The campaign by a Titirangi neighbourhood to prevent two landowners legally felling their own tree has got a boost after Auckland Mayoral candidate Phil Goff gave his support yesterday. Affordable Auckland Mayoral candidate Stephen Berry thinks it ...
Food education charity Garden to Table supports calls to remove guilt from the childhood obesity debate. “The causes of the current childhood obesity crisis are many,” says Garden to Table Executive Officer, Linda Taylor. “Although helping to reduce ...
Today’s landmark ruling from Justice Clifford that a raid on the home of journalist Nicky Hager was illegal means there was unlawful action by police during two elections in a row, Labour’s Shadow Attorney-General David Parker says.
New Zealand First is warning that a 15-year contract to a French/Korean consortium to run Wellington’s commuter rail services will be another outsourcing disaster.
A new hotel opening in New Plymouth will create 70 jobs and support more tourism growth in the Taranaki region, Associate Tourism Minister Paula Bennett says.
Once again I emulate the annual Fairfax predictions, with my own. Here’s my 20 for 2016: There will be a by-election in 2016 There will be a change to the composition of the Key Ministry in 2016 A List MP will leave Parliament in 2016 We will have a new Speaker during the year Jacinda […]
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The Herald reports: The Government has spent $4.8 million on a charter school it now plans to close. Education Minister Hekia Parata announced this afternoon she is proposing to terminate one of the country’s first charter schools because of poor teaching, low achievement and an inadequate curriculum. Te Pumanawa o te Wairua, at Whangaruru in […]
Dec. 17 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Super Fund has teamed up with Ngai Tahu’s property arm and New Ground Capital, to invest in a $113 million new housing development at Hobsonville Point – its first direct foray in the Auckland housing market.
Dec. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street declined, while the US dollar and Treasuries advanced, amid concern about the slide in oil prices.
In recent weeks the Herald would have you believe that the council bogeymen are about to turn up on your doorstep in the middle of the night and force you to turn your house into a “highrise” three storey terraced house or apartment – note: even just using the terms three storey and high-rise together [...]
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Pacific Media Watch): After seven years, the English-language daily Jakarta Globe published its last print edition on Tuesday, marking the paper's complete transformation into an online publication.
The Globe prepared its print edition for Tuesday with the headline story titled "A Last Hurrah... And a New Beginning".
Press Release – Joint Press Release Apia, 18 December – Today two environmental youth organisations, the Youth Climate Action Network and the Tokelau National Youth Group, have received grants from the UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (SGP) to implement climate …Youth groups receive grants for environmental projects Apia, 18 December – Today two […]
Press Release – New Zealand Government Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister John Key has named diplomat Dr Jonathan Austin as New Zealands next High Commissioner to Singapore. Rt Hon John Key Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs 18 December 2015 High Commissioner to Singapore announced Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister John Key has named […]
Press Release – New Zealand Government New Zealand has led an international call for action to eliminate harmful fishing subsidies.Hon Todd McClay Minister of Trade 17 December 2015 NZ calls for international action on fishing subsidies New Zealand has led an international call for action to eliminate harmful fishing subsidies. Trade Minister Todd McClay, and […]
Dec. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Vodafone New Zealand, the country's biggest mobile phone operator, has cut off commercial telecommunications reseller Intagr8 after protracted payment negotiations fell over.
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On Thursday 17th December at approximately 1600hrs there was a two car serious injury crash on State Highway 6 between Havelock and Renwick.
The Enterprise North Canterbury (ENC) Business Centre opened its doors on Tuesday this week in Kaiapoi.
Local companies share Christmas joy with Christchurch City Mission Two traditional Canterbury family businesses, Hellers and Button Family Crumpets, have teamed up with the Christchurch City Mission to spread Christmas cheer to families in need. ...
Rotorua: 17 December 2015: New Zealand's largest hatchery of brown kiwi is poised to reach a milestone in kiwi conservation.
The apple industry will need at least a week to assess the cost of damage to Nelson growers hit by hail, Pipfruit New Zealand chief executive Alan Pollard said today.
Dec. 17 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after the Federal Reserve began its well-signalled plan to start raising interest rates gradually over the coming years, ending the near-zero rate policy that's been in place since December 2008.
"Today's announcement of higher broadband prices by Spark is the all-too predictable effect of the Commerce Commission's Christmas price hike for wholesale copper broadband," says Jordan Carter, InternetNZ Chief Executive.
“Police received Justice Clifford’s decision this afternoon. We will take time to study the decision and consider further legal options with Crown Law”