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Youth Climate Change group Generation Zero have launched online scorecards for council and mayoral candidates across the country.

The Care Alliance is calling on all New Zealand advocates of euthanasia and assisted suicide – including David Seymour MP, Maryan Street and Matt Vickers – to declare whether they support the euthanasia of a child in Belgium last week.

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva has asked tough questions of the New Zealand Government and found the answers lacking, the Green Party said today.

Canterbury Police are currently attending a serious incident at the rail crossing at the intersection of Main South Road and Kirk Road in Templeton.

Sept. 19 (BusinessDesk) - The US Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day policy meeting, ending on Wednesday, will be the focus of global attention in the coming days as investors fret whether the central bank will raise interest rates now or ...

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Voting papers have now started going out for local body elections. While the Mayoral contest understandably gets the most coverage, there is considerably less the further down the chain the position is and so the harder it becomes. In some cases at a Councillor level but almost certainly by the time you get to the local board level you’re [...]

A post on Facebook alleges: IS NZTA FUNDING AND USING CYCLE ACTION NETWORK (CAN) TO INFLUENCE LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS RESULTS According to publicly available information it is indeed. You can make up your mind by reading information in the selected images attached. Cycling Action Network is effectively run by Patrick Morgan and a few other […]

Press Release – The Packaging Forum Ten months after the first Love NZ soft plastic recycling bins were launched at New World, PAK’nSAVE, Countdown and Warehouse stores in Auckland, the Packaging Forum reports that 58.5 tonnes of bags and wrappers have been dropped off at participating stores around the country for recycling. The scheme is […]

Press Release – New Zealand Police Three days of intense competition starts in the greater Wellington region today in the national police patrol dog and detector dog championships. Taking part are 11 police patrol dog teams; six narcotic detector dog teams (two each from police, Corrections and Customs) and six explosive detector dog teams (two […]

Press Release – Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust “Suffrage day, 19 September, is a very significant and exciting time in New Zealand’s history – something we should all celebrate as a country. New Zealand has the unique privilege of being the first country to legislate for women to vote thanks to the hard work of activist, […]

Press Release – University of Otago A new study from the University of Otago, Wellington, with a unique angle and focus in Porirua city has found that better facilities and affordable activities for youth are urgently needed to achieve social sector change. The BLITZ study, which was part of the wider Porirua Social Sector Trial, […]

Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League Rugby League World Cup 2017 (RLWC2017) have appointed Match Media to assist in the promotion of the tournament to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in late 2017.8.30am AEST, Monday 19 September 2016 Rugby League World Cup 2017 Appoints Match Media Rugby League World Cup 2017 (RLWC2017) […]

Hawke’s Bay Hospital at capacity Hawke’s Bay Hospital is at capacity, and unless it’s an emergency, people are urged to seek medical care from their family doctor, medical centre, pharmacy or to call Healthline. Acting Chief Medical and Dental Officer, ...

Press Release – BTW Promotions (Photographer: Jay Tewake, Left: Zane McNab, Middle top: Benjamin Watt, Right: Kendall Cooper, Middle bottom: Kalo Munro) (Photographer: Jay Tewake, Left: Zane McNab, Middle top: Benjamin Watt, Right: Kendall Cooper, Middle bottom: Kalo Munro) Less than a week to go till BTW Fight Night Less than seven days to go […]

Press Release Sunday 18 September 2016 6000-signature seabed mining moratorium petition to be handed to Parliament More than 6000 people have called for the Government to place a moratorium on seabed mining, in a petition to be handed to MP’s on the ...

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 Welcome speech for the Speaker of the Indian Parliament Mrs Sumitra Mahajan and her parliamentary colleagues. Langham Hotel, Crystal Room, Auckland, ...

Mayoral candidate Phil Goff today released the second part of his environmental policy which focuses on restoring the health of Auckland’s harbours and the Hauraki Gulf, reducing plastic bag use, and reducing emissions through promoting electric vehicles.

Poor Quality Locomotives Will Cripple Kiwirail in Future New Zealand First is opposed to KiwiRail replacing its North Island electric-powered trains with diesel locomotives from China – it’s a dinosaur decision. “Importing more lower-cost DL-class ...

Headlines: Te Ohu Kai Moana chief executive Dion Tuuta says the Government has never offered compensation for property rights that would be lost by the formation of the Kermadecs Ocean Sanctuary, and he ruled out accepting any compensation Maori Party ...

Headlines: Says the $130 million family violence package is all new money, and there’s enough despite originally asking for $168 million Says the package was setting up the legal framework, the next wave will work on early intervention targeted services ...

Headlines: Transport Minister Simon Bridges says the Government will pay for half the cost of Auckland’s City Rail Link, even if the cost blows out further. He also says the Government isn’t concerned about whether central or local government own ...

Fonterra has confirmed all staff members at its Edendale milk processing plant are safe following the collapse of a raw milk silo on Friday afternoon. “Our teams were able to quickly confirm that all of our people were accounted for, which is ...

Favona Road is now open to one lane following a crash around 2pm near Harania Avenue.

Waikato Police have made two arrests in relation to a spate of burglaries and thefts in the Te Awamutu area earlier this week, including the burglary at the Te Awamutu Police Station on Tuesday night.