Новости за 03.07.2016

News from WCC Prominent trade union leader and health advocate Helen Kelly has been honoured by the Capital with a portrait of herself to be hung at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. At a function this afternoon at the Portrait Gallery, Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown presented the portrait, painted by Lee Robinson and donated by […]

July 4 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar gained against its Australian counterpart after the federal election across the Tasman left neither major party with a clear majority as the final count is awaited.

There’s nothing wrong with a bit of an annual party – but nearly $100,000 is a bit rich for any government agency, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters.

One year on from the announcement of the government statement on Building Financial Capability in New Zealand, good progress is being made says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith.

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John Key needs to stand down Foreign Affairs Minister Murry McCully following an admission by Saudi businessman George Assaf that there was no threat of legal action over the live sheep import ban, the Green Party said today.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.7165 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD extended gains against all of its major trading partners on Friday with the NZDUSD peaking just shy of 0.7200.

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Yesterday the Government announced its latest policy on addressing the housing crisis in Auckland and increasingly in other centres, a $1 billion infrastructure fund to pay for the bulk infrastructure needed to support *some* of the new houses needed in greenfield areas.

The Government announced: The Prime Minister today announced a new $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund to accelerate the supply of new housing where it’s needed most, Finance Minister Bill English and Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith say. The contestable fund will be open to applications from councils in the highest growth areas – […]

DUNEDIN (Otago Daily Times/Pacific Media Watch): New Zealand diplomats remain "sceptical of megaphone diplomacy'' but are increasingly making use of social media, although not in an "indiscriminate'' way, reports John Gibb of the Otago Daily Times.

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force Fisheries patrols conducted by the Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago in support of south-west Pacific countries are off to a flying start, with 26 commercial fishing vessels boarded recently in Fiji and Tuvalu.4 July 2016 NZDF’s Pacific Patrols Get Off to a Flying Start […]

Press Release – Whangarei Art Museum ROBYN KAHUKIWA | TRACEY TAWHIO | LINDA MUNN| SUZANNE TAMAKI | ANDREA HOPKINS EXPRESSIONS WHIRINAKI ART AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 9 JULY – 18 SEPTEMBER 2016Waitangi Wahine ROBYN KAHUKIWA | TRACEY TAWHIO | LINDA MUNN| SUZANNE TAMAKI | ANDREA HOPKINS EXPRESSIONS WHIRINAKI ART AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 9 JULY – 18 […]

Lima, Peru, 3 July 2016 – APEC officials responsible for women’s affairs and small and medium enterprises together with business community representatives have named Xiao Wei of China, founder of a specialized women’s clothing line whose customer ...

As the finale to the 42nd American Express Queenstown Winter Festival gets underway, Festival organisers will enjoy the final party before planning for the 2017 Festival starts.

Hindus have offered heartfelt condolences on the Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel’s death on July two in New York.

Wellington’s bus drivers will stop work on Tuesday 5 July to discuss industrial action in response to potential changes to service quality, wages and working conditions.

"It's excellent to hear that the Government has finally accepted that it must do the Auckland Council's job for it, but John Key should not be asking the same leaders who have condemned a generation of Aucklanders to debt or rent for guidance ...

National’s loan to help councils deal with the housing crisis is a step in the right direction, but risks failing if it doesn’t build affordable homes for first home buyers, the Green Party said today.

Queenstown’s winter season is off to a flying start with good snow and freezing overnight temperatures helping deliver superb conditions for festival events and thousands of domestic and overseas visitors.

Police investigating the record seizure of cocaine found in a diamante horse head would like to identify and speak to the man pictured.

Police are concerned for the safety of a 52-year-old female who has not been seen since yesterday afternoon.

Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff welcomes the announcement of the Housing Infrastructure Fund noting it sets the precedent for Government and councils to work together to address the housing crisis.

Auckland Future, the centre right ticket contesting the Auckland Council elections, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund to accelerate the supply of new housing.

Family First NZ says that the Human Rights Commission is ignoring the law, including the Human Rights Act, regarding ‘gender identity’ in schools and is preferring to elevate ideology above the law, thereby trampling on the rights of the overwhelming ...