Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has announced the most common family names given to newborns in 2024. “For the seventh consecutive year, Singh is the most common registered family name, with over 680 babies given this name. Kaur follows closely in second place with 630 babies, while Smith rounds out the top three with
All hail King Blobfish! The annual Fish of the Year 2025 competition came to a dramatic close recently, with deep-sea rivals orange roughy and blobfish campaigning hard right up to the last minute. The blobfish emerged victorious over orange roughy by nearly 300 votes. Orange roughy had a strong start
Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) needed a new partner when its previous one for 18 years was unable to continue to support its annual Shakespeare Festivals for rangatahi nationwide. How thrilled we were when Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Provost, Professor Bryony James said that the University is
New University of Canterbury research highlights financial challenges for trainee teachers, midwives, nurses, and social workers due to long degrees and unpaid work placements. A new study from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury (UC) Mathematics and Statistics senior lecturer Dr Leighton Watson reveals significant financial challenges faced
About 40% of adults with chronic pain have anxiety or depression, according to new overseas research covering data from more than 50 countries. The research team looked at 376 studies comprising almost 350,000 people with chronic pain around the world. Those most likely to have depression and anxiety are women,
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