Waikato to host International Cello Fest 2016
World-leading cellists and cello teachers will congregate in Hamilton next year for a week-long international cello festival.
World-leading cellists and cello teachers will congregate in Hamilton next year for a week-long international cello festival.
The 2015/16 kiwi hatching season is officially underway at Rainbow Springs' Kiwi Encounter, with the team welcoming a fluffy new arrival.
Winter ills and accidents are a challenge for everyone, especially the hard-working doctors, nurses and support staff at our public hospital Accident and Emergency Departments. Recent Health figures show the staff in the emergency departments in Counties Manukau ...
Forty years ago a courageous group led by the late Dame Whina Cooper started the Māori Land March to Parliament. While the continuing alienation of Māori land was the rallying call, it was the catalyst for greater recognition of Te Tiriti o Waitangi ...
Press Release – Realestate.co.nz Just how different the Auckland house market is compared to the rest of New Zealand is revealed by an analysis of homes advertised on Realestate.co.nz, New Zealand’s largest property listing website. The results compare the average size and asking price for houses and townhouses (excluding apartments) offered for sale on Realestate.co.nz […]
A victory for bees The US Appeal court has cancelled the approval for the Dow Agrosciences chemical Sulfoxaflor, a neonicotinoid, as it is highly toxic to bees. The ruling said “the federal regulators erred in allowing the insecticide onto the market.” ...
Hastings District Council’s decision to ban GE in their district is welcome news, says the Soil & Health Association. The just-released Hastings District Plan prohibits the release and field trialling of genetically engineered organisms, creating ...
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This Friday at 7:30am the second stage of the Beach Rd walking and cycling project will officially open – almost exactly 1 year after stage 1 opened. This extends the current Beach Rd cycleway another 400m from Mahuhu Cres to Britomart Place making it more connected to the city than it was previously. While stage 1 was largely [...]
Audrey Young writes: With Labour MPs doing their jobs properly, and Annette King doing what good deputies do and helping to manage the caucus, Little has been left to get on with setting some strategic direction for the party. King’s appointment was for a year only, allowing the party to settle after a bruising four-way […]
Article – Robert Kelly Much of Prime Minister John Key’s post-cabinet press conference was concerned with the inclusion of the Red Peak flag in the flag referendum. Key was unwilling to voice his own opinion on that design but stressed that the process needed to remain …PM Post Cabinet Press Conference: Red Peak, Refugees Much […]
Press Release – University of Auckland Tara Remingtons epic 4000km row across the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles to Waikiki last year has made the Guiness Book of World Records.Academic’s epic ocean row makes the Guiness Book of World Records Tara Remington’s epic 4000km row across the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles to Waikiki last […]
Press Release – University of Auckland Waka ama teams around New Zealand are talking about competing in the next Queen Lilioukalani in Hawaii after the University of Auckland teams silver medal in the race recently.University waka ama team wins silver and fans in Hawaii Media Release – University of Auckland – 14 September 2015 Waka […]
Press Release – Elephant Publicity For twenty years the explosive and pioneering work of Black Grace has taken local and international audiences on an epic journey into the very best of Pacific Contemporary dance. To mark this milestone, prolific choreographer Neil Ieremia brings the large …Black Grace: 20 Years Strong Black Grace and Auckland Live […]
Press Release – Medicines New Zealand Dr Catherine Mohr, a global expert on robotic surgery and other innovative health solutions, will be in Wellington this week as the guest of Medicines New Zealand. She will be the guest speaker at a parliamentary dinner being hosted by Health Minister Jonathan Coleman in Wellington. She will be […]
Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community The Pacific Maritime Transport Alliance (PMTA) kicks off its 40th annual conference today in Port Moresby under the theme To improve Ports Productivity and Market Challenges.Maritime ports conference to address productivity and market challenges 14 September 2015 The Pacific Maritime Transport Alliance (PMTA) kicks off its 40th […]
Press Release – Save The Children Six months on from Cyclone Pam, Save the Children is warning water shortages pose a real threat to communities still in recovery mode.Six months on from Cyclone Pam and communities face another threat. Six months on from Cyclone Pam, Save the Children is warning water shortages pose a real […]
A Western Australian Court of Appeal ruling on genetically modified (GM) crop liability has been welcomed by Federated Farmers as a landmark decision which clearly sets out fundamental responsibilities of good neighbours that apply equally well in New ...
Recently announced emergency quotas highlight the mean and ungenerous reaction of John Key to the refugee crisis.
The bodies of four young men and the vehicle they were travelling in have been recovered from Muriwai Beach by Police and other emergency services.
A forest owners’ spokesman says council rules for forestry are a mishmash which vary from district to district without good cause. Often they are also more stringent for forests than for farms on the same country.
Whitebait will be making a comeback into Christchurch and more will be done to protect the habitats of Canterbury’s colony-nesting river birds, says Associate Conservation Minister Nicky Wagner.
NZ Fire Service and Police are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred around 12:30am Sunday 13th September 2015 at a flat situated at 126 Tweed Street Invercargill.
CORIN Isn’t the bank actually doing what it’s supposed to be doing – supporting the economy, which really is only just coming off the boil?
CORIN Great to have you here. Christopher, first, this sustainability framework – sustainability is not a word we have heard for a while post global financial crisis. What is this all about?