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Auckland could be about to get a late Christmas present. It’s appearing more and more likely that the government will agree to start to the City Rail Link in 2018, two years earlier than the 2020 date they set back in 2013 when they first agreed to the project. To go with the what, we also [...]

Spent the 29th of December at Universal Studios Hollywood, and no surprise had a great day. Some great rides, fascinating history and fun shows. For those who have not been, but may one day, my strong advice is buy a Front of Line pass. For the extra $50 or so you’ll easily get to do […]

News from Weta Workshop From this year, there will be another great reason to visit Gisborne. Two, in fact. Commissioned by the city’s Arts in Public Places Committee, Weta Workshop has brought the iconic stars from Footrot Flats, Wal and Dog, to life in bronze. Gazing up at his owner with adoring eyes and lolling […]

Press Release – Family First Family First NZ says that a new study out of Indiana University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa has warned that porn consumption is significantly linked to increases in sexual aggression. The latest research is a meta-analysis assessing 22 different …Studies Link Porn to Sexual Violence Family First NZ […]

Press Release – MetService A low and an associated frontal rain band over the Tasman Sea are moving eastwards and are set to bring a period of heavy rain and strong winds to many parts of the country over the next two days.Wet and windy – Thursday 7 Jan 2016 A low and an associated […]

News from NZ Police An ambitious ‘swimmer’ was plucked from the water yesterday by the Wellington Police Maritime Unit. Weighing in at only about 250gm and with vibrant red hair, the wee rag doll was in for a cold night had she not been rescued by Senior Constable Craig Pickering and the Maritime Team. “We […]

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Labour is sending a special climate change task force to Tuvalu and Kiribati next month, says Labours Pacific Climate Change Spokesperson Sua William Sio.Su’a William Sio Pacific Climate Change Spokesperson 7 January 2016 Pasifika caucus visit frontline climate change states Labour is sending a special climate change task […]

HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - Jan 6, 2016 - The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), an organization dedicated to best practices in professional publishing, is pleased to announce the call for entries for the "SOPA 2016 Awards for Editorial ...

Farm Environment Awards Founder Leaves Lasting Legacy The passing of Farm Environment Awards founder Gordon Stephenson is a huge loss for New Zealand agriculture, Simon Saunders, chairman of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust (NZFET), says.

Disclaimer: I own an apartment in Auckland, which generates excessive rents that inn turn help fund a lavish overseas lifestyle. My pecuniary interest in maintaining policies that reduce the supply of apartments in Auckland has not influenced this post in any way.

University of Auckland researcher Dr Pam Oliver will speak at the Euthanasia 2016 conference in Amsterdam in May this year.

Canterbury Museum has welcomed two new live tarantulas to Discovery, its natural history centre for kids.

Family First NZ has been inundated with nominations for the longest living married couple in New Zealand with the current benchmark being 76 years. “Currently the longest married couple that we have been made aware of is about to celebrate their ...

Global Dairy Trade Fall Sets up “a Summer of Discontent” New Zealand First says the government should end its ‘summer holiday’ with global sharemarkets in crisis and the first dairy auction of 2016 recording a big fall. “Fonterra’s benchmark ...

With a very similar ring to them, Olivia and Oliver have topped the list of most popular names for new-born girls and boys in 2015.

Stardome Observatory and Planetarium is pleased to welcome a new trustee to the Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust board.

Students Support Action for Rental WoF The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) welcomes housing-rental Warrant of Fitness (WoF) study being undertaken by the University of Otago working with Wellington City Council this year ...

Beijing, 5 January 2016 - China announced plans recently to halt new coal mine approvals for the next three years, and close 1,000 coal mines as part of its fight against air pollution. The announcement, made in a speech by the Head of China’s National ...

Good news for couch potatoes: Sex isn’t just fun – it burns calories and keeps you fit. Why bother going to the gym when you can get all the exercise you need in the bedroom? Which positions do Kiwis choose for their make-out workout? The New ...

The New Zealand Government must halt its free trade discussions with Saudi Arabia after the latest in a long line of very public human rights atrocities.