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Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 April 2026 – Following its successful presentation at LANDMARK, Central in March, the 2nd MOTIFX – Embracing the Beauty of Chinese Culture will be showcased at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 27 to 30 April 2026, as part of Home … Read more
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Microplastics are having toxic effects on tiny creatures on the seafloor – and the ripple effect could throw the marine environment out of balance, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Yuxi You. Her recent research shows a bamboo worm – Macroclymenella stewartensis – is less active and less able … Read more
Source: Save the Children Families in Somalia are confronting a new catastrophe, with hunger and humanitarian needs soaring, a worsening drought, and aid levels at unprecedented lows, said Save the Children. In a new report, When Aid Disappears, Childhood Disappears Too , Save the Children reveals how the collapse of international aid funding to Somalia in 2025 may … Read more
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation A law change that would provide legal protections for people seeking help in the event of an overdose could to be debated in Parliament for the first time tomorrow. The Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill, a member’s bill in the name of Green MP Kahurangi Carter, would provide explicit … Read more
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Transporting New Zealand says improved access arrangements for urgent Tiniroto Road repairs are a positive step after initial closure plans threatened major disruption to freight and the local community. Membership Manager, Lindsay Calvi-Freeman says getting work underway ahead of winter is important given the poor condition of the road. … Read more
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning the public that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be undertaking a strike tomorrow morning, Wednesday 29 April, between 7.30am and 8.30am. The NZPFU has indicated its intention to continue twice-weekly strikes. “I want to reassure the public that all 111 … Read more
Source: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Burnett Foundation Aotearoa welcomes the New Zealand Blood Service’s move toward more equitable, behaviour-based donor screening. This change enables more people – including gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men – to donate blood, while maintaining the high standards New Zealanders expect with blood safety. For more … Read more
Source: United Fire Brigades’ Association New Zealanders will have a front-row seat to the strength, skill and determination of the country’s firefighters as Wellington hosts a high-energy national championship this week. On Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May, more than 160 firefighters from across Aotearoa – including volunteer, career, airport and defence force crews – will … Read more
Source: World Vision World Vision’s ethical gift catalogue offers New Zealanders a meaningful way to celebrate mums, while helping families around the world This Mother’s Day, New Zealanders looking for a meaningful alternative to flowers or chocolates are being encouraged to choose an ethical gift that changes lives. Gifts from World Vision New Zealand’s Gift … Read more
Source: PSA The PSA has organised a snap rally outside Birthright Hutt Valley tomorrow after last week’s announcement of the service’s proposed closure sparked an outpouring of public outcry. Single mother, Sheyaine Sanson, who has been supported by Birthright for nearly 7 years said “I’ve gone through some pretty hard things in my life and Birthright … Read more
Source: Quality Valuation – QV Construction price rises remain relatively contained, despite significant fuel pressures. The latest QV CostBuilder monthly update incorporates more than 11,000 of the latest material price movements across six main centres, offering a detailed view of how construction costs are responding to current market pressures. It shows that overall construction cost … Read more
Source: Asia New Zealand Foundation As Asia cements its status as a global hub of innovation and growth, new research shows Pacific New Zealanders have deep, and often underutilised, connections with the region. A survey of 348 Pacific New Zealanders found they are 26 percent more likely to be interested in Asian languages and 20 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The mother of a detained New Zealander is calling for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Winston Peters to help her daughter. Everlee Wihongi was entering her third week in US detention after being detained in an ICE processing centre in California. The Wihongi family, who had lived in … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand After a mammoth three-day rugby extravaganza at Christchurch’s new One New Zealand Stadium, fans and central city business-owners are delighted with how the weekend went. Around 75,000 people went to the five Super Round matches, with bars having some of their busiest days ever. Greg May, one of the owners of … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Forty-eight percent of the population are expected to identify with an ethnicity other than New Zealand European by 2048, according to a new report. RNZ / ZIMING LI The author of a new report is calling for a long-term population strategy as the population ages, birth rates decline and ethnic diversity … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Viv Beck has led the Heart of the City group for a decade. Supplied / HOTC Auckland’s Heart of the City says its chief executive is still employed, after reports she had been stood down. The Post said on Saturday that it understood Viv Beck had been stood down from the … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Do you know these men? Christchurch Police investigating an aggravated robbery in Somerfield are appealing for information to assist in identifying the men pictured as we believe they can assist our enquiries. On Friday 17 April, Police were alerted to an aggravated robbery at a commercial premises on Milton Street. During … Read more
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 April 2026 – Each year, thousands of Singaporean men complete their National Service (NS) and transition into higher education, typically after a gap of up to two years from formal academic study. The transition back to academic life presents adjustment challenges. After two years in … Read more
Source: Media Outreach Strengthening Capital Base to Promote the R&D and Commercial Deployment of the “VocSageX” Agent Platform HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 April 2026 – Voicecomm Technology Co., Ltd. (“Voicecomm Technology” or the “Company“, Stock Code: 2495.HK), a core technology provider and ecosystem operator of trustworthy conversational AI in China, … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand NRL: NZ Warriors v Parramatta Eels 7.30pm Saturday, 2 May CommBank Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ website Adam Pompey has missed three games, after copping a dangerous contact suspension. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Centre Adam Pompey returns to the NZ Warriors starting line-up against Parramatta Eels, but star half Luke Metcalf … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Stewart Mckenzie owns the Kallil Motors Building in Ōhura. Built in the 1920s. Robin Martin/RNZ Some residents of the tiny King Country settlement of Ōhura say they have no plans to move despite the spectre of climate change and the village’s history of flooding. About 50 homes were damaged during a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitangi Tribunal panel in an urgent inquiry into the government’s decision to remove school boards’ legal obligation to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and overhaul the national curriculum which began on April 15. NZEI Te Riu Roa / Naomi Madeiros Proposed legislation reducing decision-makers obligations to no more … Read more
Source: Media Outreach The Company’s 11th Mainland project has achieved >90% retail leasing rate across ~250 stores HONG KONG SAR and SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 April 2026 – Hang Lung Properties Limited (“Hang Lung” or the “Company”; stock code: 00101) is pleased to announce the opening of Westlake 66, a 390,200-square-meter … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters said it was a “no brainer” to put more freight on rail during the fuel crisis. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First leader and Rail Minister Winston Peters has hinted he won’t support a law change letting trucks carry more weight during the fuel crisis. He was adamant: … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The three flatmates came home to find their house ransacked. Sarah Campbell A trio of Christchurch flatmates have become amateur detectives tracking down and reclaiming a trolley load of belongings stolen from their house in a burglary. The Waltham flatmates, two from a small Scottish village and the other from Northern … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Meal kit provider My Food Bag is reviewing the company’s recent performance which is yet to be reflected in its share price. “As the review gets underway, the board wishes to confirm that there is no certainty that any transaction involving My Food Bag will eventuate,” the company said in a … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The government’s goal has been to get 80 percent of children attending school more than 90 percent of the time by 2030. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe As the government uses the threat of prosecution to tackle school truancy, one principal says it should be the “very, very last resort”. The government announced … Read more