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FACT Forum 2025: Malaysia To Take Up Co-chair Role From Indonesia
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (14 April 2025) – The 2025 forum of the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, scheduled for 14–17 April at the Pulse Grande Hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia, marks ...
Body Located In Dunedin Believed To Be Woman Reported Missing
Police can confirm the body of a woman has been found in the search for a 75-year-old reported missing in the Dunedin area on ...
Fatal Crash, Mill Road, Haumoana
One person has died following a serious crash in Haumoana this morning. Police were called to Mill Road following a crash between a car and a cyclist at around 10.35am. Despite best efforts by ...
Road Closed, Mill Road, Haumoana - Eastern
Mill Road in Haumoana is closed following a serious crash this morning. Emergency services were called to a crash between a car and a cyclist at around 10.35am. Initial indications suggest there are ...
Acoustics Certificates Ltd Delivers Sound Testing And Certification Across Central North Island
Independent sound assessments continue to play a key role in residential construction and land development projects, particularly in regions subject to transport-related noise exposure. Acoustics ...
Demand Rises For Cosmetic And Urgent Dental Services In Hawke’s Bay
Dental practices across Hawke’s Bay are responding to rising demand for both cosmetic procedures and timely access to urgent treatment. Golden Apple Dental, with clinics in Hastings and Napier, ...
Four-Year Term Referendum Must Include Local Government
The current draft of the Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment Bill overcomplicates the debate over a four-year term by introducing conditions that allow governments to ...
2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist Announced
The shortlisted writers hail from 18 countries across the Commonwealth and will all move through to the next round of judging ...
Canada Must Reduce Reliance On Extractive Industries And U.S. Exports, Report Finds
Canada has also struggled with excessive reliance on extractive industries and heavy dependence on exports to the U.S. With current tensions between Canada and the U.S., "reliance on both oil and ...
Opinion
Between The Fires Of War And The Hope Of Life
Despite everything, life still beats within us. We still believe in hope. Our children deserve to live. Our women deserve safety. Our people deserve freedom. We carry no weapons — only knowledge and ...
1 In 6 New Zealanders Is Disabled. Why Does So Much Health Research Still Exclude Them?
For instance, a 2023 global review of 2,710 clinical trials found 35% reported excluding disabled individuals specifically. Researchers sometimes assume (without a good ethical or scientific reason) ...
New Zealand Police team up with Z Energy, NZTA and ACC to remind Kiwis to drive safe this Easter
New Zealand Police, in partnership with Z Energy (Z), New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and ACC, are urging drivers to be ...