The Government needs to urgently consider how to stop new or expanded coal mines in New Zealand to keep climate warming to safe levels, says Forest & Bird. Chief Executive Kevin Hague launched a new petition calling for no new coal mines .
After judging a record number of entries from New Zealand and overseas, the trophy winners of the third annual New Zealand Spirits Awards were announced last night at a gala dinner in Auckland. And of the 14 category trophies on offer, New Zealand .
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 4:50 pm
Last
evening (Friday 25 June), Rotarians from all over New
Zealand gathered at Kiri Te Kanawa Auditorium, Aotea Centre,
Auckland, to celebrate Rotary’s New Zealand
centenary.
The large-scale public event – ‘Rotary
100 Year Centennial Showcase’ – featured special
performances, including an official welcome/mihi and kapa
haka from Auckland Girls Grammar School’s Kahurangi Group
(AGGS) and a lively display by circus theatre company The
Dust Palace.
The work of charities started by and
linked to Rotary were also showcased.
Throughout the
night, MC’d by TVNZ’s Matty McLean, inspiring stories
and tributes were shared. Among the dignitaries who attended
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 3:41 pm
He began on RN
Breakfast by claiming that he, and his company, would be
open and transparent about mining operations. But Lucas Dow,
chief executive of Adani’s Australian operations, soon
revealed in his June 25 interview that his understanding of
transparency was rather far from the dictionary version.
When asked how the Carmichael Coal Mine was getting its
water, he claimed that these were from “legally regulated
sources” and in commercial confidence. Businesses work
like that, he stated forcefully, preferring to praise the
company for it – and here, he meant no irony – its sound
ecological credentials in solar energy and
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 3:54 pm
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has impacted the way
people live their lives across the world. For the delivery
of tertiary education, COVID-19 has affected the
face-to-face activities of universities and educational
institutions. Universities have had to find online learning
solutions for students to continue with their studies
remotely.
The University of the South Pacific has
responded to the COVID-19 crisis by closing face-toface
activities of the institution, especially within its main
Laucala Campus in Suva and its other Fiji-based campuses, to
ensure the safety of students and to prevent the spread of
the virus.
It has reinforced distance and flexible