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The NZLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Kirton as its new General Secretary.

Local riders will be hoping the hometown advantage will give them the edge as the ESNZ Ashburton Area Grand Prix Showjumping & Showhunter Show gets underway at the Ashburton Showgrounds tomorrow (Saturday).

There is, of course, already a discussion thread here devoted to David Bowie and his passing – and I had intended to lead with something different for the regular Friday Music post. But then I noticed this post on Dangerous Minds. It basically explains that David Bowie is cooler than you will ever be because he recorded the first Velvet Underground cover – before the first Velvet Underground album was even released.
In 1966, Bowie's manager Ken Pitt returned from New York with an acetate of... Читать дальше...

Aviation security workers could be forced to take industrial action next month - as their employers try to claw back working conditions.

Crankworx Rotorua returns with five jam-packed days of gravity mountain bike action this March

With the dust barely settled in the city of Istanbul Turkey, Muslims again mourn for and pray for those reportedly killed by a bomb blast in the capital of the most populous Muslim in the world, Indonesia.

Leading up to the South Island rounds of the NZ Touring Cars Nick Ross is feeling very enthusiastic with the extra speed found in the TOTAL Lubricants Nissan Altima over the Christmas break.

Los Angeles, CA (January 14th, 2016) – British-born New Zealand actor Jak Wyld ( www.jakwyld.com ) has signed, across the board with Bohemia Group. The Hollywood-based international management firm, which boasts offices in New York, New Orleans, Dallas, ...

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has again questioned the behaviour of Alcoa as apparent non-payment of wages on one of the vessels it uses has been detected just a day after the MV Portland was spirited away from its Australian ...

Friday 15 January 2016 - Meet Addy. A butterfly-tamer, in a treehouse, living in a magical world of her own creation. But what happens when Addy begins to lose herself to the fantasy? Beanie-Maryse Ridler 's fantastical new work Defending the J.J. MAC ...

Wellington.Scoop Wellington is the most upbeat city in New Zealand, according to the ANZ Bank’s quarterly survey of small businesses. The survey shows Wellington’s business confidence rating is up 13 to +26%, compared with more modest gains in Auckland and Canterbury. Press Release – ANZ Bank Small firms expect to do more business, lift investment […]

Tags: General Debate

by Helene Ritchie Councils in the region need to work together urgently and with the Crown to ensure that the Wellington Regional Hospital is able to continue functioning with adequate water at the time of any major emergency. I am highly critical of the comments by Porirua mayor Nick Leggett and southern ward Councillor Paul […]

News from NZ Police A large vegetation fire on the outskirts of Napier this afternoon is now under control. Fire Service crews from around Hawke’s Bay have been battling the blaze since 1.30pm at Poraiti near Taradale. Regional fire commander Chris Nicholl said firefighters now had the blaze under control and it was well-contained. “We’ve […]

Houston is often known as a large sprawly city built on the back of some truly massive motorways such as the Katy Freeway which is the world’s widest road and is now up to 26 lanes wide in places – yet more congested than ever after a NZ$4.3 billion upgrade.

Press Release – Radio New Zealand Radio New Zealand launches its new multi-platform Checkpoint programme with John Campbell on RNZ National next Monday. RNZ Head of Content Carol Hirschfeld has emphasised the importance of the new programme format, the quality of its content and John Campbell’s integrity as a trusted presenter. “This is truly ground-breaking […]

Andrew Geddis blogs: Last year, somewhat to my own surprise, I became quite vocal around the issue of “aid in dying” (or, if you are trying to scare the horses, “euthanasia”/”assisted suicide”). It happened almost by accident. It certainly wasn’t an issue I had given a huge amount of thought to previously; my knee-jerk socially […]

Press Release – I Too Am Auckland I, Too, Am Auckland is a student-run initiative based on a Polynesian, Mori and wider university community collective. I, Too, Am Auckland is set to release a series of four new videos on 19 January 2016 at Waipapa Marae. This video release follows …I Too Am Auckland For […]

The Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHA) is questioning the rush to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement and says there remain too many unanswered questions; too much public unease; and a palpable lack of detailed analysis for us ...

The Guardian reports: UK Athletics wants all world records to be reset due to the sport’s doping crisis and has announced it will seek to bring in a lifetime ban for any athlete guilty of a serious drugs violation. The governing body for British athletics has published A Manifesto for Clean Athletics, which calls for […]

Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley’s summoning of social workers to help homeless teens discovered in West Auckland highlights the failure of the government’s youth policies.

The Times Higher Education’s list of the most international universities released today ranks seven New Zealand universities within the top 112 in the world. This ranking compares the world's universities to identify the ones that are best at attracting ...

The advertising world of the 1960’s comes alive in the witty, intelligent, improvised show, Admen . Watch our improvisers win important accounts and navigate social dynamics of the workplace, while everybody is trying to make partner of the firm. Sit back, ...

Pro-Life Auckland writes: I’m the President of Prolife Auckland, which is a University of Auckland club committed to advocating for the rights and personhood of unborn children. I’m aware from reading Kiwiblog that you’re personally prochoice, however I think you’ll agree that the issues around ideological capture and groupthink are much broader than that particular […]