Новости за 11.03.2016

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Stuff reports: A survey of Island Bay residents has revealed overwhelming opposition to the southern suburb’s kerbside cycleway. The Island Bay Residents’ Association sent out a survey to all the suburb’s residents, and the results have revealed that 87 per cent of those who replied do not want the cycleway that has been constructed along The […]

News from Wellington City Council Creative Capital Arts Trust in partnership with the Wellington City Council brings CubaDupa back for its second year. From Saturday 19 (midday to midnight) until Sunday 20 (midday to 5pm) the Cuba Quarter will become an interactive playground of delight, sound and taste. Over the CubaDupa weekend, road closures and […]

Press Release – SweeneyVesty Ideas forum 7×7 is back after an eight year hiatus to celebrate Wellington’s creativity and inspire new thinking by connecting people from across the city’s diverse sectors. The 2016 7×7 will kick-off at 5.30pm on Friday 18th March at the Ministry for the Environment (23 Kate Sheppard Place), with seven individuals […]

Chorus reports the amount of broadband data used per household doubled in 2015. New Zealanders used an average 96GB of broadband data per household in January– that’s almost doubled in a year https://t.co/RHT1ZvVU9L ^Jon — Chorus NZ (@ChorusNZ) March 11, 2016 It’s called the Netflix effect and it is one reason why demand for UFB […]

March 11 (BusinessDesk) - The Waitangi Tribunal wants the Crown to avoid alienating small groups of Māori land owners in law reform aimed at making it easier to use iwi land.

Wellington.Scoop The Wellington City Council will next week discuss proposals for new controls on cats and roosters. The subject is raised at the end of a council media release issued late this afternoon. It suggests cats should have a microchip or a collar. And roosters may be banned. News from WCC Consultation papers proposing reviews […]

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares hit record high for 7th day with Tower, Contact, Genesis gaining

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 ...

Making the move to cleaner home heating will become easier for Invercargill residents from today, with the start of the Clean Air Loans Invercargill Scheme. The low interest loans scheme is being launched at a ceremony at the Invercargill Fire Station at ...

News from WCC The Mayor and guests gathered today for the official ground breaking of the Children’s Garden in the Wellington Botanic Garden. The idea for the Children’s Garden is championed by the Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden who wanted to ensure future generations of Wellingtonians are able to connect with nature. “The garden […]

March 11 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.7 percent drop against the greenback this week after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler surprised markets yesterday with an early interest rate cut and indicated more were to come.

The Mayor and guests gathered today for the official ground breaking of the Children’s Garden in the Wellington Botanic Gardens.

The Proposed Parking Management Plan for Palmerston North recommends changes over the next three years intended to help make the city a better place to live.

The police officer who suffered a hand injury during the incident at Onepu Springs Road in the Bay of Plenty has now been discharged from hospital.

Labour’s call for yet another inquiry into firearms is pointless, a waste of money and will solve nothing, says New Zealand First.

March 11 (BusinessDesk) - South Island dairy processor Synlait Milk will need to consider investing in expanding its blending/canning facility as early as next year given the rapid growth in A2 infant formula sales and the launch of the Munchkin ...

Hamilton, New Zealand – Lodge Real Estate’s managing director, Jeremy O’Rourke, today said the start of 2016 has been surprising with buyer demand increasing beyond predictions and residential property prices following.

“If any good can be said to have come from the Kawerau shooting of four police officers, it is that the public of New Zealand and, more importantly, the politicians are becoming aware of the extent of the firearms situation in our country,” Police ...

The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors state party compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will examine New Zealand's performance next week, during its 116th session in Geneva. This update has a brief overview of ...

Palmerston North Mayor Grant Smith says his Council is proud to endorse the renewed action plan for the Manawatū River and has a programme of work to back that commitment.

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.

Tonya Booker died from undiagnosed HIV. She was 48 years old. Tonya had spent more than two years in and out of hospital seeking medical attention for various conditions. Not once was she offered an HIV test, even though many of the symptoms were classic ...

Motorists are reminded to leave extra time when travelling around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty over the coming months as work on major projects and roadworks ramp up.

Earthquake repairs to The Gaiety ­– a popular heritage building, function centre and gathering place for the Akaroa community – have just been completed, in time for the official opening on Friday 1 April 2016. "The date has a certain symmetry," ...