Новости за 05.08.2018

1. On the US steel tariffs and New Zealand:

1. On the meeting between government ministers and building industry leaders on Monday

New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP) welcome the review of the Family Court system recently announced by Minister Andrew Little.

News from NZ Police One driver has died after a head-on crash on SH1 at Turangi this morning. The man in his 70s died after his car and another collided on the bridge north of Turangi. The driver of the other vehicle received no injuries. The road remains partially closed around the crash scene, while […]

The man in his 70s died after his car and another collided on the bridge north of Turangi on SH1 this morning.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6742 (mid-rate) this morning. Friday’s US non-farm-payrolls came up short of expectations in July, however upward revisions to both May and June’s results more than made up for the July shortfall. The Labour Department report showed ...

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We believe the harbour crossing should be public transport and active only bridge. Here are a few key reasons why.
Why another road crossing is dumb idea
This is something we’ve talked about a number of times before. The most recent plan for another harbour crossing comes from 2011 and in a nutshell, the new crossing would be for traffic travelling past the city centre and the existing Harbour Bridge would become a glorified off-ramp.…

Matthew Hooton writes: The Green Party’s support for Andrew Little’s Orwellian Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill reveals its complete lack of power in the Government’s coalition. … Little says the bill is about maintaining the integrity of MMP by stopping MPs elected for one party becoming independent or supporting another. But often when MPs go rogue, […]

Press Release – Science Media Centre NZ A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok last night, reportedly killing at least 82 people . 6 August 2018 A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok last night, reportedly killing at least 82 people. It comes a week after a […]

Press Release – Triple C Wellington is choir mad, in a good way. A concert is to bring four choirs together in a celebration of great choral and ensemble singing. More than 150 singers of all ages will be on the Opera House stage for the Triple C Concert on September 9th. Hosted by the […]

Press Release – Akina Foundation The Ākina Foundation released tickets today for their social enterprise conference. The Aotearoa Social Enterprise Forum is being held on October 19th at the Wellington Zoo in Newtown. With a little over a year since hosting the Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchurch, the event is the first gathering of […]

Article – RNZ Chiefs from the western part of Ambae are again calling on the Vanuatu government to evacuate them to Santo rather than Maewo. Photo: Twitter/ John Metojoe, Vanuatu police force Chiefs from the western part of Ambae are again calling on the Vanuatu government to evacuate them to Santo rather than Maewo. The […]

The Councils Bed Tax attack on Airbnb operators is nothing more than a wealth tax grab on small business.

Humanists gather in Auckland condemn “the politics of division”, resurgent in many parts of the world Representatives of the worldwide humanist movement have condemned the spread of “the politics of division” in various countries and regions, and ...

Children’s drawings of their favourite teachers are front and centre of a new advertising campaign that highlights the mounting staffing crisis in our schools.

We have received the updated forecast from the MetService and the Rain Warning & Watch still remain in place until 3:00pm Monday. In relation to the Warning area north of Tolaga Bay the MetService expect a further 70 to 90mm to accumulate about ...

Suicide Bereaved whanau/families from around the country will gather in Auckland tomorrow to meet with the Mental Health Inquiry Panel. Jane Stevens whose son Nicky Stevens died while in the care of mental health services says “she has high expectations ...

I really think some media don’t understand MMP. As Judy Kirk always said, it’s the party vote that counts. The latest One News Colmar Brunton poll has National at 45%, Labour 42%, Greens 6% and NZ First 5%. It is frankly incredible that National is at 45% after nine months in opposition, and having lost […]

It seems a distant reality, or nightmare now: a company that was near defunct in 1996, now finding itself at the imperial pinnacle of the corporate ladder. Then, publications were mournful and reflective about the corporation that gave us the ...

A 13-year-old male has been referred to youth aid in relation to incidents that occurred at the Waikato Hospital staff carpark on Friday 3 August.

Shane Le Brun of Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ writes: Shane Reti’s Bill is both inspired and deficient in equal measure, and yet it is the most comprehensive piece of legislation we have seen on the issue.  … At the “front end” the execution is almost flawless, the prescribing regime and dispensing system is a step […]

The government has put paying out counterfeiters ahead of children’s education and health care on its list of priorities.

The Politics of Compassion in an Age of Ruthless Power, is the title of an address to be given by Professor Kevin Clements in Christchurch on Friday 10 August.

The Department of Conservation is keeping an open mind about how more than 40 New Zealand fur seals/kekeno died, after their bodies were found on a remote bay in Banks Peninsula.