Новости за 10.03.2016

Queen problems biggest bee health issue survey shows New Zealand honey bee population is growing, with queen problems at the heart of bee health issues, demonstrates first of its kind survey. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the beekeeping ...

New research has led to a warning from a leading Antarctic expert that the world is on track for massive sea level rises resulting from the melting of an ice sheet.

Voting packs for the second referendum on the New Zealand flag should now be in the hands of all enrolled voters nationwide.

French ensemble Les Talens Lyriques Performs in Wellington on Debut New Zealand Tour in April • Featuring internationally acclaimed harpsichordist Christophe Rousset

Horror-thriller Before the Darkness , from Kiwi-American producer Wendy Benge and New Zealand writer-director Alex Galvin, begins production in Wellington on 12 March.

What do iwi think about the proposed removal of the Union Flag - which is a symbol of the link to the Crown - from the national flag? Could that be a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi? There has been no consultation with Maori.

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PORT VILA (Vanuatu Daily Digest/Pacific Media Watch):  Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas has terminated the board of the national broadcaster Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation after meeting with the previous board to hear its reasons for the long delay in re-establishing the VBTC’s transmitter network. 

Johnety Jerety from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is now chairman of the board.

Major New Zealand grandparent caregiver survey launches online A major survey of full-time grandparent and whanau caregivers was launched online this week by Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ (GRG).

Forest & Bird is calling on Bathurst Resources Limited to surrender their access rights and resource consents for coal mining on the high value conservation land of the Denniston Plateau, after the announcement today that the mine will close in ...

Radio NZ reports: Last year, the High Court ruled the ban inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act, but said it had no power to overturn the legislation because Parliament had passed it lawfully. In the latest case, Taylor and the other inmates claimed that the ban was not lawful, because changes to who could […]

March 11 (BusinessDesk) - Endace, which develops technology that measures, monitors and protects high-speed networks, is back in New Zealand hands after a management-led buyout from its American parent Emulex.

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Punished by sliding equity markets after Draghi was seen to have under-delivered on fresh stimulus measures in December, stocks fell again after the ECB announced a larger-than-expected package of measures including cutting its main lending rates ...

A couple of days ago Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse raised a point that I’ve suggested from time to time for years, that the council’s investment should match the areas experiencing the most growth. It was part of an article in which she also decried the argument used by some in the recent Unitary Plan debate that suburbs [...]

Stuff reports: Child rapist Robert Burrett was warned and placed under supervision because of complaints about his behaviour around children more than three decades ago. Burrett was described as a hopeless teacher, but went on to hold several senior positions at schools across the upper North Island before surfacing in Christchurch as a caretaker and […]

Press Release – Ultimate Waterman The Ultimate Watermen athletes were officially welcomed to Auckland and New Zealand today during a special ceremony that involved the international visitors taking to the water on a traditional Maori war canoe. In the past this experience was reserved …11 March, 2016 The Ultimate Watermen Experience a Traditional Form of […]

Press Release – University of Canterbury The quick organisational skills of a group of University of Canterbury students and their families have seen a 20-foot shipping container filled with emergency supplies sent to Fiji.University of Canterbury students aid in Fiji relief effort The quick organisational skills of a group of University of Canterbury students and […]

Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency 10 Mar, FFA HQ SOLOMON ISLANDS The findings of a major study which will put accurate and up to date numbers to the nature and extent of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing will be made public next week.New Pacific IUU report puts confirmed figure on illegal […]

Press Release – ASB Bank ASB will reduce the International Money Transfer fee to $5 when sending Fijian dollars to Fijian bank accounts either in-branch or via ASBs FastNet Classic, from Friday 11 March to Friday 6 May, 2016.Media Alert 11 March 2016 ASB reduces International Money Transfer fee to Fiji in the wake of […]

Press Release – Proud Conference The ILGA Trans Secretariat and Gender Identity and Gender Expression Programme are honoured and proud to be invited to participate in the ILGA Oceania Human Rights and Health Conference in Wellington, New Zealand, from 10-11 March 2016 and the Trans* …Trans* Pre-Conference from ILGA Media Statement 11 March 2016 The […]

Press Release – Universities New Zealand – Te Pokai Tara Nina Jeffs who turns 18 next week has been awarded a life-changing Girdlers Scholarship to Cambridge University in the UK where she will study Human, Social and Political Sciences.17-year-old student awarded prestigious Girdlers’ scholarship to Cambridge 11 March 2016 Nina Jeffs who turns 18 next […]

Press Release – Ultimate Waterman Smiles, surf and sun were prescribed to kiwi kids with Cystic Fibrosis today as The Ultimate Waterman kicked off its official events at Orewa Beach, Auckland.Ultimate Watermen & Mauli Ola Give Kiwi Kids a Water Blast Smiles, surf and sun were prescribed to kiwi kids with Cystic Fibrosis today as […]

Press Release – Wellington City Council Wellingtonians are being asked to give generously in cash toward relief efforts in Fiji, as it recovers from the devastation caused by Cyclone WinstonCall for Capital to dig deep for Fiji Wellingtonians are being asked to give generously in cash toward relief efforts in Fiji, as it recovers from […]

1. GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central) to the Minister of Finance : Does he stand by all his statements?

March 10 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, driving the NZX 50 Index to a fresh record, after the central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates to underpin an economy with little inflation. Tower, SkyCity Entertainment Group, Westpac Banking ...