The equivalent of half a day’s palliative care was stolen Thursday from the North Haven Hospice shop in Whangarei. Proceeds from the two rings worth over $4000 was money vital to support terminally ill Northlanders. The theift is a major blow to the charity, as it must raise roughly $8000 daily to keep afloat. The Read more
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Global South region won’t support G7 for no return
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
If G7 nations expect Global South support for the Ukraine War, they must give something back in return says Max Lawson, Head of Inequality Policy at Oxfam. Lawson says the G7 needs to cancel Global South debts, end hunger and pay up for climate damage. Lawson spoke out after the G7 met in Hiroshima last Read more
Foodbank demand echoes “Mother Hubbard”
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Lack of money and high prices are causing food shortages in hundreds of thousands of New Zealand homes. Foodbank demand is soaring. Working families are among the growing number lining up for help as the cost of living and inflation bubble upwards. Food shortages are hitting food banks too. Like “Mother Hubbard“, who went to Read more
‘Pa Ropata’ McGowan awarded prestigious Waikato University medal
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
A lifetime’s service to healing the land has seen Waikato University honour Tauranga Catholic, Rob McGowan with a prestigious award. Known to many as ‘Pa Ropata’, McGowan is this year’s University of Waikato Medal recipient. The award recognises community service at a local or regional level. “Rob has made a significant and sustained contribution to Read more
Takapau hosts community day for waterways health
Thursday, May 25th, 2023Waterways health saw Central Hawke’s Bay farmers heading to the Takapau Town Hall last week. They were laden with bottles of water samples for the Maharakeke and Pōrangahau Catchment Community Day event. The bottles contained samples of their stream water for testing by Massey University scientists. They were there to test for nitrogen and phosphorus Read more
Dunedin woman one of last to receive QSM
Thursday, May 25th, 2023When Lynore Farry was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List, little could she have known she would be one of the last in a long line to receive the award from the late Queen. Mrs Farry was awarded the QSM in the 2023 honours list, for services to Read more
Food insecurity is starving with Budget crumbs
Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Food insecurity is an urgent problem the Government must fix. “The more hungry we are, the more we will see unrest,” says Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson. “Thousands and thousands of us just don’t have enough money for food.” She should know. Over the past 10 years, demand for City Mission food parcels has risen Read more
Māori homelessness a Crown-Treaty failure
Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Ignoring Māori homelessness and failing to implement effective Māori housing policies is a Crown breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, says the Waitangi Tribunal. The Tribunal says the first stage of its inquiry into the Crown’s housing policy and services from 2009 to 2021 is now complete. It found the Crown’s actions breached Te Tiriti Read more
Sir Sam Neill’s vineyard gives back with hefty donation to hospital
Monday, May 22nd, 2023Sir Sam Neill’s vineyard manager Jacqui Murphy says the Two Paddocks company has been “in the cheering-up business since 1993”. On Tuesday the vineyard fulfilled that promise with a hefty donation to Dunstan Hospital. Two Paddocks owner, and actor, Sir Sam Neill said the hospital was a great asset to the region. “This is in Read more
Hawke’s Bay charities report big jump in demand post-cyclone
Monday, May 22nd, 2023Charities in Hawke’s Bay have reported a big surge in demand since Cyclone Gabrielle struck in February including community services for food donations, family support, and even family violence services. One charity says staff and volunteer wellbeing is extremely important as those on the frontline are often dealing with “people’s trauma, anxiety and grief”. Nourished Read more