Новости за 11.10.2016

Feeding your pet leftovers from last night’s dinner may seem like a great idea at the time, but it’s contributing to excess weight that can have dire effects on their health.

Day 1 of the conference started with speeches from France’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, and New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister, Hon Paula Bennett, on the next stages of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the implications ...

An additional $5.9 million will be invested in the redevelopment of Auckland’s Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

With a dish inspired by the Marlborough region in which he grew up, Wharekauhau Country Estate chef Marc Soper has been named the winner of the Best Ōra King Dish New Zealand 2016. The hotly contested global Ōra King Awards also saw last year’s Best Ōra ...

Under the Code of Good Faith for the Public Health Sector, District Health Boards (DHBs) may make a request of a union for the services of striking workers should they need to ensure patient safety. This process, entitled “life and limb preserving ...

Bill English owes it to prospective first-home buyers to name a price for the houses the Government is proposing to build and sell in Auckland, the Green Party said today. “Aucklanders need to be able to trust the Government to build houses they can afford, ...

From one pole to the other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes.

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), a leading online language proficiency test, will be an approved proof of English language proficiency for all visa categories with an English language requirement from Monday 21 November this year, Immigration ...

One of New Zealand’s most distinguished scholars, Emeritus Professor Atholl Anderson (Ngāi Tahu), has been honoured with this year’s Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in the Non-Fiction category.

Local Government New Zealand says a rise in voters in cities has compensated for a drop in rural and provincial areas in this year’s local elections to bring turnout slightly above 2013 levels.

A month long biking festival is gearing up to kick off in Wanaka and surrounding communities this November, with the aim of encouraging locals and visitors alike to ditch the car and walk or bike instead.

InterCity Group is proud to announce its second major acquisition this year – the purchase of Auckland Hop-on Hop-off Explorer Bus. From 1 November the distinctive yellow buses will be owned and operated by New Zealand’s largest sightseeing tour ...

PwC’s revolutionary data-auditing tool, Halo, has been awarded the prestigious International Accounting Bulletin’s ‘Audit Innovation of the Year’. PwC received the award in London on 6 October 2016 at the International Accounting Bulletin Forum ...

The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index ranks countries on how well they achieve the energy ‘trilemma’ balance of security, equity and sustainability, and shows New Zealand ranking 9th out of 130 comparator countries, up from 10th last ...

New head coach David Kidwell has selected his first NZ Kiwis team, including seven changes from side that faced Australia in the Downer Trans-Tasman Test in May.

Hauora Tairāwhiti is rescheduling most non-urgent services provided at Gisborne Hospital from Monday 17 October to cope with strike action by the Resident doctors, said Jim Green, Chief Executive Hauora Tairāwhiti.

"Plans are being finalised for the kick-off of the Its Our Children's Future Hikoi," says hikoi organiser Gen de Spa. "We're getting great response for billets along the route and donations of food. It looks like we've hit a critical ...

A pure reggae line-up featuring reggae icon Shaggy, The Wailers feat. Family Man, Ky-Mani Marley, 2016 Grammy Award winners Morgan Heritage and New Zealand’s own stars Six60 is set to take the stage for Raggamuffin X – the tenth anniversary ...

NZ animal rights advocacy group Direct Animal Action is disappointed with the reversal of the NSW ban on greyhound racing

The most spine tingling time of the year is here again! For one night only MOTAT’s historic grounds transform into the backdrop of Auckland’s spookiest Halloween event.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says more families are getting the care they need for their children as a result of free GP visits for under 13s.

Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby has named an unchanged line-up for tomorrow’s Second Test of the Constellation Cup against the Australian Diamonds at the Silverdome in Launceston, Tasmania.

Stratford District Council’s Chief Executive Matt O’Mara has announced he is moving on at the end of the year.

Hauora Tairāwhiti is rescheduling most non-urgent services provided at Gisborne Hospital from Monday 17 October to cope with strike action by the Resident doctors, said Jim Green, Chief Executive Hauora Tairāwhiti.

Focussing on community resilience in readiness, response and recovery during an adverse event will be the main theme of the annual South Island Civil Defence Emergency Management conference in Queenstown on Thursday and Friday (October 13 and 14).