and Fire and Emergency...
