Новости за 24.07.2016

At about 10:30 this morning 23 July 2016, Police were called to an area of dense bush at Orakei Reserve, Okahu Bay, Auckland.

Police and Land Search and Rescue teams are continuing to search for a third day for missing Upper Hutt woman Mary Berrington.

Police advise media there will be a stand up at Upper Hutt Police Station at 3pm.

Comanche , the 100 foot racing yacht owned by Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark, will depart this evening from New York (USA) and point her bow East to Britain as the record-breaking monohull takes on the Atlantic in a bid to continue breaking ...

Gyeonggi, South Korea – Mr. Man Hee Lee, Chairman of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) was honored with the “Mahatma Gandhi Prize for Non-Violent Peace” on Tuesday July 19th at the Peace Palace in Gyeonggi, Korea. Dr. Prasanna ...

Press Release – New Zealand Government Prime Minister John Key today announced Tonga Prime Minister Samuela Akilisi Pohiva will visit New Zealand later this week. I am very pleased to welcome Mr Pohiva to New Zealand on his first official visit as Prime Minister, Mr Key says. … Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister Government […]

The extent to which Pakistan has complied with human rights standards set out in the International Convention of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), will be assessed by a United Nation’s expert committee in Geneva on August 16-17, ...

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force NZDF-Led Projects Boost Drought Resilience of Tongan Communities Community projects undertaken by a multi-national task group led by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) are expected to reduce the vulnerability of remote communities to the impact of drought, …NZDF-Led Projects Boost Drought Resilience of Tongan Communities Community projects […]

One News reports: The Court of Arbitration for Sport has tonight rejected the appeal by 68 Russian track and field athletes seeking to overturn the ban imposed by the IAAF following allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups. The ruling could influence whether the entire Russian Olympic team is banned from the games. IAAF President Sebastian […]

Stuff reports: Attempts to stage a leadership coup at Wellington City Council have been revealed in the wake of accusations of a “toxic culture” there. Early last year, councillor Nicola Young said she went, with the backing of the majority of councillors, to mayor Celia Wade-Brown, urging her to use her casting vote to oust Andy Foster as chairman of […]

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency State Highway 58 was closed early today from Spinnaker Drive to Joseph Banks Drive, Whitby due to flooding. The combination of high tides and storm conditions made road conditions unsafe. The road was expected to re-open once the tide receded. A further high tide was expected around midnight […]

CNN report: The IMF forecasts Venezuela’s economy will shrink 10% this year, worse than its previous estimate of 8%. It also estimates that inflation in Venezuela will catapult to 700% this year, up from the earlier guess of about 480%. Massive inflation and a depression. That requires special skills – generally known as socialism. The […]

Press Release – PacWaste 22 July, 2016 Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu: Innovative new approaches to the management of green waste, and the necessity for a coordinated approach to disaster waste were hot topics of conversation at the Fourth Steering Committee Meeting of the PacWaste …Milestone PacWaste meeting sets the stage for Clean Pacific Roundtable 22 July, […]

Stuff reports: A walking and cycling path across Auckland’s Harbour Bridge is a step closer after city councillors voted unanimously to support a means of paying for it. The politicians have agreed that the $33m SkyPath should be funded by a public-private partnership (PPP), with Auckland Council underwriting the project to an agreed level. Despite a 5-hour debate at the council’s Finance and […]

Bisbane, Queensland, Ausdtralia

Welcome to Sunday Reading. I’m phoning in here from Brisbane. On Friday Patrick and Matt gave a talk about urban advocacy and the role of the Blog to a local planning firm Buckley Vann. We’ve enjoyed being able to connect with Greg Vann on several occasions both in Brisbane and Auckland. Greg [...]