Almost 4.66 billion people globally are active internet users
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Christchurch – Almost 4.66 billion people were active internet users as of October 2020, encompassing 59 percent of the global population.
The mobile phone...
Didi ride-hailing service pulled from app stores
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Otautahi – The Didi ride-hailing service has been pulled from app stores in China after the country’s Cyberspace regulator claimed it had illegally...
New scheme to keep key sectors going through Omicron
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – A new close contact exemption scheme will help keep critical supply chains running though Omicron, according to the government.
New Zealand...
Kiwi investor confidence hits five-year high
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Tāmaki Makaurau – Investor confidence has rebounded to the highest level since early 2017, sitting at net 25 percent for the third quarter...
Largest ever human family tree: 27 million ancestors
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Ōtepoti – University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute researchers have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans:...
Aotearoa water reforms to build economic resilience
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Te Whanganui a Tara – The government is proposing to establish four publicly-owned entities to take responsibility of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater...
Aotearoa slowly changing its climate change approach
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Otautahi – Aotearoa is slowly changing its attitude to fossil fuels.
There is now a ban proposed on new coal-fired boilers and businesses are...
Vehicle traffic skyrocketing bringing worsening air quality
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Otautahi – Private vehicle traffic is skyrocketing – bringing with it more traffic jams, longer travel times and worsening air quality.
Modifying road pricing...
NZ’s gyms and fitness centres part of the covid solution
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September 15, 2021 - Former US surgeon general Richard Carmona and ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie have one thing in common: they agree exercise...
A landmark day in NZ’s climate change commitment
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Christchurch – Sunday, January 31, must be seen as a red-letter day in New Zealand’s climate change history. Much is being speculated and...
Pay serious attention to cyber security threats – NZHIT
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Tāmaki Makaurau – The Waikato District Health Board cyber attack has been a wake-up call for all businesses, organisations and people in Aotearoa.
Few Kiwi businesses...
Chimneys remain hazards on NZ homes
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Tens of thousands of chimneys have been damaged or collapsed in New Zealand earthquakes.
On January 23 in 1855, a 8.2 magnitude earthquake...
