Новости за 19.07.2016

Southern District Police are looking to locate 21-year-old man Rhys Dunn who has been missing since Friday 15 July.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Prime Minister’s high-level New Zealand business delegation to Indonesia have signed deals worth more than NZ$60 million on the official two-day visit.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says two New Zealand General Service Medals have been instituted to recognise service in Iraq and the greater Middle East since 2014.

July 20 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street moved lower as disappointing earnings from Netflix, among others, and the International Monetary Fund’s downgrade of its outlook for the global economy weighed on sentiment.

July 20 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed near its lowest levels in almost a month on speculation the Reserve Bank will have a clear run at cutting interest rates after announcing plans for further mortgage lending restrictions.

July 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares hit another record high in light turnover, with Auckland International Airport, SkyCity Entertainment Group and Moa Group gaining, while Comvita fell.

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Prensa Latina The leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Khaled Meshaal, today claimed the right to armed struggle in order to end the Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories. In an interview with India’s NDTV television held in Doha, Qatar, Meshaal denounced the crimes committed against his people by the government of Prime Minister […]

In May the government announced a package to try and increase the number of electric vehicles in New Zealand as a way of reducing emissions – a laudable goal but some of the government’s proposed some measures missed the mark. At or at least near the top of the list was the idea to allow [...]

The Herald reports: An Auckland councillor is using money from his own back pocket to take to the airwaves and criticise the decision to drop trains to the airport. Last Wednesday and Thursday, Councillor Mike Lee’s 30 second radio commercial aired across five stations all owned by NZME. Lee, who sits on the board of […]

Prensa Latina Cuba has once again denounced the UN Security Council’s failure to act in response to Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people, despite global support for the occupied Arab nation’s cause, reported Prensa Latina. In an open debate on the situation in the Middle East, Cuba’s permanent representative, Ana Silvia Rodríguez, denounced the Security […]

July 20 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy product prices were mixed at the Global Dairy Trade auction, as a gain in whole milk powder offset a decline for most other products.

Press Release – World Bank SUVA, July 18, 2016 The full potential of labour mobility between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region remains largely untapped, according to a new report launched today by the World Bank and the Australian National University (ANU) during … NEWS RELEASE Labour Mobility Could Generate an Additional $10 Billion […]

Press Release – World Bank SUVA, July 18, 2016 The Government of Fiji today signed a US$50 million loan agreement with the World Bank to support their continued recovery needs from Tropical Cyclone Winston and enhance the countrys efforts to protect the most vulnerable.NEWS RELEASE Fiji Signs Loan Agreement With World Bank, ADB Two loans […]

UNRWA Press Release UNRWA deplores the loss of life in Syria as it commemorates the death of a staff member in Aleppo, on July 17. In the early evening of 17 July, Yaser Mahmoud Shuaeeb, a driver for UNRWA in Aleppo, was struck by shrapnel fragments in his back as he was getting off a […]

Wellington.Scoop Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie have apologised at the start of their new US tour – they told more than 9,000 fans in Colorado that they were sorry for having grown older since their last tour three years ago. The New York Times, in a fullpage article on the Wellington entertainers, reports: As they […]

Press Release – SWPR International music legend Engelbert Humperdinck returns to Wellington in August. Engelbert occupies aspecial place in people’s hearts and particularly in New Zealand where his song Ten Guitars has been adopted as the country’s unofficial national anthem and made a major impact on the New Zealand music scene. “I’m so proud of […]

Press Release – NZ Schools Debating Council Five of New Zealand’s top secondary schools debaters are about to represent New Zealand in the prestigious World Schools Debating Championships, in Stuttgart, Germany. The Russell McVeagh New Zealand Schools’ Debating Team was selected at the New Zealand tournament earlier in the year and consists of Peter McKenzie […]

Press Release – Flying Out Music Karangahape Road is a constant bustle of culture on the quietest of nights, and come 2 September it will come to life on a whole new level with The Others Way Festival – a unique, locally-run day of Auckland’s best alternative music, performing across …Flying Out and 95bFM announce […]

Press Release – NIWA It may be winter, but its going to be so warm this weekend temperature records are likely to tumble. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 Record-challenging warmth returns It may be winter, but it’s going to be so warm this weekend temperature records are likely to tumble. Tropical winds are coming New Zealand’s […]

Wellington Police are looking for the owner of a grey kayak found earlier today under Aotea Quay Wharf.

A new endoscopy tower at the Grey Base Hospital means surgeons can see more clearly when they need to carry out gastroscopies and colonoscopies.

Northland Police are continuing to investigate after a man was stabbed in Kaitaia this afternoon.

July 19 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar dropped and swap rates fell to record lows after the Reserve Bank announced plans to extend restrictions on mortgage lending, stoking speculation it may have room to cut interest rates twice in the next eight ...

July 19 (BusinessDesk) - Serko chief financial officer Tim Bluett has resigned and will leave the online travel booking company in October.