Новости за 15.01.2016

Tika Primandari
JAKARTA (Tempo/Pacific Media Watch): Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir has denied that the Foreign Ministry has imposed a ban against foreign journalists from entering Papua to cover human rights cases.

According to Fachir, journalists can enter Papua regardless of reporting material.

"There is no ban," he said.

Tags: General Debate

Jane Kelsey accidentally shows how well the NZ negotiators did in her Herald column. Republicans whose support he needs to get the deal through Congress are demanding changes. Renegotiating the actual text would be very difficult so they are pushing for side-letters that have a similar effect, and ensuring other countries’ “implementation” plans satisfy the US, […]

Maika Bolatiki
SUVA (Fiji Sun/Pacific Media Watch): Russian arms and equipment bound for Fiji's peacekeepers have arrived in Suva.

News from NZ Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Kirton as its new General Secretary. Andrew brings to the position broad and senior experience from previous roles in the private sector and government, both here and in the UK. Andrew was head of public affairs for […]

Jan. 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose after some stability returned to global markets, though news remains scarce ahead of reporting season. Spark New Zealand, Sky Network Television, and Fletcher Building gained.

Further submissions to the Natural Character Variation to our Proposed District Plan are now being taken.

NZ dollar heads for 1.6% weekly fall as commodity prices sag, investors stay gloomy

A large vegetation fire that broke out on the outskirts of Napier this afternoon is now under control.

Canterbury Police would like to thank the members of the public who witnessed the incident outside Christchurch Casino at around 1am on New Year’s morning for coming forward.

Waikato people wanting to go smokefree this summer will have more help than ever thanks to Pinnacle Midlands Health Network.

New hope is being given to those facing potential death penalties, or lengthy jail terms, in foreign jurisdictions – particularly those lacking the means to fight charges laid against them.

Stuff reports: Will England bid goodbye to “God Save the Queen”? British lawmakers agreed on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time) to consider replacing the royalist song that serves as England’s anthem at sporting events. “God Save the Queen” is the national anthem of the United Kingdom – made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland […]

Jan. 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand wool prices were mixed at the latest weekly auctions as larger volumes during a seasonal peak offset some of the benefits of a weaker currency.

News from E tū NZ Aviation security workers will not accept cuts to their allowances and may have to take industrial action to make the boss see sense. “Our members called off industrial action back in December because it would have caused huge disruption for travellers,” says Kelvin Ellis, E tū director of organising for […]

Briefing: UK scientists to apply for license to use genome editing techniques on human embryos

Property Council reinforces its urgent call to action on the country’s desperate housing crisis as a new report names New Zealand “as the most expensive country in the world to buy property.”

Jan. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Shareholders in Bethunes Investments, formerly known as Mowbray Collectables, have agreed to sell its Webb's auction house for $800,000 to Australia's Mossgreen.

Plague Vendor 's new album BLOODSWEAT is the band's most powerful and menacing work, and a record that cements the band as the purveyors of dark post-punk in the current scene. The band's sophomore record arrives March 25 via Epitaph.

While the answers to this question are largely sell-evident, it’s great that NZTA have recently released a summary of their view: Benefits of Investing in Cycling in New Zealand.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Crafoord Prize in Astronomy 2016 to Roy Kerr, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and Roger Blandford, Stanford University, CA, USA, “for fundamental work concerning ...

I, Too, Am Auckland is a student-run initiative based on a Polynesian, Māori 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 ...

Radio New Zealand launches its new multi-platform Checkpoint programme with John Campbell on RNZ National next Monday 18th January.

A big new motorcycle event has been added to the calendar, with the inaugural ‘Shiny Side Up Bike Fest’ on the 21st February at the Kapiti Coast’s Southward Car Museum. An impressive line up of personalities from the motorcycle world will be in attendance ...

Scientists and equipment from four countries have converged on the Whataroa Valley in South Westland this week to build an image of the Alpine Fault beneath the 900m-deep borehole that was drilled there in late 2014.