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Nick Smith has admitted he’s looking at changes to the HomeStart subsidy because fast rising house prices are making so many first home buyers ineligible, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6815 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD has continued to out-perform over the past 24hrs breaking up through 0.68 cents against the USD late yesterday afternoon.

June 2 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund sold down its stake in Z Energy, pocketing $292 million and leaving it with 1.5 percent of the petrol station chain.

June 2 (BusinessDesk) - MediaWorks Investments, the free-to-air broadcaster, is pitching its ability to offer advertisers access to a stable of television and radio stations, and plans to build an integrated inventory management system to make it ...

On 16 May 2016, a long-awaited report into New Zealand’s fisheries hit the inboxes of media, politicians, and fishing industry bosses. It was complex, detailed and damning.
In addition to data suggesting our oceans were being plundered, there were reports within reports that were suggestive of a benevolent and toothless regulator allowing a misbehaving industry to act with impunity.
The ‘catch reconstruction report’, released by the University of British Columbia, found that the total amount... Читать дальше...

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Went on Sunday to a production called My Shout, at The Thistle Inn. The venue was more than appropriate as it was a play about the 176 year history of The Thistle Inn, and through that to be a history of Wellington. It is put on by the students of 18 students of Victoria University’s […]

Today is a day that Auckland has been waiting for, for nearly 100 years and that even a few years ago seemed like a distant pipe dream, the City Rail Link officially gets under way. The CRL is easily the project/topic that this blog has talked about more than any other having been tagged in over [...]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 June 2016 Media Statement NZ and EU agricultural partnership in VanuatuHon Murray McCully Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 June 2016 Media Statement NZ and EU agricultural partnership in Vanuatu Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced a new partnership between the European Union, New Zealand […]

Press Release – Fiji Women’s Rights Movement The Fiji Womens Rights Movement notes the appropriate comments made by Fijis Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama at the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey last week, condemning violence against the nations women and girls.FWRM welcomes statement and calls for greater action on Violence against Women The Fiji Women’s Rights […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government A $19 million investment under Budget 2016 will provide Northland schools with 16 new classrooms and a new site and buildings for Te Kura Kaupapa Mori o Te Tonga o Hokianga, say Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister … Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education Hon Nikki […]

News from Chris Bishop MP The government has announced funding of $900,000 to support Upper Hutt’s Royal Wellington Golf Club in hosting the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. “Congratulations to the applicants for their success in securing funding for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship from the Major Events Development Fund. The Royal Wellington Golf Club is […]

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force Nine New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have embarked on the US naval hospital ship USNS Mercy as they take part in the largest multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Media Release 2 June 2016 NZDF Personnel Join Largest Humanitarian Mission in […]

Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League NZ Kiwis will take the world #1 ranking into their Four Nations title defence later this year.Kiwis Still On Top Of World ________________________________________ NZ Kiwis will take the world #1 ranking into their Four Nations title defence later this year. Latest Rugby League International Federation rankings see New […]

Press Release – MetService It was the warmest May on record for Wellington and four other main centres (Auckland, Hamilton (Ruakura), Tauranga, and Christchurch). The frequent northwesterly winds produced extreme rainfall for the West Coast South Island – it was the wettest May on record for Hokitika (579mm of rain observed) and Milford Sound (1338mm). […]

Press Release – MetService May 2016 It was an extremely mild May across the country, due to the combination of frequent northwesterlies and warmer than usual seas around the country. The first half of the month was exceptionally warm, and even with the wintry end to the month, …MetService News Release 02 June 2016 Buckle […]

News from NZ Police Hutt Police are seeking Chase Jayden Kimura, who has a warrant to arrest for breaching his supervision conditions. Kimura is 20 years old, and has a solid build. Police advise Kimura should not be approached. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 111 immediately. If anyone has information on Kimura’s […]

Dunedin (Wednesday, 1 June 2016) – The Environment Court has issued an interim decision on the Dunedin City Council application for a declaration about the Saddle Hill quarry.

NZ dollar gains after failing to break through support levels, helped by terms of trade, Aussie GDP

The government's imminent National Policy Statement with new directions for urban planning must deal with infrastructure financing and avoid encouraging speculation in undeveloped land, says Labour's housing spokesman, Phil Twyford.

1. NUK KORAKO (National) to the Minister of Finance : What do Treasury’s Budget 2016 forecasts show about the outlook for the economy, and how does this translate into more jobs and higher wages for New Zealanders?

News from NZTA The NZ Transport Agency will be working closely with the Wellington City Council to progress the capital’s cycling programme, taking account of recommendations from an independent review of the Council’s delivery of Urban Cycleways Programme (UCP) projects published today. The key recommendations from the review include an urgent need to re-commission the […]

Social response needed to Auckland’s growth The social impact of intensification was the theme of the Auckland Council Community Development and Safety Committee meeting today, held at Te Oro community centre in Glen Innes. Clr John Watson, who ...

Seven Kiwi start-up teams will pitch their business cases to an audience of public and private sector investors and supporters in a quick fire programme for R9 Accelerator Demo Day this Thursday 2 June.

Council votes unanimously to change water take consent fees Waikato Regional Council will change the way it charges fresh water take consent holders for state of the environment monitoring and reporting it undertakes. During deliberations on the 2016/17 ...