Новости за 28.08.2016

Tags: General Debate

The Herald reports: After 52 years of fighting and nearly four years of grinding negotiations, the Colombian Government and the country’s Farc rebel group declared today that they had reached an agreement to end the longest-running armed conflict in the Americas. The two sides made the announcement in Cuba, where negotiations began in 2012 and […]

Today the Auckland Transport Board have their latest meeting and I’ve taken a look through the reports to pull out the interesting bits.

Doing the Sunday car wash. Tags: John Key, Max Key

Press Release – Asia New Zealand Foundation Talks to strengthen ties between New Zealand and Timor-Leste A new Asia New Zealand Foundation initiative aims to build understanding between young people in Timor-Leste and New Zealand.Talks to strengthen ties between New Zealand and Timor-Leste A new Asia New Zealand Foundation initiative aims to build understanding between […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Prime Minister John Key will travel to Laos next week for the East Asia Summit, before heading to the Federated States of Micronesia for the Pacific Islands Forum.Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister 29 August 2016 PM to East Asia Summit, Pacific Islands Forum Prime Minister John Key will […]

Press Release – Equinox Wellington software performance company Wild Strait has been selected to host the 25th Workshop on Performance and Reliability (WOPR) conference in February. Wild Strait General Manager, Shane Ross, says this is the first time New Zealand will host the event, which normally takes place in North America. “This is a small […]

Press Release – Drugs Health and Development Project Friends and family of people who have died of overdoses will gather at the Wellington needle exchange on Wednesday to remember those who have died and to build awareness of overdoses, as part of International Overdose Awareness Day “Wellington will join in the international day with a […]

Press Release – Kapiti Coast District Council Council will be joining organisations across the country jumping into action this week responding to a mock tsunami hitting New Zealand’s coastal communities – and we’re encouraging the community to look at their own preparedness too. More than 100 organisations and several hundred staff nationwide will take part […]

Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Islands Forum Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development meeting today in Christchurch, New Zealand, have concluded the legal text of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus, which aims to create jobs, …Pacific Islands Forum Update 26 August 2016 Negotiations on PACER Plus Concluded Pacific […]

Press Release – Mediaworks TV3 Wins Friday Night Again, the Edge Finds NZs Best Best Mate & Paul Henry Continues Strong PerformanceMEDIAWORKS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29/8/16 TV3 Wins Friday Night Again, the Edge Finds NZ’s Best Best Mate & Paul Henry Continues Strong Performance TV3’s Friday night line-up once again won the […]

Press Release – Spotlight Reporting Spotlight Reporting, the Wellington-based cloud software company, has secured $5million in a Series A raise. The fresh capital includes contributions from NZVIF-backed Venture Capital Fund Global from Day One Fund 2, ex-Xero director and Spotlight Reporting chairman Graham Shaw, Vend director David Wilson, MYOB co-founder and Xero director Craig Winkler […]

Article – BusinessDesk Aug. 29 (BusinessDesk) – Specialist aviation company Airwork Holdings has delivered a 58 percent boost in full-year profit to $24.6 million following strong earnings growth in its expanded fixed-wing aircraft business.Monday 29 August 2016 10:07 AM Airwork boosts full-year profit 58% as expansion of fixed-wing fleet pays off By Fiona Rotherham Aug. […]

Press Release – BTW Promotions BTW Promotions presents an extremely exciting card featuring debuts, title bouts and North Shore, Auckland’s boxer Kendall Cooper.The evolution of “The Cannon” Kendall Cooper BTW Promotions presents an extremely exciting card featuring debuts, title bouts and North Shore, Auckland’s boxer Kendall Cooper. The 37 year old boxer began his boxing […]

Stuff reports: The New Zealand Government is being accused of taking money from superannuitants with an overseas pension. Waikato man and expat-Brit Paul Norfolk is one of the estimated 170,000 Kiwis affected by an act of Parliament that sees their overseas pension entitlement being used to subsidise their New Zealand Superannuation. “Its unfair, I have […]

Packs every feature you might want in a phone and then some. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at a glance For: All the features: camera, display, design, virtual reality. Against: Expensive. TouchWiz. Maybe: You’ll love the stylus or ignore it. Likewise iris scanner. Battery life. Verdict: Android’s deserving champion… for now. Price: NZ$1600 If you spend […]

Stuff reports: An iwi has launched a new project to make sure children starting primary school have the right stationery on their first day. Top of the South iwi Ngati Apa ki te Ra To has funded free education starter packs for their 5-year-olds, and gave away the first three on Wednesday. Marlborough woman Emma-Jaye King said the […]

The Telegraph reports: Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, called for a full burkini ban in France on Thursday night as he warned that immigrants, minorities and the Left were threatening to destroy French identity.   In the first big speech of his campaign to win back the office he lost in 2012, Mr Sarkozy […]

A lengthy article in Stuff on obesity resembles propaganda more than balanced journalism. 95% of the article just repeats assertions by public health activists who want a sugar tax, and no one with a different view is interviewed. A tiny section at the end quotes an alternative view, but in such a way it is totally […]

‘Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19410723-34-27’