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The Dominion Post editorial condemns the Queens Birthday Honours List and also names a few of those who they think do deserve the honour they got. The only problem is that the list does not get published today. They have published their editorial condemning the list at least a day before the embargo. This is […]

Stuff reports: Legislation to raise the age of state care to 18 has been introduced to Parliament, and a replacement for embattled state carer Child, Youth and Family is to be in place by March.  … That included a brand new agency to replace CYF, and a law change to allow vulnerable children to remain in […]

AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Centre/Pacific Media Watch): Asia and Pacific non-profit agencies are funding nine journalists, professors and media educators from the region to be speakers at the Fourth World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) being hosted in New Zealand for the first time.

Asia and Pacific non-profit agencies are funding nine journalists, professors and media educators from the region to be speakers at the Fourth World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) being hosted in New Zealand for the first time.

News from WCC Demolition is under way at the Wellington City Council’s Arlington Apartments in Mt Cook. The diggers are making short work of the 1970s Council housing as Arlington Site 2, bounded by Taranaki and Hopper streets, is cleared in preparation for a $33 million makeover of the site. The redevelopment will provide affordable, […]

Press Release – Hutt City Council Hutt City Council determined their key projects and initiatives for the year ahead at a Community Plan Committee meeting yesterday. This follows consultation on the proposed Annual Plan, on which 1229 written submissions were received, and more than 110 submissions presented to Council in person. More than 84 per […]

Minister for Pacific Peoples Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has praised the Manukau Institute of Technology for going out of its way to recognise and embrace its Pacific population with a Pasifika Community Centre.

Dunedin (Friday, 3 June 2016) – Mayor Dave Cull arranged two offers of accommodation for Tina Conway last week when she approached his office but she declined to pursue either of them.

Destination Rotorua’s Facebook page has just reached 150,000 ‘likes’ making it the second largest destinational Facebook page in New Zealand with more ‘likes’ than Auckland and Wellington. It is also consistently in the top three most engaging ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the southern point at the entrance of the Mahurangi Harbour called Cudlip Point, down to Toroa Point, ...

June 3 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 2.1 percent weekly gain against the greenback as traders dial back their expectations for another rate cut by the Reserve Bank.

With the best field seen at a national championship for several years, the women’s half marathon takes centre stage at this weekend’s Christchurch Airport Marathon. In a race of champions, defending champion Lydia O’Donnell will face last year’s ...

Following a New Zealand Geographic Board decision to assign the name ‘Remutaka Pass’ to a previously unnamed pass, the NZ Transport Agency has placed a new sign at the car park at the top of the pass at on State Highway 2 between Upper Hutt and ...

Finance Minister Bill English is on the money when he criticises Wellington’s lack of a progressive attitude towards transport solutions, says Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive John Milford.

The Government must bring home the bodies of the war heroes buried in Malaysia says Labour’s Defence and Associate Veterans’ Affairs spokesperson Phil Goff.

Press Release – Wellington City Council The Wellington City Council feels compelled to make it clear to parents that, unfortunately, it cannot offer free swimming lessons to children under 5 years of age. Staff at the Council’s swimming pools have been dealing with a heavy increase in phone calls and inquiries over the past 48 […]

Wellington City Council feels compelled to make it disappointingly clear to a large number of local parents that, unfortunately, it cannot offer free swimming lessons to children under 5 years of age. Staff at the Council’s swimming pools have been ...

The Capital is set to sing with confirmation in this year’s Annual Plan that $320,000 will fund an ongoing series of uniquely-Wellington, creatively-focused events in the CBD and an exciting arts sector activation programme to be delivered by Toi Pōneke ...

Canterbury is cooling down and heading for the best ski season in years after record early snow.

Rotorua Lakes Council and its new kerbside rubbish and recycling collection contractor Smart Environmental will work together to implement new services across the district this year.

Police are concerned for the safety of 48-year-old Timo Aason, whose vehicle has been found in South Wairarapa.

During the month of May, air pressure was lower than normal over and to the south-west of the South Island while higher than normal pressures existed to the northeast of the country. This pressure set up led to a prevalence of north-westerly wind flow ...

Press Release – NZTA Following a New Zealand Geographic Board decision to assign the name ‘Remutaka Pass’ to a previously unnamed pass, the NZ Transport Agency has placed a new sign at the car park at the top of the pass on State Highway 2 between Upper Hutt and Featherston. The pass separates the Rimutaka […]

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce will travel to Viet Nam and Singapore tomorrow to reinforce New Zealand’s relationships in business, investment and education, and underpin the Government’s commitment to lifting engagement with both countries.