New Zealand Burlesque Festival kicks off
The queens and kings of international burlesque are in town to delight audiences, and teach the art of shimmy and tease, at the New Zealand Burlesque Festival.
The queens and kings of international burlesque are in town to delight audiences, and teach the art of shimmy and tease, at the New Zealand Burlesque Festival.
Fresh from a stint in the US, Kiwi favourites SIX60 have announced that they’ll be back on the road this Summer, hitting a bunch of your favourite holiday spots, plus a few special inner city locations, in a summer tour that begins at Butlers ...
Splore has released a typically diverse line-up of artists in its first major announcement for the February 2016 event with five international artists making their New Zealand debuts.
Campbell looks to round out solid season at Wairarapa Tauranga’s Phil Campbell heads to the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, this weekend’s Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa, looking to challenge for another ...
Rangiora’s Matt Summerfield is looking to run at the front at the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa, which runs this weekend.
Mana College’s hall buzzing with hundreds of local students talking to careers advisers.
Police are urging residents in some Whangarei suburbs to keep their properties secure and report suspicious activity after a number of burglaries in the area.
National’s bright line test that comes into force today will have little impact on house prices and speculation, shown by National’s recent last-ditch efforts to talk down the housing market, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson ...
To be successful in motorsport you need a great team, especially in rallying. This has been particularly evident for the Trusthouse Racetech Daybreaker Rally Wairarapa over more than a decade.
This wasn’t how the 2015 NZRL National Premiership was meant to unfold for the Central Vipers.
Ngapuhi leader and outspoken public commentator David Rankin has announced his intention to stand for the Auckland Council in next year's local body elections.
The government’s purchase of BMW limousines should be suspended while BMW is under investigation for allegedly providing false fraudulent fuel economy and emissions figures, says the car review website dogandlemon.com .
Palau, 30 September 2015 - Pacific nations meeting on fish stock protection failed to make headway on the scourge of pirate fishing after discussions foundered over a ban on vessels transferring their catch to other ships at sea, Greenpeace said ...
Stuff reports: The curtain has finally been drawn on a near decade-long freeze on top-level relations between New Zealand and Fiji. Prime Minister John Key and his Fijian counterpart Frank Bainimarama on Tuesday (early Wednesday, NZ time) held a formal bilateral talk on the fringes of the United Nations general assembly – the first since […]
Historic Flagstaff Hill now in public ownership Wellington City Council has, after more than 40 years, finally secured ownership of the historic Flagstaff Hill reserve above Willis Street. Tonight’s Council meeting voted unanimously to approve the ...
Comedian Urzila Carlson has joined the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation as an ambassador, inspired by her own youthful cancer experience to help get the message out to NZ women about the importance of early detection.
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Today Auckland Transport their biggest consultation yet for the new bus network covering both Central and East Auckland. Being the largest consultation it will also run the longest with submissions open till 10 December. The previous consultations have been for South Auckland, West Auckland, Hibiscus Coast – which rolls out in a few weeks, Pukekohe/Waiuku and most recently the North Shore. Like [...]
Stuff reports: Christchurch’s new earthquake recovery authority will be substantially smaller than its predecessor. It is understood Regenerate Christchurch, confirmed in an announcement on Friday, will consist of about 30 staff. It will be complemented by the Christchurch City Council’s newly-established development company, Development Christchurch Ltd, and a new Crown entity – CrownCo. Good to see […]
CPDS Hashim Yeop Sani Library in the Center for Political and Development Studies in collaboration with Palestinian Youth Advocacy Network (PYAN) held the first meeting of its newly launched debating club for Gazan youth on Tuesday afternoon. Led by trainer Huda Julie Webb-Pullman, the first session was attended by a dozen of students and graduates […]
Press Release – Oxfam At least four million people in the Pacific face hunger, water shortages and risk of disease this year and next due to droughts and erratic rains, influenced by climate change and the likely development of a super El Nio.Super El Niño and climate change cause crop failures putting millions in Pacific […]
Press Release – Fairtrade Australia New Zealand Whether its your morning get-up-and-go or your afternoon pick-me-up, we can all agree coffee is worth celebrating, which is exactly what is happening today – the first official International Coffee Day!1 October 2015 MEDIA RELEASE Fairtrade celebrates inaugural International Coffee Day Whether it’s your morning get-up-and-go or your […]
Press Release – NIWA Strong El Nio conditions were established across the Equatorial Pacific during September 2015. Sea surface temperature anomalies in the central and eastern Pacific remain close to or exceed the +2oC mark. The atmosphere is strongly coupled to these … NIWA Outlook: October – December 2015 Overview Strong El Niño conditions were […]
Press Release – Maritime New Zealand Three men have been found safe and well after spending more than 30 hours lost in a 5m aluminium dinghy off the coast off Nukunono Atoll in Tokelau.Three rescued from missing dinghy off Tokelau 1 October 2015 Three men have been found safe and well after spending more than […]
Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League Newcomers Matt McKilwrick, Sio Siua Taukeiaho and Isaac Liu have been brought into the NZ Kiwis train-on squad for the October/November tour of England.Roosters rookies added to Kiwis squad Newcomers Matt McKilwrick, Sio Siua Taukeiaho and Isaac Liu have been brought into the NZ Kiwis train-on squad for […]