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More Focus On Much Needed Pasifika Home Ownership
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 10:58 am | Joint Press Release
Habitat for Humanity Northern Region and Auckland based Penina Trust are pleased to announce a partnership to improve home ownership for Pasifika communities in South Auckland. As an experienced Progressive Home Ownership (PHO) provider, Habitat are ... More >>
Mental Health And Wellbeing Providers Join Forces
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 9:41 am | Joint Press Release
Two professionals working in the mental health space throughout New Zealand are pooling their knowledge and resources to offer twice the assistance for mental health issues. More >>
Review Findings Released Following Two Deaths In Home Isolation
Monday, 29 November 2021, 9:09 am | Joint Press Release
The Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) has committed to learn from an independent review into the deaths of two people who had tested positive for COVID-19 and were self-isolating at home. The independent review panel released its findings ... More >>
Lower Hutt Jobs Forum Tackles Skills Shortage Ahead Of Major Infrastructure Programme
Friday, 26 November 2021, 9:49 am | Joint Press Release
Hutt City Council and the Wellington Institute of Technology Ltd (WelTec) last night hosted the business community to map out a pathway to fill jobs and train people ahead of a multi-billion-dollar investment programme over the next 10 years. Hutt ... More >>
Vero And Good Shepherd NZ Recommit To Affordable Car Insurance Trial
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 2:32 pm | Joint Press Release
Vero and Good Shepherd NZ have announced an extension to the pilot of Drive, an affordable car insurance product designed to support Kiwis on limited incomes. Drive, initially launched in November 2020, is a comprehensive car insurance product that ... More >>
Home-based Childcare Provider PORSE Inks Deal To Sponsor ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 12:33 pm | Joint Press Release
It has just become easier for parents and caregivers with young children to attend any of the 31 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 matches, thanks to a partnership between the International Cricket Council (ICC) and PORSE, New Zealand’s largest ... More >>
Unions Oppose Porirua Harbourview Home Closure
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 9:52 am | Joint Press Release
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and E tū unions are appealing to care home provider BUPA to reconsider its proposal to close Harbourview Home in Porirua. NZNO organiser Laura Thomas said she questions the proposed closure of an aged care ... More >>
Two Artists, Three Works, One Crisis!
Monday, 22 November 2021, 2:20 pm | Joint Press Release
Two of Wellington's ‘mega wahine babes’… come together to take on the housing crisis with support from Wellington’s enlivening, boundary pushing, arts and community organisation Urban Dream Brokerage! <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/10623579daf8474371a6.jpeg" ... More >>
Midday Protest Calls On Pfizer To Share Vaccine Knowledge And Enable Increased Global Production
Monday, 22 November 2021, 8:44 am | Joint Press Release
Midday protest calls on Pfizer to share vaccine knowledge and enable increased global production ahead of World Trade meetings on vaccine monopolies An alliance of health, human rights and fair-trade organisations have today joined forces to rally today ... More >>
Time For Law Change At HDC But Who Should Decide?
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 9:34 am | Joint Press Release
“I am not opposed to a right of appeal for HDC decisions,” Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell has said. The Health and Disability Commissioner exists to promote and protect the rights of consumers, in particular to secure the fair, ... More >>
Adroit Partners With Spark To Provide Next-Generation IoT Solutions
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 3:10 pm | Joint Press Release
Adroit and Spark NZ announced today that they’ve partnered to deliver innovative Environmental IoT solutions utilising the Spark IoT Network. Adroit is a New Zealand specialist in technology used to monitor environmental changes, and drive efficiency ... More >>
“Changes To Consumer Lending And How It Affects You” – Information Welcomed By Financial Mentors And Lenders
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 9:03 am | Joint Press Release
Changes to consumer lending law to help people avoid unaffordable debt mean it may take longer to get a loan from 1 December. Information to help consumers prepare for the changes has been welcomed by financial mentors and lenders. The changes to ... More >>
Atlantic Fellows For Social Equity Welcomes 2022 Cohort
Friday, 12 November 2021, 3:30 pm | Joint Press Release
21 Fellows from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand with a background in Indigenous social change have been selected for the 2022 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program, based at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the University ... More >>
Majority Vote To Close Leaching Levin Landfill – A Win For The Environment
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:37 pm | Joint Press Release
Community groups calling for local action to close the notorious leaching Levin Landfill at Hōkio Beach are ‘encouraged and excited’ by last night’s Horowhenua District Council 7-4 vote in favour of closing the notorious landfill in May-June ... More >>
NMIT And Kāinga Ora – Homes And Communities Partner To Build Homes And Career Opportunities
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 8:43 am | Joint Press Release
Aspiring carpenters in Nelson and Marlborough will gain real-world building experience while providing much-needed homes for families in need of social housing. A new partnership between Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Limited (NMIT) and Kāinga Ora ... More >>
New Zealand’s Biggest Retail Brands Get Set For Singles’ Day
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:33 am | Joint Press Release
The Warehouse, Noel Leeming, TheMarket.com and Warehouse Stationery are getting behind Singles’ Day for 2021 with a range of offers to help Kiwis get a jumpstart on their Christmas shopping. Singles’ Day, also known as Double 11, takes place ... More >>
Big Drive To Grow Skills Across The Food And Fibre Sector
Monday, 8 November 2021, 11:58 am | Joint Press Release
A new partnership between Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games and Farm 4 Life Hub will allow participants in the third annual Allflex Clash of the Colleges to practise their skills before they take the field to compete against secondary students from ... More >>
Online Retailer ShopGood Partners With Cure Kids To Allow Kiwi Consumers To Give Back While Christmas Shopping
Monday, 8 November 2021, 9:58 am | Joint Press Release
New Zealand charity Cure Kids has today launched an exclusive partnership with online shopping platform ShopGood, allowing Kiwis to give back while they shop for Christmas. ShopGood is a high-quality online retailer that promotes generosity with every purchase ... More >>
The Warehouse Group And Westpac NZ Sign $70m Sustainability-Linked Loan With Broad Innovative Sustainability Targets
Monday, 8 November 2021, 9:44 am | Joint Press Release
The Warehouse Group will have to meet five sustainability performance goals including sustainable packaging, carbon emissions and gender targets to receive discounted rates, under a trailblazing Sustainability-Linked Loan agreed with Westpac NZ. The ... More >>
End Of The Line In Sight For Auckland’s Diesel Commuter Trains
Friday, 5 November 2021, 2:02 pm | Joint Press Release
KiwiRail and Auckland Transport (AT) are suspending the passenger train service that connects Papakura and Pukekohe from September 2022 until the second half of 2024, to allow for the work needed to extend the electric train service to Pukekohe. ... More >>
