Press Release – Thames Coromandel District Council

Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of our latest Council project news, important dates and information about what’s happening in our District – all now in one easy-to-read email, sent every Friday. This week: Dune erosion management and restoration continues … Read more »

Article – RNZ

A ban on any new pokies in Wellington is being proposed to help reduce the harm of problem gambling. Read more »

Press Release – Hamilton City Council

Plans are underway to increase transport choices for Hamiltonians with the development of a city-wide programme to encourage biking and micro-mobility (thats electric scooters and skateboards). We know that investing in biking and micro-mobility … Read more »

Press Release – SWIFT

South Waikatos main town Tokoroa will have a brand new $14 million trades training centre by 2022 catering for up to 500 students a year thanks to a Government grant of $10.84 million announced today. The new trades training centre is being co-funded … Read more »

Press Release – Res.Awesome Ltd

This August 22nd, a celebration event will be held for three Dunedin-born social enterprises. Zero waste fashion label Senorita AweSUMO celebrates 8 years of operation and designer Fiona Clements will be launching a brand new initiative, expanding on … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

A new trades training centre to upskill the local workforce will be built in the South Waikato town of Tokoroa through funding from the Governments COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, Education Minister Chris Hipkins and Regional Economic Development … Read more »

Opinion – Keith Rankin

Money as an Unfortunate Metaphor for Cost Especially but not only in election years, when any new policy is proposed by a major party, a ubiquitous refrain follows: “what will it cost?”; “where will the money come from?”. The context is … Read more »

Press Release – University of Auckland

A vision to stimulate world-class historical research is behind a $500,000 gift to establish a History Innovation Fund at the University of Auckland. Based in the history department, the fund has been made possible by Dr Felicity Barnes, a senior … Read more »

Press Release – Woodford House

In a first for New Zealand schools, Woodford House launches its Mentor Programme Shine. The Shine Programme connects girls with innate strengths: resilience, adaptability, collaboration, and nine others. This Friday, 7 August, the students … Read more »

Press Release – Lincoln University

Fee waivers and innovative courses offerings are driving increased domestic student postgraduate enrolment numbers at Lincoln this semester. The universitys move to waive tuition fees on its postgraduate certificates, diplomas, and taught masters … Read more »