Новости за 15.08.2016

Rainbow’s End launches ticket payment plan Auckland’s Rainbow’s End Theme Park has joined forces with Debitsuccess, the country’s leading billing solution company, to offer their customers payment plansas an alternative method of purchasing ...

Medals per capita – our alternative Olympic rankings New Zealand moves to top of the per capita medals table at Rio – Media advisory

Operatunity newcomer Serena Hendry is bringing her dancing shoes to the stage in their latest show, When Irish eyes are smiling. Having won the New Zealand Irish Dance competition last year and competed in places as far afield as Canada and the ...

The Bradas of Identity Dance Company Defend Their Title of World Hip Hop Champions at Hip Hop ‘Olympics’. The current World hip hop championships ‘The Bradas’ won their second gold medal last night in Las Vegas at the Hip Hop International ...

Police want to hear from students who may have witnessed a man attempting to force a teenage girl into a car in Onehunga.

New Zealand First is proud of the performances by Kiwi athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics thus far despite negative talk from some commentators around the country.

Simpler Fares is a new zone-based public transport system to make fares simpler and it operates on all bus and train services (except SkyBus).

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has warned an individual in relation to suspected misleading or deceptive conduct by a registered financial adviser. Following an investigation by the FMA, it concluded that the registered financial adviser had engaged in misleading ...

With 10 days to go, Cult Wine has just hit 500% of its goal, raising over $5000 on the crowd funding platform Pledge Me. The Cult Wine showroom will be opening in late August/early September and will be located at 13 Murphy St, Thorndon, Wellington. ...

Two public talks at the University of Canterbury will have capacity audiences after both of tomorrow’s UC Connect lectures sold out of tickets early.

Some of Northland’s best and brightest young minds will be joined by humanoid robot “Baxter” at the Central Northland Science & Technology Fair (CNSTF) in Whangarei from August 30 to September 1 .

Presentations to accident and medical centres continue to increase. Yesterday 183 people presented to a GP and Hawke’s Bay Hospital had 11 people present overnight, two were admitted.

New Zealand First says the country should be at the forefront of developing technologies that will enable medical research to move beyond animal testing.

A Chinese tourist convicted of killing a Tauranga motorcyclist in an accident in which she lost control of her vehicle should serve her full sentence, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters.

Disney should repay the $20 million subsidy it is expected to receive from New Zealand taxpayers for making Pete’s Dragon here, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters.

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge will fund eight new scientific research projects through the Challenge’s new Innovation Fund. “The Sustainable Seas Challenge team looked ...

Exercise has been shown to improve the health of people with type 2 diabetes. But the benefits of exercise vary greatly between people, meaning some benefit more than others. Now, researchers from Massey University’s School of Sport and Exercise ...

Students of Rongomai School in Otara are using research science to make their school’s morning fitness routine more fun and effective, in an effort to increase STEM literacy and improve health stats.

Installation of water filters under Project Waireka in Raetihi households that were affected by the diesel spill that polluted the Makotuku Stream in September 2013 gets underway this Wednesday (17 Aug). Project Waireka Implementation Team Leader ...

A University of Otago botany researcher and colleagues have developed a new system to map the world’s “biomes”— large-scale vegetation formations — that will provide an objective method for monitoring how vegetation reacts as climate changes.

Radio NZ reported: It was probably the most electrifying exchange in Auckland Council’s six years of existence. After being interrupted, deputy mayor Penny Hulse closed her eyes and composed herself. The following minute ended the unswerving public loyalty that Ms Hulse had shown Mayor Len Brown through his rollercoaster six-year encumbency. The wedge that finally […]

This week’s weather will be dominated by a ridge of high pressure which gradually slides across the country, spelling good news for those itching to get outdoors. The final symptoms of the turbulent last few weeks of weather are a pair of fronts ...

Minto for Mayor Campaign Launch Music, politics, vision, hope, solutions, action! Saturday 20th August, 1pm – 2pm, WEA, 59 Gloucester Street We are standing a candidate because we want to stop the Christchurch CityCouncil selling our city assets. As ...

Visiting Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai discovered a unique piece of his country’s history at the University of Auckland last week.

Ohariu MP Peter Dunne says he is “extremely unhappy” at reports Kenepuru Hospital’s overnight emergency service may be closed.