Новости за 22.02.2016

Expect more talented young sports people achieving international success in future years following a boost in funding to Sport Hawke’s Bay’s Talented Athlete Development Programme.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show MidCentral DHB is making good progress. “These results are a credit to the health professionals in MidCentral DHB,” says Dr Coleman. “The health targets are not just about numbers ...

ECan legislation an affront to democracy The Government’s ECan Legislation is an affront to Cantabrians and continues to deny them a democratically elected regional council, says Labour’s Canterbury Spokesperson Megan Woods. “There is simply ...

A team of scientists from New Zealand, the United States, Italy, and Germany has determined that Antarctica’s large land-based ice sheets may be more vulnerable to increasing global temperatures than previously thought.

News from NZ Government Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the latest health target results show Capital & Coast DHB is making good progress. “These results are a credit to the health professionals in Capital & Coast DHB,” says Dr Coleman. “The health targets are not just about numbers – they are about delivering better faster […]

Come One Come All ACT’s 2016 conference is finally upon us. It’s taking place this Saturday in Orakei and is filling up but not full yet. The range of speakers is outstanding. Please register here: http://www.act.org.nz/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=196

At the outset, let me say this is not a post that says the polls are wrong, nor that the left are where they want to be. 
But the analysis of the polls this week has been poor.
Primarily, there’s been the claim that National’s high 40s ratings show the TPP protests and/or Labour’s tertiary policy launch have had no impact. That claim is wrong, both because an overall poll rating doesn’t say anything in particular about single events, and more importantly because the government has actually lost almost 2% support over the summer break. Читать дальше...

Nominations are now open for the 2016 MMF Music Managers Awards! The MMF Music Managers Awards celebrate the behind the scenes superstars of the New Zealand music industry. The managers who help some of New Zealand’s favourite artists and bands achieve ...

Press Release – Venture Up Thirty-eight of New Zealand’s brightest young entrepreneurs brought their A game to the capital last week, pitching the eight businesses they have spent the last 6 weeks building, validating and pivoting with the support of Wellington’s startup ecosystem. Venture Up, New Zealand’s leading youth entrepreneurship accelerator, hosted the Showcase at […]

Auckland mayoral candidate and tech specialist addressing NZTech Women’s Forum tomorrow February 23, 2016 As more New Zealand women are thriving in New Zealand’s fastest growing industry, technology, a NZTech event for women at Spark in Auckland ...

Stuff reports: A man has been charged with assault after allegedly pouring a “brown substance” over Brownlee. The encounter happened shortly after the ceremony at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens finished about 1.30pm. Security staff grabbed the man who poured the substance and pushed him away from Brownlee, before he disappeared into the crowd. Police said a […]

News from WCC The man behind the success of the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) and a couple who have made a huge contribution to their community will tomorrow get Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Awards (APWs). Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will present the awards to Bill Gosden MNZM, and to Robin and John White at the […]

BusinessDesk report by Jonathan Underhill Kirkcaldie & Stains, the cashed-up former department store operator, says its residual value is expected to be $3.18-to-3.67 a share once it has completed a court-approved return of capital to shareholders and cancelled four out of every five shares on issue. The company gave the estimate before its annual meeting […]

“The penny ought to drop that what we should be doing is cutting spending and that’s what the Treasurer has said for some weeks now and on this point, he’s actually right.” – Paul Keating, Former Labor Prime Minister, 04/02/16 The quote of the week is brought to you by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. To support […]

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Letter and cartoon copied from NBR. I know several of the tenants in Solnet House and I suspect would indeed be happy to vacate their offices to allow for the 5,000 metre high statue of Gareth. I also especially enjoyed the economic impact analysis of the proposal, as it seem more robust than most similar […]

The first full AT board meeting for the year is today and as usual I’ve trawled though the reports to find the things I find interesting – there may be stuff I haven’t covered that you find interesting so if you do, post it in the comments.

News from NZ Police Two men and two women appeared in the Taihape District Court yesterday on a total of 30 charges related to drug dealing and one charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. The charges arose as the result of search warrants executed by Police in Taihape on 11 February. Taihape Police had […]

Article – BusinessDesk Feb. 23 (BusinessDesk) – Tower, the New Zealand general insurer, says its maximum exposure to Cyclone Winston in Fiji is $7.2 million, but that it will take a number of days to assess the damage. Tower puts maximum bill for Winston in Fiji at $7.2 mln By Edwin Mitson Feb. 23 (BusinessDesk) […]

Press Release – UNICEF SUVA, 23 February 2016 Less than 36 hours after Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji, UNICEF Pacific has begun assisting those most affected, in partnership with the Government of Fiji. UNICEF today began to distribute pre-positioned emergency supplies in Fiji, …UNICEF Pacific urgently responding to Government appeal and needs of children after worst […]

Press Release – European Union Following the announcement of the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Mr. Christos Stylianides, the European Union has deployed an emergency assessment expert in Fiji to help assess the damage caused by tropical cyclone Winston …Date: 23/02/2016 EU Emergency Assessment Expert Arrives in Fiji Following the announcement of […]

Press Release – Oxfam Access to clean water and sanitation will be one of the greatest needs in Fijis Tropical Cyclone Winston response, and must be prioritised, Oxfam said today. Water high priority in Cyclone Winston response Access to clean water and sanitation will be one of the greatest needs in Fiji’s Tropical Cyclone Winston […]

Article – Save The Children The night Cyclone Winston barrelled through Fiji was one of the worst experiences of my life. It was difficult to sleep with roaring winds outside and trees falling. The Night Cyclone Winston Barrelled through Fiji By Iris Low- McKenzie The night Cyclone Winston barrelled through Fiji was one of the […]

Press Release – Dimension Data New Zealand, 23 February 2016 Victim Support has employed a new Contact Centre system to help it meet the growing demand for services. Victim Support is an independent incorporated society in New Zealand that provides free 24/7 community response to …Victim Support Turns to Technology to Help Those in Need […]

Press Release – Auckland Council Mayor Len Brown has expressed his condolences to the people of Fiji and Tonga in the wake of Cyclone Winston and has activated the Mayoral Fund for the Pacific on the advice of the funds advisory committee. Media release 23 February 2016 Mayoral Fund poised to assist after Cyclone Winston […]