New Parent Visa Delivers On ACT Commitment

ACT Immigration spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar is celebrating the delivery of an ACT coalition commitment in the form of the Parent Boost Visa. "The Parent Boost Visa aligns closely with the policy ACT campaigned on in 2023. I'm proud to see our …

Global Alliance AGM elects new Board 2025-26

Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management 23rd Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 15th May 2025 in Venice, Italy. Global Alliance President Prof. Justin Green presented the 2024 Annual Report, which provided an overview of …

Fabien Galthie claims New Zealand remain ‘scary’ as ‘legend lives on’ for All Blacks and Springboks

Fabien Galthie has downplayed France’s standing in the world game ahead of their tour to New Zealand, which will take place next month. Les Bleus will face the All Blacks in a three-Test series in July, but they will be without many of their best players …

Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon believes the Warriors “got the jump on us physically” after being dominated by New Zealand ...

THINK Hauora board appoints new board chair

The THINK Hauora Board is pleased to announce the appointment of John Peters, MNZM, as Chairperson of the Board for the Primary Health Organisation (PHO). John succeeds Dr Bruce Stewart, who is stepping down after twelve years of service in the role. With …

Why the Brumbies have been dudded by new Super Rugby playoffs system

It seems highly unfair, but that’s the system put in place by Super Rugby Pacific, which determines that the only punishment for the Chiefs losing is being “penalised one seeding place”. The system is designed to offer a reward to the team that finishes as …

It's official - Ireland has more beautiful views than USA, Italy and New Zealand

Ireland is home to the world's most beautiful views, according to a study conducted by DiscoverCars.com. Roughly 6,500 tourists were surveyed in the report - who were asked to rank how beautiful each country's views were on a scale from one to ten. …

Erica Stanford: A new visa for parents of citizens

The Government has announced a new Parent Boost Visa that will allow the parents of New Zealand citizens multi entry access for up to five years.  The sponsor has to earn 1.5 times the median wage, or the parent must bring $16,000 - along with other …

New Black Caps coach Rob Walter’s home is Hawke’s Bay

“Both of our boys are at school here and we’re very settled. For me, it was important to create consistency for the boys and the family in particular. We love it here.” Walter’s time in charge of the Stags was a successful one, reaching the Ford Trophy 50- …

US, Australian, New Zealand and UK cybersecurity agencies publish guidance on best practices for securing data used to ...

On May 22 2025, the cybersecurity agencies from the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand published a Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CIS) on ensuring that data used to train and use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems is kept secure. …