Новости за 07.08.2016

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders with high health needs are missing out on cheaper GP fees as the cost of going to the doctor hits $70, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says.

News from Helene Ritchie Wellington mayoral candidate and former Chair (for eight years) of the Airport Authority Helene Ritchie is calling for a runway referendum on the proposed rates funded $350 million (probably likely $500million) Airport Extension if the Environment Court approves it. “As mayor I will call for a referendum/poll of the people. The […]

ACT Leader David Seymour today called on the Government to take a new approach in its software procurement policies, allowing substantial savings to the taxpayer.

Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua have today signed their Deed of Settlement with the Crown, at an official ceremony held at Mākirikiri Marae in Dannevirke.

The Crown has signed a Deed of Settlement with Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua (Rangitāne) settling the iwi’s historical Treaty claims, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today

The young orca which became separated from its pod in Tauranga Harbour has died, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has confirmed.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.7135 (mid-rate) this morning. A much stronger than expected non-farm payroll out of the US on Friday saw the USD surge higher against all its major rivals. The Labour Department report, released late on Friday night showed ...

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Stuff reports: Kiwi shooter Natalie Rooney has won New Zealand’s first medal medal at the Rio Olympics after claiming silver in the women’s trap event. The Timaru 28-year-old beat American Corey Cogdell in a shoot-off to reach the gold medal match against Australia’s Catherine Skinner. Despite getting off to a flying start in the final, she couldn’t maintain the momentum, missing […]

Stuff reports: Green Party health spokesman Kevin Hague said he would get rid of private healthcare altogether.  “I think that distorts the health sector completely and produces a two-tier system.” This is a remarkable statement and should ring warning bells about the Greens ever being in Government. Hague is saying the Government should abolish private healthcare. […]

I think reasonable people could disagree about the Independent Hearings Panel’s recommendations on the Auckland Unitary Plan. In fact, a large number of generally reasonable people have spent a lot of the last two years disagreeing about the appropriate shape of the plan.

Campaigning in this year’s local body elections is well under way. Voting papers will be mailed to you in mid-September (if you enrol by Friday 12 August these will be sent to you automatically; you can still enrol after that – right up until the day before voting papers have to be back – but voting will involve a little extra effort).
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Press Release – Triathlon New Zealand Sophie Corbidge is by default one of the most more positive people you will meet but there have been days over recent months when even she wondered if a return to the top level of the sport she loves was possible as she battled to overcome long …Corbidge Just […]

by Michael Gunson Revelations have emerged that Wellington International Airport Ltd has been responsible for alterations to the Moa Point Road sea wall in Lyall Bay. Why has the airport been in charge of developing the sea wall, and not the Wellington City Council? The incremental creep of the sea wall has had a negative […]

Press Release – New Zealand Peace Foundation Schools Peace Week 2016 launched today, Monday 8th August, kicking off a week of peace celebrations and activities in schools both nationally and globally – one hundred and forty-four schools are participating.Schools’ Peace Week 2016 Launches! Schools’ Peace Week 2016 launched today, Monday 8th August, kicking off a […]

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force Less than five years ago, former Thames High School student Ben Sanders joined the New Zealand Defence Force looking for an exciting career where every day would be different. He has not been disappointed.8 August 2016 Exciting Adventure at World’s Biggest Maritime Exercise Less than five years ago, […]

Press Release – Budburst Tickets are now on sale for New Zealand’s first natural wine and food festival. On a sunny December morning in 2015, a dozen wine lovers – made up of wine educators, distributors, restaurateurs, sommeliers, retailers, writers and winemakers – congregated at an office on Courtenay Place. They were there as a […]

Press Release – Vodafone Marooned in the Auckland harbour who wants to be New Zealands Best Best mate?August 8, 2016 Marooned in the Auckland harbour – who wants to be New Zealand’s Best Best mate? How far would you go for your best mates? Would you take a skinny dip in the ocean mid-winter? Eat […]

by Michael Reddell Thursday’s Dominion-Post featured a full page advertisement, notionally inviting people to make submissions on the resource consent application to extend the runway at Wellington Airport. The advertisement was mainly an opportunity to tout the case for the hugely-expensive proposed extension – in what must be one of the most expensive locations in […]

The Herald reports: Your days of illegally downloading Game of Thrones might soon be coming to an end, but not in the way you might think. At the moment copyright owners hamper Google with take-down requests to have infringing content removed from piracy sites, while also putting pressure on ISPs to give up the personal […]

Martin Van Beynen writes: It’s a dangerous world in which to speak your mind. To quote from June’s Economist: “From the mosques of Cairo to the classrooms of Yale, all sorts of people and groups are claiming a right not to be offended … A right not to be offended implies a power to police other […]

Michael Morell writes in the NYT: During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush’s side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency, I was with President Obama when we […]

News from NZ Police There was an armed robbery at the Albert Sports Bar, on the corner of Albert and Church Streets in Palmerston North on Saturday at 2:20pm. A man entered the main bar area, went behind the main counter, and presented a firearm at one of the employees. The man demanded that the […]

News rom WCC The Hurricanes are Super Rugby champions – now it’s time for Wellingtonians to celebrate the team’s success – with a victory parade on Tuesday. The parade will leave Parliament on Tuesday at 12 noon in open-topped vehicles, travelling along Lambton Quay to Willis Street and on to Mercer Street before arriving in […]

The Northern Advocate reports: The head of a Grey Power chapter promoting medicinal cannabis believes her group is being “sabotaged”, after an Air Force plane flew “very low” over her home. Otamatea Grey Power put its weight behind the legalise cannabis movement in April this year, saying they want to have the choice of dying […]