Oceania New Zealand Possible serious adverse effects, along with concerns about efficacy and protection period, lead to hesitation about the vaccine according to a New Zealand study by researchers at the University of Auckland prompted by low vaccination rates after COVID-19
Oceania New Zealand A dentist with a private practice in Ashburton complained that Māori still receive inadequate dental care and that the coalition government's policies on oral health care remain ambiguous
Oceania New Zealand A group of students and educators from New Zealand's University of Waikato, consisting mostly of Maori, visited Taiwan in January for a cultural exchange programme and to learn about Taiwan's indigenous culture
Oceania New Zealand Approximately 3000 representatives of Maori communities gathered to discuss the policies of the new right-wing government of Prime Minister Luxon; this type of meeting, known in the Maori language as Hui, is convened quite rarely by the Maori King
Oceania New Zealand From 1 April 2024 electric vehicles will have to pay road user charges (RUC); initially exempted, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids inclusion is the first step in fulfilling the National-ACT coalition's commitment to include all vehicles in RUC system
Oceania New Zealand The average price of a new uniform for the last year in Auckland was $468 (267€), including 2 shirts, 1 skirt or pair of trousers, 1 jumper and a jacket or blazer
Oceania New Zealand After large fires were caused by fireworks in Hawke's Bay last year, Fire and Emergency New Zealand urged people not to light fireworks on New Year's Eve and during the rest of the summer
Oceania New Zealand Efforts to restore New Zealand's endangered flightless parrot, the kākāpō, include relocating the species to predator-free reserves
Oceania New Zealand St John's had no plan to deal with a terrorist attack, leaving the organisation unprepared to respond to the Christchurch mosque massacre that left 51 dead, according to an investigation
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand's new right-wing coalition government is abandoning a world-leading plan to ban smoking for future generations, in a move that health experts say is a setback that will cost the country billions of dollars in health care
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand Department of Conservation has invited fishermen and divers to become citizen scientists and share what they see in the water this summer, as this can make a significant contribution to research by reporting sightings and incidental catches
Oceania New Zealand Cranberries Westland, New Zealand's only commercial cranberry farm, has increased its harvest sixfold in the last six years and is planning to expand further into new territories and markets
Oceania New Zealand New users of social network X in New Zealand will have to pay around $0,85 per year to access the basic functions, while the 'read' function will be free