Haeril Halim
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/{Pacific Media Watch): The Home Ministry has confirmed that the government was preparing a new regulation obliging all foreign journalists to provide reports to regency, municipal and provincial authorities, as well as to the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), detailing their assignments in Indonesia.
Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand wool prices held steady at auction this week amid uncertainty in China, the country's largest export market for the fibre.
Alistar Kata
AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Watch): Two Auckland University of Technology students are headed to Fiji this weekend for two weeks on internship with local media.
Niklas Brandt Pedersen, on exchange from Denmark, is hoping to learn about a whole new media landscape.
“I’ve been working a couple of years in Denmark at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, in a country that is placed third on the world freedom index,” he said.
Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Cavalier Corp reported the worst loss in its history as the carpet maker foregoes dividends and sells assets in a bid to restructure its business and return to profitability.
Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose as investors sought dividend-paying equities in a low interest rate environment. Electricity companies Genesis Energy, Mighty River Power and Meridian Energy advanced.
The State Government was notified this month that Victoria Police would lead a joint-agency oper-ation this weekend in the CBD aimed at keeping Victorians safe.
Providing first aid courses was just one of the community empowering activities that sailors from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS WELLINGTON took part in this week in Ho-niara.
After two scathing reports into the abuse and neglect of children in state care this week, Children’s Commissioner Russell Wills and Judge Carolyn Henwood come together for their first joint interview to discuss what needs to happen next.
• Worcester St closed between Woodham Rd and Dacre St, and one-way southbound (towards Linwood Ave) between Dacre St and Linwood Ave.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Due to potential adverse weather on Sunday, the FIS Snowboard World Cup Halfpipe finals have been brought forward by one day. They will now begin at midday tomorrow, Saturday 29th August. The Audi quattro Winter Games NZ Snowboard ...
Good afternoon and thank you for having me here - it is great to have the opportunity to speak to you today, my first such opportunity as Transport Minister.
Niklas Pedersen
AUCKLAND (Pacific Scoop/Pacific Media Watch): A new bill due to be passed by Japan’s diet next month could counteract the longstanding Japanese opposition against nuclear weapons.
New Zealand First is vowing to fight for the continued New Zealand ownership of New Zealand’s second largest meat cooperative as it faces sale to the Chinese.
NZ dollar heads for 3.1% weekly slump after early market meltdown; Jackson Hole looms
People wanting to connect between the University of Canterbury and the Central City have a new option with the opening today of a cycleway along Matai Street East.
Victoria Police has made a decision not to go ahead with this weekend's Operation Fortitude.
Selwyn’s newest cycleway is now ready to ride. The new Rolleston to Lincoln cycleway was completed in late August and provides a 9km off road link between Selwyn’s two largest townships.
Campaigners from the Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) movement want to express their deep gratitude for the huge support their campaign has gathered in the last month.
Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, has welcomed a recent policy change, by the Reserve Bank calling it ‘a game changer’ and ‘a massive step in the right direction’.
Good afternoon, it is a pleasure for me to join you this afternoon for this year’s Green Cross Health 2015 Conference. I would like to thank Green Cross Health for the opportunity to be here today. It is a real pleasure to see so many pharmacists ...
The month of July ended with two sad events for Indians across the globe. Three militants disguised in Army uniforms opened fire at a moving bus and forcefully entered a local police station in the state of Punjab, India. The attack killed six persons, including ...
Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand’s share price has dropped 16 percent in the last three months and 5.7 percent since announcing a record $327 million net profit this week and indicating a significant earnings uplift for the 2016 financial ...
A new study into under-size snapper caught in the Snapper 1 area shows encouraging results, but there is more work to be done.
Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee focuses on sensitive lake zones The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee will meet at 1pm on Tuesday, 1 September, at the Selwyn District Council offices for its regular monthly water management meeting. Environment Canterbury’s ...
Information Leadership is launching Design Bank™ at the Digital Workplace conference on 31 August, where Director Sarah Heal will be challenging the ‘conventional wisdom’ about how to make the digital workplace deliver on improving productivity and organisational ...