Новости за 23.01.2016

Starting out the Sunday Reading with a cautionary tale from Canada where the commodity boom has quickly faded. The Loonie a “global laughingstock” is now down to US$.71 and in Calgary experts estimate a 16.3 per cent commercial vacancy rate, the highest in nearly a quarter-century.  Jason Markusoff, “The death of the Alberta dream” Maclean’s.

Stuff reports: Poverty activist and former Green Party MP Sue Bradford is in the running to become our next Children’s Commissioner. No she isn’t. Applying for a job doesn’t mean you are in the running. If I applied to be UN Secretary-General, that doesn’t mean I’m in the running. To be in the running you need […]

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Joshua Lafoai and Harold Obed of Loop Vanuatu
PORT VILA (Loop Vanuatu/Pacific Media Watch): Voting in Vanuatu’s snap election has ended and last night unofficial results were showing several veteran politicians and ministers may have lost their seats.

Polling officials at stations throughout the archipelago confirmed encountering few or no issues since opening their doors at 7.30am and closing at 4.30pm.

The Waikato Police Search and Rescue squad are coordinating the rescue of a man who injured ankle while tramping in the Kauerenga valley near Thames. Ambulance were notified of th einjury just before 7pm.

Police, Coastguard and Surf Lifesavers are searching the area around Moturiki Isalnd at Mount Maunganui for a teenaged boy missing in the sea. The boy, who was sitting on rocks with friends was washed into the sea by a large wave at about 7pm and was ...

Maldives…January 23, 2016—Recent developments from the Maldives of the new Hulhumalé Yacht Marina has been reported by the director of Asia Pacific Superyachts Maldives, Mohamed Hameed. The agency works closely with arriving superyachts and is closely ...

Christchurch Triathlete Andrea Hewitt is training at her customary intensity which she built with the late Laurent Vidal and has confirmed the change of her coaching and support team in the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Games. Hewitt has confirmed Chris ...

Those looking to participate in the inaugural Proud to Play sports tournament to be held in Auckland this February need to register before January 31.

It’s been a busy time for MPI and AQ staff since they swung in to action following the find of a single male Tau fly on Thursday afternoon (21 January).

Kiwis On Board are the latest voice in the local refugee campaign calling for the government to at least Double our Refugee Quota.

Two people have serious injuries after a motorcycle lost control and crashed on State Highway 1 near Perry Road, Warkworth. The crash happened at about 12:20pm and one of the victims has been taken to hospital by helicopter. The road is closed while ...

The Māori Party supports the call by the New Zealand Law Society for an inquiry in to why more people are representing themselves in Court.

CDF Visiting Defence Force Support Operation in Antarctica The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, arrived in Antarctica last night for a visit that will include meeting New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel providing logistical ...

“The reintegration of women and children essential to the path towards lasting peace” – UN experts

The Economist Events’ Nigeria Summit to take place on March 7th and 8th 2016 Global leaders in business, government, academia and civil society to speak at The Economist Events’ Nigeria Summit 2016

ITF inspectors, along with dockers’ and seafarers’ union members, will check pay and working conditions on board vessels as part of the first East Asian maritime action week of 2016. The action week will be held from 25 to 29 January across ports ...

The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the remote South Waikato area of Tangarakau (approximately 65 km North of New Plymouth) at 10pm on Fridayevening.

Turkey: Workers Killed and Arbitrary Detained by Turkish Security Forces Brussels, 22th January 2016 (ITUC Online): The ITUC has strongly condemned the killing of workers and citizens by Turkish security forces. Security forces surrounded several towns ...

We are concerned by recent developments in Malawi, where the spokesperson of one of the country’s main political parties recently described gay and lesbian people as “worse than dogs” and called for them to be killed.

UN experts urge Pakistan to halt forced evictions and demolitions for new metro line in Lahore

“It is now imperative to pursue criminal accountability of the DPRK leadership” – UN Special Rapporteur

The Hateful Eight Shoots to Top at the New Zealand Box Office “The Hateful Eight is a leisurely, articulate and strangely funny descent into hell. It's pure cinematic gravy, and I loved every second of it.” – Dominic Corry, Flicks.co.nz , 5 stars ...

Peppers Docklands has opened its doors this week, heralding the arrival of the Peppers name in the Melbourne CBD. The opening reflects the continued expansion and evolution of one of Australia’s most trusted hotel brands, which today delivers contemporary, ...

Another Fly in the Biosecurity Ointment Almost a year after fruit fly were found in Grey Lynn, confirmation of Tau Fly in South Auckland shows how porous our biosecurity is. “Manurewa, like Grey Lynn, are not the epicentres of New Zealand horticulture ...