Новости за 18.03.2016

Dan McGarry
PORT VILA (Vanuatu Daily Post/Pacific Media Watch): Julian Ligo recently published an online piece purporting to tell the “real” story down at the wharf, in which Port Vila Efate Land Transport Association (PVELTA) executive member Ronny Noal claims that “the media is to be blamed for this mess”. He claims, “at no time did any of the drivers throw a rock at the Adventures in Paradise bus.”

Recipients have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Mentorship Programme 2016 with 14 chosen from a pool of 73 applicants. With a high standard of applications and wide variety of fascinating projects, the selection panel had their work cut ...

NewstalkZB reports: One of parliament’s most senior MPs is to attend a global conference for young parliamentarians. 69-year-old Labour deputy leader Annette King joins New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin, National MP Andrew Bayly, and Gareth Hughes on the trip to Zambia later this week. There they’ll attend a Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians, as […]

The Southern Partnership Group (SPG) met this week and received a report from Sapere Research Group on progress with the Strategic Service Plan.

This weekend Presbyterian parishes around the country will be extending the hand of friendship to their neighbours.

The UK have announced plans to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. Should New Zealand follow suit?

The Government’s shortlist of groups bidding to buy state houses is a secretive jack-up that has driven community groups into the arms of merchant bankers and offshore investors, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says. “The Government needs ...

In a first for Auckland, a local park is being used as a park and ride to service public transport in the eastern suburbs. The free park and ride at Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga will have a shuttle bus running to and from Half Moon Bay Marina ...

The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming a notice of motion by Auckland Councillor, Mike Lee, that would terminate Auckland Council’s membership of the New Zealand Property Council. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman, Ben Craven, says:

The latest figures from the Restaurant Association of NZ say that there were 7,441 cafes and restaurants in New Zealand as at 2014.

Education Minister Hekia Parata acknowledges that a settlement has been reached between the Ministry of Education, Teach First NZ, The University of Auckland and the PPTA in relation to the Teach First NZ programme.

A new initiative to help students, teachers, companies and organisations better understand and harness racial diversity will be launched at Unitec on Monday - International Race Relations Day 2016.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is investigating recent spikes in sulphur dioxide gas levels recorded by air monitoring equipment that is located behind the Hewletts Road industrial area in Mount Maunganui.

The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association, the Ministry of Education, the University of Auckland and Teach First New Zealand Trust have reached an agreement on future employment processes involving the Teach First NZ programme. All parties ...

Associate Conservation Minister Nicky Wagner has today welcomed an agreement between the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the State Forestry Administration (SFA) of China to protect wetlands in both countries used by migratory birds.

Southbound lanes on State Highway 1 at Ellerslie will be closed tonight for emergency work after a large trailer unit hit the Penrose Road bridge earlier today.

Capital’s Council calls for Communities’ priorities Investment, action and transformation of Wellington City is the story of the Capital’s Long Term Plan (LTP), and now residents are being asked to help edit the next chapter. Next week, Wellington City ...

Suva, Fiji – Two interdisciplinary teams of oceanographers and damage assessment specialists from the Pacific Community (SPC) will depart today to conduct a week-long survey of the impacts of tropical cyclone Winston on the island of Ovalau and the ...

Portugal Telecom says it will start closing copper switches next year. By 2020 the nation’s copper network will be history. The telco says being fibre-only will help it sell services in a competitive telecommunications market. Analyst Benoit Felten notes removing copper means Portugal Telecom will no longer have the cost overheads of running two networks […]

The three week Parliamentary session has just finished and was dominated by concerns about the potential effects of ongoing relatively low prices for dairy products.

John Drinnan writes: MediaWorks’ withdrawal from current affairs and its focus on reality shows has led to the perception that it is being dumbed down. Chief executive Mark Weldon’s “no dissent” management style and a flood of staff departures have led to criticism in the media, and on the left of the political spectrum. The […]

University of Canterbury Associate Professor Bronwyn Hayward is one of 50 world experts, business leaders, and community advocates invited to contribute to a new United Nations report, released this week, into how to address some of the most troubling world ...

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is calling for entries in the 2016 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards that will be held in Masterton at Copthorne Hotel and Resort, Solway Park on 6 July.

Traffic Bulletin 20 March – 26 March 2016 18 March 2016 | AUCKLAND Overnight motorway closures 20 March – 26 March 2016

Rangi Ruru musicians were treated to a special masterclass on Wednesday with internationally renowned soprano Dame Malvina Major.