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New Zealand statement delivered by Hon. Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 15 September 2016 (NYK)

Anglers young and old are invited to “join in the excitement” of trying to catch a fish worth $10,000 as the new trout fishing season gets underway.

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Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata have today welcomed a report which shows the performance of New Zealand’s education sector, at all levels, compares well with those of other developed countries.

A useful graph from the Food and Grocery Council. As you can see the impact on soda sales in Mexico from their sugar tax has been minimal. Over two years sales dropped a miniscule 0.5% after the tax was introduced. By comparison sales in NZ in the last year dropped 4.7% with no soda tax. […]

So the long-awaited final report of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) was released yesterday. This is the third “deliverable” from the project, building on the “Foundation Report” in February and the “Interim Report” in June. The Final Report isn’t dramatically different from what was reported in June, although there’s a lot more detail – [...]

Press Release – Capital E Experience Wellington has appointed Dr Sarah Rusholme as the Director Children & Young People which includes the leadership of Capital E. “We are delighted with this appointment. Sarah is an accomplished leader who is passionate about, and committed to, ensuring that young participants in visitor experiences feel welcomed, included and […]

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The finding that MPI failed to properly enforce the law even when it had evidence of fish dumping seriously damages the trust and credibility of the Ministry, the industry and this Government, Labour’s Fisheries Spokesperson Rino Tirikatene says.Rino Tirikatene MP for Te Tai Tonga Spokesperson for Fisheries MEDIA […]

I have a half-written post on the sentencing of Nikolas Delegat. Since the news of the sentence became public I’ve read the news reports, and responded to comments on twitter and Facebook.
 The sentencing seemed utterly unremarkable. I planned to say so. A first-time offender, 18 years old at the time of the offence, facing a charge of assaulting a Police Officer in the execution of her duty (which carries a maximum sentence of 6 months imprisonment) is simply not going to get a prison sentence after a guilty plea... Читать дальше...

Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. DAVID BENNETT (NationalHamilton East) to the Minister of Finance : What reports has he received on the economy?• ORAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Economy—Reports 1. DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East) to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the economy? Hon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of […]

Full post is to come tomorrow morning – just a few links and key diagrams for now.

Press Release – Wellington City Council A new $300,000 subsurface drainage system is to be installed at Kelburn Park, one of Wellington’s most popular club cricket, rugby, rugby league and football venues, over five weeks starting at the end of this month. The work is scheduled to be completed in two stages commencing with the […]

News from Westpac Wellington-based small business Method Recycling have won the $50,000 Westpac Growth Grant for 2016. The company, co-founded by husband and wife team Steven and India Korner, creates stylish and functional recycling options for corporate offices. Though they’ve only operating for only a couple of years, they have already had great success, with […]

NZ dollar little changed, may rise on signs economy strong fast enough to rule out rate cuts

‘New Zealand is part of the global aviation community and reports released internationally in recent weeks indicate how bright our future could be’, said Aviation NZ Chief Executive, John Nicholson.

• Bealey Ave has reduced lanes near the intersection with Champion St from Monday 19 September for about a week for wastewater repairs. Please follow traffic signs.

GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES NZ’s FIRST HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONVICTIONS AUCKLAND HIGH COURT Mr Foraz Ali, of Papatoetoe, was today convicted of trafficking 15 Fijian Indians into New Zealand to exploit them for his own gain. Stand Against Slavery (SAS) CEO ...

Women’s Social and Political Union Medal for Valour, 1912, England, by Toye & Co.. Purchased 2016. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (GH024772)

Any new revenue raised by road pricing should be offset with reductions in petrol tax, says ACT Leader David Seymour, in response to the Auckland Transport Alignment Project released today .

Sept. 15 (BusinessDesk) - BurgerFuel Worldwide, the burger chain franchisor is looking to the city of Indianapolis in Indiana as the site of its first potential store in the United States.

Government MPs laughed off serious biosecurity concerns in Parliament today and it will disappoint many New Zealanders, especially those in the rural industry, says New Zealand First.

Zespri is pleased to announce the appointments of Jiunn Shih as General Manager Marketing based in Singapore and Sheila McCann-Morrison as General Manager Global Supply.

Generation Zero welcomes the release of the Auckland Transport Alignment report, which was publically released this afternoon.

"The much anticipated Auckland Transport Alignment Project final report released this afternoon underlines the scale of Auckland’s growth challenge and signals an opportunity to better integrate transport and development in our largest and fastest ...

Scientists behind a nutrient-rich flour made from fermenting tonnes of fruit pulp normally sent to waste are seeking investment to help commercialise products from the technology.