Новости за 26.10.2015

State Services Minister Paula Bennett is in Finland and Sweden this week to attend meetings with Ministerial counterparts and present New Zealand’s perspective on providing better public services.

BRUSSELS (International Federation of Journalists/Pacific Media Watch): Anthony Bellanger, a French national and trade unionist, was appointed as the new general-secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) by the federation’s executive committee at its October 45-25 meeting in Brussels.

He succeeds Beth Costa of Brazil who held the post since 2011.

The Green Party has endorsed the call of the FIRST Union for Workplace Relations Minister Michael Woodhouse to audit the employment practices of labour hire companies, and says a law change is necessary to ensure labour hire workers are not exploited.

Labour is supporting a call for an investigation into alleged dodgy employment practices within labour hire companies.

"Cynically dumping news of the liquidation of rort-ridden Agribusiness Training Ltd (ABT) over a long weekend can't hide the fact that the tertiary sector is in a compliance crisis", Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe ...

No matter how he spins it Steven Joyce will be a laughing stock over revelations of expensive repairs to model sheep roughly treated at a government department Christmas function, Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson David Clark says.

Land Information New Zealand Minister Louise Upston leaves today for an official visit to Mexico. Minister Upston will visit Mexico City, where she will give a keynote speech at the Open Government Partnership Summit.

Lyon, France, 26 October 2015 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.

Stuff reports: The man who called John Key “Shylock” has retracted his apology and accused the Labour Party of undermining him. Steve Gibson, the unsuccessful Labour candidate for Rangitata in last year’s general election, said he had been reflecting on his comments since he lost the electorate contest last year. Gibson, who has since disavowed […]

News from WCC Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the Capital is fully behind the Wellington Phoenix and its participation in the Hyundai A-League and she encourages football fans in Wellington, around NZ, and within Australia, to buy their game day tickets and memberships to help the club remain in the A-League. The mayor, who will […]

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” – Thomas Jefferson The quote of the week is brought to you by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. To support the Union’s campaign for lower taxes and less government waste, click here. Tags: Quote […]

Wellington.Scoop The Wellington Phoenix said this morning that it will continue to negotiate in good faith with Football Federation Australia, which decided yesterday not to grant a 10 year licence extension to the Phoenix. The Phoenix Welnix ownership group and Board will meet to consider the license extension option in the existing Club Participation Agreement. […]

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Press Release – Finlay PR Dan Carter : My Story, the most eagerly awaited sports biography in years, will be published just days after the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup. Early indications from the New Zealand book trade are that the book will be a Christmas blockbuster. To make the book as up-to-date as […]

We’ve known for some time the East-West Link Connections is shaping up to be one of those projects that tries to crack a nut by using a sledgehammer. The thin lines that AT/NZTA draw on the maps make the project look small, but in reality, if built this project is going to be massive. It will involve [...]

Tufts University has looked at how different countries have done with digital evolution. NZ is in the right quadrant, of the stand outs. Also pleasing is we have been moving up the rankings since 2008. Tags: country rankings

Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Todd McClay Minister of Trade 27 October 2015 McClay attends Pacific Trade Ministers Meeting Associate Trade Minister Hon Todd McClay is travelling to the Cook Islands to attend the Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers Meeting this week. Trade is …Hon Todd McClay Minister of Trade 27 October 2015 […]

Press Release – CQ Hotels Wellington CQ Hotels in Wellington is on a mission to persuade New Zealanders and tourists to see the capital with electrifying speed by being the first hotel to offer guests electric bikes and an electric car charging station. General Manager Olivier Lacoua says the hotel has a strong sustainability focus […]

Press Release – Circa Roger Hall’s Robin Hood The Pantomime Directed by Susan Wilson Music and Lyrics by Paul Jenden and Michael Nicholas Williams Musical Direction by Jane Keller and Oliver Devlin Choreography by Sacha Copland 21 Nov – 22 Dec Circa One There he is! Oh, no he isn’t. Oh, yes he is!! A […]

Press Release – Water Authority of Fiji Residents of Painapiu Place in Nakasi will now be able to receive normal water supply during peak hours after the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) resolved the issue of intermittent supply in the area.27 October 2015 NORMAL WATER SUPPLY FOR PAINAPIU PLACE Residents of Painapiu Place in Nakasi […]

AUCKLAND (Te Waha Nui/Pacific Media Watch): An award-winning student journalism newspaper has condemned growing secrecy about politics and state business, saying it is "increasingly stifling" freedom of information in New Zealand.

The Herald reports: New Zealander Peter Cooper has donated $74 million to a top American university in what’s been called an “unprecedented” act of philanthropy. The Kaitaia-raised son of a truck driver, Mr Cooper made a fortune in real estate and private equity and developed projects including the billion-dollar, 6.5ha Britomart site in downtown Auckland. […]

The Govt has announced: Police Minister Michael Woodhouse and Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss today announced stronger penalties for fleeing drivers and those who withhold information on fleeing drivers. “Failure to stop when required by a police officer represents a calculated and deliberate attempt by offenders to evade punishment. They deliberately put the public at […]

Police Serious Crash Investigators are still at the scene of a serious crash that occurred near the intersection of Bluff Highway (State Highway 1) and Omaui Road at about 1.00 am this morning.

John Sargeant at Taranaki Daily News writes: At the moment Labour have all their eggs in Andrew Little’s basket as the leader to take them ever towards the General Election in 2017. A while away admittedly but with the annual conference coming up in a few weeks’ time it’s about celebrating success and setting a […]