Новости за 20.08.2018

Malaysian Armed Forces honour NZDF fallen personnel with a handover ceremony at Kuala Lumpur International Airport ahead of the repatriation of their remains back to New Zealand tomorrow.

The New Zealand Law Society welcomes the inclusion of Family Law Section Chair, Kirsty Swadling to the Expert Reference Group.

LGBTIQA+ charity RainbowYOUTH has partnered with HELL to encourage diversity and equality in Aotearoa. Together, they aim to raise $75,000 for RainbowYOUTH by selling 3,000 limited-edition T-shirts bearing the slogan ‘The Only HELL I’m Going To’.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6632 (mid-rate) this morning.

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Most of the focus in all of the transport plans and policies released over recent months have understandably been on transport projects within the existing urban area. But over the coming three decades, billions will also be spent by the council and government to open up farmland in the North, Northwest and South for new homes and businesses.…

Stuff reports: When a Muslim couple sat down for a meeting with a municipal commission in the Swiss city of Lausanne, their interviewers found that they “showed great difficulty in answering questions asked by people of the opposite sex,” the city’s mayor said. So they were both denied Swiss citizenship. Mayor Gregoire Junod told Agence France-Presse on […]

Gush Shalom grieves and mourns the passing of its founder, Uri Avnery. Until the last moment he continued on the way he had traveled all his life. On Saturday, two weeks ago, he collapsed in his home when he was about to leave for the Rabin Square ...

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares at record as Skycity, Fisher & Paykel Health rally By Sophie Boot

NZ dollar edges lower as ANZ Bank sees heightened chance for rate cut By Rebecca Howard

The Philippines: UN experts urge further action to remove names on Government’s “terror list”

Call for hi-tech ideas to make transport system accessible and inclusive The NZ Transport Agency is looking to unleash the potential of technology to create a more accessible and inclusive transport system. It’s chosen All Access as the theme ...

National Pacific Radio Trust that oversees Pacific Media Network, operates Niu FM, Radio 531pi, Pacific Radio News and the nine Pacific language programmes, is proud to present Pacific Media Network - PMN’s new branding, that will be rolled out ...

APEC Senior Officials have concluded a timely cluster of trade and sectoral meetings in Port Moresby with signs of momentum towards addressing near and long-term challenges heading into a set of pivotal Minister-level meetings.

New report a wake-up call for the lazy public service 20 AUGUST 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It’s absurd for public servants to demand more money when a new Productivity Commission report, Improving state sector productivity, shows that public sector ...

Emergency services are in the Belt Road area of New Plymouth after a tornado hit around 5:30pm this evening.

Aotearoa Water Action The government is currently undertaking a review of the way in which water, stormwater and wastewater services are delivered, regulated and funded (“the Three Waters Review”).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will travel to Australia tomorrow to meet with Australian counterparts in Canberra.

Te whare e tu nei Te marae e takoto ana Tena korua E nga mate maha Haere, haere, haere Nga tangata whenua o tenei rohe, Te Atiawa tena koutou Tatou nga kanohi ora e hui mai ana Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa

Animal advocacy group SAFE is calling bull on the spin around feedlots and wants an end to the practice in New Zealand. Feedlots are a form of intense agriculture in which cattle are confined in pens, without grass and usually without any shelter, ...

Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - The timetable for offering new onshore exploration acreage appears to be slipping as the government looks at ways to protect itself from potential legal challenges.

The first official visit by a Polish President to New Zealand will focus on political and economic issues, while also being dedicated to engagements concerning the Polish Communities.

Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Bathurst Resources has been ordered to pay a US$40 million performance payment on coal production from its Buller operations.

Cabinet minister Phil Twyford’s revelation that the government has no limit on the amount of debt it might run up makes a mockery of Grant Robertson’s fiscal responsibility rules, National’s finance spokesperson Amy Adams says.

The proposal for an iwi-led Eco-Sanctuary at Pōkākā in the Ruapehu district was put before the community on Monday in Raetihi at the first of a number of planned stakeholder hui.