Road transport peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has reacted very positively to the Government’s announcement that it is extending the discount to road user charges (RUC) until January 2023. Transporting New Zealand’s recent operator ...
JCDecaux New Zealand has released the results of its latest IRIS audience research, which reveals consumers are scrutinising FMCG spend as the cost of living rises and household budgets are put under pressure. Victoria Parsons, Senior Strategy ...
Resource consent hearings for a hotly contested waste-to-energy pyrolysis plant are being heard in Feilding this week. The public hearings concern a proposal to use mixed solid waste in a waste-to-energy plant that will produce toxic char and ...
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A guest post by a reader: “The Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, has just released one of his most important press releases of the year, perhaps even this term of Government. He has announced the new Board of the Reserve Bank effective 1 July 2022. The statutory remit of the Reserve Bank board is: “overall […]
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“We will not allow the suffering of the many to become the advantage of the few,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared Tuesday in his State of the Nation address. The Socialist head of government announced a special tax on banks and on ...
YOU SHOULD BE DANCIN' - The music of the Bee Gees Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland Featuring the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Wellington and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Special guests Ali Harper + + Laughton Kora + Rutene Spooner From lyrical ...
Joint University of Otago and University of Auckland media release: Kiwi scientists are developing an Aotearoa New Zealand wellbeing diet, He Rourou Whai Painga, aimed at tackling diabetes and other metabolic diseases. A team of researchers is developing ...
Incumbent Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor, Toi Kai Rākau Iti, will campaign for re-election to his Kohi Constituency seat under the Māori Party ticket. As an independent, Councillor Iti believes he has been successful alongside the region's two other constituency ...
Sunday 17 July, 2022 - After an intense battle in the MasterChef NZ kitchen tonight between Sam Low and Elliot McClymont , Sam was crowned MasterChef NZ after his winning three course menu of Paua congee, steamed blue cod and a sea dessert that wowed judges ...
Anyone who needs advice for non-urgent flu-related health issues can now call 0800 TAKATU to talk to local Tairāwhiti health professionals. Takatu Hub, a partnership between Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti and Te Kupenga Net Trust, was created to offer wrap-around ...
One of New Zealand’s newest tourism destinations, the Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery (HAC) has attracted 40,000 visitors in its first five months. The results of a visitor survey found 70% of visitors were from outside the ...
One person has died following a crash on Paterangi Road, near Te Awamutu this evening. The crash, involving a car and a van, was reported to Police at 5.50pm. The driver of the van was critically injured and passed away at the scene. The driver ...
The Tree Council is delighted to announce that we have settled, with an out-of-court agreement with Auckland Council, our judicial review of Auckland Council’s November 2020 decision not to allocate any resources to the management of Schedule 10 (Notable ...
Cuts to fuel tax and road user charges and continuation of half price public transport fares through to the end of January will provide immediate tangible benefits to businesses and householders battling the rising cost of living as well as tackling inflation ...
Press Release – Free Fares NZ The Free Fares Campaign is excited about the Government’s move to extend half-price public transport nationwide until January 31, 2023. We call on the Government, however, to take the leap and make fares free for under-25’s, tertiary students, Community Services Card Holders and Total Mobility Card holders and their […]
The Free Fares Campaign is excited about the Government’s move to extend half-price public transport nationwide until January 31, 2023. We call on the Government, however, to take the leap and make fares free for under-25’s, tertiary students, Community ...
The Taxpayers’ Union welcomes the Government’s delay to its planned petrol tax hike of 25 cents as the hike would have been a cruel imposition on Kiwis who are experiencing skyrocketing increases in the cost of living across the board. “The ...
“Two days ago ACT reminded the Government that ‘there’s nothing more permanent than a temporary Government program,’ and Labour has kicked the petrol price discount down the road,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT first called the cost of ...
Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Hon Dr Megan Woods Minister of Energy and Resources Hon Michael Wood Minister of Transport Petrol excise duty cut by 25 cents a litre for more than five months until 31 January 2023 Road User Charges reduced ...
The Green Party is on board with the extension of half-price public transport, but once again calls on the Government to go further and make public transport free - for good. “We can respond to the climate and inequality crises together by prioritising ...
Zoe Hobbs. Photo c redit: Alisha Lovrich Zoe Hobbs blitzed to a stunning Oceania women’s 100m record of 11.08 (+0.7m/s) to place second and advance to the women’s 100m semi-finals on day two of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon ...
Repeated calls from candidate Leo Molloy to commit to a new waterfront stadium would put the ratepayers of Auckland Council on the hook for at least $3 billion, mayoral candidate Wayne Brown says. “Estimates are hard to nail down, as the recent explosion ...
Para Kore Marae Incorporated are excited to announce support from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund to expand their services to Te Waipounamu. Para Kore will now have a regional presence in and around Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill ...
Zoe Hobbs. Photo c redit: Alisha Lovrich. Zoe Hobbs blitzes to a stunning Oceania women’s 100m record of 11.08 (+0.7m/s) to place second and advance to the women’s 100m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon today. The ...