Новости за 21.07.2016

Kiwi children are demonstrating their passion and commitment towards protecting animals by bravely standing up to supermarket giant Countdown. From creating video messages to Countdown’s CEO to starting up a nation-wide petition demanding Countdown ...

The results of the 15 member security council straw poll for Secretary General appears to be: Antonio Guterres (Portugal) 12-3-0 Danilo Turk (Slovenia) 11-2-2 Irina Bokova (Bulgaria) 9-2-4 Vuk Jeremic (Serbia) 9-1-5 Srgjan Kerim (Macedonia) 9-1-5 Helen Clark (New Zealand) 8-2-5 Susanna Malcorra (Argentina) 7-?-? Christiana Figueres (Costa Rica) 5-5-5 Natalia Gherman (Moldova) Igor Luksic […]

News from Peace Action Wellington Heavy-handed policing of peace activists arrested on minor charges at last year’s arms fair in Wellington will see 30 police witnesses called at a trial lasting two weeks. A total of 16 people face charges for standing up against global weapons manufacturers including Lockheed Martin at the weapons fair. “We […]

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The next revolution of public transport in Auckland now has a date, August 14. That’s the day that the city will finally shed its clumsy and expensive fare system with Auckland Transport finally implementing what they call Simplified Fares, also known as integrated fares, which will be smarter and in many cases cheaper.

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency Northbound traffic can expect delays during the evening peak on the Raumati Straights this evening. Two lanes are operating on the Raumati Straights this evening. There will be one lane open in each direction. The Transport Agency is also advising motorists to take care over the weekend, especially […]

Press Release – Porirua City Council Porirua City Council closed its Arena Aquatic Centre this afternoon after confirmation today of five cases of cryptosporidiosis were linked to the pool. The people who became ill swam in the pool between 19 and 26 June, says Pools Manager Sue Chapman. “Although we have not been instructed by […]

Press Release – Emerge Trust In appreciation of the vital work done at the grass-roots level by community based organizations, the XXI International AIDS Conference devoted a Special Session to the Red Ribbon Award Winners for 2016. Participants in AIDS2016 came to the award …Red Ribbon award for NZ Māori HIV/AIDS In appreciation of the […]

News from NZ Police A dairy in Brooklyn was robbed at about 8.20pm this evening. A vehicle believed to be used by the robber was seen by Police nearby, but did not stop as instructed. The empty vehicle was located a short time later after it had crashed through a fence of a property in […]

I’ve blogged at Curia the results of the latest Roy Morgan poll. After a month of headlines of the Government in crisis and how Labour has them on the ropes and this is a turning point, the poll shows a massive 10% vote shift for National. National has gone from 43% to … 53%! A […]

Loading Ruapehu Week Aims to Get Local Businesses to Take Full Advantage of Online Opportunities Ruapehu District Council (RDC) wants to get all Ruapehu businesses and organisations online and making the most out of the opportunities the internet ...

21 July 2016 Resident satisfaction survey sets baseline for regional council A recent residents’ survey has provided a baseline for the Northland Regional Council as it takes a fresh approach to customer satisfaction and engagement with its residents ...

Labour congratulates Margaret Spencer for her tireless efforts in challenging the Government over family carer rights, says Labour’s Deputy Leader Annette King.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money have gone missing and the Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges must come clean after the Labour party revealed that a senior manager is being investigated for serious fraud, says Labour’s Transport ...

July 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares gained as investors were buoyed by potential interest rate cuts, with Steel & Tube Holdings, Xero and Westpac Banking Corp gaining, while New Zealand Refining Co fell.

“ Head injuries equivalent to a car accident is not manslaughter its murder and it’s about time Crown law prosecutors woke up to that fact and stopped worrying about how quickly they can get a prosecution and start concentrating on getting justice ...

Wellington A Black wins Netball NZ U17 Champs title Media Release Thursday 21 July, 2016

July 21 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell dropped below 70 US cents and weakened against most all the major currencies following a Reserve Bank update that signalled further interest rate cuts are looming.

New Zealand invoice payment times have maintained their record-low momentum, averaging approximately 35 days for the last four quarters, despite increasing slightly over the second quarter of 2016. According to Dun & Bradstreet’s Trade Payments ...

Heretaunga ward contender, Ann Redstone, applauds associate Local Government Minister and Minister for Women Louise Upston’s call for more women to put their names forward for this year’s local authority elections.

Ann Redstone has a long history of battling for change in the Heretaunga Electorate, most recently challenging the Police commander around the lack of adequate policing in the area alongside her seven-year campaign to Save the Cape Coast.

Mayor Len Brown is thrilled that the restoration of Queen Street’s St James Theatre in Auckland can continue moving forward with an approved council financial contribution.

It is common practice for the Tobacco Industry to play on fears about illicit trade as they have done recently here in New Zealand with home grown tobacco.

School of Journalism senior lecturer Dr Catherine Strong says it’s “disheartening” that the NZ Herald and Fairfax Media have had to withdraw their reporting teams, including photographers and videographers, from on site coverage of the Rio Olympics ...

NZ Māori HIV organisation receives Red Ribbon Award for outstanding community leadership on AIDS