Новости за 29.08.2016

Stuff reports: Wellington mayoral candidate Nick Leggett has announced a $27 million plan, which he says will give communities a greater say in governing their suburbs. Leggett has proposed a “community futures initiative”, which he will trial if he wins the mayoralty in October. The initiative will allow Wellington’s suburbs to develop their own 10-year plans in conjunction with the […]

Three years ago, Clinton Logan sold all his possessions, leased out his house in New York state and set out on his motorcyle. The New Zealander, who had spent most of the past 20 years building a software company, decided "it was time to recalibrate my relationship with the world."
Since then he has crossed the United States eight times and explored Alaska, Canada and Europe. He spent last year riding, photographing, and writing about his experiences in Latin America.
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“Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generation, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers.” – Ron Paul The quote of the week is brought to you by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. To support the Union’s campaign for lower taxes and less […]

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Aug. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street strengthened, edging closer to fresh record highs, as a report on US consumer spending underpinned Federal Reserve officials’ comments that an interest rate hike might be warranted soon.

Jenna Lynch writes at Newshub: Labour’s call for a Civil Defence “national state of emergency” on the housing crisis is insensitive and idiotic. That’s because under the current law there has only ever been one other national state of emergency – for the Christchurch earthquake. Yes, Civil Defence says the only time New Zealand has ever made […]

AT have now put the SMART study documents on their site, here. There’s a lot to review there and this post is not a look at the whole report and its conclusions, but rather is a response to the problem of the length of time this project is likely to take whatever mode is selected.

Press Release – Equinox IT Wellington software start-up Linq and IT consultancy Equinox IT have joined forces in a consulting partnership to help New Zealand businesses successfully transform. Equinox IT will use the LINQ platform to help its New Zealand consulting clients model and manage the various ‘information supply chains’ that operate across their organisations. […]

Press Release – NIWA Its time to close the door on winter spring will be here on Thursday bearing gifts of warm winds and sunshine for September. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 Ready, set, go – it’s time for a warm leap into spring It’s time to close the door on winter – spring will be […]

Aug. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington Drive Technologies, the maker of energy efficient motors for commercial refrigerators, has seen revenues rise by 38% in the six months to the end of June on a year earlier, driven by demand in the United States and Canada ...

Aug. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Analysts have revised their earnings expectations and valuations for Air New Zealand following a forecast profit drop in 2017, with Craigs Investment Partners analyst Matt Peek describing the 2016 financial year as a “nice take-off, ...

Police received a report on Thursday August 25th 2016 that up to 500 cows had been stolen from an Ashburton farm.

Aug. 29 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell after Chorus said profit growth stalled and chief executive Mark Ratcliffe will step down next year. A2 Milk and Genesis Energy also declined while Auckland International Airport and Air New Zealand ...

Aug. 29 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after the top two Federal Reserve officials gave an upbeat message about the outlook for US interest rates this year, increasing the focus on upcoming data such as non-farm payrolls.

Veritas, the NZX listed hospitality company that owns the Mad Butcher franchise, Nosh food markets and the Better Bar Company has posted an audited net loss of $4.59 million in the year to the end of June 2016, compared to a profit of $3.33 million ...

The New Zealand public will be shocked to learn police have not been required, officially, to attend burglaries, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament Rt Hon Winston Peters.

Disability advocates say the sector is in crisis and broken, Labour’s Health spokesperson Annette King says.

A new report to support long-term investment in New Zealand’s electricity transmission grid was released today. The Electricity Demand and Generation Scenarios (EDGS), published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), explores ...

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.

29 August 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The story of Coromandel kauri … and what sort of future?

Waikato District Alliance, a joint venture between Downer New Zealand and Waikato District Council, has won a best practice award for its work on the Rotowaro culvert replacement.

Michael Woodhouse’s move to bypass parliamentary approval of tax changes via Orders of Council would take taxpayers’ rights back 327 years, says ACT Leader David Seymour. The move was first noticed by the Taxpayers’ Union last week.

The draft Reserve Management Plan Kai Iwi Lakes (Taharoa Domain) attracted more than a thousand submissions, which overwhelmingly recognise that the Kai Iwi Lakes were Kaipara’s ‘jewel in the crown’, a very special place that needs to be managed ...

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.

After Birkenhead defeat, club tallies cost of high number of away games