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Sexual Abuse Prevention Network is disappointed at Rugby New Zealand’s decision to conduct only an in-house investigation of the recent alleged sexual assault at an end of season Chief’s function.

The Bill standardising the packaging of tobacco products has passed its third reading in Parliament today.

Sept. 8 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell as several large cap stocks gave up dividend rights, while insurer Tower dropped to a 12-year low.

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Sept. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street moved lower as slides in Nike and Apple shares outweighed a gain in energy stocks.

The Herald reports: Labour leader Andrew Little says his adviser Matt McCarten’s taxpayer-funded salary is within the rules because McCarten will be doing “outreach” work for Little rather than campaign work. This is like saying “I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewisnky” as it is about choosing a favourable definition. That office […]

Imagine you’re spent years pushing a motorway project, promising it will deliver travel time savings and economic nirvana for an entire region and then add in that you’re on the cusp on construction as the contract for the project, that will end up costing you over $1 billion, is about to be signed. Yet you also know that after it’s finished, the first [...]

Press Release – SPREP A united Pacific voice will be heard loud and clear on the global stage at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES ) held at the end of this month in Johannesburg. The Pacific islands are taking the …PRESS RELEASE Date: 9 September, […]

Press Release – Tourism Industry Aotearoa Grant Webster, the Chief Executive of Tourism Holdings Ltd (thl), has been elected as the new Chair of Tourism Industry Aotearoa.TIA elects new Chair Grant Webster, the Chief Executive of Tourism Holdings Ltd (thl), has been elected as the new Chair of Tourism Industry Aotearoa. Mr Webster replaces company […]

Press Release – Ministry for the Environment New Zealands commitment to be predator free by 2050 has received global acclaim at the International Union for the Conservation of Natures World Congress in Hawaii, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says.9 September 2016 Media Statement Predator Free 2050 acclaimed by IUCN New Zealand’s commitment to be predator free […]

News from NZ Police An arrest has been made in relation to the theft of a trailer from Better Rentals in Solway, Masterton, in August. A 31-year-old woman has been charged with theft and will appear in the Hutt Valley District Court on 15 September. The arrest came after a Wellington road policing officer stopped […]

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Army Reserve Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Dave Warren has left his day job as a fishery officer for a few weeks to escort the colour of 3/6 Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR) at the Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations …9 September 2016 […]

Press Release – Cambridge Football Club New Zealands most successful football coach, Ricki Herbert, has been appointed as Director of Football at St Peters Cambridge, taking the challenge of helping Cambridge become a leading centre for developing future All Whites and Football Ferns.Media Release Embargoed till 6am Friday September 9, 2016 All White legend heads […]

Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League Players contesting the NZRL National Competition are not just chasing collective glory, but also individual advancement.Friday, September 9, 2016 Residents Book Clash with NZ Maori Players contesting the NZRL National Competition are not just chasing collective glory, but also individual advancement. At the culmination of the new-look competition, […]

Press Release – MetraWeather Wellington, New Zealand 9 September 2016. MetraWeather and TOA Systems Inc., have completed the first phase of a pan-Oceania lightning location network that will eventually reach across the Pacific.MetraWeather and TOA Systems build out pan-Oceania lightning location network Wellington, New Zealand 9 September 2016. MetraWeather and TOA Systems Inc., have completed […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay is traveling to Fiji next week to attend the Fiji-New Zealand, Fiji-Australia Joint Business Council Conference and to progress the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus free trade agreement.Hon Todd McClay Minister of Trade 9 September 2016 McClay to head to Fiji to […]

Press Release – Ekos New Zealand-based carbon offsetting charity Ekos invites the Prime Minister to offset his flight emissions to and from the Pacific Islands Forum in Micronesia with certified carbon offsets from the Ekos rainforest carbon project in Vanuatu. Ekos Executive …PM Invited to Offset Flights to PI Forum with Pacific Island Rainforest Carbon […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government Education Minister Hekia Parata visited Kamo Intermediate School in Whangarei today to announce a new $1.7 million classroom block.Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education 9 September 2016 Media Statement $1.7m redevelopment for Kamo Intermediate Education Minister Hekia Parata visited Kamo Intermediate School in Whangarei today to announce a new […]

Press Release – Green Party John Key needs to show leadership and commit to resettling people from Pacific nations that are at serious risk of being displaced by climate change, the Green Party said today. The Prime Minister is currently attending the Pacific Island Forum, where …National’s inaction will leave Pacific peoples homeless John Key […]

8 September 2016, Wellington NZ – Premium department store David Jones and the prestigious World of WearableArt Ltd (WOW ®) today announced their partnership for New Zealand’s largest theatrical event, taking place in Wellington next month.

A Council commissioned independent audit of the district’s 44 playgrounds shows the safety compliance standard of Council play equipment has steadily improved over the last ten years, with Gisborne’s playgrounds now comparing favourably with other ...

• Moorhouse Ave , from Friday 9 September for about 4 days, will have reduced lanes for westbound traffic near the intersection with Montreal St. There is no right turn from Moorhouse Ave and not left turn from Moorhouse Ave into Montreal Street (south). ...

“Child abuse investigation has been a very heavily audited and scrutinised area of policing since the IPCA inquiry in 2007,” Police Association President Greg O’Connor said today.

Drivers on South Island roads tonight and tomorrow morning are advised to take care as the southerly storm is still affecting road conditions and reducing choices on the key routes between Canterbury and the West Coast, says the NZ Transport Agency.

The Ministry of Social Development's Household Incomes Report has reported that housing costs now take a much greater proportion of household income, especially for low-income households.