Новости за 28.06.2016

A 22-year-old male is appearing in Tauranga District Court today [Wednesday 29 June] charged with murder in relation to the death of three-month-old Richard Uddin in Tauranga on 7 June.

A one-year-old female baby has been admitted to Starship Hospital following an incident in Blockhouse Bay.

Police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the Koki Dairy in Christchurch, at about 8:30pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016.

The Police Minister’s contention that Police have enough resources to meet the expectations of New Zealand communities is not reflected in the Police’s own statistics, says Labour’s Police spokesperson Stuart Nash.

Thousands of SuperGold Card users will be shut out of free off-peak public transport in Auckland with the switch to the Auckland Transport Gold HOP card, says New Zealand First.

The first six months of 2016 are set to be the warmest ever start to the year, according to NIWA’s long-term seven-station temperature series.

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In the 1990s, in the early years of the information technology revolution, economist Robert Solow famously commented that “you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” Two decades on, that still rings true. Social life has been profoundly transformed by new technology: It has altered the way we communicate with friends [...]

The resignations have reached an unprecedented level. So far there have been: 20 members of the Shadow Cabinet resign 18 junior shadow ministers resign Nine parliamentary private secretaries resign Corbyn’s new shadow cabinet has MPs in it who were elected just a year ago. There are a number of ways they may sack Corbyn. The […]

Press Release – Repel New Zealanders heading to the tropics for a mid-winter getaway can be assured of 100% protection against the carrier of the Zika virus, according to the results of independent research carried out into Repel Ultra, Repel Tropical-Strength and Repel …Media release Wednesday 29 June 2016 Research confirms DEET and Repel insect […]

Press Release – Secretariat of The Pacific Community – SPC Nadi, Fiji The latest Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) for primary school children has revealed growth across the region in numeracy and some improvement in literacy compared to the 2012 results.Improved numeracy across Pacific region revealed in largest ever survey 29 June 2016 […]

Mazin Qumsiyeh Opinion I wrote several articles over the past 20 years suggesting for the sake of Europe’s future to develop a more independent foreign policy and end US led NATO’s adventurism whether in Libya or the Ukraine. But looking at the British poll to exit Europe, we cannot just say “we told you so”. […]

Press Release – Office of the Clerk Women Members of Parliament from Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tuvalu and a candidate from the 2014 Tongan election, have come together in Wellington with New Zealand Members of Parliament to participate in the first Pacific Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians …29 June 2016 Women from across the Pacific come together in […]

Addameer PRESS RELEASE 26 June 2016 On the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Addameer calls for an end to all practices by the Palestinian Authority that amount to torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment. In 2014, the Palestinian government signed and ratified several international conventions on the protection […]

Press Release – Federated Farmers A best-practice, practical and common-sense approach to governance has been unveiled by Federated Farmers at its national conference in Wellington today. Federated Farmers’ Local Government spokesperson Katie Milne said this tri-annual guide promotes the latest thinking on how councils should be engaging with and providing services to farmers and other […]

Press Release – Chapman Tripp Chapman Tripp farewells the firm’s current Chief Executive Partner, Andrew Poole, and welcomes his incoming replacement, corporate partner Nick Wells. Wells will be promoted to Chief Executive Partner as of Friday. Poole was originally one of the firm’s two managing partners, along with Mark Reese. Reese has since returned to […]

Press Release – Russell McVeagh Following a six month audit process, New Zealand’s premier commercial law firm, Russell McVeagh, is proud to have been awarded Rainbow Tick certification. The Rainbow Tick programme is a continual quality improvement programme designed to help an organisation ensure it is a safe and welcoming workplace for employees of diverse […]

Press Release – Fulton Hogan Hiways FRA and its contractor Fulton Hogan Hiways continues their commitment to upgrade rural roads around the Central and Northern Divisions to ensure year-around access for villages and communities in rural areas.Maintaining Rural Roads A Priority FRA and its contractor Fulton Hogan Hiways continues their commitment to upgrade rural roads […]

The awards celebrate excellence in agriculture and the contributions made by Federated Farmers’ members to further enhance the primary industry.

New Zealand’s ranking in adult literacy has improved significantly to fourth in the OECD from 12th in 1996 says Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce.

Article – Alister Taylor Alan Taylor, one of New Zealands significant but virtually unknown artists and writers, has died. He was 83. He died in obscurity, destitute, ravaged by emphysema from a lifetime of heavy chain-smoking, still recovering from an earlier stroke. …ALAN TAYLOR 1933-2016, Artist and writer. AN OBITUARY 28 JUNE 2016 By Alister […]

June 28 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose as investors embraced the local market's insulation from global turmoil and high yields, with Spark New Zealand, Precinct Properties and Summerset Group rising.

“It is easy to get stuck in your ways and it was refreshing to have a new eye look at things. We do have more time now.” Steve Thompson Pharmacist

Auckland Council staff have been flooded with last minute applications for the Menacing Dogs Amnesty that is set to expire on 30 June.

Police are at the scene of a fatal crash on Moffat Road in Balclutha, Otago.