Новости за 26.05.2016

May 27 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar gained from a two-month low after weak US data on business spending dented demand for the greenback.

The Budget’s underwhelming housing measures will give New Zealanders no hope that National is capable of fixing the housing crisis, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6747 (mid-rate) this morning. Just before 9am yesterday morning Fonterra confirmed its farm gate milk price for the 2016/17 season is $4.25 per kg of milk solids and reaffirmed its estimate of the current season 2015/16 is NZD 3.90/kg ...

If you’ve only just come to terms with cloud computing, here comes the next thing: fog computing. “Fog computing is the necessary next stage on from cloud computing,” says Vikram Kumar, the chief executive of KotahiNet. “It is where the edge of networks become intelligent and autonomous.” Fog computing has the features of cloud computing, […]

Stuff reports: Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for US president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter autumn campaign. Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count on Thursday (Friday NZ Time) […]

As we found out from Generation Zero’s Better Buses campaign, Mt Eden Rd is the most complained about route and during February, March and April we also heard tales of people waiting for 10 buses or more to go past before one with enough space came along. From Sunday some relief will arrive with NZ Bus [...]

Press Release – The Great War Exhibition A new exhibit at Wellington’s The Great War Exhibition opens on Tuesday, marking the centenary of the Battle of Jutland – the pivotal naval battle of the First World War. Created by Sir Peter Jackson, the Exhibition tells the story of the First World War. The Battle of […]

Press Release – Horizons Regional Council Horizons Regional Council emergency management staff will be on standby over the weekend with more wet weather forecast for the region. Horizons group manager river management Ramon Strong says while there is not expected to be a significant rise in river levels, staff will still be monitoring the situation. […]

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency The final two spans of beams are being lifted and placed on the Waikanae River Bridge over the next two weeks as part of the Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Expressway. To make sure the public are safe, the shared path on the northern side of Waikanae River […]

Press Release – Capital and Coast District Health Board Porirua parents can now get their children’s sore throats checked and treated at any time throughout the year, free of charge and without an appointment. As an untreated sore throat can lead to rheumatic fever – which can cause heart damage – Capital & Coast, Wairarapa […]

News from Wellington City Council Wellington’s Cable Car is getting an upgrade and will be closed from 7 June until the end of July. To ‘farewell’ the service, children will get to ride for free with a fare-paying adult on Queen’s Birthday Weekend (4-6 June). Wellington Cable Car Chief Executive Simon Fleisher says this is […]

Press Release – Palmerston North City Council The third and final round for the 2015-2016 Creative Communities Fund has now closed.Third round in Creative Communities Funding now closed The third and final round for the 2015-2016 Creative Communities Fund has now closed. Eighteen applicants applied for funding and ten were approved by the committee. The […]

Police have today arrested and charged a 31-year-old man with the murder of Renee Larissa Duckmanton on or about 15 May.

Press Release – The Food Show Thousands of Wellingtonians taste buds were left tantalised after visiting The Wellington Food Show at Westpac Stadium last weekend, where they were able to try an abundance of delicious foods and cuisine from New Zealand and around the world.A Foodie Show Stopper Thousands of Wellingtonian’s taste buds were left […]

News from Wellington City Council The Capital City’s plan to encourage economic growth, foster stronger partnerships with communities and forge a more resilient city has reached an important phase, with Wellington City Councillors ready to finalise the budget. Formal deliberations on the Wellington City Council’s Annual Plan 2016/17 will commence next week from 1 June, […]

May 26 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares gained as Mainfreight posted stronger full-year earnings, giving investors more confidence about its outlook while Air New Zealand rebounded and Metro Performance Glass fell.

The national budget announced today introduces a new Freshwater Improvement Fund valued at $100 million.

Universities New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s Budget announcement that it is investing $761m in areas including science, skills and tertiary education.

News from Wellington Regional Council Chris Laidlaw, Chair of Greater Wellington Regional Council says a new $100 million contestable fund announced in the Budget to help clean up water ways is extremely welcome. “This funding will help us to work with communities to improve water quality” said Mr Laidlaw. “We are facing hefty cost increases, […]

26 May 2016 Budget investment in science, arts and housing welcomed Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says: · “The Budget’s announcement of a National Policy Statement (NPS) on Urban Development could support urban renewal in areas like Wellington’s ...

The Capital City’s plan to encourage economic growth, foster stronger partnerships with communities and forge a more resilient city has reached an important phase, with Wellington City Councillors ready to finalise the budget.

While the 2016 Budget announced that the early childhood education (ECE) sector will receive $397million over the next four years and $39million this year, the money is earmarked to cover the costs of larger numbers of children attending ECE and does ...

The country’s biggest provider of home and community care says the budget has little or no provision for this forgotten arm of the health sector.

Budget 2016 aligns well with Save the Children’s ambition around three areas: to reduce the number of children who die from preventable causes; get more children into school; and help children achieve their rights.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has welcomed the New Zealand Government’s additional $2.2 billion in health funding, announced as part of this afternoon’s Budget.