In the shadow of the Holocaust at the end of WWII, the world passed a raft of United Nations/Geneva conventions to ensure that states could “never again” inflict such horrors on a racially defined population. Well, such horrors are happening again. Hundreds of thousands of innocent men, woman and children are being systematically butchered for the crime of being born Palestinian. Hunger has been weaponised, and mass starvation is being live-streamed into our homes.
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The consequences of these policy changes have hit our people hard in Te Tai Tokerau. The rise in rough sleeping, homelessness, and mokopuna living in cars is a clear testament to this government’s “tough on poverty” approach.
New Zealanders deserve a modern, efficient transport system with real choices for how they get around – whether it’s driving, taking a bus, flying, or taking a train, says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Transport, Julie Anne Genter.
The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll ranks New Zealand's three metro mayors by their net approval, and tracks their approval over time.
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to scrap its proposed changes to the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater, which are currently going through consultation.
Legislation will prohibit the notification of any new changes to regional policy statements and regional and district plans. It will also prevent notified plan changes from going ahead if they have not yet had a hearing.
This Accord is about enabling diverse perspectives to co-exist and mutual respect still afforded even through challenging times, says Mervin Singham, Chief Executive of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities.
“Vulnerability isn’t a label, it’s a situation that can affect anyone,” says Karen Stevens, Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman. “Insurers need to recognise when someone is struggling and respond with empathy, flexibility, and fairness.”
Over the past decade, Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest sustainable business organisation has supported more than 70 community-led nature projects. Together, those projects have planted more than a million native plants and trees.
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, brittle star DNA from four dozen collections, including from Earth Sciences New Zealand's invertebrate collection in Wellington, was examined.
Government policy tends to favour road infrastructure funding over rail, yet rail is the most suitable way to move 30% - 40% of all freight and should be funded accordingly, but due to climate of populist, but flawed thinking this is not happening.
'This approval means growers will have access to an innovative tool with a new mode of action, helping protect crops vital to New Zealand’s primary sector,' says Dr Lauren Fleury, EPA Hazardous Substances Applications Manager.
The Advisory Opinion will be announced at 1am NZ time on Thursday, 24 July 2025. The SMC asked experts to comment on what they will be looking out for on Thursday, and to provide background on the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region.
In various splenetic statements, the President has made no secret about his views of the university. On Truth Social, we find him berating the institution for “hiring almost all woke, Radical left, idiots and ‘birdbrains’”.
Whereas Interislander’s keenness to buy new ferries for the first time since the building of Aratere in 1999 is understandable, it stands in sharp contrast to Bluebridge’s strategy of purchasing mid-life ships and turning them over every decade or so.
Reportedly, the moral revulsion being felt around the world at Israel’s actions in Gaza has induced 24 countries to sign a joint letter calling on Israel to cease its onslaught, and to“end now” the Gaza conflict. While overdue, the letter would have carried more weight if – in the event of Israel’s (likely) non-compliance – it had included the threat of sweeping economic sanctions against Israel.
As a passionate believer in free speech and the right to protest, I find it surprising that an old man standing quietly at the airport with a small sign can provoke a police response.
From Auschwitz to Nagasaki to Gaza: whatever happened to Never Again? Whatever happened to our decency?
Ian Powell discusses conviction rightwing politician David Seymour and how the ‘political left’ might respond.
This is not just hunger - it’s deliberate starvation, manufactured by the Israeli authorities. The weaponisation of food to exert pressure on a civilian population must not be normalised. Israeli authorities must allow food and aid supplies into Gaza at scale.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, on Wednesday.
“Our armies have stood side by side in every major conflict of the past century,” said General Clark. “Today, that legacy continues as we build the integrated landpower network required to meet today’s challenges and preserve peace in the Indo-Pacific.”
Pursuant to Article II(6) of the UNESCO Constitution, U.S. withdrawal will take effect on December 31, 2026. The United States will remain a full member of UNESCO until that time.
At the other end of the global mobility spectrum, Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the ranking, with its citizens able to access just 25 destinations without a prior visa — a staggering mobility gap of 168 destinations between the top- and bottom-ranked passports.
For the first time in the Pacific, 14 adolescent boys aged between 15 and 19 years have come together as the Young Pasifika Wayfinders to ensure that young people’s rights, empowerment, and voices across a wide range of issues are given the importance it strongly needs.
Led by the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL), Universities Australia and Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara, the sector will take a unified position in upcoming negotiations with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis.
Despite advancements in treatment, our health system is struggling to provide timely and equitable care.
Government offer fails to address core issues of teacher recruitment and retention and unmet student need
This edition of Outfit of the Month is specially chosen to complement the major retrospective Joanna Margaret Paul: Imagined In The Context Of A Room currently showing at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Churchill Fellowships. The Fellowships, awarded by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust New Zealand, support people from all backgrounds and industries to undertake international research in their chosen field.
People excrete antibiotics & other medicines they have taken, so these drugs enter sewerage systems. Drugs in animal urine & excrement also enter the environment. Microbes can develop resistance to antibiotics and other drugs through being exposed to medicines in wastewater treatment plants and waterways.