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We’ve always rated her as one to watch and she has hit her stride since taking over the Justice portfolio in 2014. “Adams has truly found her feet in 2016, getting through a huge amount of work in crucial portfolios she has well and truly made her ...

The episode of the From Zero podcast published today looks at the state of things with methamphetamine. It finds a widespread belief that the official statistics – which have meth use at just over 1% of the population, half what it was at peak – are missing something. That there's a problem placing severe strain on treatment resources and driving a change of approach from the police.
Since we finished the episode, the latest Annual Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring Report  has been published, and... Читать дальше...

The University of Auckland’s new Innovation Institute China (UAIIC) will provide unprecedented access to an extensive range of networks, research and funding opportunities in China.

What grows, how it grows, and where it grows … all great questions to be answered about Dunedin’s gardening conditions for a group of former Syrian refugees. The group of up to 30 people will visit Otago Polytechnic’s Living Campus on Friday, ...

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell must request that pending job losses at the Māori Land Court are put on hold until the Māori land reform process is resolved and the risk of losing centuries of collective institutional knowledge is ...

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In September the final report of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) was released, many of you may have read about it, or most likely have heard about it. The Indicative Package was the below projects + 3 separate tranches of 21 Trains which were separated into three decades. First Decade – 2018-2028, Second Decade 2028-2038, [...]

If you’re wondering why the government was so keen to build a fibre network look no further than Victoria White’s Xero boss brings jobs to Hawke’s Bay in Hawke’s Bay Today. She writes: Next year, Hawke’s Bay will join the likes of San Francisco, London, and Singapore, as a base for global software company Xero. The ever-expanding company […]

I’ve blogged the results of the November 2016 One News Colmar Brunton poll at Curia. It shows National at 50% and Labour at 28%, or a 22% gap. Even with the Greens an 11% gap. This is the same gap as Colmar Brunton had in September when Andrew Little denounced the poll as “bogus”. The […]

Press Release – Shalom.Kiwi Sheikh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib has been widely condemned for his antisemitic and misogynistic comments . He has now been permanently stood down from his role as secretary of the Federation of Islamic Associations of NZs religious advisory board and …Dismissed Sheikh Still In Charge Of At-Taqwa Mosque: A Cause For […]

Press Release – Convergence Award-winning writer, broadcaster and teacher Leslie Kenton wrote more than 40 books on health, beauty and personal development many of them bestsellers. She conceived the original Origins skincare product range for Este Lauder, was a consultant to …For immediate release Leslie Kenton, Author 1941-2016 Award-winning writer, broadcaster and teacher Leslie Kenton […]

Press Release – Oceania Interrupted On Thursday December 1st 2016, 5:30pm at the reserve on the corner of Waterfront Road and Coronation Road, Mangere Bridge in Auckland, a collective of Maori Morning Star flag, a flag banned within Indonesian administered West Papua.Pacific and Maori Women raise the Morning Star Flag to honor West Papua December […]

PRESS RELEASE - New Zealand Big Band Invited to Perform at one of the Worlds biggest Festivals.

Police are asking for anyone who finds debris that they suspect could be from the capsized boat "Francie", not to take it, but to report this to immediately to Police. Anyone who has already taken debris or items washed ashore that could ...

Black Barn OpenAir Cinema – A Festival of Film under the Stars Hawke’s Bay is gearing up for its 13th OpenAir Cinema season starting on December 27th at Black Barn Vineyards in Havelock North. Doris and Urs Blum, the festival organisers, have ...

Tomorrow morning the MS Maasdam will be welcomed to Wellington for the first time, as post-earthquake repairs allow the cruise season to continue. The 220-metre vessel will bring 1840 passengers and crew to the Capital – a welcome sight for retailers ...

Spectacular Trans-Tasman triple-header coming to the Coast An NRL trial game between Melbourne Storm and NZ Warriors and the first home appearances for the Sunshine Coast Lightning’s Suncorp Super Netball team will highlight a spectacular weekend of ...

Three Days to Go until Dairy Awards Entries Close There are just a few days to go until entries close in the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, including the Share Farmer of the Year, Dairy Manager of the Year and Dairy Trainee of the Year ...

FARMERS SANTA PARADE Champions are winners in Auckland’s eyes They’re proven champions in the competitive and fierce world of international sport. And now our Paralympians are also winners in the eyes of countless of families and kiddies after ...

Wellington Theatre Awards 2016 AND THE NOMINEES ARE… The Wellington Theatre Awards are proud to celebrate 2016’s exciting, engaging and highly entertaining year of professional theatre in the cultural capital with a jubilant award ceremony at Te ...

NZ’s most fit awarded for promoting good health 27 November, 2016 New Zealand’s most fit and energetic professionals were awarded for their efforts in helping motivate Kiwis to stay healthy and active at the annual New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards ...

Severe northwest gusts plagued central New Zealand last night and this morning. Severe Weather Warnings were in force for gusts of 130 km/hr in Wellington and Wairarapa, and a Watch is in force for Kapiti Coast. Gusts of 126 km/hr had been recorded in ...

MEDIA RELEASE Green Party Kaikoura Rail Campaign Breaches Party’s Own Mantra 27 NOVEMBER 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out a Green Party online petition calling for the Government to “commit to funding rail rebuild” ...

Pacific People's Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has expressed his condolences to the families of the men who died in the boating tragedy on the Kaipara Harbour this weekend. "Everyone on board, apart from the skipper, was of pacific descent. The men ...

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Fidel Castro Ruz The Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the death of Fidel Castro Ruz, former President of Cuba. An emblematic figure of the Cuban revolution, ...