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Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has officially opened the new DOC base on Great Barrier Island, rebuilt and redeveloped following damage in the June 2014 cyclone.

The Netherlands and New Zealand have much in common, in both culture and economics, particularly in the areas of agri-food, horticulture and trade. Next month, the Embassy of the Netherlands is hosting a one-day forum, in cooperation with Massey University ...

Consumers can choose sustainable New Zealand seafood with confidence, with the launch of the updated Best Fish Guide website , Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Tim Pankhurst says.

Jane Hunter, owner of Hunter’s Wines in Marlborough, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the board of Wine Marlborough.

E tū members at Pastry House in Manukau City have taken a third day of strike action today in support of their pay claims.

Dunedin (Friday, 28 October 2016) – The refurbishment of the Ross Creek reservoir is getting underway.

Otago Polytechnic is leading the country with the percentage of students who successfully complete their studies.

Auckland, 28th October 2016 – Fujifilm NZ announced today that The University of Auckland is using Fujifilm LTO Ultrium Data Cartridges exclusively for its tape storage needs, which amount to hundreds, if not thousands, of tapes each year.

Yes, you are right - there are less than nine weeks until Christmas. And that means the annual Farmers Santa Parade extravaganza is just around the corner.

Open Studios Waitākere 2016 is a weekend opportunity for artists resident in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area to open their studios to the public.

This week, the Ministry of Health published a review of standards for the remediation of former clandestine methamphetamine labs. The "review" in the title signifies a review of relevant international literature, but the document effectively also functions as a review of the ministry's own 2010 guidelines for meth lab remediation.
In this context, the review does two specific things. It draws a crucial distinction between properties that have been used to manufacture methamphetamine and those where meth has simply been consumed. Читать дальше...

Spark announced today that it is partnering with rapidly growing online magazine The Spinoff to produce a new music section on The Spinoff’s website. The new section, which will go live on November 1, will be dedicated to music news, discussion and ...

Banknote gauges to help people with sight loss better identify New Zealand’s currency have been released by the Reserve Bank in collaboration with organisations representing the blindness community.

The Weka is a caramel coloured, hen-like, flightless bird unique to New Zealand. The Weka is classified as vulnerable/ threatened due to predation from introduced predators like rats, mustelids, feral cats and dogs. Many New Zealanders have never ...

A tape measure and a drill will be pretty much all the tools a NIWA scientist needs when he heads to Antarctica next week.

It may be the most legendary rock concert of all time. Never have so many icons of a generation assembled on one stage, with one peerless band, to such indelible ends as the Band's final hurrah at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving ...

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced Valerie Adams as New Zealand’s first Pacific Sports Ambassador.

The Herald reports: Auckland Mayor Phil Goff supports a blogger joining the Auckland Transport board after leaving two councillors off the board. Last week, Goff announced two council appointments on the board would remain vacant for now to look at the best form of accountability for Auckland Transport and other council-controlled organisations. He was not […]