Новости за 17.01.2016

NZ Skin Cancer Doctor And Writer Guest at World’s Largest Literature Fesitival in Jaipur

The snacking habits of the now-extinct Moa may have influenced the way certain plant species evolved, according to new research from Victoria University of Wellington.

In 2016, one doesn’t have to be Adolf Eichmann to be executed in Israel – it’s enough to be a teenage Palestinian girl with scissors, writes Hareetz columnist Gideon Levy.

Sol3 Mio announced today that they are adding second shows for both Tauranga and Whangarei on their “On Another Note” album tour.

Drawing fish is a lot harder than you might think, explains NIWA’s scientific illustrator.

Pacific Scoop: Report – By  Tika Primandari in Jakarta 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. Fachir said […]

The family of late Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales have made a heartfelt appeal to the New Zealand public to make submissions to the Health Select Committee inquiry into assisted dying in New Zealand. Submissions close in two weeks, on February 1.

National is making the skills shortage worse with their moves to restrict access to tertiary education, Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. “Steven Joyce is turning a deaf ear to industry leaders who are crying out for ...

Duty Minister Nikki Kaye has welcomed the next stage in the historic nuclear deal between Iran, the Five Permanent (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council, and Germany.

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Next week John Key is expected to announce the government’s support for starting the main works of the City Rail Link in 2018, at least two years ahead of what he said in 2013. He is expected to announce this at a luncheon being held by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and it’s expected the announcement [...]

Stats NZ reports: In the year to December 2015 food prices decreased 1.3 percent, influenced by lower prices for grocery foods, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest annual fall since July 2012. Grocery food prices decreased 3.0 percent over the year, led by lower prices for some dairy products, and for breads and […]

Press Release – New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal Upper Hutt City Council spent more than $160,000 of ratepayers’ money on subsidies to eleven businesses, including hairdressers, retailers, fast food joints and a contracting firm. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: “Back in June we slammed Upper Hutt City Council for […]

Press Release – Massey University Massey University’s Sleep/Wake Research Centre in Wellington is now providing group treatment for people with insomnia – a first in New Zealand. Insomnia is a common problem, with about 30 per cent of Kiwis reporting they regularly have difficulty falling asleep and 25 per cent affected by long-term insomnia. Now […]

Press Release – PORSE More demand for nannies has New Zealand’s largest in-home childcare provider Porse launching a major recruitment drive for 100 new internships. Porse Education and Training General Manager Erin Maloney says the company will expand its popular 20-week nanny internship training programme to meet a nationwide demand from parents. The company is […]

News from Office of the Clerk A World War One commemoration ceremony is being held by parliamentary staff from New Zealand and Australia on Wednesday morning in Wellington. In association with the New Zealand Defence Force, the wreath laying ceremony remembers the people from the New Zealand and Australian parliaments that served in World War […]

Press Release – UNITEC On her first day working with an internationally regarded whale biologist, Unitec biodiversity management student Abigail Robinson helped piece together the shattered skull of an infant beaked whale. 1:20 PM (36 minutes ago) / Whale watching: Oceania experience highlights work to do On her first day working with an internationally regarded […]

Press Release – United Nations Development Fund for Women Apia, 19th of January As part of the Increasing Political Participation of Women in Samoa (IPPWS) Programme, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women in partnership with the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (OCLA), …Practice Parliament for Women Who Want to […]

Press Release – Cook Islands Tourism New Zealand Tropical Cyclone Victor appears to be sidestepping Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, meaning it is business as usual for the tourism industry. Graeme West, General Manager of the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation in New Zealand, said that …18 January 2016 Tropical Cyclone Victor sidestepping Cook […]

The last 90 minutes of the flight gives you amazing views of Antarctica and the sheet ice. These photos are through a small window so don’t capture the actual panoramic view, but may give an idea. We landed dead on schedule, and the rear door opens up to give us our first view of Antarctica from the […]

Richard Harman writes at Politik: Chris Bishop came into Parliament as a National list MP in 2014 with what you might call form. … In other words he had precisely the sort of CV that cynics around Parliament believe means its owner is inevitably headed for a fall. But it hasn’t happened. Instead he has […]

Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Terrorist Attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso The Secretary-General condemns the heinous terrorist attacks carried out on 15 January in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which resulted in ...

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action The Secretary-General welcomes the achievement of Implementation Day under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ...

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Iran The Secretary-General welcomes reports of the release of a number of Americans who had been detained in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, ...

All packed for the flight. The green bag is carry on luggage. The black bag is all the Antarctica NZ gear. The suitcase is all my other clothes, and the boots you put on once ready to board. Headed over to the International Antarctic Centre. Got checked by the US Centre for Disease Control that I don’t have […]