NZCity NewsLinks -

All Links

19 Sep 2024

Search

Papua New Guinea push for more grace periods to avoid no confidence vote
There are concerns in PNG at the distracting impact of endless votes of no confidence, or the threats of them, and the James Marape Government wants to do something about it.

Shargin Stephens inquest: 'We're angry about the way they portrayed him in the media'
Stephens' mum says he was kind, hardworking and never violent.

Former All Whites World Cup defender dies aged 77
Sam Malcolmson was a member of the 1982 World Cup squad.

‘Forest day’ at Feilding school instilling confidence to explore
Each week the walls give way and the roof is lifted from learning at a Feilding school, with children trekking into a nearby reserve to study bugs, seeds, spores, build forts and play games.

New Zealand supports Israel leaving Gaza in UN resolution
The UN resolution comes after more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s military.

Wellington councillor calls for Crown observer to fix ‘fundamental challenges’
Tensions are heating up amongst Wellington City councillors, as the city stares down desolate questions about its own liveability.

The Growing Up in New Zealand study gets funding lifeline
However, the project will also have to find more money elsewhere.

Things that go bang
Forget sorting out global warming or advancing our knowledge of the universe... let's apply our intelligence to the task of blowing each other up instead!

Selling ransomware breaches: Four trends spotted on the RAMP forum
Ransomware operators are increasingly targeting US, French, and Brazilian firms through the underground RAMP forum, leveraging unauthorised access to amplify cyberattacks.

OVHcloud launches global Managed Rancher Service for multi-cloud
OVHcloud launches a global Managed Rancher Service in collaboration with SUSE, aiming to simplify multi-cloud and Kubernetes cluster management for enterprises.

Razor hits the waves with league legend in Sydney
Ahead of what he declares will be his most important test to date, the All Blacks coach got out to his happy place, with some Aussie sporting royalty.

Workers on Auckland's SeaLink ferries to Waiheke, Great Barrier set to strike
First Union organiser Justin Wallace says about 50 SeaLink workers will stage rolling strikes for a week from 24 September.

Why hundreds of Samsung workers are protesting in India
About 1500 workers in Tamil Nadu state have been striking work for the past 11 days.

Ko tetahi ahuatanga rangi ahurei i Aotearoa e whakahuri ana i nga upoko ki rawahi
I runga ake i te taone o Middlemarch, kua tapaina he momo kapua ki tetahi ingoa karangaranga paetata, kua tae mai ki te aroaro o Nasa.

‘It’s extremely difficult to have to relive it’ - third complainant speaks out on former MP’s alleged abuse
“I was a bit upset, but probably more annoyed than upset because he had tried something ... he had been so nice to us and had been heaps of fun and to do that just ruined it,” alleged victim of Anthony Malcolm told private investigator in 1992.

Drunk vineyard worker attempted to force way into flat
A 26-year-old vineyard worker from Vanuatu was convicted and discharged after trying to enter a person’s flat while intoxicated.

Three things that might bring home loan rates down faster
Banks are cutting rates - but is it a mortgage war?

NZ police accessed second online facial recognition website Facecheck.ID
Police say staff connected to Facecheck.ID 274 times simply to look into the tool, rather than use it.

Sectigo launches pkimetal to streamline certificate linting
Sectigo has launched pkimetal, an open-source tool to streamline certification compliance for Certification Authorities, addressing new industry standards.

Chief Ombudsman criticises Costello over withholding tobacco documents
The document the Associate Health Minister gave to health officials pushed for tobacco tax cuts, and promoted the idea that "nicotine is as harmful as caffeine".