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New Zealand Teachers To Strike Over 1 Percent Pay Offer

Secondary school teachers throughout New Zealand have voted to strike on August 20 after overwhelmingly rejecting a derisory ...

Underfunded And Under Fire: World Vision NZ Calls On Govt To Safeguard Humanitarians Amid Rising Threats And Aid Cuts

Grant says in addition to the threats to humanitarians’ lives, a 40% drop in funding is having a devasting impact on the 300 ...

Alliance Council Candidate Slams Manji’s Past Record On Social Housing

Tom Roud, the Alliance Party candidate for Central Ward, is taking a firm stance on housing, and is putting the spotlight on ...

Auckland Cost Of Living Worse Under National

National is failing our biggest city as Aucklanders grapple with the high cost of living. “Facing the worst unemployment rate ...

Landlord Confidence On A Knife Edge: 80% Says Election Will Decide

Election-dependency risk: 80% of landlords say their confidence depends on the outcome of the next election, with 56% saying “significantly.” ...

As Philippines Hosts Regional Meet On Human Rights, Country Is Deadliest In Asia For Farmers, Indigenous Peoples

PENANG, Malaysia — The Philippines is considered the deadliest country in Asia for farmers, indigenous peoples, and land activists advocating for land rights. Malaysia-based PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) ...

The Spirit Of A Place: A New History Of The Elms Te Papa Tauranga By Sarah Ell

The Elms Te Papa Tauranga, a place steeped in more than 600 years of rich and at times turbulent history, is the subject of a compelling and beautifully illustrated new book by acclaimed author and ...

Sanctioning Critical Minerals Traffickers Stoking Armed Conflict In The Eastern Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Today, the United States is sanctioning armed groups carrying out illegal mining and supply chain actors profiteering from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The ...

Pacific Tourism Organisation & The University Of The South Pacific Sign MoU To Launch Pacific Tourism Research Institute

Suva, Fiji — In a milestone moment for Pacific regional collaboration, The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

Terrorist Designation Of The Majeed Brigade

Today, the Department of State is designating The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, The Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), and adding the Majeed Brigade as an ...

Christchurch’s Favourite Light Festival Returns This August Bigger, Brighter & Longer Than Ever Before

Christchurch’s favourite winter light and sound spectacle is back! After attracting 65,000 visitors in 2024, making it one of the most attended events in Christchurch, the Illuminate Light & Sound ...

Japan Urged To Ban Malaysian Timber Shipments Over Human Rights Concerns

(Long Tepen, Sarawak, Malaysia) – 200 Indigenous Penan from Sarawak’s Lower Baram region are calling on the Government of Japan to immediately ban timber imports by the Malaysian Shin Yang Group ...