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New Zealand auction site TradeMe lists dozens, maybe hundreds, of Apple Watches. Many are new or nearly new.  This is unremarkable. Every imaginable electronic device is available on TradeMe.  Yet the number of unwanted Apple Watches is high for a small country like New Zealand. The number is high considering how few Watches have sold […]

News from Local Government New Zealand Kerry Prendergast is the winner of a local government Excellence Award for her commitment to local government. Ms Prendergast was awarded the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Local Government at the LGNZ conference in Dunedin today. The awards, now in their third year, recognise and celebrate the outstanding leadership […]

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News.com.au reports: DONALD Trump hinted at a new world order if he becomes president, saying the United States, under his leadership, might not come to the defence of some NATO members if Russia were to attack them. The Republican nominee said he would decide whether to protect the Baltic republics against Russian aggression based on […]

Last week, Auckland Council unanimously voted to approve the construction of Skypath, the long-overdue walking and cycling link across the Waitemata Harbour. (There is still the hurdle of a potential Environment Court appeal by opponents.) Well done to all the councillors, some of whom had previously expressed scepticism – the city will be better for [...]

Here are two iceblocks that you can buy at your local dairy:

The iceblock on the left is made by Tip Top in New Zealand. The iceblock on the right is made by Streets in China.
Let’s estimate the carbon dioxide emissions from each iceblock. Most of the energy in manufacturing iceblocks from raw materials* of refined sugar and clean water will be down to cooling, so we can calculate the following approximations (assuming cooling of water from room temperature at 20°C to freezer temperature... Читать дальше...

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency Motorists can expect minor delays from around 7pm tonight as temporary traffic management will be in place on State Highway 1 from the bottom of Pukerua Bay Hill to just south of the Fisherman’s Table Restaurant at Paekakariki. The traffic management is needed to allow repair work on […]

Press Release – Pacific Islands Trade and Invest Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) has partnered with eight Pacific Island companies to promote a range of high quality food and beverage products from the Pacific Islands at the Auckland Food Show (AFS) starting this Thursday at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane …Media Release – For general release […]

by Sea Rotmann We have less than three weeks for submissions to the Environment Court opposing Wellington Airport’s proposed runway extension into Cook Strait. Many wonderful groups and individuals support us, but need to get the thousands of residents who will be adversely affected by this extension to have their voices heard by the court […]

News from NZ Police Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old Hutt Valley man with the 30 June robbery of the Westpac on Jackson Street, Petone. He will appear in the Hutt Valley District Court on Thursday and is charged with Aggravated Robbery, Unlawfully Taking A Motor Vehicle and Driving While Disqualified in relation to […]

VICTOR, N.Y., July 22, 2016 – Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that its board of directors increased the size of the board from 10 to 11 members. In addition, the board elected Frederic ...

22 July, 2016 – Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu: Innovative new approaches to the management of green waste, and the necessity for a coordinated approach to disaster waste were hot topics of conversation at the Fourth Steering Committee Meeting of the PacWaste ...

The roads were earlier closed due to high tides and storm conditions making them unsafe.

Police are warning motorists to take care on Waikato roads, including State Highway 27, due to the current high winds in the region.

The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 58 is closed from Spinnaker Drive to Joseph Banks Drive, Whitby due to flooding.

CORIN I wonder if you could give us a sense of how a future Labour government would navigate its way through its economic issues in a world of post-Brexit, of potentially a Donald Trump presidency. It’s a pretty scary place. What would be your priorities?

“We are a free-trading liberal democracy which is enriched by our interactions with foreigners,” says ACT Party leader David Seymour.

Disgust that two Victoria University professors, James Renwick and Tim Naish are using the names of their university and the Royal Society of New Zealand to propagate biased and unjustified claims about climate change, has been expressed by the New ...

Press Release – NIWA A number of temperature records toppled across New Zealand over the weekend as tropical winds from New Caledonia and Vanuatu streamed over the country.MEDIA RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016 Tropical Winds Yield Late-July Record Warmth A number of temperature records toppled across New Zealand over the weekend as tropical winds from […]

Police, Land Search and Rescue teams and community volunteers are out in force for a fourth day today in the search for missing Upper Hutt woman Mary Berrington.

The architect of our anti-nuclear legislation and former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer told TV One’s Q+A programme that New Zealand must maintain its on-the-fence position.

With children across the country returning to school tomorrow drivers in Hawke’s Bay are reminded to slow down and by attention around schools.

Police advise that both State Highway 58 and Grays Road, which was closed earlier this morning is now open to traffic.

At 12.10am on Sunday 24th July 2016 Police working with Transit NZ and Porirua City Council have closed the following Roads;.

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force The Royal New Zealand Navys (RNZN) Petty Officer Diver (PODR) Shaun Heaslip, from Matamata, is living out a childhood dream: diving in warm Hawaiian waters – as part of the worlds largest international maritime exercise.NZDF Career Turns Dream to Reality for Matamata Man The Royal New Zealand Navy’s […]