Новости за 19.07.2016

Those interested in how the ‘rules of the road at sea’ are set recently had the opportunity to have their say. Submissions for the proposed Navigation Safety Bylaw closed on Thursday 7 July and in total 217 submissions were received. Hearings will ...

New Zealand’s first web-based law firm is challenging the way lawyers have traditionally worked, according to founder John Shingleton. After 20 years of commercial law, Christchurch-based lawyer John sensed that the market wanted lawyers to fully embrace digital technology ...

The capitals of New Zealand and the Republic of Korea have been brought closer together with the signing of a ‘Friendly City’ partnership. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and the Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon signed the agreement at a ceremony at the Seoul ...

Trusted Trans-Tasman exporters will be rewarded with fast-tracked customs processing at Australian and New Zealand borders under a new arrangement between the two countries. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs ...

It is 10 years since Massey University researchers launched the first comprehensive survey to find out how well New Zealanders are ageing – now they want the next generation of people aged 55 and over to sign up.

The Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) has recently announced $1,311,018 in funding to medical researchers in its first two of five funding rounds in 2016.

Local residents are being urged to get immunised as influenza activity increases in the region.

A global software enterprise run from a rural NZ lifestyle block. A look behind the scenes.

How ENZ can assist the aged care and retirement sector develop the skills to serve older people who manage Epilepsy?

A team of law students from the University of Waikato has secured victory over the University of Canterbury, winning the Australian national negotiation competition in Hobart on 8 July.

AUCKLAND, 19 July, 2016 – The American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand has today announced the finalists for the 2016 AmCham-DHLExpress Success and Innovation Awards, held in conjunction with Hawaiian Airlines, the 17th year of these awards ...

Wellington Brass has won their 4th National title in a row over the weekend at the National Brass Band Championships in Napier, and by their biggest margin yet. The win comes at a good time as the band prepares to take on the best bands in the World ...

Stuff reports: Cheaper bus fares, slower speed limits, free Wi-Fi and a renewed push for light rail in Wellington are among the election carrots being dangled by the region’s Green Party local body candidates. Party-affliated councillors from across the region have revealed what will the top of their agenda if re-elected in October. Greater Wellington regional councillors Paul Bruce and Sue Kedgley said they would push for […]

At the very heart of what Pregnancy Help does is good environmental practice – people reusing items instead of buying everything brand new, people donating items so that they can be passed on to other people, and people swapping smaller items ...

Candidate information meetings that were held across the Coromandel were well attended by those interested in finding out what it takes to stand for office in the up-coming local body elections.

Auckland, New Zealand - 19 July 2016 : The fifth annual Chinese International Travel Monitor released by Hotels.com™ has revealed Chinese travellers continue to take the world by storm, with 92 percent planning to increase or maintain spending on ...

Police are warning contractors and tradesmen to secure valuable tools and equipment after an increase in thefts targeting construction sites and work vehicles across the Wellington region.

Media Design School has been ranked as the world’s top tertiary provider for both Graphic Design and Photography by a panel of internationally renowned judges, beating 479 other schools from 77 countries for these top honours.

The University of Waikato’s commitment to attracting students with outstanding academic records and potential is confirmed by a new scholarship that defines an elite level of financial support for high-achieving school leavers.

There will never be a reason for New Zealand to let up on tough anti-doping measures in sport, says New Zealand First.

The projects range in scale and type from garden rooms, small houses and a wellness retreat to a new school, a bus interchange and a factory, and are located all around the country, from the Bay of Islands to Glenorchy.

Netball's biggest event of the year, the U17 Netball Champs, has seen it's first day of competition. 40 Netball Centres compete in this four-day, outdoor tournament - the only domestic event held outdoors.

Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) Chief Executive Cameron Madgwick said, “landfarming is nothing more than taking the ground-up rocks, mud and minerals left over from drilling activities and recycling them by placing ...

Iwi Māori have taken the government to task about their lack of implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Members of the Monitoring Mechanism, an independent working group of the National Iwi Chairs Forum ...