Blessing marks beginning of Unitec’s campus redevelopment
A blessing was held this morning at Unitec to mark the beginning of a $250 million project to redevelop the Mt Albert campus.
A blessing was held this morning at Unitec to mark the beginning of a $250 million project to redevelop the Mt Albert campus.
“NZ Sustainable Living Education Trust welcomes the international deal made in Paris today, which includes agreement to limit global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius and to achieve climate 'neutrality' that will stop most use of fossil fuels ...
Projections indicate there will be an extra 107,000 school students in Auckland over the next 30 years.
Stuff profiles Victoria Crone: She’s the boss of Xero’s New Zealand operation, and before that she was at Chorus, where she came up with the idea for that Gigatown competition. She used to help out at the City Mission before her career got too busy. She plays the piano and likes to kayak. She has […]
Kiwis find the thought of their own death makes them anxious, and worry that their death might be painful or that they might die young, according to a new study.
The Voluntary Euthanasia Society of New Zealand (VESNZ) called Monday for opponents of physician-assisted dying to explain why they think it is better for the terminally ill to suffer a drawn-out miserable death under heavy sedation rather than a “good ...
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) is concerned about the rapid degradation of Northland’s forests due to inadequate pest control. “The short film made public by Forest and Bird shows as a society we have a serious problem if we are to even ...
Hospitals around the country are cutting back on staff as they continue to grapple with multi-million dollar deficits, Labour’s health spokesperson Annette King says.
Police can confirm they have recovered the body of Lance John Murphy from a rural property in Wellsford.
There were 15 house/building fires reported during the week in Mangere, Oranga, Maraetai, Glen Eden, Takapuna, Birkenhead, Kelston, Papatoetoe East, Otahuhu, Henderson, Half Moon Bay, Wairau Valley, Manurewa and the CBD (2). Crews responded to requests from ...
Directed by Jonas Akerlund, The 1989 World Tour LIVE Concert Film Will Be Available Worldwide Exclusively on Apple Music on December 20th
Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee will host the Australian Defence Minister, Senator Marise Payne in Christchurch today. The Ministers will discuss a range of regional and international security issues, including international efforts to counter Da’esh ...
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The Taranaki Health Foundation and Taranaki DHB are delighted to announce the opening of the Mobility Garden at Taranaki Base Hospital on Monday 14 December 2015 at 10am.
to A busy period for the Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter with over a dozen missions during the period - a summary follows;
This is the last “development update” post for the year, so I want to look back on some of the big news from the year (and things which weren’t ‘news’ in the media sense but which I think are important). Christchurch gets special attention, because of the massive changes that have had to happen down [...]
The urgency of what’s happening to our food supply has motivated two key organic organisations to join forces. To counter industrial-style factory farming and food production, which is causing environmental degradation and ill health, Soil & ...
USA Today ranks in order the six Star Wars films: Episode V – Empire Strikes Back (1980) Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) I’d agree […]
News from NZ Government The Government and Grow Wellington have committed to a further five and a half years of support to help small businesses grow through the Regional Business Partner programme. Regional Business Partners are centres of business development know-how and research and development (R&D) expertise for companies. A key change in the programme […]
Source: Palestinian Information Center Maariv newspaper said Sunday that the parents of Israeli soldier Shaul Aaron, who is claimed to be captive in Gaza, would hold a news conference tonight to clarify their position on a letter they had received from their son through mediators. According to Maariv, Hamas sent a letter written recently by […]
News from WCC New pedestrian crossings and concrete bike paths are nearing completion on The Parade in Island Bay – and the new kerbside bike lanes are also beginning to appear. The new road markings are going in one block at a time between now and mid-February, starting with the section between Dee Street and […]
Press Release – University of Auckland A Doctor of Music student from the University of Auckland has been named joint winner of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) TODD Corporation Young Composers Award. Jay Greenberg, who submitted a five minute piece entitled Water Wheel with Mantras, jointly received the award with Wellington resident Reuben Jelleyman. […]
Press Release – Oxfam Early action must be taken to halt the widespread hunger, thirst and disease taking place in New Zealands neighbourhood due to a super-charged El Nio, Oxfam said today. El Niño warning bells deafening: early action vital to saving lives Early action must be taken to halt the widespread hunger, thirst and […]
Canterbury SuperBoat racer Peter Caughey shook, rattled and rolled at the opening round of the Suzuki New Zealand SuperBoat series at Meremere on December 12.
A New Zealand inspired Ministerial Declaration on carbon markets was launched by countries at the historic climate change conference in Paris today.