Новости за 24.12.2016

Report from Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books Despite 11% of Wellington CBD workers and residents being displaced by the earthquake less than 6 weeks ago, everyone found their Unity-bearings again, and helped Unity Books Wellington bring in another record-breaking December. What excellent localists! The web supply was thrashed, and the shop floor was full with […]

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Press Release – New Zealand Government Pacific Peoples Minister Alfred Ngaro is saddened by the tragedy that occurred on the road to Gisborne last night. It is particularly tragic that this group from Vava’u, Tonga was visiting Gisborne to celebrate Christmas and participate in fundraising …Alfred Ngaro expresses condolences to Tongan families Pacific Peoples Minister […]

Press Release – New Zealand Police The body of a second person has been found overnight following a bus crash near Gisborne last night.“Gisborne bus crash” The body of a second person has been found overnight following a bus crash near Gisborne last night. The bus carrying over 45 passengers crashed down a bank around […]

Wellington.Scoop A Christmas argument between a Wainui father and son ended with one of the men in hospital in a serious condition. Emergency services were called to a house in Wise Street in Wainuiomata about 4pm. The NZ Herals quotes a police spokeswoman as saying that a man suffered a cut to his right arm […]

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Emergency services are responding to a bus crash near Wharerata, on State Highway 2 around 30 km south of Gisborne. The bus, with 46 people on board, appears to have crashed through a barrier and down a bank. Police are working with Ambulance and ...

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed a collision between a car and motorcycle on the Moutere Highway shortly before 5pm today. The motorcycle was travelling towards Motueka and appears to have clipped the back of a car that was turning right ...

Hamilton Police would like to hear from anyone who knows the whereabouts of Marama Hill. Mr Hill, 50, was last seen on 18 December by a family member and has not made contact with family and friends since then. He is 172 cm tall and of medium build. ...

Canterbury Police are seeking to locate Raymond Hemi, 23. Mr Hemi was last seen in Rangiora at around 12pm today and is possibly attempting to hitchhike to Ashburton. He is 170cm tall and has a solid build, and is described as having long hair and ...

"Man found on Muriwai beach identified" Police have identified the man whose body was found on Muriwai Beach this morning. The man was 66 years old. Police are working to locate and notify the man's next of kin. No further information will ...

The New Zealand Jewish community calls on the governments of New Zealand and Israel to work together to keep the Israeli Embassy in Wellington open, New Zealand Jewish Council spokesperson Juliet Moses says. "The Israeli Embassy plays a vital role ...

If the averages play true, there will be 16 babies born premature in New Zealand on Christmas Day. A number more will need specialist care as a result of health issues and complications. They will join the hundreds of other babies already in a neonatal ...

New Zealand’s Sportfunder announce partnership with Pozible, Australia’s largest and most successful crowdfunding platform Kiwi-based crowd funding platform Sportfunder is partnering with one of Australia’s largest crowdfunding sites, Pozible, to extend ...

GENEVA (23 December 2016) – Reports that dozens of people have been killed by police and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past few days are deeply troubling and point to growing instability in the country, UN High Commissioner for ...

Conservationists working on behalf of Ahura Resorts and San Diego Zoo Global were excited to find a baby Fijian Crested Iguana during a recent population survey of a remnant dry forest area on the island of Malolo Levu. The baby brings the total ...

Murray McCully and Ban Ki-moon acknowledge but do nothing about UN anti-Israel bias Shalom.Kiwi The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has used his final speech at the UN Security Council to admit that the organisation he heads is ...

Murray McCully has helped give the Palestinians under Israeli occupation a Christmas present The New Zealand Palestine Solidarity Network says New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has helped give the Palestinians under Israeli occupation a Christmas ...

The busiest 15 seconds in retail shopping in New Zealand came early this year with the peak arriving at 11:45am rather than falling in the traditional 1230 to 1pm period. Last year Christmas Eve peaked at 157 transactions per second. This year that figure ...

A person has died after getting into trouble earlier this afternoon in the Wainui River, Whakamarama. Emergency services were notified at 1.35pm that a person had slipped into a water hole while walking down to the river with two friends. An intensive ...

A member of the public called Police this morning after discovering a man’s body washed up on Muriwai Beach, north-west of Auckland at approximately 10:25am.

Top employment lawyer Peter Cullen writes: One of the positive consequences of the disaster was the new Health and Safety at Work Act,  which was the first significant reform of health and safety law in more than 20 years. There is a terrible irony for the Pike River families that the new legislation which came […]

Audrey Young reports: The Israeli Government has recalled its ambassador from New Zealand after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning Israel’s continued settlements. New Zealand co-sponsored the resolution, which said the settlements violate international law and undermine a two-state solution in Israel’s conflict with Palestine. The resolution was passed 14-0 at the last […]

News from NZ Police Police have arrested three men after a shooting early this morning in Stokes Valley. A 24 year-old Stokes Valley man suffered gunshot wounds to his lower arm at approximately 5:50am. His injuries are non-life threatening and he is receiving medical attention in Hutt Hospital. The three men from Stokes Valley and […]

As Chairman I John McCormick condemn Murray McCully for promoting and supporting by vote the UN SC resolution calling on Israel to stop building settlements in the West bank.