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An iwi-led investment initiative has injected nearly $300,000 into supporting whānau to build a diverse range of enterprises across the Ruapehu region.Ngāti Rangi has funded 34 new whānau initiatives in its fourth round of Whiria Ngā Hua, a programme aimed at creating local solutions to help whānau and hapori (communities) thrive.Helen Leahy, pou ārahi of Ngāti Rangi’s operational arm Ngā Waihua o Paerangi, said the investment enables whānau to pursue their aspirations.”This is the essence of Whānau Ora,” Leahy said. “All of our experience and evaluations prove that outcomes are always more enduring and more meaningful when whānau are in…
Is Italy the leading EU country in sustainable goods? New European Commission data shows the country markets almost 19,000 products carrying the EU Ecolabel, a certification for products with a lower environmental impact throughout their entire lifecycle. Launched in 1992, it promotes greener industrial practices to help consumers and businesses make more sustainable choices. Today, more than 100,000 goods and services across Europe carry the EU Ecolabel. Spain is the bloc’s second most prolific country with around 16,000 Eco-labelled products, ahead of France (13,000), Germany (10,000) and Portugal (7,000) Its reach keeps growing, with a 15% increase in licences since…
The Police Commissioner says he “can’t understand” how some officers had the time to engage in misconduct after an audit sparked by former deputy commissioner’s offences found a small number of staff with inappropriate material on their work devices.The audit was ordered on May 12, the same day former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming resigned, following revelations he had accessed child sexual exploitation and bestiality material on his work devices over a four-year period.McSkimming pleaded guilty to three representative charges in the Wellington District Court on Thursday, admitting to possessing objectionable publications between July 2020 and December 2024.Speaking to 1News…
Published on 07/11/2025 – 15:06 GMT+1 The European Commission has tightened the rules on the issuance of multiple-entry Schengen visas for Russian passport holders residing in Russia and will now issue only single-entry visitor visas. “The new rules severely restrict the issuance of multiple-entry visa to Russian applicants. That being said, certain limited exceptions remain,” Markus Lammert, European Commission spokesperson said at a press conference on Friday. These exceptions apply for close family members of Russian citizens residing in the EU and family members of EU citizens, who can have multiple-entry visas valid for up to one year. Additionally, transport…
Sealord has confirmed 48 job losses as the company makes parts of its Nelson operations seasonal.Sealord last month announced it was closing its coated fish factory, resulting in the loss of 79 jobs.The company originally proposed cutting a further 59 jobs under plans to operate its wetfish and by-products factories and fresh fish trawler during the hoki season from May to September, instead of year-round.On Friday, Sealord confirmed the final number of job losses was 48, saying staff were told in mid-October.The wetfish factory will close in December and reopen in May.In September chief executive Doug Paulin said the move…
A Rakaia fisherman has complained to authorities after filming a man dumping trash on the beach and setting it alight.Ashburton District Council confirmed a person had been fined $400 after the incident.Adam “Abbo” Williams was fishing on Dorie Beach near the South Rakaia Huts on Thursday when a man pulled up with a trailer of rubbish.Williams captured the encounter on video, which showed the man had lit some of the rubbish on fire, and was preparing to add more.In an expletive-laden telling off, Williams asked the man to pack up the unburnt items and leave.The short video showed old furniture…
A police boss retains the support of the state government but has been chided after details emerged of another two undeclared taxpayer-funded helicopter flights.Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush denies allegations he misled taxpayers about the extent of his use of the police aircraft. In October, he apologised for using the police helicopter to travel from Melbourne to Hobart for a meeting with his national and trans-Tasman counterparts.’Not lived up to expectations’: NZ’s former top cop under fire in Oz – Watch on TVNZ+At the time, he said he had only previously used Victoria Police’s air wing for a plane…
The Defence Lawyers Association says revelations that more than 100 police officers “falsely or erroneously” recorded alcohol breath tests could lead to “far-reaching implications” and calls into question the integrity of their current and past work, including prosecutions they’ve been involved in.The association says there needs to be a criminal investigation launched following the “unprecedented” revelations and support a “full, independent audit” of historical data.RNZ earlier revealed about 120 staff were under investigation after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”.The results were only discovered after police built a new algorithm to analyse the data, as the devices…
The owners of an Auckland dog daycare, previously convicted for failing to comply with consents, have again been convicted and fined. Angela Maree Beer and her company, Teddy and Friends Limited – now trading as We Trust Limited (Pets & Pats) – were fined a total of $103,125 for what the Auckland Council called “repeated breaches of court orders and ongoing non-compliance with the Resource Management Act”.The latest conviction was related to the continued operation of Pets & Pats dog daycare and boarding facility at 165 Bawden Rd in Auckland’s rural Dairy Flat between June 2023 and April 2024. It’s…
A video showing a young man claiming to be a Ukrainian conscript being sent to the frontline crying into a camera has been circulating on social media. The video, which shows a man speaking in Ukrainian saying the words: “I don’t want to die, I’m only 23”, has amassed hundreds of thousands of views in different European countries, where it was subtitled in Hungarian, German and English. One Hungarian version of the clip has generated 1.8 million views alone. Euronews’ verification team, The Cube, found further instances of the video being reshared with captions in French, Spanish, Greek, Turkish and…