College Strongly Opposes Treaty Principles Bill
The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine strongly opposes the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and categorically rejects the three principles that it proposes. The Bill is premised ...
An Endless Slice Of Summertime Paradise
Established in the 1930s and nestled at the base of majestic Mauao, the popular holiday park’s stunning location has guests’ coming back for more each year, including Helen Beilby, who’s been staying ...
Homicide Investigation, Manukau
Counties Manukau Police are investigating the death of a young child overnight. A man arrived at the Manukau Police Station about 1am on Monday 6 January, where he spoke to police staff, leading to ...
UN Continues To Call For Timely Israeli Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon
The Governments of Israel and Lebanon signed a ceasefire agreement on 27 November 2024. It calls for Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon, and for Hezbollah to end its armed presence there, within ...
‘Hospitals Have Become Battlegrounds’: Gaza’s Health System On Brink Of Collapse
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the destruction of hospitals a “human rights catastrophe” which “continues to unfold in Gaza before the eyes of the world.” Addressing ...
Syria: UN Teams Support Cholera Vaccination In Northeastern Camps
Mr. Hasan credited the caretaker authority in Damascus with making the shipment possible, along with the local authorities in Syria’s northeast, who facilitated delivery of the vaccines to the gates ...
Haiti Gangs Crisis: Top Rights Expert Decries Attacks On Hospitals
William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince on 17 December and the killing of several journalists ...
How The World Hides Liability For Climate Deaths
Nearly half the world’s children “live in countries where risks to their health and safety due to the effects of climate change are extremely high,” according to UNICEF. By 2050, almost all children ...
Plucky Breakers Fall Late To Wildcats
The BNZ Breakers have been defeated 96-86 in a physical and tightly contested clash against Perth Wildcats in Auckland on Sunday evening. Despite an inspired performance from big man Tacko Fall, who ...
Unlocking The Past: How NZ’s First Jail Tells A Complex Story Of Colonial Identity
Typically, New Zealand’s earliest non-Māori buildings were depicted as having a direct lineage with imperial Britain. As one ...
How Do Overseas Pensions Affect NZ Super? - Ask Susan
According to the government's website, to count as a pension that offsets NZ Super, the pension you're getting needs to be ...
Wellington's Dark History Uncovered In Tour Of Sites Of Murder, Execution, Suffering
George Coats would be one of four people hanged within the walls of Mt Crawford Prison above the suburb of Miramar before the Labour government converted all death sentences to life in prison in 1935 ...