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Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 5:29 am
Next 18 months seen as pivotal in global efforts
to reverse punishing pandemic impacts and boost actions to
achieve key goals
Even as pandemic
erases decades of gains in development, response efforts
show signs of renewed global commitment to accelerate SDG
progress
New York, 6 July –
More countries and communities are recognizing the
need to bolster efforts to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in light of the toll the COVID-19
pandemic has taken on people around the world according to
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021,
released by the United Nations today.
The decisions
and actions taken during the next 18 months will determine
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 10:38 am
128,000 customers of The Co-operative Bank
throughout New Zealand are receiving a mid-winter boost,
thanks to the Bank’s annual rebate – this year totalling
$2.5 million.
The Co-operative Bank’s CEO
David Cunningham says customers are the focus of everything
the Bank does and giving back to customers is a highlight
each year.
“Since 2015, we have shared more than $15
million of our profit with customers through rebates. Last
year, because of Covid-19 we weren’t able to pay a rebate,
but we are excited that the business can give back to our
customers again this year.
“We’re owned by our
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 10:17 am
South Island New World and PAK’nSAVE shoppers are set
to enjoy added convenience as the supermarkets begin to roll
out online shopping, with New World Rangiora the first store
to go live this week.
Foodstuffs South Island stores
will begin a staggered launch of their online offering from
Motueka to Invercargill, with PAK’nSAVE Rangiora second in
line to offer online shopping on Monday 12 July and New
World Kaiapoi following on Monday 19 July. All Christchurch
New World stores will offer online shopping by
Christmas.
The phased roll out will continue
throughout the South Island during 2022.
As each store
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 12:00 pm
An innovative pilot project to support the
mental health and resilience of the Queenstown
Lakes community now has the chance to become a national
model thanks to a new strategic partnership.
The
Queenstown-based Southern Wellbeing Trust has joined forces
with the Good Programmes Trust, national provider of the
award-winning, evidence-based mental health education
programme “GoodYarn”. Through the strategic partnership,
the two Trusts are now working to maximise the potential of
a pilot project being run in the Queenstown Lakes community,
with a view to creating a model that more communities across
New Zealand can access over time.