Новости за 05.08.2016

The 2nd round of voting for the UN Secretary General has seen Clark drop from 6th to 7th but more importantly she now has more discourages than encourages. I suspect this means it is all over. The results are: Guterres 11-2-2 (encourage, neutral, discourage) Jeremic 8-3-4 Malcoora 8-1-6 Turk 7-3-5 Bokova 7-1-7 Kerim 6-2-7 Clark 6-1-8 […]

Ali Abunimah Electronic Intifada “If every cent has been diverted, it doesn’t add up to $50 million,” Tim Costello told Australia’s SBS public broadcaster, “World Vision’s program in Gaza amounts to only around $2 to $3 million a year. Israel grabbed global headlines on Thursday with sensational allegations that tens of millions of dollars from […]

The Herald reports: Labour has confirmed it will introduce a policy to remove tax breaks on investment properties but aims to target speculators rather than small-time landlords. Labour’s housing spokesman Phil Twyford has released Inland Revenue figures which showed property investors claimed $650 million in tax write-offs on residential rental properties in the year to […]

News from Helene Ritchie “Wellington could be the greenest capital city in the world” says mayoral candidate Helene Ritchie. Helene, re-energised, is just back from Vancouver in Canada where she met deputy mayor Heather Deal (above) to exchange ideas. Vancouver is said to be the fifth greenest city in the world, with ambitious goals. “I […]

Hamas The Hamas Information Office has issued a report documenting Israeli and Palestinian Authority violations against Palestinians in July 2016. According to the report, the Israeli occupation forces “IOF” had killed 8 Palestinians last month, including 7 in West Bank and 1 in the Gaza Strip. Over the same period, IOF had arrested 434 Palestinians, […]

Hamas Deputy chairman of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniya commended the steadfastness of Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayed, who has been on hunger strike for fifty days protesting his detention in occupation prisons without trial or charges. Haniya praised Kayed for remaining steadfast in the face of his jailers, confirming that the Palestinian resistance regards the […]

Mazin Qumsiyeh In news of the Orwellian world we live in -Israeli occupation soldier was caught on video stealing a crying eight-year-old Palestinian girl’s bike and throwing it in bushes. -Israeli prime minister defended the arrest of children and blamed the native Palestinian victims for their own suffering. The ranks of children in Israeli jails […]

Nelson Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault, which occurred on the Railway Reserve area near Neale Avenue, Stoke, after 8.00pmon Wednesday 13 July 2016.

CHRISTCHURCH TRUCKING SHOW COULD BREAK ALL RECORDS AS THE WIGRAM AIRFORCE BASE IS GETTING READY TO BURST AT THE SEAMS WITH TRUCK BRANDS BOOKING SPACE

Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar held its gains against the British pound after the Bank of England cut interest rates in a bigger-than-expected stimulus package, underlining the appeal of higher-yielding currencies such as the kiwi.

What do an influential advertising executive, an elite rugby team and a leading defense lawyer all have in common? Sadly, they all share an archaic and disturbing attitude towards gender.

Moira Faaseu and Estelle Fiso-Waters talk careers at Connect Global's stand at JOBFest, which attracted hundreds of job-seekers. Kateni Sau reports on the event.

As part of Operation ZIPPO, staff from the Manawatu Organised Crime Unit yesterday [Thursday] arrested a 52-year-old Palmerston North man after stopping a vehicle just south of Paekakariki.

Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Zespri International has temporarily halted exports to China while it puts in place new checking protocols after Chinese authorities tagged the fruit marketer when four containers of kiwifruit were found with a fruit-rotting ...

Poems will be let loose at the Hastings District Library next week to celebrate NZ Poetry Day.

The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations supports the decision of the Waikato Regional Council to implement a 30% discount for Waikato University students on their BUSIT fares.

At approximately 11.00pm on Tuesday 2 August, there was a suspicious fire at the Keirunga Gardens Arts and Crafts Society, Puflett Road, Havelock North.

Access to Macdonald Road in Glenview Hamilton is restricted as a Police and AOS presence continues at an address.

Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Drug developer AFT Pharmaceuticals still expects to break even in the 2018 or 2019 financial year, although it cannot be sure exactly when, founder and managing director Harley Atkinson told shareholders at the company's ...

New Zealand Post will be working through the night to produce stamps celebrating the success of our Olympic athletes in Rio.

Emergency services are attending a crash between a car and a truck on Prestons Road, Marshland.

Military historians from New Zealand and Australia will offer insights into the epic World War One battle for Chunuk Bair on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsular 101 years ago, in a public lecture jointly organised by Massey University and the Palmerston ...

5 August 2016: Mercer Mushrooms, one of New Zealand’s leading mushroom growers, says it has to temporarily close its business, as a result of anti-competitive behaviour. Waikato-based Mercer Mushrooms which recently embarked on a $12.5m expansion plan ...

Following a serious crash in Rangiora this morning, an 85-year-old woman has died.

Auckland City Police are looking for Rima Tuau and have multiple warrants for his arrest.