Новости за 17.06.2016

Rangi Ruru has taken out the top prize in the 2016 Canterbury Regional Dragons’ Den awards.

The Coathangers head down under for the first time ever in New Zealand, to play two shows in Auckland and Christchurch .

The government is scrapping free off-peak travel for SuperGold Cardholders in Auckland from July 1and demanding cash for fares if Seniors don’t have a new smart card, says New Zealand First.

June 17 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building's residential division has signed an agreement with the government to build 196 homes on surplus Crown land in Auckland.

June 17 (BusinessDesk) - The introduction of a 90-day trial period has had no impact on hiring by New Zealand companies although they are now in widespread use, according to researchers at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.

June 17 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group chief executive Theo Spierings has reshuffled the roles of some of his top managers for the third time in a year in changes he says will sharpen the commercial and customer focus at the world's ...

Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene Research and Development Station is welcoming the signing of five sponsorship agreements to the value of $850,000, contributing to the creation of a world-leading farm systems research facility.

Spy Valley’s newly appointed general manager has grown up with the winery in her veins.

The Commerce Commission said at the briefing today on Input Methodology rules that they consider consumers of electricity to be stakeholders in electricity regulation. But they said they have no effective way of implementing that .

V Pure is the latest innovation from V Energy and is set to challenge the way people think about energy drinks. Made from six natural ingredients, V Pure still maintains the full energy hit that other V Energy products are known for.

New Zealand’s wine industry is showing full bodied growth as consumers at home and abroad seek out quality beverages, according to a new report in the latest ANZ Agri Focus.

Waikato Police are looking for Teina Williams in relation to a shooting incident in Hamilton overnight.

The union, E tū, is urging the Counties Manukau DHB to consider the health of elderly Pukekohe residents, and tell its food services contractor, Compass, to resume freshly cooked Meals on Wheels.

Government research agrees with CTU; 90 day fire at will periods are a failed experiment

A collaboration between NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education has produced the first online guide to help schools make the best use of teacher aides.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment today announced that $600,000 will be invested into the WhitewaterXL New Zealand Invitational for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 events through the Major Events Development Fund (MEDF).

Ruapehu’s i-SITE network and the Department of Conservation (DoC) are trialling a NZ first by putting an official i-SITE into the DoC Visitor Centre in Whakapapa Village at Mt Ruapehu.

Science has now provided evidence for what many anglers have suspected for years: taking water from rivers is risky for some fish, and we may have been short-changing them and their food sources in the past.

AUCKLAND (Radio Waatea/The Daily Blog/Pacific Media Watch): Radio Waatea and The Daily Blog's Fifth Estate focuses on "recent heated tensions across the Pacific".

Four youths have been charged in connection to the West Auckland ram-raid incident, which took place at the Eastern Rosebank Rd Gull Station on Monday, 23rd May.

A three year project aimed at bringing together Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and Western Science to reverse the decline of an endangered native sedge culminated in a gathering of scientists, conservationists, iwi and weavers from around New Zealand ...

Wither Hills has relaunched a collection of three Single Vineyard wines, each made beautifully in Wither Hills’ iconic vineyards; Rarangi, Benmorven and Taylor River.

Working people are pleased that research commissioned by the Government is consistent with what working people have being saying - that 90 day fire at will periods are a failed experiment.

Urban agriculture: feeding a resilient city Making Wellingtonians more resilient by encouraging residents to support and grow local food and produce was just one of the menu items on the table yesterday at Wellington City Council’s Community, ...

Dr Roger Blakeley announced today that he will be standing for election for the Greater Wellington Regional Council and the Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) in the local elections in October.