Новости за 19.03.2016

by Andy Singer

To kick off Sunday reading here’s an interesting article by  transport professor Rachel Aldred. In “Getting people cycling on residential streets needs more than 20mph limits” she argues that enabling neighbourhood streets to support cycling takes much more than dropping the speed limits, it requires removing traffic. This approach is reminiscent of Donald Appleyard’s [...]

Tags: General Debate

Victoria Carter writes in the NZ Herald: Last year Auckland Transport announced an international tender for a car-share service. Chairman Lester Levy and the mayor were photographed with electric cars and talked about how they hoped that, as a result of a tender, Auckland might get 300 cars. They haven’t got a single one. In […]

News from Massey University Three Massey students are part of a team driving for change to New Zealand’s legislated freshwater standards, so current and future generations can swim in fresh waterways, which are under major threat of pollution and degradation. “We are working towards the future that most people want in New Zealand – clean […]

The Herald reports: Men’s current options when it comes to contraception are either to use condoms or, for a permanent solution, undergo a vasectomy. There is also a male version of the contraceptive pill due to become available. But politicians in Sweden have proposed another option involving a swift signature on a piece of paper: […]

At 3.30am on Saturday 19th March 2016, Police received multiple calls for an incident in Warrington Street, Christchurch.

Green Party supports OIA league table The Green Party is supporting the announcement made by the Chief Ombudsman on TV3s The Nation that he will produce a league table revealing Government agencies’ lack of compliance with the Official Information ...

THE Fiji Crop and Livestock Council (FCLC) had the opportunity last week to listen to registered commodity farmer members on the challenges Tropical Cyclone Winston imposed on their respective commodities.

Aussies Dominate Sovereign Oceania Champs Junior Races Australia dominated the Junior races at the Sovereign Oceania Triathlon Championships in Gisborne this morning, with the green and gold race suits taking out five of the six podium spots across ...

Stop bigger trucks on roads The Government must stop plans to put heavier and bigger trucks on New Zealand roads following the "heavy truck licences for cash" scandal, says Labour's Transport Spokesperson Sue Moroney. "The Minister must ...

This morning the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a walking track near the Aongatete Lodge where a 62 year old Tauranga man had been checking track and river conditions prior to the start of the annual Kaimai Goat event.

You have the newest fire station in New Zealand and one that has been fitted out with the latest computer and earthquake proof technology

The National President of the New Zealand Chinese Association (NZCA) Mr Meng Foon doubts that there are many unemployed Chinese chefs in New Zealand and certainly none in Gisborne where he is mayor.

Rugby Legend Richie McCaw landed his helicopter on the playground of Rakaia School on Friday to join the 26th Variety Trillian Bash, and created a minor riot as the kids recognised their idol.

The proposed sell-off of Solid Energy lands in Huntly is a breach of good faith undertakings given to Waikato-Tainui in their Treaty of Waitangi settlement reached 20yrs ago, says Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta.

Engineering’s top achievers were recognised tonight at the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand’s 2016 Fellows’ and Achievers’ Awards in Wellington.

BOP Dairy Awards Winners Rate Industry’s Innovation The 2016 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards winners back the dairy industry to increase productivity using the best farm practices and techniques. “The dairy industry is continually coming up ...

National Surf Life Saving Championship battle closes up The population of Ohope Beach near Whakatane swelled overnight as 1,300 athletes moved into the area this morning for the second day of the Eastern Bay Energy Trust New Zealand Surf Life ...

Federated Farmers is deeply disappointed that Forest and Bird has appealed the High Court judgement allowing the DOC land exchange that will pave the way for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme in the Hawkes Bay. Federated Farmers water spokesperson Chris ...

Lower Hutt leads the way in ECE participation Chris Bishop today congratulated Lower Hutt as it helped the Wellington region on becoming one of the first three in the country to achieve the Government’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) participation ...

If you’ve caught a train recently you may have noticed a change to the shelters at most stations, the glass on the shelter walls has a new look to it.

At about 0020hrs on Saturday morning the 19th of March, Gore Emergency services were called to a serious crash on River road between Gore and Mataura.

At 3.26pm today Police and Emergency Services were called to an address off Constellation Drive in Rosedale, Auckland where a male had died. Worksafe New Zealand is at the scene and is investigating the incident.

WCC has now started to release details of whom they have secretly been giving money to. It includes: NZ Cricket – For help in delivering the Cricket World Cup programme in 2015, which resulted in 45,637 international and domestic visitors. English Premier League – Contribution towards exhibition games at Westpac Stadium in 2014 featuring Newcastle United […]

MELBOURNE (ABC News/Pacific Media Watch): Investigative journalist Adele Ferguson has accepted the Graham Perkin journalist of the year award at the state of Victoria's Quills, using her speech to rally against job cuts at Fairfax Media.