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Inkster And Winn Keep Targa Record Intact Local heroes Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn have kept their Targa record intact with another dominant victory, this time in the two-day Targa Bambina event at Pukekohe. The defending and now two-time ...

The Central Pulse took another step up in their preparation with a hard-fought 71-70 win in the pre-season ANZ Championship netball outing against SKYCITY Mystics in New Plymouth on Sunday.

Diving accident - update Police divers have this afternoon recovered the bodies of two men following a diving accident off Great Barrier Island.

Domestic Incident Kennedy Bay. Police attended an address in Kennedy Bay earlier today after being advised of a domestic incident during which a firearm may have been involved. Police have spoken to the residents of the address and have accounted ...

Dr Sushil K Sharma
SUVA (The Fiji Times/Pacific Media Watch):  The term "Hurricane Winston" can be used instead of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston for brevity similar to the common references in the past, for example, Hurricane Bebe in 1972. For one thing the term "Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston" is a mouthful and too long for people in the media and the general public to use on a day-to-day basis.

Following the balcony collapse at approximately 7.45pm on Friday night on Castle Street Dunedin, one patient remains in Dunedin Hospital in a stable condition. The other patient was transferred to Christchurch Hospital. Southern DHB Chief Executive, ...

One week short of six years ago, Rob O'Neill published a story for Computerworld revealing the background to the Auckland Transition Agency's decision to apply a "veneer" to the integration of the IT systems the constituent councils of the imminent Auckland supercity.
O'Neill focused on responses to a memo from the government-appointed ATA's "stream leader of business processes and systems", Mike Foley, on the viability of commissioning the quick-fix without a conventional public tender process. Читать дальше...

Mayor outlines need to address community safety issues Dunedin (Sunday, 6 March, 2016) Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has announced the Dunedin City Council will take a lead in addressing the issues highlighted by the collapse of the balcony on Castle ...

NZDF Delivers Essential Farming Supplies to Stricken Fijian Islands New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) NH90 helicopters are delivering sacks of seeds, seedlings and plant cuttings to three outlying islands as Fijian communities start the long task ...

Wanaka: Visitors to the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow practice day on Good Friday are in for a couple of extra treats this Easter. The United States and Australian Airforces have confirmed they will both be arriving in Wanaka in time ...

An unmissable summer’s day out on Waiheke Island, taste boutique Waiheke wines and artisan food in one location, while basking in the sounds of some top live music.

Local crew defends Under 14 Surf Life Saving Championship title Omanu Surf Life Saving Club (Omanu SLSC) from the Bay of Plenty, have successfully defended their Under 14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championship title after fighting off stiff ...

6 March 2016 Minister seeks report on Dunedin balcony collapse The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been asked by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith to investigate and prepare a report on the collapse of a balcony at a Castle ...

The Telegraph reports: Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is advising the Labour party on the economy, Jeremy Corbyn has revealed. The controversial ex-minister, who was forced to resign after his country plunged into a debt crisis, has met with shadow chancellor John McDonnell, the Labour party leader said. Oh this is too good to […]

A boat that set a world speed record in 1968 was back on the water to take the top prize at this year’s NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show, held at Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park over the weekend. (March 5 and 6 2016). Around 120 ...

Art from the Heart Artist Talks and Demonstrations Week Ending Sunday 13 March Wednesday 9 March Maria Bozina (Painter) 12 pm - 1 pm Maria's paintings in oil on wood are full of mystery and imagination. She will demonstrate and talk about her process, ...

Stuff reports: Doctors did not check patients’ driving licences “because we don’t consider it informed consent. The family should be asked irrespective of what’s on the driver’s licence”. This was despite research from Australia showing knowledge of a deceased family member’s preference to donate drastically increased the chance of their family providing consent. This is appalling […]

If current polls are to be believed, this month the flag referendum will fail as more than 60% of voters reject the Kyle Lockwood design in favour of the current flag.
This news won’t be welcome with Prime Minister John Key, who has been a passionate advocate for change, and for the Lockwood design in particular.
In advance of that defeat, Key and his proxies have been casting around for anyone to blame, and anything to distract people.
Which brings me to the tragic case of Matthew Owen Hooton... Читать дальше...

by Lindsay Shelton After eleven months with free admission, Peter Jackson’s Great War Exhibition in the old Dominion Museum building has decided it needs to charge an entry fee. Chair Fran Wilde announced last week that it’ll now cost $15 to visit the exhibition, income which is needed because sponsorship hasn’t been found, though there’ve […]

Tags: General Debate

Some interesting aspects to Matthew Hooton’s speech to the ACT Conference. This speech is about the complex relationship, that I think most of us in this room have, with John Key – and how Act might manage it better to your advantage in the future. The relationship is complex because, on one hand, John Key […]

Last week, urban designer lecturers Dushko Bogunovich and Matthew Bradbury published an article on their vision for transforming Auckland into a “linear city”:

Press Release – MetService Most of the country has enjoyed an unseasonably warm weekend, with Canterbury getting into the thirties. This is set to change in the latter half of next week, as a strong cold southerly change sweeps northwards. The warm temperatures continue through to the start of next week for the North Island […]

Press Release – Wellington Sculpture Trust On Wednesday the Wellington Sculpture Trust, in association with the Wellington City Council, is holding Wellington’s second version of PARK(ing) Day. Providing temporary public open spaces one parking spot at a time. The Wellington Sculpture Trust called for expressions of interest to take over a parking space for a […]

BusinessDesk report by Tina Morrison Landcorp Farming, the state-owned farmer, has confirmed it will scale back the conversion of former forestry land to dairy farming on leased land at the Wairakei Estate north of Taupo following a slump in milk prices and concern about the environmental impact. New Zealand’s largest corporate farmer “will significantly reduce […]