Новости за 30.12.2016

Wellington.Scoop Wellington gains one new Dame and one new Knight in the new year honours list announced today by the Government. Former MP and mayor Fran Wilde becomes Dame Fran, for services to the state and to the community. NZ Post chief executive Brian Roche becomes Sir Brian, for services to the State and business. […]

News from NZ Police A Napier man is in critical condition in Hawkes Bay Hospital after a hit and run that occurred in Waterworth Avenue, Napier yesterday. The 49-year-old man was struck by a vehicle following an altercation between two men, at approximately 11.45am. The driver of the vehicle left the area immediately after the […]

Tags: General Debate

Fran O’Sullivan writes: It is fundamentally absurd to believe Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to declare war on New Zealand in retaliation for co-sponsoring the successful UN resolution against Israel. Netanyahu has far bigger fish to fry than New Zealand. Fran is correct. What is at issue now is the controversial report citing two unnamed “Western diplomats” […]

Press Release – New Zealand Government New Year Honours List 2017 New Year Honours 2017 The New Zealand Order of Merit The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the …New Year Honours […]

Police have arrested a 33-year-old man following a shooting at an address in Bryndwr, Christchurch on Thursday 29 December.

Hawke's Bay Police are investigating a hit and run that occurred at about 11:30am today in the Napier suburb of Onekawa.

A man has died following a single vehicle crash on State Highway 12 in Kaipara this evening.

At approximately 1pm today, Life Flight’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to a call to help a man in 20's following a mountain bike crash in the Makara Peak mountain bike park. The injured man was in stuck on steep terrain with a seriously injured ...

Outdoor enthusiasts reminded to tell people where they are going

Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 2 percent gain against the greenback this year, belying the currency's volatility in a year that delivered unexpected results in the UK's vote on European Union membership and the US presidential ...

Attempts to revive the man by those at the scene and emergency services were unsuccessful.

Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares were mixed on the last trading day of the year, with the benchmark index ending 9 percent higher than on Jan. 1, breaking a four-year streak of double-digit gains.

Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Plexure Group, the digital advertising firm formerly known as VMob, has signed an agreement with the biggest McDonald's franchisee in Latin America and the Caribbean, expanding its relationship with the global fast food giant.

Our foreign policy is trade, as Robert Muldoon observed back in 1980 – give or take the accidents of history that may have created a few allegiances for us along the way. For any small trading nation, trading opportunities need to be at the forefront ...

News from NZ Police Hutt Valley Police arrested four people after an attempted burglary at a home in Upper Hutt last night. Police were called after the homeowners disturbed four people trying to break into their property. The offenders ran away after being disturbed. Responding Police units saw the group running from the area. Three […]

A great quote from retiring economist Thomas Sowell: In material things, there has been almost unbelievable progress. Most Americans did not have refrigerators back in 1930, when I was born. Television was little more than an experiment, and such things as air-conditioning or air travel were only for the very rich. My own family did […]

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand on UN Res. 2234’s flaw: the two-state solution

Hutt Valley Police have made four arrests following an attempted burglary at a home in Upper Hutt last night.

After a lengthy tender process, which attracted interest from overseas, Regional Council have contracted McMullen & Wing to design and build their new multi role vessel.

Has the street where you live changed over the years? Perhaps it’s gone from just having a few houses to having lots. Or maybe it didn’t even exist 50 years ago!

Greerton Village Kindergarten hosted a breakfast last week (SUBS: December 13) with children, teachers, parents, grandparents, volunteers and supporters to celebrate becoming a Silver Enviroschool.

Bay of Plenty residents will become the proud owners of 25 hectares of historic pa sites and future park land next year, following the signing of a land purchase agreement by Bay of Plenty Regional Council this week.

Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Spotlight, New Zealand's largest fabric, craft and home decor retail chain owned by one of Australia's wealthiest families, posted a decline in profit for the first year in five in 2016, as it marked two decades in this country.

Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) - NZAX-listed mobile payments company Lateral Corp is the vehicle for a backdoor listing in a $3.2 million deal with property developer Golden Tower NZ.