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UN Experts Outraged By Reports Of Summary Executions And Enforced Disappearances
UN experts today expressed outrage at the alleged summary execution of several dozen people in Mali, as well as the enforced disappearance of others. They warned that these unlawful killings may ...
Nine Lotto Players Win Second Division
Nine lucky Lotto players will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $24,048 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the ...
New milestone in optical computing research: Universal all-optical logic gate reaches 240 GHz
A research team from Skoltech and the University of Wuppertal in Germany determined that an all-optical universal logic gate ...
Talks With Korea Look Positive For Bina Harbour
Korean officials expressed interest in reviewing feasibility and other studies produced by the Bina Harbour Project Office with a possible view to supporting Solomon Islands with technical assistance ...
Crack Up, Reflect, And Rebuild With Re-Engineered — A New Solo Work By Regan Taylor
Circa Theatre is thrilled to present the world premiere of Re-Engineered, a hilarious and heartwarming new solo show written ...
State Highway 10 Blocked - Northland
State Highway 10 is closed between Taipa and Mangonui due to a serious two-vehicle crash. Emergency services were notified ...
Hunters Across The Country Get Set For Opening Weekend For Game Bird Season
"New Zealand is a haven for game bird hunters, offering more than just the Opening Weekend. Hunters in many parts of the country have the opportunity to go game bird hunting all through winter.
Section Of SH2 North Of Napier Closed Between 11pm And 3am - Eastern
A section of State Highway 2 north of Napier will be closed for four hours between 11pm today and 3am tomorrow. The road ...
Mākereti Papakura, The First Indigenous Woman To Study At Oxford, To Be Awarded A Posthumous Degree
The School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at the University of Oxford has announced that pioneering Māori scholar, Mākereti Papakura, will receive a posthumous degree more than 100 years after ...
Regulators Removing Health Workforce Cultural Safety Risks Clinical Safety
Cultural safety empowers patients — not providers — to define what ‘safety’ means in their care. Without it, patients, especially Māori and other marginalised communities such as takatāpui (LGBTQI+) ...
Australia: PWDA Condemns Ableist Rhetoric And Calls For Respectful Leadership Ahead Of Election
People with Disability Australia (PWDA), the national disability rights and advocacy peak body, is calling on all political parties, candidates and members of the public to reject ableist language and ...
“Listen To Locals, Not Councils” Taxpayers’ Union Tells Simon Watts To Commit To Rates Capping Legislation
Local Government Minister Simon Watts has today suggested rates capping laws are still on the table following a proposed 16 ...