Новости за 11.12.2016

It appears that quite a noticeable portion of 61 Molesworth has been removed over the weekend and the pile of rubble has grown. See image below for a comparison form Friday.

As the summer temperatures begin to warm up swimming spots, monitoring has begun to help ensure safe recreational water use for all. Monitoring has started across the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts for signs of the potentially toxic algal blooms ...

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trustees have chosen Woodville dairy, beef and cropping farmer Ben Allomes as Chair at a recent trust meeting.

Police were called at 9.07am and the plane is reported to be a fixed wing aircraft.

Dec. 12 (BusinessDesk) - With Wall Street at record highs, investors are keenly awaiting the US Federal Reserve’s view on the outlook for interest rates next year.

John Key’s unexpected resignation from the position of Prime Minister, and the subsequent jostling within the National Party caucus over the past week, offered a glimpse of attitudes of National Party MPs to Hobson’s Pledge issues.

The future of one of Marlborough tourism’s ‘jewels in the crown’ is assured today with the announcement of a significant capital injection. Queen Charlotte Track Incorporated, the marketing organisation for the Queen Charlotte Track, has been ...

An international construction conference being held in Auckland early next year will showcase leading edge technology, construction innovation, practices and methods that have the potential to transform the sector and improve our built environment.

Wellington’s Rata Café has scooped the top award for best kids’ menu in New Zealand, after revamping its menu to meet the Heart Foundation’s Kids’ Choice criteria.

Median house prices and sales volumes have grown across New Zealand during November

It might be gift giving season, but consumers do not have to accept a product that does not work, is not safe, or is not of acceptable quality, reminds Consumer Protection.

For 19 years, Gerald Hope wanted to meet Scott Watson, the man convicted of murdering his daughter, Olivia and her friend, Ben Smart, who disappeared after boarding a yacht with a stranger in the Marlborough Sounds in the early hours of New Year’s ...

The NZDUSD opens at 0.7139 (mid-rate) this morning. Broad USD strength returned on Friday as investors turned their attention to this Thursday’s Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. Supported by robust economic data of late the Fed are widely ...

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On John Key’s final day as Prime Minister I can’t find a better tribute to him than the words of 21 year old Jake Millar. Jake wrote:   It was C.S. Lewis who once said “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” This is perhaps the greatest lesson I have […]

New Mayor Phil Goff is looking to stamp his authority over the Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) in new Letters of Expectation (LOE) to be agreed by the Council’s Finance and Performance Committee on Tuesday. The item to the committee saying that with council now into its third term there is “a need to re-set some of the [...]

News from Wellington Sevens Some of New Zealand’s favourite music acts will have 2017 HSBC Wellington Sevens fans dancing in their seats as the tournament ramps up the entertainment with one of summer’s best line-ups for the two-day event. The performers for 28 and 29 January include Nesian Mystik – record holders for the most […]

Press Release – MetService A large high over the north Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly flow over the country to start the week. This southwest flow brings showers and slightly cooler temperatures.MetService News Release Monday, 12 December 2016 Where is Summer? A large high over the north Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly flow over the […]

News from Humorous Arts Trust An awards ceremony on Sunday night officially confirmed the funniest comics in Wellington. The Humorous Arts Trust presented the Wellies Comedy Awards at a gala awards night showcasing the best and brightest of comedic talent in the capital, with winners receiving a trophy made of a wellington gumboot. The gala […]

Press Release – Fairtrade Australia New Zealand New Zealanders and Australians ate almost 45 fully-laden Boeing 787 planes worth of Fairtrade chocolate last year, and washed it down with 37 Olympic swimming pools worth of Fairtrade coffee.Media release 12/12/2016 FAIRTRADE FEVER HITS KIWI SHOPPERS AND FARMERS ARE THE WINNERS New Zealanders and Australians ate almost 45 […]

This is the kind of planet that's been waiting for a new collection of Kiwi science fiction comics... and now it's here! Written and illustrated by Emma Weakley, That Kind of Planet brings together an assortment of stories drawing on myths and fairy ...

Nadi, Fiji 11 December 2016: As the dust settles from the flurry of final-day actions of the 13th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting in Fiji, it is clear the Parties to the Nauru Agreement made solid gains by achieving the ...

New book offers national perspective on Art Deo heritage An eye-catching new book offers a national perspective on New Zealand’s mid-twentieth century Art Deco heritage and explores its impact on the appearance of many of the country’s towns and cities. ...

Sunday, December 11: Greenpeace NZ has released aerial footage from a reconnaissance flight of the world’s biggest seismic ship, the Amazon Warrior, blasting for oil 120 nautical miles off the Wairarapa Coast.

The Christchurch City Council finally saw sense and abandoned its plan to sell City Care, earlier this year.