Новости за 20.09.2016

New Zealand motor racing superstar Greg Murphy is set to return to the Australian GT grid for the Hampton Downs 101 at the end of October and the Highlands 101 in November. Murphy will line up alongside Hampton Downs owner Tony Quinn in the Aston ...

“More than 400 representatives were to travel to Wellington on Thursday and Friday to witness the historical passage of long awaited settlement legislation for five iwi, but an appalling move by NZ First has put a stop to that today,” said Māori ...

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 50 cents to $5.25 per kgMS.

Police investigating a shooting in Invercargill have located the body of a 29-year-old man at a residential address on Otatara Road, Otatara.

Educating new migrants about voting in local body elections is a priority of Auckland Council’s community engagement and outreach programme.

Wednesday 21 September - Greenpeace is demanding an end to public subsidies for large-scale irrigation projects, after a report revealed the Government has thrown millions of dollar at a proposed irrigation project in the Wairarapa that doesn’t stack up ...

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Last week we had two important announcements with the Government finally confirming they’ll pay for half of the City Rail Link (CRL) and the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) finally seeing the council and government aligned on the future of transport in Auckland, including agreeing on the need in the future for a number of [...]

The Washington Post editorial: The complication is that Mr. Snowden did more than that. He also pilfered, and leaked, information about a separate overseas NSA Internet-monitoring program, PRISM, that was both clearly legal and not clearly threatening to privacy. (It was also not permanent; the law authorizing it expires next year.) Worse — far worse […]

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council Greater Wellington’s public transport website www.metlink.org.nz has won a “2016 WebAward for outstanding achievement in web development” accolade in the world’s premier competition for web developers and advertising agencies. The WebAward Competition sets the standard of excellence for website development with independent expert judges from around the world […]

Press Release – Pacific Dance Since 2009 the Pacific Dance Choreographic Laboratory has produced three original choreographic works from three up-and-coming Pacific choreographers.Pacific Dance Choreographic Lab 2016 Setting Sail in the Capital For immediate release: Wednesday 21st September 2016 Since 2009 the Pacific Dance Choreographic Laboratory has produced three original choreographic works from three up-and-coming […]

Press Release – Tourism New Zealand New Zealands winter offering attracted record numbers of international holidaymakers. Tourism New Zealand welcomes todays latest arrivals data which shows further growth in visitor numbers and heralds a promising start to the financial year. Nearly 317,000 …Winter warmed by highest holiday visitors on record New Zealand’s winter offering attracted […]

Press Release – New Zealand Police One of the Police Dog Training Centre’s recent graduate teams has triumphed at this year’s national police patrol dog championships. Waikato District’s Senior Constable Blair Spalding and his canine partner Rush graduated as an operational team from the Police Dog Training College just three months ago, and at two […]

Press Release – Wellington City Council Following community feedback, the Wellington City Council will be upgrading the plaza in front of the Plan B House and reconfiguring two pedestrian crossings in Tawa’s town centre. In July and August, the Tawa community was asked which of six improvements they preferred and for any other ideas they […]

Press Release – Family Planning More than 30 delegates, including key leaders and parliamentarians, from 10 Pacific countries will be at the New Zealand Parliament next week.AFPPD-NZPPD Agenda 2030 Workshop for Pacific Parliaments on Prioritising Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the SDGs More than 30 delegates, including key leaders and parliamentarians, from 10 […]

Press Release – Dame Malvina Major Foundation Wellington tenor Frederick Jones has won the prestigious Dame Malvina Major Foundation Wellington Aria, taking out the first prize ahead of a field of 18 contestants. Second place was awarded to soprano Sophie Sparrow. A graduate from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music in 2013, Frederick has […]

Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League Junior Kiwi James Fisher-Harris has earned a spot on the NZ Kiwis training squad for next months test against Australia in Perth and the subsequent Four Nations Tournament in England.Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Eight Added to Kiwis’ Four Nations Squad ________________________________________ Junior Kiwi James Fisher-Harris has earned a […]

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SUVA (Newswire Fiji/Pacific Media Watch): Former Fiji prime minister and coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka says Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama does not understand the meaning of secularism.

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand New Zealand residents took a record 2.51 million overseas trips in the August 2016 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was up 6 percent, or 144,300 more trips than in the August 2015 year.Kiwis fly on record 2.5 million annual overseas trips 21 September 2016 New Zealand residents […]

Press Release – Aotearoa Human Rights Lawyers Association PRESS RELEASE: NZ government must act to protect asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus IslandPRESS RELEASE: NZ government must act to protect asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island 20 September 2016 The Aotearoa New Zealand Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) strongly supports the recent letter written […]

EU and the Republic of Kiribati Sign 5 Million Euro Energy Project The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Kiribati today signed a 5 Million Euro energy project. The project is framed in the European Union –New Zealand energy partnership that ...

1. MARAMA FOX (Co-Leader—Māori Party) to the Prime Minister : When referring to concessions needed on the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill, what did he mean when he told Radio New Zealand yesterday, "I think if you did it again, you might ...

Newmont mining, which just last week attended an IUCN World Congress discussion on extractive industries and conservation, where it styled itself as one of the “good guys”, now stands accused of violating the human rights of a Peruvian woman and ...

The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists wanting to travel between Taranaki and the Waikato that State Highway 3, south of Mokau is to remain closed until at least midday Thursday 22 September.

Tauranga Arts Festival director Jo Bond is to attend next month’s Shanghai International Arts Festival in China, the only Kiwi show booker attending.