Author: Press Room
She’s a woman on a mission to help others, whether through her job as a financial adviser or via service organisation Rotary. Business editor Sally Rae talks to April Eden. Meet April Eden from Dunedin — and yes, that really is her tagline. The rhyme is on purpose and this powerhouse is hot on her own purpose, particularly helping women build confidence with money and take control of their financial futures and flying the flag for service organisation Rotary as a vehicle to do good in the world. English-born but Dunedin-proud, her road to becoming an investment adviser might not have…
New Zealand Customs has played an important role in an international operation which led to the seizure of more than half a tonne of cocaine destined for Australian shores, officials confirmed this week.The operation, which ran across April and May, targeted the increasingly popular “Rip” method of concealment, where drugs are hidden in or extracted from legitimate shipping containers, often with the help of corrupt port insiders.Authorities from New Zealand, Jamaica, the United States, and French territories – including New Caledonia and French Polynesia – worked together to track suspicious containers as they moved through international shipping routes.As part of…
ADVERTISEMENTMillions of people are unable to have the number of children they want due to barriers related to economic and health factors, according to a new United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report. The study reveals that a lack of choice, not desire, is what is stopping people from having the families they want, defying claims of people rejecting parenthood.”Reproductive agency is more than just freedom from coercion or improved access to services, it is the full range of conditions that enable people to exercise their reproductive rights and ensure true choice, including gender equality, economic stability, decent health and confidence…
A 77-year-old man missing in Dunedin since last night has been found “safe and well”.He had last been seen in the Kenmure area at about 10.30pm on Thursday.Police said in an update this afternoon that he was found “safe and well”.”We wish to thank the public for their assistance.”
Published on 20/06/2025 – 15:53 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission intends to withdraw a proposal aimed at combating so-called “greenwashing” by ensuring companies’ environmental claims are accurate, substantiated and independently verified, an EU executive spokesperson told reporters today.The proposal on Green Claims was initially presented in March 2023 as part of the broader European Green Deal legislative framework. This move marks the latest in a series of rollbacks of major Green Deal initiatives, after so-called “Omnibus” papers intended to simplify EU legislation effectively narrowed the scope of measures such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.The announcement on the Green Claims Directive came ahead…
Eastern Bay of Plenty transportation operators are “ropable” about the surface of the Pekatahi Bridge.The 100-year-old, single-lane bridge is on the main State Highway 2 route between the Port of Tauranga and the East Coast and Gisborne.Warren Sherborne who operates WozHiab says the condition of the bridge has become “critical” despite frequent closures for works.“They keep on shutting this bridge down but make no improvement,” he said.Sherborne frequently transports portable buildings to Ōpōtiki and the East Coast.“It’s like sending your little transportable home through an earthquake. It’s just ridiculous.”Sherborne said some of his loads are “quite fragile”.”The bridge is rattling…
By Euronews with AP Published on 20/06/2025 – 15:05 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTMore countries are evacuating their citizens from the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages on, despite international efforts to find a diplomatic solution.Days of attacks and reprisals by the adversaries have shuttered airspace across the region, severely disrupting commercial flights. A repatriation flight transporting 69 people from Israel landed in Portugal on Thursday evening, with 48 Portuguese citizens among the passengers. The Portuguese government announced the temporary closure of its embassy in Tehran this week, alongside ongoing repatriation operations in the Middle East. In Serbia, 38 people arrived safely in…
A person has died and three others were injured following a single-vehicle crash on a farm in Central Otago overnight.Emergency services were called to the property near Millers Flat about 10pm after a vehicle rolled, police said.”Sadly, one person died at the scene.”St John said it responded with one ambulance, one first response unit and one helicopter.”Our crews assessed and treated three patients, two in a moderate condition and one in a minor condition who were all airlifted to Dunedin Hospital,” a St John spokesperson said.The cause of the crash is under investigation.Police will be providing support to the victim’s…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking their second meeting but the first on Chinese soil.The meeting came after it was announced yesterday that New Zealand had paused nearly $20 million in development assistance to the Cook Islands over its recent dealings with China.In a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi said it was a “great pleasure” to meet Luxon again and that it was a time to “build on our past achievements and strive for new progress”.”More than 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties to China,…
Published on 20/06/2025 – 12:37 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe European Investment Bank (EIB) is strengthening its role as the European Union’s financial arm, with its financing ceiling for this year reaching €100 billion, a new record.Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, the Bank is confirming its commitment to defence and security by tripling its lending. The EIB plans to devote 3.5% of total financing to the military sector. The institution mentions 32 flagship projects in the pipeline. These announcements validate the extension in recent months of the EIB’s security mandate, which marks a paradigm shift in the institution’s mission.This support will be available…