Новости за 25.04.2024

News from WCC The Wellington City Council was tonight awarded the Te Rāngai Tūmatanui – Public Service award at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori (the Māori Language Awards) for initiatives towards the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Pōneke. Te Rāngai Tūmatanui award acknowledges government departments, agencies and organisations that have delivered initiatives that support the […]

News from Le Ciel The pastry chef behind Wellington On A Plate’s 2022 and 2023 Best Dish awards has opened her own bakery and cafe on Tory Street. After 11 years working behind the scenes in some of Wellington’s top venues, including Cafe Neo and Wolf, Shuchi Bhardwaj is excited to open her own dessert […]

Report from RNZ Wellington brewery Garage Project has won two medals at the prestigious 2024 World Beer Cup held in Las Vegas. Judges evaluated 9300 beers across 172 different categories at the event, which is considered to be the beer industry’s premiere beer competition. Garage Project won two medals at the awards announced on Thursday: […]

Press Release – Oceania Football Confederation Match-day three at the OFC Futsal Mens Champions League in New Caledonia. The Noumea based side AS PTT has moved to the cusp of qualifying for the final, sitting on seven points from three games. Both sides remain unbeaten and deservedly so after … Match-day three at the OFC […]

"We meet at dawn at the site of a great battlefield. We meet here to commemorate the ground around us as the final resting place of far too many of our young men."

Reputable marine fuel logistic company in the Asia Pacific region hosts Investor Webinar. During the webinar, Mr. Teck Lim Chia, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Raymond Chiu, Chief Financial Officer, discussed the Group’s business strategies ...

This speech was delivered to Auckland Grammar students, family, Old Boys, and staff on ANZAC Day 2024 by David Seymour ’97, MP for Epsom.

The Northland council that played a key role in getting Māori ward polling removed is now lobbying against Government plans to reinstate binding referendums. It plans to write to Local Government Minister Simeon Brown expressing concern over his signalled ...

Kaipara District Council (KDC) earlier this month rescinded its December decision that sale proceeds from a $400,000 residential property could be returned to the Raupo drainage committee. When the 16 Ruawai Wharf Rd property sells, the sale proceeds ...

ACT's Rural Communities and Veterans spokesman Mark Cameron responds to cancellations and protests of ANZAC Day commemorations in Wellington. He says, "These pitiful attempts to detract from ANZAC Day are not at all indicative of the feelings of mainstream ...

In a continuous effort to enhance the natural beauty and functionality of outdoor spaces across Christchurch, Styx Landscaping is committed to providing specialised services in fence building, pergola construction, and pathway installation.

Following a commendable performance at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside two weeks ago, Braden Currie is gearing up for the IRONMAN North American Championship in Texas on April 27. Having spent the interim period training in Boulder, Colorado, Currie is eager ...

Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about its harmful impact on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection.

Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they’ve done and what’s to come.

The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of 50 per cent over the previous year, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.

News from Peace Action Wellington Pōneke based peace activists staged a silent protest at the ANZAC day service this morning, to highlight New Zealand’s complicity in war and genocide, and urge the government to take concrete steps to stop the genocide in Palestine. People dressed in white with visible Palestinian keffiyeh scarves laid silently on […]

The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that he welcomed the recommendations of a much-awaited report on its efforts to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations of serious breaches when they arise.

Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened – heightening growing fears of famine and “widespread death” from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, ...

Tauranga's Anzac Day services brought the community together in solemn remembrance today, honouring the sacrifice and service of those who have served, and currently serve, in the armed forces.

The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and to respond to needs in the West Bank as violence there increases.

Pōneke based peace activists staged a silent protest at the ANZAC day service to highlight New Zealand’s complicity in war and genocide, and urge the government to take concrete steps to stop the genocide in Palestine.

Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi launched on Wednesday a campaign to scale up programmes to save lives, marking the start of World Immunisation Week, celebrated annually during the last ...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue search and rescue operations.

Russia used its veto to quash a draft resolution aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space.