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Taiwan Girls’ Day inaugurated
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:45:55 +1300 | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
The Taiwan Girls’ Day was inaugurated on October 11, a move expected to strengthen the rights of girls nationwide, according to Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW). More >>
Vanuatu hosts first National Youth Parliament
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:16:27 +1300 | UNDP
Fifty-two youth representing Vanuatu’s six provinces are in Port Vila this week participating in the country’s first ever National Youth Parliament which is generating a lot of interest among the youth groups, many of whom for the first time will enter ...More >>
Starship Mural Campaign: Kids Reveal What Makes Them Happy
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:34:49 +1300 | Mercury Energy
Nearly 500 children have participated in a Mercury Energy mural campaign designed to brighten up the walls of Starship Children’s Hospital. More >>
Another step to improve child health
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:20:14 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall says the government is taking another step to improve the health of New Zealand children. Mr Ryall today announced new Well Child / Tamariki Ora quality indicators have been developed to ensure children and their families ...More >>
Singapore's Haj Pilgrims to Mecca Are Younger, Spending More
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:31:03 +1300 | Richard S. Ehrlich
Muslims in prosperous Singapore are spending more money when they travel on a religious haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, compared with previous years when they scrimped and saved, and they are also now going when they are younger.More >>
'Low trust' rules treat beneficiaries as 2nd class citizens
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:57:30 +1300 | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group spokesperson Associate Professor Mike O'Brien says the latest measures to punish welfare fraudsters demonizes all beneficiaries and serves only to add further stigma to individuals and families who require government support.More >>
Nominate a Wellington kid to receive a bike!
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:45:45 +1300 | Variety - The Children's Charity
Variety - The Children’s Charity is calling for nominations for Wellington kids to receive a brand-spanking new bike… but be quick, nominations close this Friday! More >>
Education NZ supports Wellington-based eLearning software
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:44:26 +1300 | Storypark
Local Wellington social enterprise Storypark is excited to be one of the few selected recipients of Education New Zealand’s International Growth Fund. More >>
Report shows further evidence of National Standards failure
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:34:28 +1300 | NZEI
Suggested changes to the reporting of National Standards by a Government advisory group show that the Government has been reduced to “spin” in order to fix the unfixable.More >>
Time for Civics and Citizenship education in our schools
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:23:16 +1300 | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
“The very low voter turnout for the local body elections this year points to the urgent need for Civics and Citizenship education in our schools. This has been a serous gap in New Zealand’s education system for a long time and the recent election ...More >>
Thirty Kids for Thirty Years
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:09:44 +1300 | Koru Care New Zealand
For 30 years, Koru Care New Zealand has been taking children from around the country away on a trip of a lifetime. Koru Care NZ volunteers donate time and expertise to make dreams come true for kids who have drawn the short straw. More >>
Not Enough Done To Reintegrate Victims of Human Trafficking
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:32:00 +1300 | UN News
Although human trafficking is recognized as modern-day slavery, many victims of the scourge in the Greater Mekong Sub-region of South-East Asia are not given adequate help for reintegration into their communities, according to a United Nations-backed ...More >>
UN Launches Essay Contest to Celebrate Multilingualism
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:26:47 +1300 | UN News
The United Nations is asking college and university students to write an essay in one of its six official languages on the role of multilingualism in a globalized world.More >>
Birthright Christchurch celebrates 50 years
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:38:37 +1300 | Birthright
This week Birthright Christchurch celebrates 50 years of supporting single parents to raise their children. More >>
Sovereign takes principal partner role with Child Matters
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:05:09 +1300 | Child Matters
Child Matters today announced Sovereign New Zealand as the principal partner for its annual Buddy Day, New Zealand’s only community event aimed at raising awareness and starting conversations about the role every adult plays in preventing child abuse.More >>
The Malala Dilemma: Nobel Prizes and Noble Sinners
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:46:30 +1300 | Binoy Kampmark
Prizes can be disabilities, impediments on future progress. “Inscribe all human effort with one word,” claims Robert Browning on creative achievement, “Artistry’s haunting curse, the Incomplete!” Awards have the habit of distorting the perspective ...More >>
Ashburton community urged to get their kids protected
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:15:45 +1300 | Canterbury District Health Board
Ashburton families with young children are being urged to get their children vaccinated against hepatitis A sooner rather than later. More >>
Peddling proves popular in South Auckland
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:17:13 +1300 | PORSE
There was plenty of pedal power at the bike safety awareness day in Takanini with over 500 people turning out to pedal, push and ride their bikes in support of Go Active with PORSE.More >>
Newmarket Young Fashion Designer Awards Winners Announced
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:48:41 +1300 | Newmarket Young Fashion Designer
The fashion industry can rest easy knowing top young talent is on its way, as showcased by the winners of Friday’s Newmarket Young Fashion Designer Awards. Seventeen year-old Tanya Kerr took out Top People’s Choice Vote and Best Overall Journal as well as ...More >>
School’s back ... AA urges extra care on the roads
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:46:48 +1300 | Automobile Association
Don’t make your kids cross the road alone when you pick them up from school. That’s the advice the AA would like all parents of young children to follow as the last school term of the year begins today.More >>
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