Новости за 25.09.2015

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Gerry Brownlee reports: The Crown and Christchurch City Council have signalled a new era in central and local government relations with the development of a joint entity to drive the city’s regeneration. The Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, and the Mayor of Christchurch, Lianne Dalziel, today outlined plans to establish Regenerate Christchurch – […]

Press Release – The Nation Lisa Owen interviews Madam Fu Ying, the foreign affairs committee chair of Chinas National Peoples Congress Says Chinese Ambassador has told her more and more Chinese companies are interested in investing here as NZ has consistent policy …Lisa Owen interviews Madam Fu Ying, the foreign affairs committee chair of China’s […]

Abuse at sea – “we were paid nothing at all”. One of a series of testimonials by abused fishermen. Video: Greenpeace Transhipment – the process of transferring fish at sea from a smaller fishing vessel to a larger storage vessel – has been linked to overfishing, and calls have been made for a Pacific-wide ban. […]

Fighter for traumatised soldiers who committed suicide wins her own honour. BRAD FLAHIVE reports.

Friends of Central Park receive their fourth honour in a year for their work on Moturoa Stream track.

NZTA News from NZTA Construction of the Hutt Valley’s biggest roading project in years is to begin in a matter of weeks – it’s a new interchange that will improve safety and provide congestion relief at the junction of State Highways 2 and 58. NZ Transport Agency Wellington highways manager Neil Walker says the contract […]

Thousands of children in Papua New Guinea are currently receiving little or no education because of a severe drought making drinking water scarce, reports Asia-Pacific Journalism. Pacific Scoop: Report – By Ida Brock Children playing in the schoolyard is an increasingly rare sight in Papua New Guinea these days. The country is currently battling a […]

Sept. 25 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, as Xero gained and the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund advanced for a second day on the dairy cooperative's improved earnings and stronger forecast milk payout. Pumpkin Patch sank to a record low after ...

Wairoa Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Kelvin Wayne RANGI aged 48 years old.

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is delighted to announce the commencement of the construction of the first building in their Campus Directional Plan.

Another damning report of Child, Youth and Family this week, so what happens next? We talk to Social Development Minister Anne Tolley about her plans to overhaul the organisation and whether that means more funding or just a moving of deckchairs.

NZ dollar heads for decline as Fed's Yellen talks up rate hike By Paul McBeth

The Economic Development Association of New Zealand (EDANZ) has elected a new chair, David Wilson, CEO of Northland Inc at its recent AGM.

Sept. 25 (BusinessDesk) - A "startling" slump in the price of aluminium on global markets is more than offsetting a 20 percent fall in the New Zealand dollar against the greenback, pushing the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter into negative cashflow, ...

New Zealand Timber Limited has been fined $51,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $38,000 after an employee had the tip of a thumb and the fingers on his right hand amputated. The employee has had a number of surgeries on his hand to re-attach his ...

Kingstown Blue Spring Resort Limited (trading as Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel) has been fined $42,525 and ordered to pay reparation of $5,000 after an employee narrowly missed being crushed by a three tonne tractor as it rolled backwards off a two metre ...

Confirmation that Psa-V is in a Whangarei orchard will not surprise growers given the government’s sloppy, neglectful approach to biosecurity at New Zealand’s borders, says New Zealand Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston ...

The latest photos and video from the Waterview Connection project. As of last Friday the TBM had just 332 metres to go before breaking through – which should happen in the next few weeks.

Maori businesses engaged with corporate giant Talley’s should make a stand and withdraw their support, says Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson Meka Whaitiri.

Go Bus Ltd will continue to provide Napier Hastings bus services for a further nine years after winning the contract that commences on 1 August next year.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has released new commercial catch limits for scallops covering the top of the South Island. The Challenger Scallop Enhancement Company is made up of commercial quota holders and will be permitted up to 25 tonnes ...

News from First Union After strikes in Auckland, Palmerston North and Feilding today, workers from an additional 17 Bunnings stores will strike tomorrow in a national day of action. “While the company is claiming it has no intention of introducing ‘wholesale changes’ to rostering, if this is true then why are they proposing a clause […]

Lake water quality goes online Information on the water quality of lakes around the country will now be available online as part of an ongoing initiative between the Government, regional councils and the Tindall Foundation, Environment Minister ...

Treasury and the Ministry of Social Development are looking to identify further opportunities for the supply or transfer of social housing, Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett say. “Under the Social Housing Reform Programme the Government has committed to ...