Former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura visited Jevon McSkimming after charges laid

Source: Radio New Zealand former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura. RNZ / REECE BAKER Two members of the police’s senior leadership team, including former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura, visited Jevon McSkimming while he faced charges of possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material. McSkimming pleaded guilty earlier this month A report by the Independent … Read more

Calls for corporate manslaughter law 15 years after Pike River tragedy

Source: Radio New Zealand An explosion at the Pike River Mine killed 29 men in 2010.. Supplied / Pike River Recovery Agency Unions are calling on the government to support a corporate manslaughter law on the anniversary of the Pike River Mine disaster. Fifteen years have passed since an explosion ripped through the remote mine … Read more

New Zealand slumps again in climate-change league table

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s backflip on emission targets earned it ‘Fossil of the Day’ at the COP30 summit in Brazil. AFP / Ludovic Marin New Zealand has tumbled in an international climate-change league table, with authors now ranking it as “low-performing”. The country fell three places to 44th in the Climate Change Performance … Read more

All heart: Michael Campbell’s massive achievement, 20 years on

Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Michael Campbell is looking fit and healthy, and he’s feeling it too. At least, he’s feeling an awful lot better than he was earlier this year, after undergoing heart surgery. “I had atrial fibrillation, which means my heart was racing out of rhythm,” the 56-year-old said from his home … Read more

Hessian Minister President Boris Rhein presents the Broermann Medical Innovation Award

Source: Media Outreach Dr. Carl June and Dr. Michel Sadelain honored for groundbreaking CAR-T cell research in cancer therapy One of the world’s most highly endowed medical prizes, with €1 million in prize money, awarded for the first time Titia große Broermann: “With the Broermann Medical Innovation Award, we want to make outstanding medical achievements … Read more

Leipzig Bach Archive Presents Newly Discovered Organ Works By Johann Sebastian Bach

Source: Media Outreach Leipzig-based Bach researcher Peter Wollny identifies two organ compositions as the work of the 18-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach · First performance in 320 years to be livestreamed from St Thomas’ Church, Leipzig LEIPZIG, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 18 November 2025 – As of 17 November, the index of Bach’s works (BWV) is … Read more

Beijing and Hong Kong Join Forces to Open a New Chapter – Chaoyang District Deepens Bilateral Cooperation with RMB 19.5 Billion in Signed Projects

Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – On November 12, 2025, the thematic investment promotion event “Synergy Between Beijing and Hong Kong, Connecting the World – Towards a Brighter Future with Chaoyang” was successfully held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Jointly hosted by the Chaoyang … Read more

ELATEC Introduces DevPack 5.07: A Major Leap Forward in RFID Reader Management and Mobile Integration

Source: Media Outreach PUCHHEIM, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 18 November 2025 – ELATEC, a leading manufacturer of access technologies, specializing in RFID readers and credentials, has released its latest software development toolkit, TWN4 DevPack 5.07. The new version delivers faster performance, stronger security and greater flexibility for configuring and managing RFID readers, enabling flexible and … Read more

PAObank Becomes the First Digital Bank to Offer 16-hour U.S. Stocks Trading

Source: Media Outreach Licensed to Launch Wealth Service with Dual Advantages, Blending Online Brokerage Experience with Bank-Level Assurance HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – PAO Bank Limited (“PAObank”) has been granted Type 1 (Dealing in securities) and Type 4 (Advising on securities) licenses by relevant regulator, signalling its entry … Read more

More people identifying with Māori ethnicity – Māori population estimates: At 30 June 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release

More people identifying with Māori ethnicity – news story 18 November 2025 Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of the population living in Aotearoa New Zealand, identified with Māori ethnicity as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today. This is roughly double the Māori ethnic population of 468,000 in June 1991, … Read more

New initiative launched at first Future of Investment and Trade Partnership meeting

Source: New Zealand Government Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay joined Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership members to launch a new initiative to bolster supply chain resilience in Singapore today. “This inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the FIT Partnership marks a significant milestone in our collective commitment to open, fair and rules-based trade, and … Read more

ASEAN-China Week 2025 Opens in Fuzhou: Bridging ASEAN 2045 & Chinese Modernization

Source: Media Outreach FUZHOU, CHINA – Media-OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – The ASEAN-China Week 2025 opened grandly in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, on November 17, under the theme “Our Shared Future: Bridging ASEAN 2045 & Chinese Modernization”. The event is co-hosted by the ASEAN-China Centre and the People’s Government of Fujian Province. Over 400 … Read more

Roads blocked following crash, Glengarry, Invercargill

Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services were called to a crash in Glengarry, Invercargill at Yarrow and Isabella Streets, shortly after 8pm tonight. The crash involved three vehicles – one of them was a van. Multiple people were in the vehicles. The collision caused blockages on Yarrow and Isabella Streets. One person suffered serious injuries, … Read more

