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New Zealanders around the country are being forced to watch their rivers run dry or become toxic as freshwater legislation fails to protect rivers and lakes. Choose Clean Water campaigners say that those who speak up for keeping freshwater clean ...

The 12th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey is a reminder of how little resolve the Government has applied to fixing a dysfunctional housing market.

Dunedin (Monday, 25 January 2016) – The Dunedin City Council wants to know what the community thinks about proposed changes to three of the city’s bylaws – the Dog Control Bylaw, the Keeping of Animal (Excluding Dogs) and Birds Bylaw and the ...

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PORT VILA (The Diplomat/Pacific Media Watch): ANALYSIS: Of Vanuatu’s 270,000 people, an estimated 200,000 turned up to vote in last Friday's snap parliamentary elections.

Pacific Scoop: Report – By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila For the first time in Vanuatu’s political history since 1980, three Kalsakau brothers from the same parents hailing from Ifira, Efate, have been elected MPs, according to provisional results. The unofficial results from Friday’s snap elections indicated the three brothers – Ephraim Kasakau, Ishmael Kalsakau […]

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance says Auckland Council needs to take its share of the blame for the city having the fifth least affordable housing in the world. Responding to the Demographia survey, released today, Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, ...

US-based digital director at the Solutions Project and until recently director of community engagement at the Story of Stuff, Allison Cook will bring an international flavour and expertise in online education to the 2016 New Zealand Association for ...

An international research team, working in collaboration with the Department of Conservation (DOC), has begun work on an extended survey to learn more about blue whales feeding in the South Taranaki Bight off the Taranaki coast. The research covers ...

Lori Wallach & political panel: “TPPA: Don’t sign” - Auckland Town Hall, 7pm Tues 26 Jan

Changes announced last year to discourage people from refusing reasonable social housing offers come into effect from today. “Too many people have been refusing offers of social housing properties without a good reason and this is delaying others ...

Stuff writes about Brad: This is the situation facing 33-year-old Brad, who did not want to reveal his last name due to the distress it may cause himself and his family. Brad said he left New Zealand for Melbourne in 2007 due to a lack of employment opportunities, after gaining a Bachelor of Arts with […]

24 January 2016 Not one more acre of confiscations The Green Party launched a petition at Rātana today in support of its Members’ Bill to stop the compulsory acquisition of whenua Māori under the Public Works Act.

Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment 25 January 2016 Media Statement More students completing qualifications in STEM subjects

Internationally renowned economists and authors Robert Reich and Guy Standing will be the keynote speakers at Labour’s Future of Work Conference in Auckland in March

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“The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away.”  – John S. Coleman The quote of the week is brought to you by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. To support the Union’s campaign for lower taxes and less government waste, click here. Tags: Quote of the week, Taxpayers' Union

Auckland Transport normally releases their monthly patronage data at their board meetings but as the first one for 2016 isn’t till February they’ve kindly provided me the results for December.

The 1st poll of 2016 saw Labour at 27.5%. This is after we hear what a great year Labour had last year from the media. The graph above shows Labour in the Roy Morgan poll since they started in 2005. It is no surprise that they are lower than when they were in Government but they […]

Article – Lyndon Hood Other commitments mean Prime Minister John Key’s first post-cabinet press conference for the year would be a short one. Before explaining this, Key showed willing by rattling through his summary of Cabinet discussions mostly a list of things the … PM’s Press Conference 26/1/16: TPP, Waitangi, Return of the Saudi Sheep […]

Press Release – Local Government NZ Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ’s) new #Vote16NZ campaign encourages more Kiwis to get involved in the Local Authority Elections this October. Local Authority Election turnout has been declining in many areas of New Zealand since the 1980s. LGNZ’s ten-month #Vote16NZ campaign, running until the 8 October polling date, aims […]

Press Release – Sovereign Tri Series Netball icon and former Silver Ferns shooter Irene van Dyk has signed up for the fifth Sovereign Tri Series event of the summer – the Wellington Triathlon at Waitangi Park on this Saturday the 30th of January. It will be van Dyk’s first triathlon and she’ll be taking part […]

Press Release – The Pioneer Steve Gurneys done it all well very nearly all. Hes been a professional multisport and triathlon athlete, competing in events all around the world. Hes been poisoned by bat dung while racing in Borneo jungles and nearly died, and of …Gurney Finds a New Challenge in Ride Across the Alps […]

Press Release – Wearable Arts Gisella Carr has been appointed Chief Executive of World of WearableArt (WOW) and will be joining the company at the beginning of February.WOW Appoints New Chief Executive Gisella Carr has been appointed Chief Executive of World of WearableArt (WOW) and will be joining the company at the beginning of February. […]

Press Release – Bach Musica Love songs and classical highlights by Mozart, Bizet, Puccini, Tchaikowsky, Lehar, Lloyd Webber and moreValentine’s Concert Love songs and classical highlights by Mozart, Bizet, Puccini, Tchaikowsky, Lehar, Lloyd Webber and more Sunday, 14 February, 5pm, Town Hall Highlights include the famous ‘Nessun Dorma’, ‘Core N’grato’, excerpts from Carmen and The […]

Press Release – P3 Foundation P3 Foundation, New Zealands youth movement against extreme poverty, has this week hired lawyer and charity director David Tong as Chief Executive Officer.David Tong to Lead P3 Foundation P3 Foundation, New Zealand’s youth movement against extreme poverty, has this week hired lawyer and charity director David Tong as Chief Executive […]