Новости за 22.08.2018

The samurai wasp, an organism new to New Zealand, can now be used to fight any invasion by the brown marmorated stink bug, following a decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). This wasp is a natural enemy of the stink bug.

The government needs to take a far tougher line on parking enforcement, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

It’s not just the bus conditions, drivers are peeing in buckets The plight of bus drivers in the Waikato region has only worsened since they began raising serious concerns with Go Bus at the beginning of the year. The 120 drivers from Hamilton, ...

22 August 2018 New Deputy Mayor appointed and by-election date set The Ruapehu District Council has appointed Taumarunui Ward representative Cr Karen Ngatai as Deputy Mayor.

RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness Australia/ NZ has recently released a podcast titled : Trade Wars – Dark Clouds, Silver Linings

A new Koha based creative collective has recently opened in Wellington City. Sunday Night Club was dreamed up by Architecture student and Business Analyst, Zoe Ella when she was looking for a space to create her art. Sunday Night Club is a community ...

International visitors arriving into Marlborough by cruise ship spent $18 million in Marlborough during the 2017/18 cruise season, up 80% on the previous year. Marlborough’s growth was one of the highest in the country, four times that of the national average.

It’s never been a better time to enter tourism. So, what’s stopping young people? New research sheds light on what young people think about a career in tourism RELEASE SUMMARY • The findings of nationwide research responds to a long-standing gap in ...

At around 3pm Police assisted by the Armed Offenders Squad stopped and searched a community probation van on St John Street following information an occupant of the van could be in possession of a firearm.

Talking about the flaws in the justice system has begun an important process which must now be backed up with real reforms, the PSA says.

The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is pleased to announce that Life Member Rose Henderson has been elected to the role of President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) in the Asia-Pacific region.

No one is in charge in Australia. Monday’s leadership challenge by Home Affairs minister, the potato-headed former police officer Peter Dutton, was cutting enough to leave Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a wounded animal. The 48 to 35 margin of ...

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor said the company would be open to bidding on new vertical construction projects if the current procurement system changes.

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission has laid 10 charges against Vodafone New Zealand after it charged some broadband customers who were terminating their accounts for longer than it should have.

A2 Milk shares rise 4.4% as company doubles down on US, Asia By Sophie Boot

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand and smaller rival CallPlus-owned Vocus Group are targeting bigger margins in a "saturated" broadband market where firms are fighting aggressively for market share.

The Herald reports: Critics of the policy change say the Government has misunderstood the importance of gas as an industrial fuel and for dry-year generation in New Zealand’s increasingly renewable generation system. The International Energy Agency also forecasts global demand for gas will rise by 45 per cent by 2040 as nations use more of […]

Te Rito Maioha is pleased by the Ministry of Education’s proposed changes to home-based early childhood education.

“The report of the Government-dominated Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has predictably recommended the endorsement of the TPP-11 implementing legislation,” AFTINET Convener Dr Patricia Ranald said today.

The NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 1 through the Brynderwyns Hills has re-opened to all traffic.

A next-gen wave of home-grown designers is set to take over the Fashion Week runway, and it’s all in the name of youth empowerment.

The Northern Stars are first out of the blocks to confirm their 2019 ANZ Premiership playing roster.

Weds, August 22: Today Greenpeace launches an ambitious new blueprint to tackle New Zealand’s plastic crisis .

Police can advise that all lanes have reopened on SH1 at Brynderwyn Hills following a crash between a truck and a car this morning.

Report from RNZ A large police manhunt is underway in Whanganui after a gang-related shooting left a man dead. RNZ understands the victim, Kevin Ratana, 27, died at a property on Puriri Street in the suburb of Castlecliff at about 9.30am yesterday. Police have yet to release his name. Witnesses said the offenders fled on […]