Новости за 29.07.2016

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Stuff reports: The videocassette recorder that revolutionised home entertainment by allowing television audiences to capture their favourite shows on tape and watch them at their leisure will die at the end of the month after a decade-long battle with obsolescence. It is roughly 60 years old. Known to every child of the ’80s and ’90s […]

Press Release – International Finance Corporation IFC commits up to $200 million to IFC Emerging Asia Fund to invest across multiple sectors in Asia to boost growth and investment in the regionIFC commits up to $200 million to IFC Emerging Asia Fund to invest across multiple sectors in Asia to boost growth and investment in […]

News from WCC The Wellington City Council’s Environment Committee meeting next Thursday will consider a raft of recommendations stemming from public consultation earlier this year over possible rule changes affecting cats, dogs, roosters, pigeons, bees and other animals in the city. The committee will consider amendments to the Wellington Consolidated Bylaw 2008 Part 2: Animals. […]

The New Zealand dollar fell against the yen after the Bank of Japan announced additional monetary stimulus measures that were more modest than some in the market were expecting, driving up its currency.

SKY and PRIME are pleased that TVNZ has today confirmed its news accreditation for the RIO Games.

NZ 16s & 18s merit teams have been named from results at this month's NZRL National High Performance Camp at Rotorua.

Local Government Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is encouraged by progress made by local councils and communities in the wider Wellington region working with the Local Government Commission on the future of their local government structures.

An Auckland man charged with making multiple fraudulent applications for health funding and carer support has been sentenced to home detention, as well as being ordered to make reparation after appearing in Manukau District Court.

Nominations for this year’s Citizen Awards will open from this Monday 1 August through to Friday 7 October 2016.

Two fire deaths in four days – plan how you would escape a house fire and stay safe

A post-mortem examination has been completed on the body discovered in a self-contained flat following a fire at a property in Rutherford Street, Woolston, on Wednesday 27 July.

Tauranga Police are attending a serious motor vehicle crash on Sh 29A Mangutapu, between baypark and welcome bay.

Community Housing Aotearoa is applauding the Government’s move to invest $9 million over the next two years into two internationally recognised models aimed at curbing homelessness.

Nearly 14,000 people have been to see and help build the Lego exhibition with still a month to go – 6000 more than expected for the whole of the exhibition period. It is being hailed a “massive success”, by Hastings City Art Gallery director ...

Press Release – Celia Wade-Brown Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed today’s Local Government Commission recommendations on local governance in the Wellington region. “I am glad that the Commissioners confirm that amalgamation of all councils in Wellington is off the table. This is very much in line with the opinion of the majority of the […]

Fletcher Building paid $12 million below the flagged purchase price to buy rival construction company Higgins Group Holdings after dropping Horokiwi Quarries from its application to reduce its dominance in the aggregates market.

Wellington City Council Chief Executive Officer Kevin Lavery today released his Pre-election Report, which shows the Council has sound finances and is in a strong position to invest in projects that will transform the city. Publication of the Pre-election ...

News from the Dept of Internal Affairs The Local Government Commission today reports that good progress has been made on its work with councils and communities to strengthen local government in the Wellington region, following the decision in June 2015 not to proceed with a proposal for a unitary council for the region. Commission Chair […]

News from Wellington Regional Council Regional COuncil Chair Chris Laidlaw has welcomed the Local Government Commission’s decision to explore in detail the possibility of a single district council for the Wairarapa. “The Commission has run a very extensive engagement with Wairarapa communities about the future of local government in their area”, Mr Laidlaw said. “The […]

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is deeply saddened by the loss of Mr Daniel Lewis, former President of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, who passed away in Melbourne last Tuesday at the age of 86.

The paint is dry, the dirt is dug, and that former rust bucket is now purring in the driveway. Yep, it’s good to knock off an unfinished project – particularly when you can celebrate a job well done with a well-deserved beer!

Police note the decision of the Court today in lifting name suppression for five officers directly involved in a dangerous shooting incident in the Bay of Plenty in March 2016.

July 29 (BusinessDesk) - Shareholders of NZX-listed beer-maker Moa Breweries have been assured again that the company has no "specific plans for corporate activity to talk about".

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has welcomed today’s Local Government Commission recommendations on local governance in the Wellington region.