Twelve injured in three-vehicle Invercargill crash

Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were at the scene in Invercargill. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A dozen people are injured in Invercargill, after a crash involving three vehicles, including a van. St John says one person in a serious condition and another in a moderate condition have been taken to Southland Hospital. Ten more … Read more

Wife of murdered man had rejected accused killer’s profile from marriage bureau

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder. Gurjit Singh was found dead on the lawn of his home in January last year after being stabbed more than 40 times. A 35-year-old man, … Read more

Taiwan, Florida cities deploy AI to address rising urbanization challenges

Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media-OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025- In Taoyuan’s traffic control center, dozens of monitors display green lights cascading through city streets. When an ambulance races toward a hospital, artificial intelligence clears its path in seconds, turning life-threatening traffic jams into seamless journeys. Members of the public discover how AI … Read more

Army court martial: Victim did not try to hide her actions, says prosecution

Source: Radio New Zealand The court martial is being held at Burnham Military Camp. RNZ/Nathan McKinnon The complainant in a court martial of a solider accused of assaulting his former partner has been honest and upfront, even offering damaging information about herself, the prosecution says. The army corporal, who has interim name suppression, is facing … Read more

Hong Kong Design Centre Presents ‘Play, Pose & Pixel’ Digital Fashion Exhibition

Source: Media Outreach From nostalgic dress-up dolls to designing digital avatars — discover how fashion evolves through imagination 22 November to 2 December at Gate33 Gallery @ AIRSIDE HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – Organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), curated by digital fashion innovator FabriX, and … Read more

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcomes historic waka Hōkūle’a to Tāmaki Makaurau

Source: Radio New Zealand The historic waka hourua Hōkūleʻa returns to Tāmaki Makaurau after 40 years. Tamaira Hook / WIPCE Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe that helped spark a revival of Pacific navigation, returned back to Tāmaki Makaurau after 40 years. Hōkūleʻa and her sister vessel Hikianalia were welcomed into Ōkahu Bay by Ngāti … Read more

Strengthening New Zealand’s education system

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking the next step in strengthening New Zealand’s education system with the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill passing its first reading today. “We are focused on delivering a high-performing, responsive education system that sets all students up for success. Significant progress has already been made on … Read more

Bilateral Investment Treaty with UAE now in force – Business Council created

Source: New Zealand Government The NZ-UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty (NZ-UAE BIT) has entered into force, providing another framework to promote greater economic cooperation between our two countries, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has announced. “This Treaty will help promote and facilitate investment, by providing investors in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates with … Read more

Malaysia Faces a Sharp Rise in Heart and Kidney Disease

Source: Media Outreach Founded in 2002, Alpro Group’s ecosystem has grown to include Alpro Pharmacy, Apotek Alpro, Alpro スギ (Sugi) Pharmacy, Alpro Physio, Alpro Clinic, Alpro Baby, Alpro OptiSaver and Alpro Audiology. Supported by a team of more than 1,000 healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists, nutritionists, dietitians, physiotherapists, optometrist and many others, Alpro serves over … Read more

Sand recall: Product safety ‘entering a completely different landscape’

Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The changing way people shop and the sheer volume of products is making product safety harder to police, says Consumer NZ. It says the recall of coloured sand products over asbestos fears shows product safety rules for kids toys and craft materials are not fit for … Read more

Malaysians lose up to RM350 per trip despite spending days hunting for deals, Wise research shows

Source: Media Outreach Wise teams up with content creator Adam Izzy to expose the hidden fees at travel pop-up at Starhill Piazza KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media Out Reach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – Malaysians are losing between RM200 and RM350 per overseas trip to exchange rate markups they never see, even as they … Read more

Master carver Rei Mihaere honoured with Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic Award

Source: Radio New Zealand Master Carver Rei Mihaere receieves his tohū for service to the community. Sarah Sparks Master carver Rei Mihaere has been awarded the prestigious Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic Award for over 40 years of service to his community, marae and education. Mihaere was honoured with a ceremony at the Hamilton Gardens on Monday … Read more

All Whites v Ecuador: What you need to know

Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites attacking player Sarpreet Singh. www.photosport.nz All Whites v Ecuador Kickoff 2.30pm, Wednesday, 19 November Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey. Live blog updates on RNZ Sport The All Whites will play their final game of 2025 against unfamiliar opposition in an unfamiliar venue. World No. 85 New Zealand have never … Read more

HKSTP Co-hosts “Dongguan & Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Acceleration Exchange Conference” with Dongguan Science and Technology Bureau and Binhaiwan Bay Area

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 November 2025 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), together with the Dongguan Science and Technology Bureau, co-organised the “2025 Dongguan & Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Acceleration Exchange Conference“ on 30 October at the Administrative Committee of the Dongguan Binhaiwan … Read more