Speech to Breast Cancer Foundation – Insights Conference
Source: New Zealand Government
Before moving onto the substance of today’s address, I want to recognise the very significant and ongoing contribution the Breast Cancer...
Arts – NZSA Mentorships 2024 announced!
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa
We are pleased to announce that 13 emerging writers have been selected for The...
Celebrating 20 years of Whakaata Māori
Source: New Zealand Government
New Zealanders have enjoyed a broader range of voices telling the story of Aotearoa thanks to the creation of Whakaata Māori...
Kiwi research soars to International Space Station
Source: New Zealand Government
New Zealand has notched up a first with the launch of University of Canterbury research to the International Space Station, Science,...
Speech to the New Zealand Planning Institute
Source: New Zealand Government
Introduction
Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today and I’m sorry I can’t be there in person. Yesterday I...
Release: Insurance Contracts Bill to overhaul insurance law
Source: New Zealand Labour Party
A Member’s Bill drawn this week would modernise insurance law and make things fairer and more transparent for consumers, Christchurch...
Animal Welfare – Urgent calls for Government intervention as fatalities on Greyhound racetracks soar
Source: SAFE For Animals
In the wake of three recent fatalities within a single week and the temporary closure of a racing track following a surge...
Politics and Health – Government measures to ‘crackdown’ on youth vaping do not go...
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa
While the Government’s announcement to cease the sale of disposable vapes and increase penalties for non-compliant retailers is seen as a start...
Oxfam – Global water crisis looms yet only one in four of the biggest...
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa
Only 28 percent of the world’s most influential food and agriculture corporations report they are reducing their water withdrawals and just 23 percent...
Release: Member’s Bill to support path to pay transparency
Source: New Zealand Labour Party
A bill with a simple focus of allowing conversations about pay has been drawn from the Member’s Ballot.
The Employment Relations...
Some commercial fishery catch limits increased
Source: New Zealand Government
Commercial catch limits for some fisheries have been increased following a review showing stocks are healthy and abundant, Ocean and Fisheries...
Government refusal to release charter school information alarming
Source: Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA)
“We have already made a complaint to the Ombudsman and are about to again, after a series of unsuccessful...
