Новости за 21.10.2015

Labour Weekend is a popular time to get back in the garden, pull out the weeds you’ve been avoiding all winter, and plant veggies to enjoy over the warmer months. While gardening at this time of the year is enjoyed by many, it’s also important to keep ...

The Government yesterday launched a new environmental report – Environment Aotearoa 2015 – showing the overall state of our environment.

Stuff reports: Labour leader Andrew Little has snubbed rising star Jacinda Ardern for the deputy leadership after confirming veteran MP Annette King will stay in the role. Little had previously signalled King’s appointment as deputy was only an interim measure while he sized up potential candidates in his first 12 months in the job. With […]

Press Release – Bridget Williams Books In a new BWB Text, Dr Nicola Gaston lays bare the reasons that women remain under-represented in the discipline of science. Bypassing ill-judged T-shirts and distractingly sexy hashtags, Why Science Is Sexist jumps straight to the hard evidence that demonstrates the deep-rootedness of discrimination against female scientists. ‘Science is […]

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PRESS RELEASE Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Khan Younis, Gaza, organized a blood donation drive at its office in the governorate under the slogan: “One body, one blood, intifada until the end of occupation,” in support of the Palestinian people of the West Bank, […]

K Road is changing. The city’s long-time boho heart is, in a way, sitting between a rock and a hard place. On the one side, there’s a city centre that’s bursting at the seams with university students and suit-clad professionals; on the other, post-gentrification Ponsonby.

Stuff reports: TV3 reporter Heather du Plessis-Allan has found herself in the midst of a police investigation after illegally buying a gun for her current affairs show. Auckland City Police has announced it has opened a criminal investigation into the purchase of the gun over the internet. The purchase was made by the TV3 reporter […]

Press Release – Fronde When Victoria University of Wellington took on the task of overhauling its website, addressing the search capability for its 10 million annual online visitors was critical to the project’s success. Technology partner Fronde recommended Google Search Appliance (GSA) – an operating system which brings all of the Google search features to […]

Wellington.Scoop The New Zealand Festival last night announced its 30th anniversary programme for Wellington from February 20 to March 20 next year. Highlights include the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – not only two concerts with the NZSO but also a jazz concert; Concerto Italiano playing Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine; La […]

Press Release – Gisborne District Council New information on coastal flooding risk Council has received a new report detailing the risk of coastal flooding and possible effects to the districts coastline.New information on coastal flooding risk Council has received a new report detailing the risk of coastal flooding and possible effects to the districts coastline. […]

Press Release – Asian Development Bank NUKUALOFA, TONGA (22 October, 2015) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and development partners are extending assistance of nearly $5.8 million to help Tonga scale up the existing Outer Island Renewable Energy Project aimed at cutting reliance …Tonga Gets More Funds to Cut Diesel, Boost Solar Power in Outer Islands […]

News from Wellington Regional Council Finding a park at Paraparaumu and Waikanae stations is to get a whole lot easier, so you can say goodbye to a long drive in and out of Wellington each day. New park and ride facilities, being created soon for both stations, are designed to make it easier and more […]

Press Release – Hutt City Council A new Regional Bowls Centre based in Naenae has been given the go-ahead and work is to start this year. The Centre will have the capacity to host significant national and international events. Hutt City Council voted this week in favour of releasing funds to proceed with the development […]

Press Release – Amnesty International The opening of the trial of three police officers and two members of the military on charges of physically and sexually assaulting a man in their custody must be accompanied by an independent and impartial investigation of all past abuses by Fijis security …Fiji: Independent investigation into all past abuses […]

Press Release – Creative New Zealand Talented artists, innovators and leaders are being recognised for their outstanding contribution to Pacific arts at this years Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards. Among the winners is Neil Ieremia, internationally renowned choreographer … Black Grace. Artistic Direction, Neil Ieremia. Photography, Duncan Cole. CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE 22 […]

Press Release – Caritas New Zealand provisions for civil defence and emergency responses need to reflect internationally agreed Sphere guidelines for humanitarian responses.CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 October 2015 International humanitarian standards should guide New Zealand emergency responses New Zealand provisions for civil defence and emergency responses need to […]

Civil society makes kicking big polluters out of climate policy a cornerstone of Paris talks

Associate Professor Beverley Lawton of the University of Otago Women’s Health Research Centre has released a study across more than 230,000 births showing that babies are more likely to die when cared for by newly graduated midwives.

The University of Otago stands by its just-published study in a peer-reviewed international journal is solid and robust. The Otago and US researchers involved reiterated this afternoon their calls for a fundamental change to the midwifery training system for ...

Five intrepid sailing crews will soon return to New Zealand carrying important ‘scientific keys’ that will help unlock some of the secrets of the world’s oceans.

New Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has wasted no time in clearly positioning himself as pro-city and pro-Transit with the release a series of shots of him using the Montréal Metro on election night.

The Government today launched a new environmental report – Environment Aotearoa 2015 – showing the overall state of our environment.

There’s another great opportunity coming up for students from the Waihou-Piako rivers zone to get a tertiary studies scholarship worth up to $6000.

Stuff reports: University of Auckland students have rallied to protest fee rises, saying it will saddle them with long-running debt issues. Around 100 students gathered at the university’s quad on Monday to protest a proposed 3 per cent rise in course fees. … Carrying lunches and the occasional placard, the students crowded the quad to […]