Mark Jennings Auckland, June 17, 2019 The Act Party has added the colour Pink to its logo and the words ‘For Freedom,’ but will that be enough to revitalise its tired image? David Seymour and Act’s top brass have been racking their brains for a considerable period of time on how to rebrand the Party and make it more relevant…
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Supplied Content Auckland, June 14, 2019 In was one of the worst times in history. On March 15, 2019, New Zealand and the world witnessed the Christchurch Mosque Massacre, which caused loss of 51 precious lives (42 at the Al Noor Mosque, 7 at the Linwood Islamic Centre, and two later at Christchurch Hospital). The psychological impact has been far-reaching…
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Supplied Content Auckland, June 14, 2019 Auckland Mayor Phil Goff fulfilled his pledge this morning of planting a million trees in this term of the Auckland Council The Mayor planted the millionth tree, a Puriri, at a public planting event at Totara Park in Manukau, along with more than 250 volunteers, mana whenua representatives and partners including the Department of Corrections and Te Uru Rākau – Forestry NZ. Mr Goff made the pledge to…
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Ben Strang Auckland, June 13, 2019 The government will not be signing off on a vast increase in the number of speed cameras, unless they’re well sign-posted. RNZ revealed that the government has been advised to look into adopting the Swedish method of speed camera use, which would mean hundreds more cameras and much larger fines. Critics of the plan say…
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Auckland, June 12, 2019 Jungle Jambo is an exciting new interactive musical stage show for children, where the audience becomes the stage and integrates fully with the show and storyline. It will be held from July 16 to July 20, 2019 at the Herald Theatre, located Aotea Centre in the Central Business District, Auckland July 16 to July 20, 2019.…
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Supplied Content Auckland, June 12, 2019 The first measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination has been brought forward to 12 months from 15 months in Auckland because of the region’s measles outbreak. This change is being made with immediate effect to protect those most vulnerable in this outbreak. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) and Ministry of Health are…
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Sixth Annual Indian Newslink Sports, Community, Arts & Culture Awards 2019 on June 24 Ravi Nyayapati The Sixth Annual Indian Newslink Sports, Community, Arts & Culture Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held from 6 pm on Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Newmarket Room, Ellerslie Convention Centre, located at 80 Ascot Avenue (near the Racecourse) in Remuera, Auckland Let the…
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Danielle van Dalen Auckland, June 10, 2019 “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” This cliché was printed on a sign outside the career advisor’s office at my school, and the underlying message always bugged me. The idea that all of us get the luxury of “choosing” the perfect job is woefully out…
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Jane Patterson Wellington, June 10, 2019 Details of hush money paid out to parliamentary staffers to secretly settle employment disputes with MPs have been revealed to RNZ. In a highly unusual move, Parliamentary Service has released a year-by-year breakdown of pay-outs which are usually accompanied by gagging clauses, revealing 15 staff were paid more than $180,000 since 2012. This practice…
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Farah Hancock Auckland, June 10, 2019 Are free flu shots targeted to the right people? School children, sometimes described as walking ‘petri dishes,’ might be a double-whammy win for influenza reduction. As Australia suffers a terrible season of influenza which has already killed more than 100 people, news broke New Zealand has a vaccine shortage. Last year, 1.3 million doses of the influenza vaccine…
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