Local News – Hutt City Council charging ahead with more EV infrastructure for communities
Source: Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council and Meridian Energy have collaborated to install 38 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Te Awa Kairangi ki...
University News – Kūmara research offers hope for sleep-deprived parents – UoA
Source: University of Auckland
kūmaraKūmara could help boost babies’ microbiome, helping them sleep soundly and ward off viruses.
There’s fresh hope for sleep-deprived parents, with a...
Weather News – Showers in the east, fine but chilly elsewhere – MetService
Source: MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 June – MetService is expecting a bit of a Groundhog Day feel this week. Slow...
Agriculture News – Meat still on menu for most despite challenges
Source: AgResearch
More than nine out of ten New Zealanders are meat-eaters, a survey has found; though almost half of Kiwis have reduced their meat...
Hutt City News – Expressions of interests sought for independent panel to lead Hutt...
Source: Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is establishing an independent panel to conduct its upcoming representation review and is seeking expressions of interest from community...
Animal Welfare – Controversial Wongan Hills feedlot development cancelled
Source: SAFE For Animals
SAFE has been notified today that the resource consent application to build four composting barns/feedlots in Kaituna Valley has been withdrawn. The...
Health and Employment – Nurses to “bargain hard” for health and safety
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora who work for...
Smoking status of daily vapers: New Zealand Health Survey 2017/18 to 2021/22
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
In 2011 the Government set a goal that by 2025 fewer than 5% of New Zealanders will be daily...
Equal gender representation on public sector boards for third year in a row
Source: New Zealand Government
Representation for women on public sector boards and committees is the highest it’s ever been with wāhine now making up 53.1...
Nurturing Naturally Launches Free Sample Website For Top Baby Brands
Source: Media Outreach
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 June 2023 – Local online baby shop Nurturing Naturally has recently announced the launch of their...
Greens welcome Government joining the party to deal with disposable vapes
Source: Green Party
The Green Party are welcoming the Government’s announcement of regulations to curb youth vaping.
“Drugs, like nicotine and alcohol, should be regulated in...
New law passes on child support to sole parents
Source: New Zealand Government
A new law enabling sole parents on a benefit to receive child support payments for their tamariki was passed in Parliament...
