Новости за 28.01.2016

Tecfidera® (Dimethyl Fumarate) Funded in New Zealand as a New Treatment for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis From February 2016 New Zealand multiple sclerosis (MS) patients will soon have affordable access to an additional option for the treatment of relapsing ...

Trialling whether data from a wearable sports monitor could predict a patients’ decline and assessing a new crisis mental health service were two of the research projects tackled by this year’s University of Otago, Christchurch’s Summer Students

The National Government must listen to the widespread opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) if it is to retain credibility with Māori, says Labour’s Maori Development spokesperson Kelvin Davis.

Stuff reports: A new book claims Scott Watson had an accomplice when he killed Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.  Author Ian Wishart says his book, Elementary, includes previously unseen police evidence and the witness account of a boy who was eight years old at the time that disprove Watson’s claims he is innocent. Smart, 21, […]

The government and Fonterra have their heads buried in the sand with subsidised European and American farmers stealing our market share.

The sale of iconic Mt Cook high country station presents a wonderful opportunity for the government to unlock more of Mt Cook National Park, home of New Zealand’s highest peak.

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Radio NZ report: Former Labour deputy prime minister Bob Tizard has died. He was 91. Mr Tizard was a Member of Parliament for 31 years and served under six Labour prime ministers. He held several cabinet portfolios and was deputy prime minister to Bill Rowling. He was one of Labour’s most effective MPs, aggressive, well-briefed, […]

Public transport fares are often a contentious issue. Too high and they can put people off, too low and it may increase the subsides needed or you may need to cut services. So it’s interesting to think about fares in the current climate we have in Auckland. We know from the last AT board meeting that [...]

Al Qassam Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of Hamas movement, announced that seven members were martyred in tunnel collapse on Thursday east of Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Brigades identified its members as Ghazwan Ash-Shubaki, Waseem Hassouna, Nidal Oda, Kamal Basal, Jaafar Hamada, Thabet Ar-Rifi, Ezzedeen Qasem, all of them are from Gaza City. […]

Press Release – University of Canterbury Syracuse University Earth sciences professors Suzanne Baldwin and Paul Fitzgerald will be teaching and researching in Christchurch for the next three months, where there is a great awareness of the active role that geology and tectonics plays …New York professors to teach geology, tectonics at Canterbury Syracuse University Earth […]

Press Release – Senate SHJ In the countdown to this weekend’s HSBC Wellington Sevens, former All Black Christian Cullen believes his country has a chance to achieve an unprecedented sweep of global rugby silverware. The current Rugby World Cup 2015 and Rugby World Cup Sevens holders have a chance to add HSBC World Rugby Sevens […]

Press Release – Senate SHJ Wellington, Friday 29 January, 2016 In the countdown to this weekends HSBC Wellington Sevens, former All Black Christian Cullen believes his country has a chance to achieve an unprecedented sweep of global rugby silverware.‘2016 Could Be the Year of the First Ever Global Rugby Grand Slam’ Says Former All Black […]

Press Release – Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health has extended its Pacific travel advice around the ZIka virus to include Tonga as well as Samoa as an area of active transmission.Zika Update The Ministry of Health has extended its Pacific travel advice around the ZIka virus to include Tonga as well as Samoa […]

Press Release – National Council of Women Kia ora koutou, welcome to On Balance – the National Council of Women of New Zealand’s weekly round-up of gender equality news, research and events. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested and let them know they can subscribe here .29 January 2016 Kia ora […]

‘News that police have been visiting opponents of the TPPA ahead of next week’s signing is the latest step in an orchestrated move by the Prime Minister to try to redefine the signing of the hugely unpopular Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ...

Every Labour Leader from the 23 years of 1990 to 2013 supports the TPP. Andrew Little is trying to dictate the union position of opposition and may have to sack his own foreign affairs spokesperson according to the Herald: Labour MP David Shearer is set to be censured for breaking the Labour line on the […]

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AUCKLAND (AUT/AsiaPacificReport/Pacific Media Watch): AUT’s Pacific Media Centre and Evening Report editor Selwyn Manning have teamed up to launch Asia Pacific Report, a news website that will provide a fresh ‘Pacific’ voice to bolster Asia Pacific news and analysis in New Zealand.

Visualizing Palestine It was reported in the past week that Palestinian Authority (PA) paramilitary police have acted in coordination with Israeli authorities to arrest around 100 Palestinians since October. This won’t come as a surprise to seasoned Palestinian commentators, many of whom have long criticised “security coordination” as a means of securing Israel’s occupation at […]

A thought… Although modern digital technology sometimes feels expensive, by historic standards it is anything but. When I began writing about computers in the 1980s a business microcomputer cost close to the annual average take home salary. In the 1990s most workers would need to toil for months to buy a basic PC. According to […]

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed as market prepares for earnings; Z, MetroGlass rise while Nuplex falls

Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell as the Reserve Bank adopted a bias towards lower interest rates with cheap fuel keeping a lid on inflation and Fonterra Cooperative Group reducing its forecast payout to farmers on dismal dairy ...

Triathlon Features in Action-Packed Wellington Weekend Wellington comes alive this weekend, with sporting events taking place right around the Capital, including the hosting of the fifth round of the Sovereign Tri Series, an event that includes National ...

Queenstown Lakes District Council is carrying out a mowing trial at several of its reserves, to seek out ways of reducing the cost of maintaining reserves by altering levels of service. The trial involves adjusting the mowing frequency of six reserves ...

In line with key technological advances, brand development and the ability to leverage extensive global networks, the Charles Parsons Group has brought the Line 7 Marine brand’s licence back into its fold.