Supplied Content Auckland, April 16, 2021 Facebook launched on Thursday, April 15, 2021, a public education campaign to help people in Fiji learn how to identify and combat health misinformation. Three key factors The campaign, which will run for five weeks in Fiji includes graphics and videos that will run in English, Fijian Hindi and Fijian iTaukei, and aims to…
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The absolute last thing that the National Party should be considering right now is another change in leadership – its third in less than a year were it to happen in the next few months. A hard-line law and order Party of religious and moral conservatives? Or just a paler version of the modern Labour Party? Inconsistent responses At the…
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Julian Wood Auckland, April 16, 2021 With the median weekly rent in the Wellington region climbing to $600 a week in February 2021, and rents skyrocketing similarly around the country, it is not surprising that rent control has been proposed as a way to protect vulnerable renters from rapacious landlords. It is such a shame then that this simple and…
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Supplied Content Wellington, April 15, 2021 New Zealand’s multicultural communities are leading the Hikoi to a Treaty-based Aotearoa this weekend (April 16 & 17, 2021). Multicultural New Zealand (MNZ) is taking 50 community leaders from various parts of New Zealand on a journey from Auckland up to Waitangi to plant a tree on the Grounds as a gesture of commitment…
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Join the Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust Sale on May 1, 2021 The Monarch is New Zealand’s most identifiable Butterfly (RNZ Photo) What do you remember about butterflies from your childhood? In many countries, butterflies have a special cultural significance. For example, every November, when the Monarch butterfly arrives in Mexico at their overwintering sites, the local people…
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Please read on your computer or mobile screen Venkat Raman Auckland, April 15, 2021 Melissa Lee was a media veteran before entering Parliament on National Party List in November 2008. Since then, she has been a vociferous spokesperson on media matters, bringing her extensive experience and thought-providing expertise on issues affecting the Nation. Her concern over the government’s proposed merger…
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Supplied Content Christchurch, April 15, 2021 Several players and members of the community were honoured at an event organised by the Telugu Badminton Club of Canterbury (TBCC) on Sunday, April 11, 2011. The event, called, Whanaungatanga, was aimed at bringing together its diverse community of players with Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods as the Chief Guest. UN of Badminton Paying…
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The proposed merger of RNZ and TVNZ ill-timed and ill-advised Image Courtesy: RNZ For the last four years, the Labour government has been on a prolonged pathway scattered with millions spent on reviews, working groups and several overlapping Ministerial portfolios trying to determine the future of the media sector in New Zealand. Their latest decision has been a proposal to…
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Judith Collins suggests emergency powers, new zoning and funding Venkat Raman Auckland, April 15, 2021 National Party Leader Judith Collins (Picture Supplied) Significant changes to the Resource Management Act, compulsory rezoning of Council land and additional funding and emergency powers to push throw necessary legislation are among the proposals contained in a Member’s Bill that National Party Leader Judith Collins…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, April 14, 2021 Today, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, is the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan. We offer our greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters- Ramadan Mubarak. A Muslim leader in the Arab world told me more than 45 years ago: “The spirit of oneness is evident during Ramadan; that is the only time…
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