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Sustainable Development

23 Million Year Old Leaves Helped Solve An Antarctic Climate Mystery

As Antarctica melts, it’s releasing centuries’ worth of locked-away ice into the ocean and pushing sea levels higher. It’s scary stuff. But it also isn&rs...

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New Zealand Beach Bought By Crowdfunding Is Given To Public

A pristine beach in New Zealand bought through a crowdfunding campaign has been handed to its new owners - the public.
Nearly 40,000 people donated almost NZ$2.3m (&po...

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Health

World No Tobacco Day 2016: WHO Appeals For Plain Packaging Of Tobacco Products.

The World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 every year, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for governments across the world to enact policies ...

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Gender

School Praised For Installing Gender Neutral Toilet To Include Trans 6-Year-Old

A school in Auckland, New Zealand has been praised for installing a gender-neutral toilet to help a 6-year-old trans kid feel accepted.The Board of Trustees at the school g...

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Hollywood

Reese Witherspoon To Speak At Simpatico Conference Down Under

Reese Witherspoon will speak at the Simpatico Conference in Australia and New Zealand in July.
Reese is headlining a formidable speaker lineup of five exceptional spea...

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Environment

Honeybees Suffer Learning Difficulties After Ingesting Tiny Quantities Of Pesticides, Study Finds

Honeybees can suffer from “severe” learning difficulties and memory problems after ingesting tiny quantities of a type of pesticide, new research indicates. Bee...

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Festivals

Arohanui Film Festival Launches Programme

On October 30th 2015, the tiny tourist town of Te Aroha will host the world premiere of NZ film PENNY BLACK along with some brand new short films at the Inaugural Arohanui ...

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Festivals

Two Big Documentaries Premiere At Christchurch Film Festival

A Christchurch film festival is about to feature two world premieres on New Zealand’s two biggest stories of the past decade – the Christchurch earthquakes and ...

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Duchess Of Cornwall Announced As President Of Women Of The World Festival

The Duchess of Cornwall has been announced as the President of Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World Festival. The launch of WOW in 2011 and the opening o...

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Hollywood

Eleanor Catton sets up grant to give writers 'time to read'

Booker-winning author of The Luminaries uses New Zealand Post prize money to encourage ‘the first step’ to good writing Eleanor Catton, the youngest ever winner...

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