End your week with good news
Here's our latest round up of people doing good things
Finish your weekend with a collection of good news stories.
Researchers have found that low-emission zones (areas where vehicles like cars and buses are prohibited, restricted or charged to enter) in cities are reducing air pollution and potentially reducing the instances or severity of health issues such as diabetes.
An agreement determining how the world should work together in the event of future outbreaks of disease has been signed by world leaders after three years of negotiation, in what the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said was “a victory for public health, science and multilateral action”.
Not-for-profit and business collaborations are not without potential risks, but can also bring huge benefits, as seen in these examples in the US and in this example in New Zealand, where agricultural machinery manufacturer CaseIH will donate to Meet the Need - a food distribution charity.
A group of Kiwi pukupuku / little spotted kiwi have been released in the wild this month after being raised at wildlife sanctuary Zealandia.
The EU Court has ruled that marine protected areas must be protected from destructive bottom trawling after a German fishing group tried to overturn restrictions.
This Northland man is helping the younger generation discover life skills and contribute to their communities.
Zookeepers in the UK have hand-reared a Northern Rockhopper penguin chick.