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Oct 6, 2024 | 
newsroom.co.nz | Helen Clark |Marco de Jong
Comment: Documents obtained under the Official Information Act reveal that New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is being steadily undermined. A briefing from the Ministry of Defence, prepared for a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell during the United States–New Zealand Strategic Dialogue in August, signals a major shift in official language. Already have an account?
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
manilatimes.net | Helen Clark
NEW YORK — This week's United Nations General Assembly marks nearly 20 years since the body first resolved to restrict bottom trawling on the world's seamounts. These are submarine mountains that rise thousands of feet above the sea floor and make up some of the most biologically rich marine ecosystems on the planet.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
globalissues.org | Helen Clark
NEW YORK, Sep 23 (IPS) - This week's United Nations General Assembly marks nearly 20 years since the body first resolved to restrict bottom trawling on the world's seamounts, submarine mountains that rise thousands of feet above the sea floor and comprise some of the most biologically rich marine ecosystems on the planet.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
msn.com | Helen Clark
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
scoop.co.nz | Helen Clark
AnAustralian traveller says poor conditions made for a scarydrive over the road where two buses rolled on State Highway8 in the Mackenzie District this morning. Fifteenpeople have been taken to hospital by St John after thesingle-vehicle crashes occurred 100 metres apart on theTekapo-Twizel Highway about 8.40am on Thursday, policesaid. That includes seven from the scene of the crash,including two people in a serious condition, two in amoderate condition and three with minorinjuries.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
scoop.co.nz | Helen Clark
Police are asking for the public’s help after a recentincident in Napier where shots were fired towards anaddress. Officers were called to Clarence Cox Crescentabout 8.10pm on 30 June after a report of gunshotsheard. An unoccupied vehicle was found to havesustained damage. Enquiries into the incident areongoing. Police are asking anyone who might havewitnessed the incident or has information about thoseinvolved to please come forward and speak with us.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
scoop.co.nz | Helen Clark
Covering period of Thursday 18 - Monday 22JulyMetService is forecasting possible heavy rain foreastern and northern parts of the North Island, as well asthe top of the South Island, on Friday and Saturday as a lowpressure system brushes past east of the country. Thiscontinues the mixed bag of weather that has characterisedthis past week.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
scoop.co.nz | Helen Clark
Responding to the announcement that planting more treeswill help New Zealand achieve its’ 2050 climate goals,leading land restoration company Tāmata Hauhā is urgingthe Government to stop solely relying on the Climate ChangeCommission’s advice which lacks a practical understandingof forestry and fails to consider the significantdecarbonisation benefits of planting alterative varieties oftrees. Blair Jamieson, CEO of Tāmata Hauhāemphasised the need for a more diverse approach to treeplanting.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
scoop.co.nz | Helen Clark
An Auckland man has shone a light on his own alleged drugoperation, after driving without headlights on. Policestopped the man’s vehicle in Flat Bush at around 9.30pmlast night, and in the process discovered more than aquarter of a million dollars in cannabis stacked in theute. DetectiveInspector Karen Bright, from Counties Manukau CIB, saysstaff noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from thevehicle.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
scoop.co.nz | Helen Clark
New Police boots have hit the ground running inChristchurch, with the launch of the new Community BeatTeams in the city this month. Extra police staff havetaken to the streets from 1 July, as Police look to boosttheir visibility and presence in public spaces, allowingthem to be responsive to events and areas in the city thathave caused concern.
