Новости за 03.04.2016

Tags: General Debate

April 4 (BusinessDesk) - Investors will scrutinise minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s latest meeting, in March, when they are released on Wednesday for further clues on potential US interest rate increases this year.

Queen St is Auckland’s spiritual and commercial heart but it’s also one of the most unique streets in the city. For the most prominent part, the over 1km from Mayoral Dr to the harbour, there is not a single vehicle destination on the street. There are no carpark entrances, no loading docks and no lanes that cannot be accessed by [...]

The Herald reports: A man who was killed after allegedly breaking into a home in Australia was an ice addict and had previously been jailed for raping a teenage girl. I’d say the chances of the home owner (and father) being found guilty of murder by a jury are basically zero. Tags: law & order

Article – BusinessDesk April 4 (BusinessDesk) – Prime Minister John Key faced sustained media questioning on the use of New Zealand-registered foreign-controlled trusts in international tax avoidance uncovered by a massive leak of documents that are being called ‘the Panama … Key faces sustained questioning on NZ presence in ‘Panama Papers’ By Pattrick Smellie April […]

Article – BusinessDesk April 4 (BusinessDesk) – Prime Minister John Key faced sustained media questioning on the use of New Zealand-registered foreign-controlled trusts in international tax avoidance uncovered by a massive leak of documents that are being called ‘the Panama … Key faces sustained questioning on NZ presence in ‘Panama Papers’ By Pattrick Smellie April […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government New Zealand will further expand its growing network of air services with new agreements set to be signed with several new countries, Transport Minister Simon Bridges has announced. Hon Simon Bridges Minister of Transport 4 April 2016 New Zealand’s international connectivity receives a boost New Zealand will further expand […]

Press Release – NZTA With the main closures of Wellington’s urban motorway completed, Wellington’s smart motorway will be ready in two months. Transport Agency Wellington highway manager Neil Walker says the weekend’s lane closures on State Highway 2 marked a significant project milestone. “All of the smart motorway road-side equipment is now in place,” says […]

Press Release – MetService The front moving up the country that has been bringing cool air to New Zealand is expected to move away today. This front has left behind showery weather today for some parts of the south and east of the South Island, and also a scattering of showers …MetService News Release Monday […]

Press Release – Royal New Zealand Ballet RNZB dancer Lucy Green as Dorothy. Credit: Ross Brown One of the world’s best known stories, The Wizard of Oz, has been lovingly crafted by the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia into a magical two act ballet. The world premiere of the Ryman Healthcare Season […]

Press Release – Company of Giants Photo: Jason O’Hara Discover a unique and profound collision of visual art and performance at a critical point in the history of the Kermadec Islands. Company of Giants (winners of Most Outstanding Ensemble in NZ Fringe 2016) return to Wellington with Rangitahua: The Stopping off Place – a live […]

Press Release – Adam Art Gallery Please join us as visiting Architectural Performance Theorist, Professor Dorita Hannah converses with architect Simon Twose about his upcoming participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale. Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi Friday 8 April 12 midday – 12.40pm Adam Art Gallery and Victoria University of Wellington School of Architecture […]

Press Release – Royal Rampage Less than two weeks away till the biggest female boxing event of the year, Royal Rampage. This event will be making history by hosting the first ever major World Title being held in New Zealand. What makes this event even more exciting is that …Less than two weeks away till […]

Press Release – The Nation In a run of remarkable journalistic good fortune, hes covered Irelands troubles, Watergate, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and was even captured by the Argentine army at the start of the Falklands War.On The Nation: Simon Shepherd interviews Simon Winchester Youtube clips from the show are available here. In a […]

Fiji  was  a  media  pariah  among  Pacific  nations,  as  well  as  a  political  outcast,  for  much  of  the  eight  years  after  Voreqe  Bainimarama’s  military  coup  in  December  2006.  But  while  some  media  credibility  was  restored  in  the  months  leading&

02 April 2016 The Māori Party is marking the centenary of the invasion of Maungapōhatu with a vow to continue calling for public recognition of the New Zealand Land Wars. Māori Party Co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, who is attending the commemoration ceremony ...

Greens co-leader says “our Prime Minister lied to the country” about jihadi brides and in doing so inspired fear of the Muslim community

Organisations offering youth development opportunities through Shakespearean drama, a flagship civics education conference and financial literacy courses will benefit from funding of $55,000 announced today by Youth Minister Nikki Kaye

Labour leader Andrew Little told TV One’s Q+A programme that he stands by his threats to ‘stiff-arm’ the banks into passing OCR cuts on to customers.

The Herald reports: New Zealand Post will stay Government-owned, says Finance Minister Bill English, after news it is axing up to 500 jobs over three months. The planned cuts, announced yesterday, form part of the 1500 to 2000 job losses NZ Post signalled at the end of 2013. “New Zealand Post can confirm it is […]

Wellington.Scoop The contest for Wellington’s mayoralty is heating up, with independent public policy analyst and citizen journalist Keith Johnson today declaring that he will enter the race as an independent. Johnson joins incumbent mayor Celia Wade-Brown, deputy mayor Justin Lester and councillors Nicola Young and Jo Coughlan in declaring their candidacies in the October election. […]

The Herald reports: An expansion of a radical pilot that allows adults to avoid court and criminal convictions for low-level offences has strong backing, including from Police Commissioner Mike Bush. Three pilot iwi justice panels – also known as marae justice panels – have been running in Manukau, Gisborne and Lower Hutt since July 2014. […]

The Herald reports: National MP Andrew Bayly is aiming to be one of a select few to reach both the North and South poles. The MP for Hunua and avid mountaineer sets off next week to “complete the double” – a 10-day, 120km trek to the northernmost point of the earth. Fewer than 50 people […]

Barry Soper writes: Just like old times Clark appeared in front of a media scrum and with a smile said she’s got nothing to announce right now, with an upward inflection on the now. Well maybe not now, but for the top job candidates there will be formal interaction with General Assembly members in a […]

You know how, as an adult, you visit the place you grew up and everything seems smaller than it did at the time? That’s what the iPhone SE feels like after 18 months with bigger iPhones. There is no better way of getting to grips with a device than using it to write about the […]