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28,927 New Zealanders have died while serving overseas in our Armed Forces. We do not forget them. Those killed by conflict are: WWI 16,697 WWII 11,874 South Africa 228 Korea 41 Vietnam 37 Malaya 26 Afghanistan 14 East Timor 5 Thailand 2 Rhodesia 1 Falklands 1 Kuwait 1 Tags: ANZAC Day

Press Release – Ekos Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett has signaled that the private sector will need to play an active role in helping New Zealand reduce its carbon emissions. At the same time the integrity of the Governments carbon offset supply from the Ukraine …Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett has signaled that the private […]

Press Release – Joint Media Statement Campaign to strengthen intellectual property awareness in Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands 25 April 2016 Suva, Fiji The Pacific Community (SPC), European Union (EU), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and partners are celebrating World …Campaign to strengthen intellectual property awareness in Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands 25 April 2016 […]

This afternoon Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Otamarakau where two cars had collided, one car had apparently lost control on the wet road and collided with an oncoming car.

Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas closes with varied programme and ‘fantastic’ audience feedback WANAKA, New Zealand (24 April, 2016) – Aspiring Conversations continued to provide time for thinking on its final day with another series of engaging ...

New equestrian e-magazine website launches A free to read online magazine that celebrates New Zealand equestrian culture launched earlier this month. The first issue of Equine Online, a monthly e-magazine, launched on www.equineonline.co.nz on April 1. Editor, ...

North Shores Abbie Palmer and Devoy Squash and Fitness's Jamie Oakley are the 2016 AON New Zealand Junior Open winners. Palmer and Watts were both keen to push each other to the limits in the Girls Open final. The first game saw both Watts and Palmer ...

Taxpayers are subsidising possum control for foreign-owned forestry companies says a farmers organisation opposed to 1080 and other poisons. West Coast Hari Hari dairy farmer , spokes women for “Farmers Against Ten Eighty” (FATE) Mary Molloy said ...

Anzac Day always seems an appropriate occasion to restate the anarchist opposition to war, and reiterate that it is never in the interests of the working class to support war.

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Saturday, 23 April 2016 ‘Two Countries, One Visa’ – Time to Get Moving on Permanent Trans-Tasman Visa for International Tourists Australia and New Zealand’s peak tourism industry groups are calling for a permanent Trans-Tasman ...

John Key should be taking action to crack down on speculation in our overheated housing market, instead of random musings on land tax, Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford said. "John Key suggested today on TVNZ's Q and A programme that a land tax ...

Stuff reports: Q: How safe are e-cigarettes and how effective are they for people trying to quit smoking? A: Oliver Knight-West, a research fellow at the National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, says: There is established evidence that e-cigarettes are much safer than tobacco smoking. It also tells us that current e-cigarettes are exposing vapers – e-cigarette smokers – to […]

Trans-Tasman reports: Finance Minister Bill English touched a raw nerve when he spoke of a cohort of individuals who are “pretty damned hopeless.” He was pilloried by the Opposition, and other commentators were quick to condemn the Govt for its failure to lift these unemployed out of their hopelessness. It’s an issue which divides NZ. […]

Media release Alexandra Park Sunday, 24 April 2016 Celebrations set for second stage of urban village at Alexandra Park

“The Ministry of Health needs to urgently repair its damaged relationship with Canterbury District Health Board if its senior leadership is to work effectively with senior doctors and hospital managers there,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director ...

Climate Minister Paula Bennett acknowledged this morning on TVNZ’s Q&A that the National Government had knowingly allowed business to buy carbon credits in the Ukraine and Russia that did not result in actual cuts in emissions, the Green Party ...

Police are disappointed by the illegal sale of alcohol to minors in an operation in Auckland City District last night.

A Search and Rescue Operation was commenced yesterday afternoon after Police were contacted by a 34 year old women who had become lost on Mt Taranaki while traversing the summit.

Severe west to southwest gales are forecast to hit coastal parts of Southland, Clutha and Dunedin today. The strongest winds are expected from Bluff to the Otago Peninsula. Gales are likely to become severe for a time from late this afternoon gusting 120km/h. ...

Buying Lotto is not an arts funding strategy The Government must rethink the way the arts are funded after falling Lotto sales has left the sector with declining resources and increasingly vulnerable, Labour’s Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson ...

Sign Language projects receive $1m Disability Issues Minister Nicky Wagner today congratulated 24 successful applicants who received just over $1 million worth of grants from the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Fund. “I am thrilled to see such ...

After a night of howling winds, torrential rain and power outages, Samoa has emerged largely unscathed from Cyclone Amos.

Today April 24 is World Day for Lab Animals and has been observed globally and in New Zealand since 1979. A series of events were held across the world yesterday to draw attention to the use of animals in research and testing.

April 24, 2016 New Zealand’s technology links and export earnings with Vietnam will ramp up over the next year, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Vietnam is Asia’s new tech manufacturing hub and New Zealand tech companies are setting ...