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The East-West Link feels a lot like the preverbal snowball rolling down a slope, constantly gathering momentum as it simultaniously gets bigger and bigger in scale, cost and the NZTA’s haste to get started. A month ago and based on documents received from an OIA, I wrote about how the cost of the project had ballooned from [...]

News.com.au reports: THE first officer to storm the Lindt Cafe said he saw Man Monis immediately and shouted: “There’s the c**t. Shoot him.” Well spoken I say. No tag for this post.

Press Release – Paul Lambert As a regular user of the trains and buses, Upper Hutt City Councillor Paul Lambert has been astounded by recent publicity regarding the plan to increase the use of the Snapper Card across all bus services in the Wellington region. This decision to integrate the services has been followed by […]

Robert Fantina The Truther.us Occasionally, although not frequently, the corporate-owned media will report on what it refers to as the ‘conflict’ between Israel and Palestine. The implication is that two nations of generally equal power have some lingering disagreement that sometimes comes to the surface. Much as the media would have us all believe this […]

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council New research into toxic algal (Phormidium) blooms in the Wellington region’s rivers gives our river users more information on what causes it. GWRC have completed a report summarising toxic algae monitoring and research over the last decade and the results are interesting says Environmental Scientist Mark Heath. Nutrients […]

Press Release – Airways New Zealand Airways New Zealand confirms the hot air balloon carrying Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhovon on his world record attempt to circumnavigate the globe has entered New Zealand airspace.MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016 World record hot air balloon attempt reaches New Zealand Airways New Zealand confirms the hot air balloon […]

Speech – New Zealand Government Tn koutou, tn koutou, tn koutou katoa. Thank you Lorraine for your kind welcome and for the opportunity to take part in your 27th Annual Conference.Hon Nikki Kaye Associate Minister of Education 15 July 2016 Speech notes Progressing 21st Century school infrastructure Speech to New Zealand School Trustees Association 27th […]

Press Release – Wellington City Council Since May, the Wellington City Council has been trialling a new app, Magical Park, in collaboration with the game’s New Zealand developer Geo AR Games, in city parks. Magical Park uses GPS technology to get users moving around the park to play within a set boundary. Pokemon Go has […]

Press Release – Maori Housing Conference TAURANGA MOANA 15 July 2016 Tauranga Moana National Mori Housing Organising Committee Chair Puhirake Ihaka is pleased to announce that Tauranga Moana will host the 2016 National Mori Housing Conference. The Conference will be held on Thursday …National Māori Housing Conference 2016 TAURANGA MOANA 15 July 2016 – Tauranga […]

Alray Israeli warplanes have carried out an airstrike against the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression against the besieged Palestinian enclave. Local sources said Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at an area east of the village of Juhor ad-Dik which lies south of Gaza City late on Wednesday, Arabic-language Palestine al-Yawm news agency […]

Chris Gunness, URNWA spokesperson Press Release “The Israeli authorities have carried out a large scale demolition in the Bedouin refugee community at Anata in the occupied West Bank. Seven residential structures, four animal shelters and four toilet units, were destroyed of which three were funded by an international NGO. As a result seven UNRWA registered […]

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council People with a passion for the future of Wellington region are being encouraged to put their energy and ideas to work at the Greater Wellington Regional Council. With nominations for local body elections opening today, Greater Wellington has released “Making Greater Wellington greater”, a snapshot of our work […]

News from WCC Nominations open tomorrow for candidates in Wellington’s local body elections. Wellington City Electoral Officer Warwick Lampp says it’s time to translate your vision for the city into action. “If you want to make the city stronger, grow the economy, and improve residents’ quality of life, you should consider standing as a candidate […]

Press Release – Kapiti Coast Chamber Of Commerce With nominations for council officially open, the Kapiti Coast Chamber of Commerce (KCCC) is urging Kapiti’s business leaders to put their names forward, after recent survey results show a communication breakdown between local council and the business community. The survey results presented at Thursday evening’s “Bring about […]

Apple’s Smart Keyboard Cover feels like an essential partner for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. That’s not the case with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.

Hutt Valley Police have arrested a man in relation to a robbery of a Petone bank earlier this year, in which the offender presented a note to counter staff.

At 12.52pm today, a police officer has been driving along Vaughan Road where he has felt a thump on the side of the car.

Business people from Invercargill got no joy today from Air New Zealand when it called city leaders to a meeting, says New Zealand First.

Whanganui Police arrested two men on Monday 11 July 2016 after they were found to be in possession of 65 beehives taken from a property in Kai Iwi. The two Whanganui men in their late 20s were arrested after Police received information from the owners ...

The New Zealand dollar dropped after the Reserve Bank said it will give its view on the economy next week given the long lead-in time to the next policy review on August 11, raising expectations it may be poised to cut rates next month.

Disability Issues Minister Nicky Wagner today launched EmployAbility, an employment programme to assist people with health conditions and disabilities into work to take place in the Bay of Plenty.

July 14 (BusinessDesk) - The Accident Compensation Commission requested an extra $158 million in funding for 2016/17 from the government ahead of Budget 2016, but Treasury instead recommended an interim payment of just $26.4 million be funded to ...

We need some bold, workable ideas to tackle the environmental issues in the Wellington region, according to Dr Roger Blakeley, Greater Wellington Regional Council candidate.

Don’t tie the hands of the incoming council – stop the sale of City Care