Day: May 21, 2019

Supplied Content Wellington, May 21, 2019 The Government’s Wellbeing Budget is investing in New Zealand’s long-term future by supporting the Office of Ethnic Communities in promoting social cohesion, inclusiveness and diversity, Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has said. “The Government is committed to the wellbeing of New Zealand’s ethnic communities, and we are providing ongoing support to our Muslim families…

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RNZ, Auckland, May 21, 2019 The price of bread looks set to rise as the shortage of Australian wheat starts to hit this country. Australia’s worst drought in more than a century has slowed the country’s wheat production and for the first time since 2007 it has had to import wheat. New Zealand imports most of its wheat from Australia,…

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Gill Bonnett  Wellington, May 21, 2019 Immigration New Zealand registered four times more website visits than usual from Australia the day after the Liberal coalition’s general election win. More than 11,500 people logged onto the Immigration New Zealand website and its information site New Zealand Now on Sunday, compared to fewer than 2500 the previous Sunday. Google analytics also showed a…

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Wellington, May 21, 2019 Ekta New Zealand, a Wellington based community welfare organisation, recently launched a Free Meal Service to commemorate the 550th Birthday Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s, Founder of the Sikh Religion. The launch ceremony held on May 18, 2019 under the ‘Guru Nanak Free Kitchen Wellington,’ is run jointly with ‘Coexistence’ and ‘Amma New Zealand.’  Food…

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Ngaire Jones Auckland, May 21, 2019 Early defibrillation is a key factor in surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, something that can be done by bystanders accessing and using AEDs (automated external defibrillators) within the community. A recent study undertaken by St John and the Auckland University of Technology highlights a worrying discrepancy in the placement of life-saving AEDs throughout New…

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