Welcome progress in LVV review Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss is welcoming progress on the Low Volume Vehicle (LVV) certification review, with some changes already underway. “This review is about making the certification process for scratch-built ...
The campaign ‘Know Your Limit: Rule of Thumb’ being led by Hospitality New Zealand has highlighted how few New Zealanders actually know what a standard drink is. Drinking responsibly hinges around an understanding of this crucial measure however.
The decision by a panel of commissioners appointed by Auckland Council to allow new houses to be built on a disused quarry site in Mount Eden has been welcomed today by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith. “The rezoning of the former land ...
Silo Park is a place where stories come together, where people share, socialise, or just sit and be. For four summers long, Silo Park at Auckland’s revitalised Wynyard Quarter, has been a place for Aucklanders to meet, greet and enjoy summer ...
Five Thirty Eight rates the candidates: B+: Marco Rubio B-: Rand Paul, Ted Cruz C+: Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump, Ben Carson C: John Kasich A much better debate than last time, with actual policy exchanges rather than gotcha questions. Bush has kept his campaign alive. Rubio still looks like the most likely eventual candidate. […]
The Minister Responsible for Novopay, Steven Joyce, says school staff who were overpaid by Novopay and haven’t responded to efforts to recover that money will now start being referred to a debt collection agency.
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has reappointed Tom Campbell as Chair of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), reappointed Elena Trout, and appointed Hon Phil Heatley as Members of the Authority. All three appointments ...
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga National Party MP 12 November 2015 MP congratulates Youth Fund 2016 recipient
Recent tobacco compliance checks in South Taranaki have indicated that 96 percent of retailers from Eltham to Waitotara were operating in compliance with the Smoke Free Environment Act and did not sell tobacco products or herbal smoking products ...
Police have found the blue car they were looking for in relation to the crash on SH2 south of Wairoa at the weekend that killed three men.
The Court Martial of New Zealand will sit at 9am on Wednesday 2 December at Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North.
The New Zealand tractor market continues to feel the effects of a depressed dairy economy as overall sales have declined by around 14% compared with the same period last year.
Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling on the government to pick up the tab for the huge shortfall in funding for the region’s rescue helicopter.
Weekly Overview November 12 2015 Smooth Your Data This week’s Overview is just three pages long so its not going to set the world alight. I concentrate on the important issue of making sure you don’t rush to form conclusions about things based upon ...
From geyser to volcano, 1000 runners and walkers will set off from Te Puia in Rotorua this Saturday in a race like no other – the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km.
In October food prices fell 1.2 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was influenced by lower prices for fresh milk, and seasonally lower prices for fruit and vegetables. Seasonally adjusted food prices fell 0.5 percent in October.
12 November 2015 Hutt City Youth Awards Finalists Announced Chris Bishop, Chair of the Hutt City Youth Awards Organising Committee, today announced the finalists for the inaugural Hutt City Youth Awards. The Hutt City Youth Awards are a new initiative ...
When I was at uni and it came time to vote in student politics, there were a lot of people who would fill up their votes by just picking all the recognisably-female names on the ballot. I was pretty annoyed about it: surely we should be choosing candidates on merit, not gender. Sure, most of those elected were still male, but there was nothing stopping more women standing, right?
So it was with some bemusement, when Justin Trudeau announced his gender-balanced cabinet, that I found myself entirely in favour of Quotas for Women. Читать дальше...
The Telegraph reports: Burma’s long-dominant military and the former general who is now president have congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi’s party on its stunning electoral success in a dramatic sign of the new political landscape. President Thein Sein also pledged to honour the results and co-operate on a smooth transition of power to the opposition […]
New Zealand is now 15th in the OCED for unemployment – a big drop from first ten years ago, Labour Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Our current OECD ranking is the equal worst we have had since the 1990s. The two times we have been ...
Nov. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Crown Fibre Holdings' expanded remit for the commercial roll-out of the government's drive to boost rural connectivity is a practical fit with the extended ultra-fast broadband network build, said chief executive Graham ...
TV one reports that more than 500 public health professionals walked off the job at Counties Manukau District Health Board today to protest against an over-stretched workforce unable to meet patient’s needs. Their action joins that of 1000 colleagues ...
Transport Minister Simon Bridges today announced the reappointment of members to the boards of the NZ Transport Agency and Maritime New Zealand.
Thursday, 12 November 2015 Headliners revealed for Tauranga’s New Year’s Eve celebration Trinity Roots will headline this summer’s New Year’s Eve celebrations at Mount Maunganui providing an unforgettable start to 2016. The performance is part ...
The South Korean Government is planning to remove a special excise tax (SET) on deer velvet, an impost that has been a source of frustration for the deer industry for several decades.