Новости за 03.05.2016

Wake up and smell the coffee for a great cause! Every New Zealander can contribute to fighting breast cancer this May, simply by going out for breakfast in their own neighbourhood. Customers visiting their local Robert Harris café throughout May ...

May 3 (BusinessDesk) - CBL Corp expects its European unit will be “an outperformer” this year as new programmes the insurer started last year in France and Scandinavia ramp up.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today issued a formal warning to Craigs Investment Partners Limited (Craigs) under section 80 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the AML/CFT Act).

The leaders of one of the world’s largest research projects into workplace whistleblowing are calling for a law change to support whistleblowers and protect them from a “mountain of negativity”. Thousands of New Zealand and Australian private and public sector ...

Taumarunui Train Clock Gets Upgrade The Taumarunui town train clock on Hakiaha St will soon be running on time again after new digital workings are installed.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, on behalf of the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme is asking for expressions of interest from landowners, researchers and the general public to help come up with solutions to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Lake ...

In a case taken by the Commerce Commission, the High Court has found that New Zealand Nutritionals (2004) Limited (NZ Nutritionals) made misleading “New Zealand made” claims about two dietary supplements.

John Key has announced: Prime Minister John Key has today announced the appointment of Peter Hughes CNZM as the next State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services. Mr Hughes has been appointed for a five year term starting on 4 July 2016. “I am very pleased to appoint Peter Hughes as the next State […]

Information obtained by the Green Party today shows the Education Minister has sought no data or proof that her Government’s drive to increase the numbers of children in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is leaving those children better off.

Prime Minister John Key has today announced the appointment of Peter Hughes CNZM as the next State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services.

Fourteen finalists have been selected from more than 200 entries for the prestigious 2016 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Lachlan Forsyth at Newshub reports: I’m a poorly researched schill who’s been brainwashed by Big Pharma, apparently. I shouldn’t be surprised. My story addressing commonly held myths about the flu jab brought the anti-vaxxers out in force. “In the pocket of big Pharma.” “One-sided hatchet job.” “One lemon drink in hot water every morning will […]

New Zealand’s first ever parade to celebrate the Māori language will get underway in Wellington on July 4. The Māori Language Commission is currently mobilising hundreds of groups and thousands of people, to take part in the event which will kick off ...

Hot on the heels of a massive community effort to clean up the Puhinui Stream over the weekend, registrations are rolling in for the first annual 6km Puhinui Stream Challenge.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a group of patients is providing useful feedback on the way long-term conditions are managed.

“The most precious jewels you will ever wear around your neck are the arms of a child”Author unknown. Moko Rangitoheriri was a defenceless 3 year old child who was battered to death over a lengthy period of time by the very people who he relied ...

Wairarapa Police are concerned for the safety of two children who left their home in Masterton on Sunday night and have not returned.

Stepping up and stepping out was the theme of this year’s Islamic Women’s Council annual conference. The Hamilton conference, which was attended by 200 women from around the country, included a youth programme, along with competitions for written ...

Former Catholic priest Peter Hercock has been sentenced to six years and seven months in jail for charges of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault against teenage girls in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Government’s launch of a new global impact visa will expand the developing New Zealand story of resourcefulness, integrity and care for the people and land, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.

Justice Minister Amy Adams has announced details of how the Government is planning to apply the Social Investment approach to the criminal justice system.

Good morning and thank you Andrew Bridgman for the introduction and for hosting us at the Justice Centre this morning.

The Community Leadership Fund – Hapori Whakatipu, will benefit communities across New Zealand by strengthening the level of support available to organisations providing leadership and capability building, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister ...

News from NZ Government Prime Minister John Key has today announced the appointment of Peter Hughes CNZM as the next State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services. Mr Hughes has been appointed for a five year term starting on 4 July. “I am very pleased to appoint Peter Hughes as the next State Services […]

Bernard Hickey writes: The benefits of a 1 per cent land tax on that engorged base of land values shouldn’t be sneezed at either. It would generate $6.7 billion of tax revenues that would allow either income taxes to be cut across the board or for the GST rate to be cut back to 10 […]