Air New Zealand brand ambassador and former All Blacks’ captain Richie McCaw joined former Pumas’ captain, Agustin Pichot, in Buenos Aires today to host a rugby event for local Argentinian school children.
Better awareness of the importance of healthy diets and physical activity for the ideal weight in pregnancy may be an important strategy to reduce the risk of stillbirths and infant deaths, according to University of Auckland researchers.
New Zealand leads the world by announcing the biggest ever Para-Sport programme in the history of the World Masters Games
A group of Massey University’s top scientists at the Riddet Institute have been awarded almost a million dollars of research funding to create foods that will keep the elderly active and independent for longer.
Maori parents receiving timely safe sleep messages is important if we want to ensure recent reductions in SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy) continue, says Maori public health physician Dr David Tipene-Leach. These messages need to occur in the ...
New Zealand’s iconic Greenshell™ mussel is already the heavyweight of our aquaculture exports, now a new science and industry collaboration is set to give it even more muscle.
As men around the country reached for the razor this week, many women rejoiced, but one Kiwi Mo Sista was celebrating the end of Movember for another reason – her top fundraising efforts. Charlotte Nicklin dominated the Movember leaderboard ...
The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Tim Keating, today announced three awards for Distinguished and Meritorious Service in Afghanistan.
The Electoral Commission is reminding voters that time is running out to take part in the first referendum on the New Zealand flag.
The first two in a series of expert peer-reviewed papers analysing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement from a New Zealand perspective were released today.
High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge has today announced a $7million research investment funding projects that build the science required to develop innovative new foods, including those that will help babies sleep through the night and better ...
As a result of public opposition this week a ban on sow stalls in the pig industry comes into effect in New Zealand. Animal rights activists want the Government to take the same action for caged hens by banning colony cages in egg production.
Campaigners are celebrating the end of sow stalls as one of the greatest victories to ever occur in animal rights in New Zealand, saying today marks the last day that pigs will ever have to suffer in the cruel crates – assuming farmers comply with ...
A remarkable joint op ed in the NZ Herald by Labour’s Phil Twyford and the NZ Initiative’s Oliver Hartwich. A big part of the problem in Auckland is escalating land costs. Linked to this, too few houses are being built. The houses that are being built are too expensive. To quote Bill English: “It costs […]
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How transport projects are evaluated has always been of interest to me. I believe that although the standard cost benefit analysis approach that lies behind the NZTA economic evaluation manual has its flaws, the resulting BCR is still an important factor in determining whether a project, or a particular project option, should proceed. I don’t [...]
he year is almost over, so it is time for nominations for the annual Kiwiblog Awards. The nomination categories are: 2015 Press Gallery Journalist of the Year 2015 Minor Party MP of the Year 2015 National MP of the Year 2015 Labour MP of the Year 2015 MP of the Year Make your nominations in […]
News from Inner City Association The Wellington City Council is reviewing its Animals Bylaw – and pigeons are to be included. The association raised the issue of the growing pigeon population in our submission on the Veranda Bylaw earlier this year, and one line about bird seed contraception generated a lot of media attention. Clr […]
by Andrew Armitage It’s been known for some time now that the future of AroVideo is uncertain, but the time has arrived sooner than we expected to make hard decisions about the future. One thing appears to be certain – that it is no longer viable for us to continue with the current business model, […]
Press Release – Smiths City More than 80 years after Wellington’s LV Martin & Sons opened in Ngauranga Gorge, the store changes its name today to officially become Smiths City. Smiths City CEO Roy Campbell says the change is the culmination of the process to bring the very best these two brands have to offer, […]
Press Release – homes.co.nz Homes.co.nz is a new site set to give New Zealand free access to property data like estimated values, recent sales, historic sales, current listings and council data. It’s to help people to make smarter property decisions according to co-founder Jamie Kruger. Until now, Kiwis have had to pay for a lot […]
Press Release – Kordia Internet usage and traffic bandwidths are increasing to levels never experienced before. Massive growth in use of video streaming, high bandwidth UFB access services, and cloud based services is driving customers to further leverage the internet in an effort to increase efficiency and grow their businesses. Addressing this, Kordia has made […]
Press Release – Healthy Families Lower Hutt Could Lower Hutt become New Zealand’s healthiest community? It’s a bold vision but that’s the aim behind Healthy Families Lower Hutt, a dedicated prevention workforce that is bringing community leaders together in a united effort for better health. Healthy Families Lower Hutt was launched by the Minister of […]
Press Release – West Papua Action Auckland Below is the text of a letter faxed to Hon Murray McCully today. West Papua Action is urging him to speak about the gross human rights abuses that took place two days ago in West Papua. Mr McCully is also urged to take the initiative to pursue the […]
Press Release – Randell Cottage Auckland writer Stephanie Johnson is to be the 2016 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writer in Residence in Wellington. Johnson is the author of several collections of poetry and of short stories, of plays and adaptations, but is best known for her novels. These include Crimes of Neglect (1992), The […]