Новости за 08.03.2016

Counties Manukau Police annual Pay Parade and Awards Ceremony is taking place this Friday (11 March) in Otahuhu.

Nelson Bays Police say outlaw motorcycle gang members coming to Nelson this weekend for the Hell’s Angels poker run will be closely monitored to ensure they abide by the law.

In an environment where we constantly hear about retailers fighting tooth and nail to retain car parking at the expense of pedestrians (I’m especially looking at you High St retailers), it’s refreshing to see the opposite about to occur in Mission Bay.

The United Nations is celebrating the International Women’s Day on 8th March, The theme for this year is ”Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality” The government is supporting this campaign for gender equality with a breakfast at ...

Auckland is set to once again remind visitors why ‘The Show Never Stops’, with a bumper line up of arts and culture events taking place across the city this autumn. Auckland’s arts and culture scene thrives all year round, but with such a concentrated ...

Palestine Soldarity Network 08.03.16 Janfrie Wakim, a spokesperson for the Palestine Solidarity Network says the government is failing in its international human rights obligations by signing a film production cooperation agreement with Israel. The Minister ...

Improvements are being made to the system that helps prevent bridge strikes on Auckland’s motorway network and the current system won’t be operating during the upgrade. The NZ Transport Agency is upgrading and relocating the Over Height Detection System, ...

Public Appeal for Revolutionary New Wheelchair The inventor and manufacturer of a revolutionary new wheelchair is today launching a public appeal to develop it further and build 10 prototypes. Kevin Halsall’s Ogo wheelchair was a finalist at the New ...

The Women’s Self Defence Network Wāhine Toa supports the recommendations of the Law Commission to enable a stronger criminal justice response to strangulation, and to recognise strangulation as a particular and significant form of violence

Family First NZ is rejecting calls for adoption laws to be overhauled, labeling the calls flawed and unnecessary, and says that the current Act is focused on appropriate protections and the long-term welfare and rights of children.

AUCKLAND, 9 March 2016 - Donald Trump has made an appearance in Auckland today via a new Easter billboard outside a Remuera church.

Hon Minister Paul Goldsmith Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 9 March 2016 New product recalls website welcomed

Tena kouto. I am very glad to welcome you all to New Zealand, and particularly to Wellington, our capital.

Bill English has admitted the dairy industry is in the Reserve Bank’s severe scenario which could lead to almost half of dairy farmers defaulting on their loans, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson.

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SUVA (Niuswire Fiji/Pacific Media Watch): Digicel Fiji has been given three licenses for 12 years to fully operate Sky Pacific, six months after formally acquiring the pay television station from previous owners Fiji Television Limited.

Stuff reports: Prime Minister John Key says he has been burgled three or four times in his life, including once when he “screamed” after confronting an intruder.  Perhaps the most embarrassing was when his wife Bronagh’s birthday present – a pink Honda City – was stolen when they lived in Wellington.  His comments came as Police have defended their efforts […]

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March 9 (BusinessDesk) - Equities on both sides of the Atlantic moved lower after worse-than-expected trade data renewed concerns about China’s economy.

Stuff reports: New Zealand could add more than $16 billion to the economy by lifting its female employment rate to match that of Sweden. New Zealand has been ranked fourth in PwC’s Women in Work Index, coming in behind Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The report, based on data from 2014, highlights the potential gains for businesses and economies […]

The other month, Patrick wrote an interesting post digging into the traffic modelling on the Additional Waitemata Harbour Crossing (AWHC). One of the key questions for the AWHC has always been: Where will all the traffic go? Even if six more lanes are built across the harbour at a cost of $4-6 billion, Spaghetti Junction [...]

Press Release – Pead PR Fancy dining out on dishes prepared by five of Aucklands top chefs for only $20? Even better, your $20 goes to support Fijis cyclone relief.Charity on the menu in Fiji fundraiser Fancy dining out on dishes prepared by five of Auckland’s top chefs – for only $20? Even better, your […]

Press Release – Scenic Hotel Group New Zealand owned and operated Scenic Hotel Group welcomes new entrant Lotus Hospitality into the market as the new owner of Heartland Hotel Auckland Airport, managed by Scenic Hotel Group.Ownership change but Scenic Hotel Group retain Management New Zealand owned and operated Scenic Hotel Group welcomes new entrant Lotus […]

Press Release – Yachting New Zealand Wellington’s Josh Junior has jumped to 2nd overall after day two of the 2016 Finn European Championships in Barcelona, Spain. The massive fleet of Olympic heavy-weight dinghy campaigners, featuring two of the NZL Sailing Team who are in the build-up to Rio 2016, have sailed two races and have […]

Press Release – NZ Police Hutt Valley Police have arrested a 52 year old man in relation to an incident involving two young girls on their way to school in Lower Hutt. The man has been charged with assaulting a child and will appear in the Hutt Valley District Court on Tuesday. He has been […]

News from NZ Police A member of the public contacted Wellington District Police last Thursday with video footage of an impatient driver travelling up the wrong side of the road and then the wrong way round a roundabout at a busy Lower Hutt intersection. Traffic was backed up due to an earlier vehicle incident. The […]