Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:59 am
New Zealand investors are taking a shine to games
software development, according to NZ Private Capital
Executive Director Colin McKinnon.
Colin McKinnon
explained “We hosted an investor meet and greet event in
Auckland in June 24th in association with NZ Games
Developers Association, which was the first event in a
series that is geared towards cultivating relationships
between New Zealand game developers and private
investors.”
Internationally, the video game industry
has emerged as a fast-growing sector in the past few years.
With gamers spending millions on personal computers, cloud
and non-console VR content, mobile and subscription-based
games, the sector still has significant potential to
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:49 am
The Free Speech Union is backing a University Lecturer s
fight for academic freedom, against University of Waikato
attempts to stop him from describing people as cranks , who
claim on religious authority that the earth is flat, and
that people lived alongside dinosaurs.
Dr Raymond
Richards who teaches history at the University of Waikato
faces potential disciplinary action for his lectures about
methods of critical thinking in history.
A
spokesperson for the Union, Stephen Franks says, “When
anti-vaxxers are reminding us that the difference between
science and superstition may mean life or death for innocent
people, freedom for people to call things as they see them
Bowel cancer survivor
Chelsea Halliwell, the organiser of the campaign and a Bowel
Cancer NZ ambassador, says young New Zealanders are still
slipping through the cracks of a severely underfunded health
system.
Halliwell says, “I am
absolutely devastated that we are still hearing of young
people like Jo McKenzie-McLean, 43 and Hope Benns 42 who,
despite seeking help for their bowel cancer symptoms, were
turned down for diagnostic bowel screening because they were
considered too young.
Professor Frank
Frizelle, a Bowel Cancer NZ medical advisor says, “Bowel
cancer is increasingly prevalent in younger people. In New
Zealand, research has shown that among patients aged under
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:32 am
Conservation Minister Kiri Allan has announced Jobs for
Nature funding for a portfolio of projects that will create
‘game changing’ gains for nature and communities across
Northland/Te Tai Tokerau as part of the Government’s
acceleration of the economic recovery from
COVID.
“This portfolio of 12 projects will see over
$20 million invested into creating jobs and controlling
predators in vitally important areas; protecting our forest
giants, the kauri, restoring important dunes and wetland
systems in the region, propagation and planting of
indigenous species, weed control and species protection.”
Kiri Allan said,
“It will see a total of 324 roles
At the Trust’s new
Community Tool Library, locals can borrow
tools free of charge for their own environmental and
beautification projects. The library, housed in a repurposed
shipping container, includes hundreds of tools like spades,
wheelbarrows and paint brushes which can be reserved on the
Trust’s website.
To help cover the cost of
environmental and beautification projects, the Trust’s
newly established
Tiaki Fund offers grants
of up to $1,000. Funding grants are available to schools,
early childhood centres, neighbourhoods, community groups,
youth groups, marae and workplace groups.
Free compost
is available to South and East Auckland residents and groups