Новости за 17.11.2016

Ahead of White Ribbon Day on 25 November, Upper Hutt City Council staff are quite literally driving awareness of the campaign message throughout the City in a bid to promote respectful relationships and eliminate men’s violence towards women.

Police are conscious of the challenging time that all road users are being faced with travelling on the longer alternate state highway route between Christchurch and Picton, after the earthquakes took out parts of the SH1 route.

Nelson, New Zealand (17 Nov 2016) – Nelson-based power retailer NextGen Energy announces it is now open to supply power to homes and businesses across the country, starting in Nelson/Tasman districts ahead of national expansion. The social enterprise ...

Latest figures released by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) again show overseas tax resident buyers are involved in just three percent of New Zealand property transfers, Land Information Minister Louise Upston says.

Eligibility for housing assistance and student allowances could be established more accurately under information sharing proposals released for public consultation today by Social Development Minister Anne Tolley and Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse.

Land Information New Zealand’s (LINZ) latest figures on property transfers and tax residency show similar trends to previous reports. Released each quarter, the figures are gathered by LINZ for property tax purposes.

It’s the new buzzword for ‘doing good well’, but New Zealand has strong roots in social innovation that predate the movement.

If it can be seen, it can be stolen. If you actually want your precious possessions stolen, then by all means leave them in your car in sight of thieves.

“Paramedics in New Zealand should be regulated, to ensure they are clinically competent and to protect the safety of the public,” says Dr Andrew Swain, Associate Professor in Paramedicine at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

Professor Claire Robinson writes: History suggests that National will overcome the ‘ third-term blues’ to win another general election. Since 1998, the party leading the opinion polls in July of the year preceding the election has gone on to win the highest proportion of the party vote come election day. I’ m prepared to make […]

The Ministry of Health has published key results from the New Zealand Health Survey 2015/16.

Grant Thornton New Zealand is delighted to announce Jay Shaw’s appointment to the Business Valuation Board of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), the pre-eminent global valuation standards setter for the business valuation profession.

Minister for the Environment Nick Smith’s rejection of Pike River families and their experts for re-entry into the tunnel is puzzling.

Three days after the earthquake in North Canterbury on 14 November, all museum facilities are operating normally. The building was inspected by structural engineers and declared safe within 24 hours of the event. Museum staff were subsequently able to assess ...

The peak tourism industry groups of Australia and New Zealand have united in slamming the Australian Government’s plan to increase the $1 billion holiday tax – the Passenger Movement Charge – to $60 per person and put the critical Trans-Tasman ...

Christmas trees decorated by the All Blacks and Wellington Phoenix will light up Wellington International Airport this Christmas as part of the Wellington Xmas Tree Festival in aid of Cystic Fibrosis.

New Zealand’s commercial property sector remains an attractive market for investors according to the latest Property Council / IPD New Zealand Property Index.

The University of Auckland has been ranked internationally as New Zealand’s leading university for producing work-ready graduates. The University was placed among the 150 leading universities for graduate employability in the Times Higher Education ...

17 November 2016 - Hundreds of New Zealanders have an opportunity to kick-start a career in early childhood education for free, thanks to the PORSE Nanny Intern Programme. Targeting students aged 17-25 years of age, PORSE Education & Training General ...

After a submission by Oil Free Otautahi and 350.org Christchurch, Environment Canterbury regional council voted 9 -2 to oppose deep sea oil drilling off the Canterbury coast. There was one abstention.

New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd’s CEO Mr John Dawson reports that the 5900 bales of South Island wool on offer saw a 75 percent clearance with most types easier in local terms.

1. PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister for Building and Housing: Does he believe there needs to be a review of the Building Code given the damage sustained by modern buildings, such as Statistics House, in this week’s earthquakes?

Nov. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Precinct Properties New Zealand is upbeat about its tilt towards Auckland, where it sees downtown real estate underpinned by an expanding population, while in Wellington it prefers government tenancies over corporates.

Fred and Myrtle’s Paua Shell House has today welcomed its millionth visitor since the front door of the Flutey’s famously quirky house reopened at Canterbury Museum in July 2008.

Legislation has been introduced to enable DHBs rather than local authorities to decide whether community water supplies are fluoridated, says Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne.