Новости за 05.10.2016

PM John Key is master of the flip, whether that’s a flip-flop, flip-off, or flippant comment to side-step hard questions and deflect blame. And now, speaking on the subject of measuring child poverty, it seems he’s added ‘flipped out’ to his repertoire.

BREAKING NEWS: The Israeli Occupation Forces have illegally intercepted the Women’s Boat toGaza in international waters, forced it off course. Meanwhile Israel has conducted more than 25 bombing raids near Gaza City. NZ Green Party MP Marama Davidson is among ...

UNFPA Pacific, Honiara (Solomon Islands) October 05, 2016 – Health workers in the maternal health care field are advancing their knowledge and capacity in a two-day training provided by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, on the effective ...

A fresh approach to improve mental health and addiction care will be launched by Waitemata District Health Board (DHB) on Monday at a special event hosted by Auckland University of Technology to mark World Mental Health Awareness Day.

I congratulate my long-time colleague Antonio Guterres whom the UN Security Council has agreed to recommend to the United Nations General Assembly as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Open letter to the Government to the attention of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Social Development.

Former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres has emerged as the clear favourite to become the next United Nations Secretary-General following the sixth secret ballot held today by the UN Security Council, which is expected to take a formal decision ...

Stuff reports: Helen Clark’s bid for the top job at the United Nations has finally been sunk, with the Security Council unanimously endorsing another candidate. In the sixth straw poll for the UN secretary-general position, former Portugese prime minister Antonio Guterres was announced as the winner, with a formal endorsement “by acclamation” to take place on Friday (NZ […]

Yahoo can’t do anything right with email. It can’t do anything right by its customers. The web company has also been a nightmare for partners like Spark NZ. The sooner Yahoo wraps up and stops trading the better for everyone. If you haven’t already severed your ties with Yahoo, stop reading this, go to the […]

Julie Webb-Pullman Israeli women soldiers led the attack in international waters on the Women’s Boat to Gaza, Zaytouna-Oliva, on Wednesday evening Gaza time, and kidnapped the 13 international women on board. The 13 freedom sailors included New Zealand Member of Parliament Marama Davidson, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire from Ireland, and retired US […]

Chris Cillizza does winner and losers: Winners * Mike Pence: From the very beginning, Pence was the more comfortable of the two men on the debate stage. Pence repeatedly turned to the camera when he answered questions, making clear he understood that the real audience wasn’t in the room but watching on TV. The Indiana governor […]

Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street rose in a broad rally with the price of oil on an unexpected drop in US stockpiles and better-than-expected data on the US services industry.

The City Rail Link is now under construction and will see most of Albert St dug up in the process of building the cut and cover tunnels. That presents Auckland Transport with a great opportunity on what is effectively a blank slate to reinstate it to a much higher standard than exists now. The Auckland City [...]

Press Release – Capital and Coast District Health Board A more collaborative approach to diabetes management by Capital & Coast DHB and General Practice (GP) teams over recent years – the Diabetes Care Improvement Package (DCIP) – is enabling GPs to help patients better manage their diabetes and lower the risk of related problems later […]

Press Release – KiwiNet Victoria University of Wellington physicist Brendan Darby has received a $25,000 grant from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator fund to assess the impact of CloudSpec, a new technology that has the potential to change the way industry analyses ‘cloudy’ solutions. The grant from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Fund is awarded to help […]

Press Release – VUWSA Victoria University of Wellington and Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) tonight celebrated the Gold & Supreme Club Awards. 34 Gold Awards and five Supreme Club Awards were presented by Victoria’s Provost, Wendy Larner, and VUWSA’s President, Jonathan Gee, held at the university’s Kelburn campus in Wellington. Rory McKenzie was […]

Press Release – Original Foods Baking Co. CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND : The sweet scent of Kiwi ingenuity, resilience and success wafted over the skies of Christchurch today to celebrate the 25th birthday and official opening of the new $10m manufacturing facility of one of the nations largest privately-owned …PM opens new $10m production facility that […]

Wellington.Scoop Much-loved Wellington arts writer Katy Corner has died just a month short of her 60th birthday. She covered visual arts for City Voice for almost the whole of the paper’s existence from 1993 to 2001, and contributed a regular “Wellington postcard” to Art News New Zealand until late 2012. She was also a noted […]

Press Release – Massey University Dr Sarah Shultz from Massey University’s School of Sport and Exercise. Researchers from Massey University’s College of Health are launching two studies in the Wellington region, focusing on understanding how an overweight child moves differently from a child of normal weight. And they’re keen for Kiwi children to help. Physical […]

Press Release – The Formary Second hand clothing store Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Photo source: Clare Christian (Oct 2016)Drowning In A Deluge Of Unwanted Clothing Second hand clothing store Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Photo source: Clare Christian (Oct 2016) Every year manufacturers are producing 80 billion garments – a […]

Press Release – Niue Tourism Prime Minister John Key and NZ First Party Leader Winston Peters are regular sparring partners in the stormy waters of New Zealand politics. PM And Peters Strike Same Note for Whale Conservation Prime Minister John Key and NZ First Party Leader Winston Peters are regular sparring partners in the stormy […]

Press Release – University of Waikato For University of Waikato graduate Alex Hitchmough, getting a job with World Vision New Zealand was the perfect fit30 August, 2016 World Vision for Waikato grad University of Waikato graduate Alex Hitchmough is now a School Partnerships Manager for World Vision New Zealand. Photo credit: Delyse Baldwin For University […]

Press Release – Womad Every year, WOMAD scours the planet to find the very best mix of the finest musicians to bring to us here in New Zealand.A message to you… THE SPECIALS are coming to WOMAD 2017!!!! Every year, WOMAD scours the planet to find the very best mix of the finest musicians to […]

Press Release – Health Research Council Waikato University research fellow Dr Byron Seiuli has been recognised for his significant contribution to supporting Pacific men facing trauma and mental health challenges. The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) presented Dr Seiuli, a counsellor …6 October 2016 Top Pacific psychologist honoured for mental health research Waikato […]

Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares followed Wall Street lower on renewed speculation the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this year, dimming the attraction of stocks. Tegel Group Holdings, Genesis Energy and Orion Health Group ...