TV shows lack of respect for Kiwi paralympians
IT HAS been four years since New Zealand pledged to recognise the participation of disabled Kiwis in sport, yet our television networks seem slow to catch up. Free-to-air coverage of the 2012 London...
View ArticleModel students gather for a model United Nations conference
COMMITTEE SESSION: Delegates taking their roles seriously SISTERS: Victoria and Brittany Rea took the high ground representing Wikimedia A model United Nations conference held in Wellington this month...
View ArticleMinuit stars leave behind stage for Samoan village charity
By Hoani Hotene LONDON’S BRIGHT musical lights are far from Samoan villages, where Minuit band members Ruth Carr and Paul Dodge will spend the next four months. The couple will be in Samoa volunteering...
View ArticleCall for action against ISIS atrocities in Syria and Iraq
ANTI-ISIS DEMONSTRATION: Enlil Odisho (L), Ashourna Keorkis (M) and Andera Keorkis (R), all of Wellington. Lambton Quay echoed with chants of “ISIS ISIS, stop the crisis” as a huge multi – cultural...
View ArticleKiwi scientists sound warning on climate change
NEW ZEALAND scientists have played a big role in writing a definitive report on climate change The United Nations intergovernmental panel on climate change released their report this week, revealing...
View ArticleRed Peak, ISIL, TPP top topics for Prime Minister
Prime Minister John Key, who heads off to the United Nations General Assembly next week THE PRIME MINISTER is leaving the door open for the Red Peak flag design. He told journalists at his weekly press...
View ArticleFormer refugees know how fleeing Syrians are feeling
IBRAHIM OMER (30) is a Kiwi, a living wage campaigner and a political science student at Victoria University. In a past life he was a refugee, so Ibrahim understands the plight of those fleeing Syria....
View ArticleDisability rights subject of weekend forum at Te Papa.
The rights of the disabled will be the subject of an open forum at Te Papa this Saturday. United Nations special rapporteur Catalina Devandas Aguilar will be attending the forum to talk about the...
View ArticleDisability rights subject of Te Papa forum
The rights of the disabled will be the subject of an open forum at Te Papa this Saturday. United Nations special rapporteur Catalina Devandas Aguilar will be attending the forum to talk about the...
View ArticleWater quality concerns aired on World Water Day
Experts are using World Water Day to remind New Zealanders about pressing water quality concerns. Celebrated by the United Nations since 1994, World Water Day promotes a public dialogue about water...
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