Press Release – Ruapehu District Council Two new rail-based tourism packages will see the Northern Explorer regularly stop at Taumarunui and help bring more visitors into the Ruapehu region. Great Journeys New Zealand is offering 10 short break packages and multi-day tours, which include travel on our three scenic trains, accommodation and regional tourism experiences, […]
Press Release – Howard Davis Ko e Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path Dame Robin White was recently awarded an Icon Award in recognition of a remarkable fifty-year career during which her painting and printmaking have helped to shape a distinctive visual language for life in Aotearoa. … ‘Ko e Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path’ Dame […]
Press Release – Wellington City Council A Very Welly Christmas is back and will take over the CBD next weekend for two days of free, whānau-friendly, festive fun – and everyone’s invited! Lambton Quay will be pedestrianised for two days of entertainment and activities including bands, choirs, an ice rink, a snowball igloo, street performances, […]
Data obtained by National shows that a staggering number of youth offenders committing retail crime are not engaged in school or even enrolled, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Of the 959 kids that have been caught offending at retail ...
The Rural Health Careers Promotion Programme is inspiring the next generation of health professionals, whether they are just beginning tertiary study and have not considered medicine, or if they are medical students who had not considered practicing ...
Three new draft flood maps covering Carterton’s Mangatārere Steam, Masterton’s Waipoua River and reaches and some tributaries of the Upper Ruamāhanga – will be on display between 19-27 November at various locations in Wairarapa. The maps ...
PaulL: What would I do if I could about the disincentives to work for those on a benefit?
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While New Zealand’s health system is in crisis, the Health Minister is looking for answers at a workforce hui instead of just putting nurses on the fast track to residence, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The fact that ...
Northland’s Hauora Kotahitanga Wellbeing Directory has seen an upswing in website visits coinciding with its wellbeing provider listings nearly doubling in the past two months. The Hauora Kotahitanga Wellbeing Directory was initially developed during ...
Members of the public in Christchurch can expect increased Police patrols following a serious assault this morning. At 6.20am, a man was found critically injured in Bexley Park, at the Pages Road entrance. The victim was stabbed multiple times and ...
A delegation from the UK-based Biosecurity for LIFE project visited Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf islands last week to learn about island biosecurity and meet the people who do the work to keep the islands predator-free. The Biosecurity for LIFE ...
Detective Inspector Tofilau Fa’amanuia Va’aelua, Counties Manukau CIB: Police continue to make enquiries into an incident in East Tamaki over the weekend, where one person has died, and three others were seriously injured. A scene examination ...
The President of the Forest Owners Association says that once again the commercial forest industry is having to point to its science based environmental credentials to organisations such as the Environmental Defence Society which Grant Dodson says ...
New research has revealed two thirds of New Zealanders and Australians are more motivated than ever to make plans to be outside this summer. While it is expected that time spent engaged in outdoor activities is higher in summer versus winter, ...
Canterbury AG Park will be bursting at the seams. SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER TMC Trucking Industry show is like now other show, there is so much happening that its almost impossible to write about it all. Key points are largest inflatable truck in the ...
Police investigating the death of Craig McKelvie are appealing for sightings of a black 2004 Honda Odessey, registration JCT923. Mr McKelvie died in hospital after he was located with serious injuries at a Mason Street address in Lower Hutt on Friday, ...
It’s been 12 months since Taumata Arowai became the water services regulator for Aotearoa New Zealand. Marking another significant milestone for the regulator, the new Drinking Water Quality Assurance Rules, Drinking Water Standards, Aesthetic Values ...
World Diabetes Day, 14th November marks the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. Today also marks 100yrs, 9 months and 1 day ago when Leonard Thompson received the first successful injection ...
Upcycled baking mixes and breadcrumbs from Kiwi start-up Rescued hit supermarket shelves One of the largest sources of food waste in Aotearoa is being given a second life thanks to Kiwi start-up, Rescued, and their new range of upcycled ...
Confirmation that the Government is planning to slash speed limits across state highways in New Zealand is typical Labour, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “This Government simply cannot deliver. Labour’s plan is to slow ...
The Research and Innovation Queenstown building development site at Remarkables Park will see increased activity in the New Year. Remarkables Park Group Executive Chairman Alastair Porter said, “Over winter the team of experts designing the building ...
Auckland’s iconic bright blue bus service is going green. Auckland Transport (AT) and operator NZ Bus unveiled eight new electric buses for the TāmakiLink bus service today, along with 27 other new electric buses to serve the Eastern Bays’ routes. ...
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland has lost one of its most passionate and highly respected advocates with the sudden passing of Mark Franklin, Chair of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited – the region’s economic development and cultural agency.
If you have a great new idea how to minimise waste going to landfill then apply for funding from the Waste Minimisation Fund. Every year Gisborne District Council awards up to $10,000 for a project that diverts waste from landfill. Applications ...
The next fortnight promises to be a whirlwind of activity, as Otago Polytechnic’s annual Student Showcase reaches its zenith. Student Showcase is all about promoting to the world the work that Otago Polytechnic tauira have produced throughout the ...