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Pacific People’s Minister, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, has welcomed the inaugural fono for Pacific social services workers and church leaders and is urging them to work with the government to tackle the problem of family violence in the Pacific community.

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Yesterday, the second Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) report was released, with the third and final report due in August. ATAP is the council and government working together to come up with an agreed transport plan for Auckland, one that ultimately performs better than what is currently planned.

Simon Bridges announced: Mr Bridges says it has found that achieving a step change in the performance of Auckland’s transport system will require a range of interventions. “It concludes that while ongoing investment in new road and public transport projects will clearly be needed, greater use of technology and in the longer term, road pricing […]

Press Release – New Zealand Police Fifty three new constables from Wing 297 have completed their studies and will parade at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) tomorrow, Thursday 23 June 2016. The new constables hail from many different countries including Australia, China, …Police attestation parade for Wing 297 – Patron: Dr Helen Anderson […]

Press Release – Gravure Packaging Ground-breaking product packaging techniques developed by Gravure Packaging Ltd (GPL) have again been recognised, with the Petone-based printer winning one of the most prestigious prizes at the 2016 Pride In Print Awards. The Gravure Process Award — one of four prizes awarded to GPL by the event’s stringently-critiquing judges this […]

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Customers loved the quiet ride and the cool look, drivers loved the smooth ride, the bus company loved the cheaper fuel bill and everyone loved the reduced transport emissions. These were the results of the trial of a hybrid bus in Wellington earlier this year. A report on […]

Press Release – Council for International Development Defeating ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) on the battlefield is important, but without New Zealand stepping up with investment in long-term reconstruction and reconciliation, Iraq will remain fertile ground for terrorist and other violent armed …Back civilian experts in Iraq as well as military 22 […]

News from NZ Police Police are seeking the public’s assistance after two rings were stolen from a store in the Wellington CBD on Friday. The two rings have a combined value of over $11,000. The offender is described as male, 25-35 years old, of medium build, 5’10, with dark facial stubble. He was wearing a […]

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand Visitor arrivals numbered 193,600 in May 2016, setting a new May record, Statistics New Zealand said today. Visitor arrivals were up 10 percent from May 2015, driven by an increase in holiday arrivals.Holiday arrivals from China exceed Australia in May – Media release 22 June 2016 Visitor arrivals numbered […]

Press Release – Gillies McIndoe Research Institute Renowned plastic surgeon and cancer researcher Dr Swee Tan has come out in support of PHARMAC’s proposal to introduce free vaccinations to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) induced throat cancers. PHARMAC is proposing to extend the free anti-cancer vaccine, known as Gardasil, to include year 8 boys, and widen […]

Wellington.Scoop Tonight’s Wellington earthquake was measured by GeoNet as having a magnitude of 4.4, and was categorised as moderate. Its location was 20 km south-east of Wellington, at a depth of 23km. Only 4.4 ? That earthquake felt and sounded like a car crashing into the house — Sarah Free (@sarahfreenz) June 21, 2016 Big […]

AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Watch): Media experts say journalism institutions lack the resources needed to raise the quality and awareness of environmental reportage in the Asia-Pacific region.

June 21 (BusinessDesk) - Aucklanders can expect to be paying variable rates per kilometre to travel on the city's most congested roads under an emerging transport strategy being formulated by the government and the Auckland Council.

NZ dollar trades in tight range vs greenback, falls vs pound as Brexit vote looms

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell addressed Kiwi and Korean business leaders in Seoul this morning saying Māori companies want to build a sustained presence and strong partnerships in the South Korean market.

21 June 2016 Media Statement Minister honours passing of Māori health leader Robert Cooper

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Communications Minister Amy Adams today welcomed a report showing the technology sector’s value to the New Zealand economy.

"The ATAP report release this afternoon is an indictment upon six years of supposed integrated planning under the Brown-led council," says John Palino.

Kiwis travelling to mainland US destinations on Hawaiian Airlines will now have the opportunity to name their price for First Class seating thanks to the addition of a new online auction.

News from NZ Police Porirua Police are appealing for help from the public after a 65-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her home on Waihemo Street, Waitangirua, for several hours on Friday. The woman was home alone when she answered the door to a man who claimed to be looking for his daughter, shortly after […]

June 21 (BusinessDesk) - A litigation funder that became first-ranking creditor to one of property developer Dave Henderson's failed companies was "trafficking" in litigation in the hope of extracting excessive profits from default interest rates ...

On Friday 24th of June a torch relay marking 75 Years of Women in Policing will begin its tour of the country simultaneously in Cape Reinga and Bluff.

Building activity in Auckland has topped an all-time high of $6 billion per year, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Auckland Mayor Len Brown said today in releasing the latest Auckland Housing Accord monitoring report.

June 21 (BusinessDesk) - T&G Global, the fruit marketer controlled by Germany's BayWa, is opening a new office in Thailand as it looks to further its global expansion after posting an 83 percent gain in profit last year.