Новости за 09.08.2018

The Commerce Commission has granted clearance to OMV to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s gas and liquids portfolio in New Zealand.

Waikato Regional Council is urging dairy farmers to seek advice about effluent management from accredited experts following the conviction of a Reporoa farming company.

The children who have been supported by Fill Their Lunchbox, which recently had to close its doors, have been thrown a lifeline by Foodstuffs South Island and Eat My Lunch. Eat My Lunch is similar to the Christchurch social enterprise and currently ...

Safety has been a hot topic this year, and for good reason, with the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads soaring. Turning the trend around has been a stated goal for both the government and Auckland. The Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) committed $900 million towards safety improvements, which was expected to see a 60% drop in deaths and serious injuries from 813 in 2017 to 325 in 2027.…

Damn Massey University! I was busy enough as it was. I have a 20 month old boy to co-parent. I have a polling company to run. A (taxpayers) union to govern. A blog which needs five to ten articles a day plus I am already involved in three campaigns on topical issues. More than enough. […]

News from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand The Reserve Bank is vacating its Wellington building for about three months so it can remediate asbestos issues. The Reserve Bank’s currency, payments and settlements, and markets operations are not affected. We are able to undertake our currency operations in the building, as usual, with confidence. All […]

Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares gained as the dollar sank following the official cash rate update, with Pushpay Holdings recovering from recent selling and Skycity Entertainment Group continuing to gain.

Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The High Court has backed the liquidator of Ross Asset Management in divvying up $17.5 million among 665 investors and creditors on the same terms, much to the chagrin of the investor support group.

Migrant groups welcome new immigration changes The Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG) and Indian Workers Association (IWA) welcome the new immigration changes announced today. We made submissions on behalf of migrants and requested migrants to also do ...

NZ dollar tumbles 1.2% on TWI basis after RBNZ's dovish tilt By Rebecca Howard

Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Concerns about New Zealand's slowing economy trumped signs of emerging inflation for the central bank after Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr said he expects to keep the official cash rate on hold for at least a year longer ...

AUSTRALIA: ABC’s shortwave cutback ‘weakens thin link’ for Pacific, says PMC http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/australia-abc-s-shortwave-cutback-weakens-thin-link-pacific-says-pmc-10207

OceanaGold Reports Significant Increase in Mineral Resources for the Martha Project at Waihi 9 August 2018 MEDIA RELEASE (MELBOURNE) OceanaGold Corporation ( TSX: OGC ) ( ASX: OGC ) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource ...

MELBOURNE: (JERAA/Pacific Media Watch): The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia, the peak body for journalism academics, supports the rights of educators to academic independence when they engage in teaching, research and community service.

FIRST Union welcomes Government probe into bus industry in New Zealand Transport Minister Phil Twyford has announced a Government investigation into bus safety in New Zealand following three bus crashes within 10 days. He says the Ministry of Transport ...

By Leilani Sitagata of Pacific Media Watch
AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s cutback in services to the Asia-Pacific region has “weakened the thin link” that many parts of the region have with the “outside world”, says the Pacific Media Centre.

BusinessDesk report by Paul McBeth The High Court has backed the liquidator of Ross Asset Management in divvying up $17.5 million among 665 investors and creditors on the same terms, much to the chagrin of the investor support group. In the High Court in Wellington, Associate Judge Kenneth Johnston yesterday made a series of orders […]

Indigenous peoples have a profound spiritual connection to their lands and resources. Yet, increasingly, indigenous persons are migrating within their countries and across international borders. The reasons are complex and varied. Some are subject to displacement ...

Cereal yields down but growers remain positive Total hectares sown in wheat and barley this season is predicted to decrease by around 8%, but growers are positive about future prospects, Federated Farmers Arable Chairperson Karen Williams says.

Brahma Kumaris Presents "AWAKENING TO GREATNESS WITHIN" with SISTER SHIVANI for the first time ever in New Zealand

Chief Executive Memo Musa says, that in consultation with key NZNO staff, and following the conclusion of bargaining NZNO has made the decision to release the overall details of the DHB MECA ratification vote. As announced this Tuesday the ratification of ...

In 2015 a number of staff from the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Corrections worked at Police National Headquarters in the Māori, Pacific, Ethnic Services division on a project about improving justice outcomes for Māori.

The Bus and Coach Association NZ welcomes the government’s announcement of a review into bus safety, and we are already working with officials to get the best possible outcomes for operators and passengers.

New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme annual report released today The annual reports on New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (SGG) levy were released today by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The ...

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is not aware of any evidence that fire-fighting foams manufactured using PFOS or PFOA continue to be discharged into the environment, as recently reported by news outlets.