Новости за 15.06.2016

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says that a Bill enabling the first stage of major reforms of state care has passed its first reading in Parliament.

The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 2) has passed its first reading this evening and has been referred to the Local Government and Environment Select committee.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.7039 (mid-rate) this morning. As widely expected the Federal Reserve voted against raising interest rates this morning, signalling out May’s shocking jobs report and growing anxiety among investors that the U.K. might leave ...

June 16 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar jumped after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and signalled the pace of future increases will be slower than previously expected.

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June 16 (BusinessDesk) - The Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates on hold, and signalled an even more gradual path for any future rate increases, bolstering bets on both equities and US Treasuries. Still gains were checked by global growth ...

Takapuna is considered one of Auckland’s key metropolitan centres – which the Auckland Plan describes as:

Chris Bishop wrote on Facebook: This just makes me want to weep. I encourage people to read the whole article along with the correspondence (which Stuff.co.nz has put up online too), but here’s a summary of the story: Te Kura Hourua O Whangarei Terenga Paraoa is a partnership school based in Whangarei which opened in […]

June 16 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy product prices were steady at the Global Dairy Trade auction, as a drop in whole milk powder offset gains in cheddar and butter amid concern about increasing supply.

Press Release – Wellington City Council Making Wellingtonians more resilient by encouraging residents to support and grow local food and produce was one of the menu items on the table yesterday at the Wellington City Council’s Community, Sport and Recreation Committee meeting. The topic of urban agriculture was discussed to highlight the successes of the […]

Press Release – Fiji Airways Thursday, 16 June, 2016 : Following his touchdown in Fiji this week, the famous Fijian-Australian, Jarryd Hayne, has today been announced as a global ambassador for the countrys National Airline, Fiji Airways .Jarryd Hayne to Fly Like a Fijian with Fiji Airways The Hayne Plane appointed a Global Ambassador for […]

Press Release – Pacific Reach Limited New, free software could change the way disaster assessment and response is handled in the Pacific, following the introduction of the KoBo Toolbox software at the Software Simulation Training Exercise held at Fijis Ministry of Agriculture in Suva, 25th …FREE SOFTWARE IMPACTS DISASTER ASSESSMENT RESPONSE New, free software could […]

Press Release – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument Celebrates 10 Years! This morning, Governor Ige issued a special proclamation to honor the ten-year anniversary of the establishment of the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument. In recognition …Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Celebrates 10 Years! This morning, Governor Ige issued a special proclamation to […]

Press Release – DSCRIBE The NZCT AIMS Games has gone on another record-breaking rampage, with nearly 9300 intermediate-aged athletes signing up to take part in the tournament in Tauranga in September.AIMS Games entries smash all records The NZCT AIMS Games has gone on another record-breaking rampage, with nearly 9300 intermediate-aged athletes signing up to take […]

Speech – New Zealand First Party Speech by New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston PetersRt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 16 JUNE 2016 Speech by New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland Rt Hon Winston Peters Local Government […]

Press Release – Papahanaumokuakea – Marine National Monument Three new species of fish are among the discoveries announced as scientists returned from a 25-day research expedition aboard NOAA Ship Hiialakai to explore the deep coral reefs of Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument (PMNM) in the Northwestern …Scientists discover new species, significant coral mortality in Papahānaumokuākea Marine […]

Press Release – Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific The European Union and Government of Samoa sign a new Agreement for 20.2 million/SAT 58 million in Water and SanitationThe European Union and Government of Samoa sign a new Agreement for €20.2 million/SAT 58 million in Water and Sanitation The European Union (EU) and […]

Press Release – Tourism Industry Association New Zealand hotels recorded their best results in five years last year, according to new Tourism Industry Aotearoa research. The national annual occupancy rate was 78.8%, up 3.1 points on 2014. Auckland achieved the highest annual occupancy rate of 84%, followed by Queenstown (78.6%) and Wellington (77.9%). The average […]

Camela Gware, Charles Yapumi and a Citizen Journalist
PORT MORESBY (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Students at the University of Papua New Guinea today refused to return to classes and about 40 daubed themselves in red earth in “haus krai” mourning for their wounded fellow-students still in hospital.

Press Release – Eileen Brown With more than 20 years of nursing experience, and an extensive background in health policy and health governance, Eileen Brown stands out from the crowd as a front runner for election onto the Capital and Coast District Health Board in the DHB elections in September as the Labour Party candidate. […]

News from WCC The Cable Car is having a major equipment upgrade and, while it is out of action, there will be some big changes in the laneway. A $1.5 million upgrade of Cable Car Lane starts this week and, once finished, it will make getting to and from Wellington’s famous Cable Car a much […]

Melissa Sets Sights on Mechanical Engineering Melissa Kupa has her sights set firmly on becoming a mechanical engineer, thanks to a Toloa scholarship from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. Melissa says she decided to study engineering because she wants ...

Brand new winter tourism campaign for Hawke’s Bay Hawke’s Bay Tourism have released their new, visually stunning winter campaign, “Hunker down in Hawke’s Bay this winter”. Increased funding from the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has allowed ...

Three more high-profile New Zealanders have become SuperSeniors Champions, Seniors Minister Maggie Barry has announced. Legendary opera singer Dame Malvina Major, former MP and Minister Margaret Austin and the actor, filmmaker and naturalist Peter Hayden ...

June 15 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose from its lowest level in a week ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement in the US and economic growth figures at home and traders are bracing for more market volatility as Britain's European ...