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A plan from New Zealand's newest medical school to remove ethnicity as a priority admission factor has been dubbed regressive, disappointing, frustrating and offensive. By Rachel Moore of RNZ Set to take its first cohort in 2028, the University of Waikato said a decision on the selection process…
Interest.co.nz's political reporters discuss the mood on the campaign trail and what to watch for on Saturday night and beyond
Onslow College, St Brigid's School, Johnsonville School have announced their have lockdown this morning.
(Photo Credit: Well Go USA Entertainment) Martial artist Iko Uwais will play the antagonist in an upcoming action movie. The movie also stars Ashton Chen and follows a storyline similar to Snakes on a Plane with a twist that can be seen in the newly released trailer. The official synopsis of Fists…
According to a new report from Counterpoint Research , Apple just recorded its highest-ever global smartphone revenue for a third calendar quarter. Here are the details. more…
It may come as a shock to many these days that the Peace Corps once had a mission in Korea. The U.S. volunteer agency sent more than 2,000 young volunteers to Korea between 1966 and 1981 in 51 waves, from K-1 to K-51. The country they arrived in was very different from the advanced nation Korea has…
The 1980 Gwangju Uprising produced a great many memorable photos, not least of which was one of a young man with blonde hair helping carry a man on a stretcher through the streets. The identity of this foreigner remained a mystery for decades, but as U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) who were there…
Children awaiting adoption in Korea are losing precious time to form bonds with permanent families as lengthy reviews and unclear screening standards delay placements, the head of an adoptive families’ advocacy group said. In an interview with The Korea Times after a press conference Tuesday outside…
One evening in Seoul, having nothing better to do, I decided to go out on the town in Myeong-dong with my friend Ron Rezac, a fellow Peace Corps Volunteer. Back in the 1960s, Myeong-dong was a trendy spot for Korean youth, filled with bars, cafes and music venues. After a few hours and a few beers…
As I trudged across Sinchon Rotary and up the steep walkway to Severance Hospital, I kept repeating to myself a phrase from a childhood story about a train engine: “I think I can, I think I can.” It was a bitter cold winter morning in 1969. Today was the day that I was to come to the hospital and…
I was 13 when our family of 10 (mom, dad and eight kids ranging in age from 1 to 15) arrived at Kimpo Airport in August 1966. We arrived a bit prior to the first volunteers of the Peace Corps K-1, because our school started in early September. The older kids attended Seoul Foreign School (SFS) in…
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