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Museums and galleries around the country have been welcoming visitors back this week after a long period of closure...

Remembrance and celebrations mark Fiji-Indian ‘Girmit-day’ event Thursday, May 13, 2021 Remembrance of the elderlies and celebrations of the spirit of courage and endurance associated with the Girmitiya fore-fathers of the Fiji-Indian community marked the 142nd-anniversary celebratory event of Fiji-Girmit Day held on Friday, May 7 at Malaeola Community Centre in South Auckland. More than 1000 people attended the event to enjoy a colourful celebration of the most important civic even...

On April 21, he said he had a dentist appointment and could not attend a scheduled hearing. Last week, his lawyer told the court Eaglesome had emailed him the night before the hearing, informing him he was in Laos in Southeast Asia. Police then confirmed to Stuff that Eaglesome had left the country. It was unclear if police would work with international agencies to bring Eaglesome back to New Zealand. Police had no further comment. Stuff Wayne Eaglesome, also known as Alex Bergen and many o...

Press Release – New Zealand National Party The Government should make senior leadership and Board members of Te Papa personally reimburse their travel to Canterbury for the funeral of a deceased leatherback turtle, Nationals Arts, Culture & Heritage spokesperson Simon OConnor says. … The Government should make senior leadership and Board members of Te Papa personally reimburse their travel to Canterbury for the funeral of a deceased leatherback turtle, National’s Arts, Culture & Heritage...

We asked National MPs what diversity means to them - heres what they said Newshub 9 hrs ago © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty / Newshub Paul Goldsmith, Chris Penk, Simeon Brown, Mark Mitchell. National MPs admit the partys "got some work to do" in terms of increasing diversity. It comes after a review revealed on Wednesday highlighted the need for National to commit to diversity, with a stronger focus on Māori. The election review panel recommended making Māori a priority area, and sugges...

Paul Goldsmith - National Education spokesperson "Anyone who lives in Auckland for example will know that our cultures are incredibly diverse and naturally we want the national party to reflect that.  "We certainly did in the last election cycle and because of the bad result, weve had fewer people from different backgrounds, its important to get that back." Chris Penk - Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP "Diversity has a couple of different aspects; one is representing all the different viewpoints in soc...

Verve Celebrates 30 Years in Business With New Hires April 23, 2021 As it prepares to celebrate 30 years in business in 2021, Verve has made a number of key appointments to the agency, having successfully weathered a tricky 2020 for many agencies. Simon O’Connor has joined the agency as digital account manager having previously worked for Creative Events Ireland, Outset and PREM Group. Rita O’Brien has joined Verve’s studio as a designer and illustrator working on a number of accounts in...

National MP Christopher Luxon hits back at critics of Christians in public life in his maiden statement in Parliament. Taxpayers are paying to rent two of the seven properties in the portfolio of National MP Christopher Luxon, who is among more than a dozen MPs that use Parliamentary accommodation allowances to effectively rent property from themselves. MPs from outside the Wellington region are allowed to claim a capped accommodation allowance to cover their living costs in the city. Most us...

Lindsay Keats Presenter Lynn Freeman says “arguing your case for a story really makes you think what lies at its core, what makes it unique and worth airtime”. Long-time presenter of culture on the radio, RNZ’s Lynn Freeman explains how it works. Air guitar, magic, yo-yoing, tango, knitting – impossible to do justice to on the wireless? Tricky yes, impossible no. It just takes imagination and finding creatives who not only love their artform, alove to talk about it. It’s nudging 20 ...