Новости за 05.06.2016

The full list is here. The Dames and Knights are: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: The Honourable Ellen Dolour France, of Wellington. For services to the judiciary. Ms Karen Margaret Sewell, QSO, of Wellington. For services to education. KNZM To be Knights Companion of the said Order: Mr Robert George Mappin […]

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The Economist says we need to fight back against three threats to free speech. They are: Free speech is under attack in three ways. First, repression by governments has increased. Several countries have reimposed cold-war controls or introduced new ones. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia enjoyed a free-for-all of vigorous debate. Under […]

PRESS STATEMENT Human Rights Watch New York Human Rights Watch issued its statement on the 49th anniversary of the start of the June 1967 (or Six Day) War that resulted in the occupation of the Palestinian territories. The ICC treaty officially went into effect for Palestine on April 1, 2015, giving the court jurisdiction over […]

Press Release – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majestys 90th Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:THE QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST 2016 The Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List 2016 The New Zealand Order […]

Press Release – Benjamin Watt New Zealand Boxers Pay tribute to Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was and forever will be the greatest of all time. If you have been living under a rock this is who Ali is.New Zealand Boxers Pay tribute to Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was and forever will be the greatest of […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Outstanding educator congratulated on honour Education Minister Hekia Parata has congratulated outstanding educator Karen Sewell on being made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queens Birthday Honours List. Dame Karen … Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education 6 June 2016 Media Statement Outstanding […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga Minister for Pacific Peoples 6 June 2016 Media Statement Pacific values celebrated in Honours listHon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga Minister for Pacific Peoples 6 June 2016 Media Statement Pacific values celebrated in Honour’s list The Pacific People’s Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has welcomed the inclusion of […]

They are a small yet brave group working -right now- to protect our country from the biggest climate changing, polluting industry on the planet and they are asking for just a little support. TEW is quietly engaged in a battle of David and Goliath ...

Surprises & A Six-Time Winner In Christchurch Pristine weather, close to 5000 participants, a home town winner, a six-time winner, two new national champions and close to 5000 participants made the 36th Christchurch Airport Marathon one to remember. ...

Greens late to river clean-up campaign The Government welcomes the Green Party’s interest in cleaning up New Zealand’s lakes and rivers and the goal of ensuring all New Zealanders have access to swimmable water, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith ...

NZ Defence Force Deploys for Pacific Islands Fisheries Patrols The Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will sail from the Devonport Naval Base at 4pm today, bound for the south west Pacific to conduct fisheries patrols and port ...

New Zealand must reduce immigration to between 7000 and 15,000, New Zealand First Leader and MP for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters said.

New to Wanaka for 2016 is the book and literature event being held in both Wanaka and Queenstown. The event includes a literature competition, workshops, storytelling, poetry, speakers and author readings. The goal of the new shows are to offer a variety ...

Air New Zealand touches down in Vietnam Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight between Auckland and Ho Chi Minh City has touched down overnight. Flight NZ269 departed Auckland International Airport at 12:45pm yesterday and arrived into Ho Chi Minh City’s ...

Fresh analysis of documents released this week show that MBIE pushed to keep secret the significant underpayment of up to a third of New Zealand workers under the Holidays Act, costing affected workers up to $500 a year while the issue remained unresolved.

“I am the River, and the River is me” Speech to Green Party AGM, 5 June 2016 Tenei au e tu whakaiti nei, i raro i a Ranginui i runga i a Papatuanuku, e titiro ki nga maunga whakahi me nga tini uri of Tane Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, e te ti, ...

Green Party launches a campaign to fight for our rivers The Green Party today launched a campaign and petition to fight for our rivers, to ensure they are safe for swimming now and in the future. “We’ve chosen 10 rivers from around the country to visit, ...

So, Katie Bradford asked New Zealand First leader Winston Peters about the Labour-Green deal. First, does he now have a better relationship with the Greens?

The husband of late Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales has announced today that a memorial lecture will be established in his wife’s name, in partnership with Dr Andrew Butler, Lecretia’s lead counsel in Seales v Attorney General , and the Victoria ...

Julie Webb-Pullman Six members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) still remain behind Israeli bars, despite the release on Friday of PLC member Khalida Jarrar, prominent leftist and feminist. Four legislators from the Change and Reform bloc are being held under administrative detention, a version of arbitrary detention Israeli authorities deem legal under antiquated British […]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) PRESS RELEASE The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine salutes Comrade Khalida Jarrar on her liberation from the prisons of the occupation. She has achieved a victory over the Zionist jailer with will, steadfastness and defiance of the occupation, said the Front. Jarrar, a legislator and […]

Stuff reports: If you think that’s a stretch (and Peters has run with conspiracy theories on less), here’s another theory that’s been doing the rounds much longer. It is that Peters will only retire after he has fulfilled his ambition of one day being prime minister. It’s even said to have been put on the able […]

Stuff reports: Wellington Airport is playing down a report showing many wide-bodied aircrafts could not operate efficiently into the capital even with a $300 million extension. On Friday it emerged that an expert report included in its resource consent application showed that a number of Boeing and Airbus planes which were looked at could not take off safely […]

Stuff reports: A second student loan arrest is causing borrowers overseas to become sick with worry, the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations says. NZUSA president Linsey Higgins said people who have got in touch since the arrests are “terrified” and “at their wit’s end” following the arrest of a woman at Auckland Airport on Tuesday. […]