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The Productivity Commission’s draft report on barriers to innovation in the tertiary education system deserves to be debated, says BusinessNZ.

Residents in the Wellington Region will be learning ways to save money and reduce food waste next month thanks to a series of workshops coming to town.

Press Release – Hutt City Council Hutt City Council has accepted an independent hearing panel’s recommendation to change the zoning of former golf course land in the Boulcott area. The zoning will change from a general recreation activity area to a general residential area, allowing for an application for consent for the development of a […]

News from WCC The Newlands community has shared its views with the Wellington City Council on increasing the number of people able to live around the Newlands Town Centre. The consultation covered housing density and building design standards. This is part of the Council’s planning for Wellington’s future housing needs as signalled by the Wellington […]

The 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships was officially opened by Mayor Tim Shadbolt, at ILT Stadium Southland tonight. Almost a thousand athletes from 16 provinces were welcomed to their national championships, with locals Southland marching in last ...

Press Release – Massey University Study participants Madeline Mason and Beryl Hawthorne complete WBV and SIM exercise sessions Increased frailty in the elderly means a higher risk of falls, fractures, lack of independence and an overall decreased quality of life. Now a new Wellington study from Massey University’s School of Sport and Exercise has highlighted […]

Comments from the Ministry of Health’s spokesperson on Child and Youth Health have buoyed the New Zealand College of Midwives today.

The University of Auckland has named taekwon-do and kickboxing champion Riley Phillips-Harris as its Sportsman of the Year 2016.

It isn’t always easy being a trombone octet, no matter how wonderful you sound. Sometimes you have to resort to some desperate measures – which might include a bit of theft. It hasn’t always been apparent to the world’s great composers how ...

The report is a detailed inquiry into how well New Zealand’s tertiary education system is set up to respond to, and take advantage of,trends in technology, internationalisation, population, tuition costs and demand for skills. As part of the inquiry, the Commission ...

Ako Aotearoa, New Zealand’s Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence , welcomed today’s release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report into new models of tertiary education, saying it provides the opportunity for a national conversation ...

University Vice-Chancellors are currently carefully considering the Productivity Commission’s 400-page report on new models of tertiary education says Chris Whelan, Executive Director of Universities New Zealand.

Stuff reports: Dame Patsy Reddy has been officially sworn in as New Zealand’s 21st governor-general at a ceremony in Wellington. Hundreds of people, including film-makers Sir Peter Jackson and Reddy’s former neighbour James Cameron, were at Parliament’s grounds on Wednesday morning. Reddy, who succeeds Sir Jerry Mateparae, accepted the Rakau Tapu ceremonial challenge and was welcomed to the […]

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Vernon Small writes: Even if things should fall apart, it seems the centre cannot hold Labour leader Andrew Little’s interest. In a strangely intense rejection of Helen Clark’s suggestion that parties on the left must “command the centre ground” to win elections, Little dismissed the idea as “meaningless” and “a pretty hollow view”. Strange, because […]

In August we celebrated as the Unitary Plan was finally approved by the council and then formally notified after a four-year roller coaster of a process. Even better was the end result was actually pretty good, far better than we could have hoped for back in February after the agreed to most of the changes the [...]

Press Release – New Zealand Rugby League Canberra Raiders stars Jordan Rapana and Joseph Tapine have been added to the NZ Kiwis train-on squad to prepare for next months test against Australia and the subsequent Four Nations tournament in England.Thursday, September 29, 2016 Kiwis Squad Grows After NRL Semis ________________________________________ Canberra Raiders stars Jordan Rapana […]

Press Release – Hutt City Council Hutt City Council’s excellent financial management has again resulted in AA long-term and A-1+ short term credit ratings from Standard and Poor’s. Council’s new Chief Financial Officer Brent Kibblewhite says, “Standard and Poor’s is one of the world’s leading providers of credit ratings so an affirmation of Hutt City […]

Press Release – Hawaiki Cable HAWAIKI CABLE AND ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SIGN LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP FOR LANDING AND OPERATING ACTIVITIES IN OREGONFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAWAIKI CABLE AND ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SIGN LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP FOR LANDING AND OPERATING ACTIVITIES IN OREGON AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND AND ANCHORAGE, AK, USA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 – Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, the New […]

Sept. 28 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, with Chorus, Orion Health Group and Air New Zealand recovering losses, while Tower resumed its fall.

The Police National Dive Squad taking part in the search for Lucas Cochrane have this evening located a body in a waterway in Whitianga.

Nadal’s mother can’t get her asthma medication – because of the Gaza siege only 30% of essential medications are available in the hospitals, and asthma medication is one of them. She thanks the Women’s Boat to Gaza for drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Hawke’s Bay Police have recently been contacted by locals who expressed concerns about approaches from people offering to do handyman type jobs for them.

I encourage you to take part and vote in the Local Body elections. Every household in Auckland pays rates, and our local councillors and local board representatives take on the responsibility of allocating this money to benefit everyone in the community.

Sept. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar retreated from its overnight highs on speculation figures over the next two weeks will point to an improving US economy, making a Federal Reserve rate hike in December more likely.