Новости за 13.04.2016

Communications Minister Amy Adams today announced a series of high-level policy decisions on the future regulation of the telecommunications sector.

New Zealand First has withdrawn its support for the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill because the government has reneged on its own law, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters. In 1992 Mr Peters was one ...

The global tax money-go-round is hurting Kiwi arable farmers, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland.

Financial pressures are now becoming so demanding on Fonterra suppliers and contractors, the dairy company giant must return immediately to its standard payment terms of 30 days, says New Zealand First.

At about 5.20 pm this evening Police, Fire and Ambulance staff responded to a car verse motorcycle crash on Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

News from NZ Police The New World supermarket in Stokes Valley was robbed at about 6.40 this morning. A man entered the shop brandishing a shotgun, and another man was seen waiting in the car park. A member of the public was injured by one of the men who hit the victim over the head […]

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Hi folks. I fly out this afternoon to cover the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs: UNGASS 2016. It's the culmination of work I've been doing for the past five years, so I'm quite excited about it.
I'm opening this post to give me somewhere to add news and thoughts and for those of you interested in drug policy issues to talk about what you're seeing.
You can read more about what UNGASS is and what it will involve in my long preview for Matters of Substance magazine. Читать дальше...

The Herald reports: The Maori Party is calling for a “long overdue” law change to establish Maori wards on every district council in New Zealand. Co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell will present a petition to Parliament at the urging of New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd, who championed the creation of a Maori ward in his city […]

You may recall recently the consultation that took place for the piece of work AT/NZTA call Transport for Urban Growth (TFUG). Essentially over 20 Hamilton’s worth of people/homes are expected to be added to the fringes of Auckland in the North, North-west and South over the coming ~30 years. To accommodate that there will need [...]

April 14 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street gained, bolstered by better-than-expected results from JPMorgan Chase, while trade data from China fuelled commodities including copper and iron ore amid hopes the juggernaut economy is in better shape than thought.

HAMAS PRESS RELEASE The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas condemned Monday the decision by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to the suspend the monthly financial allocation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) issued by the Palestinian National Fund. In a press release, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri deemed the decision an act […]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine responded to new attacks on its sustainability by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas at a mass rally and march in Gaza City on Tuesday, April 12. Masses of Palestinians marched from the Saraya field to the Square of the Unknown […]

Press Release – MetService Most of the country can expect a fine and dry weekend. However, an area of low pressure is set to approach Northland on Saturday, and then move gradually eastwards skirting the top of the country. This is likely to bring rain to areas exposed to a northeast …MetService News Release Thursday […]

Press Release – AFTINET Trade Envoy Andrew Robbs stated intention to complete secret negotiations on the India FTA in the next six weeks could violate the Caretaker Conventionwhich states that governments should not finalise trade deals in the election period, which is …MEDIA RELEASE April 14, 2016 Stop rush to finish India and Pacific Island […]

Press Release – Napier City Council After making a bold escape from Napiers National Aquarium of New Zealand, Inky the octopus has become a global superstar.Inky the global superstar Inky’s a worldwide sensation MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 14 April 2016 After making a bold escape from Napier’s National Aquarium of New Zealand, Inky the octopus has […]

April 13 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose to a record today, with strength across Asia as commodity and oil prices rebounded. Fletcher Building, Sky Network Television and A2 Milk Co grew while Orion Health Group dropped.

April 13 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose, extending its gains to a two-week high, after property sales and food price data underpinned the potential for stronger economic growth and inflation that would make further interest rate cuts by the Reserve ...

Legislation has passed this evening allowing New Zealand Business Numbers (NZBNs) to be allocated to all businesses operating in New Zealand.

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Whangamata this afternoon at approximately 2pm where a 86 year old local man had suffered a serious medical event.

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash near Pawarenga in the Far North. One person has died after a car crashed into a bank on Pawarenga Road at about 4pm. No details of the victim, or the cause of the crash are available. The Police serious ...

Environment Canterbury Biosecurity Officers have spent the last few weeks searching farms in an effort to locate outbreaks of the pest weed velvetleaf.

The last of the seven Grand Finalists will be determined this weekend in Ashburton at the Aorangi FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final.

1. TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West) to the Minister of Finance : What economic and fiscal conditions is the Government factoring into its planning for Budget 2016 on 26 May?

IrrigationNZ today said it was confident that Ruataniwha would go ahead and disputed claims aired on RadioNZ that costs for the project have risen by 50 percent.