Новости за 12.08.2016

Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to Europe next week to visit the United Kingdom, Slovakia, France, Hungary, and Russia.

Had an amusing evening at the Cavern Club watching Alexander Sparrow play Enigma – the world’s best pickup artist. A couple of years ago I saw Sparrow’s production of De Sade, for which the highlight was Jadis whacking him with a crop, and him not realising she is a former provincial cricketer and can whack […]

The Minimum Wage (Contractors Remuneration) Amendment Bill is a solution looking for a problem, says the EMA.

Waikato District Council offices and libraries will remain closed for the rest of today following receipt of a message this morning from a caller threatening to visit a council office with harmful intent. All non-essential staff have been sent home. ...

A High Court judgment proves National’s private prison agenda has failed and the Serco circus has no place in New Zealand correctional facilities, Labour’s Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis says.

Annette Brosnan has today been elected for a second term, unopposed in her Onekawa/Tamatea ward seat. The ward stretches from Anderson Park to Georges Drive stopping at Kennedy Road. Annette joins Mayor Dalton in being the only two elected unopposed to Napier ...

Papamoa Police are investigating a suspected burglary from a house under construction in the Papamoa East area, between Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday morning. Two suspects were apprehended by Police at about 2.30am this morning, when ...

Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced five appointments to the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.

Restorative practices, resilience programmes, anti-bullying fostering care, support and connections at secondary schools might not be the topics most people would expect at a conference focussing on behaviour management in schools, but these are some ...

Please scroll to the bottom of this release for the ITU Media Guide for the Rio Olympic Games

Today’s Special Resolution will determine if our largest meat exporter remains in Kiwi hands and it is vital to ask hard questions of Silver Fern Farms’ board and management, says New Zealand First.

Stuff reports: New Zealand’s worst drink-drivers will soon be forced to have devices installed in their cars which stop them from driving over the limit – and they’ll have to foot the bill. The Government says making the alcohol interlock devices mandatory for serious and repeat drink-drivers will makes Kiwis safer – and a former offender says […]

Fonterra’s announcement that it will clean up its use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) is a good first step, but the dairy giant must move towards a full phase out as soon as possible, says Greenpeace.

The Reserve Bank is deferring the start of the proposed changes to investor loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) nationwide from 1 September to 1 October 2016, based on feedback from the banking industry from its recent consultation on the proposals.

Proposed job cuts at the Ministry of Primary Industries will decimate its compliance staff - and result in unacceptable risk to our most important export sectors, the Public Service Association says.

Phil Twyford MP for Te Atatū Housing Spokesperson MEDIA STATEMENT 12 August 2016 State house sell-off a kick in the guts for Tauranga’s homeless The Government’s sale of 1124 state houses in Tauranga won’t house a single extra homeless person ...

New research looking into senior doctors’ and dentists’ work-related burnout raises significant concerns about the state of our health system, the Green Party said today.

Stuff reports: Sexologist Liz Walker is in New Zealand tackling kids’ toxic porn culture but says her Auckland parental workshops are filling up fast, while Wellingtonians appear much more hesitant.   Walker, who says her exposure to pornography at six-years-old had devastating and ongoing consequences, is delivering her Counteracting Porn Culture workshops to parents, educators and youth professionals in Auckland and Wellington […]

Gone: Satirical poems: New & Selected (illustrated by the award winning Matt Ottley) brings together a diverse range of metrical constructions including villanelles, sonnets, raunchy ballads and whimsical ballades. There is an invigorating, sardonic ...

12 August, 2016: The TreadRight Foundation, a not-for-profit joint initiative between The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) family of brands, is proud to introduce Wildlife SOS – India as its newest Wildlife Initiative partner.

AUCKLAND: New music project ‘Wildersound’ goes live today with 14 fresh videos of NZ musicians performing intimate songs in beautiful natural places. New videos will release every week this season.

The Commerce Commission has today released a discussion paper seeking information on domestic ‘backhaul’ services. Questions asked in the paper cover how the services have evolved – given the rapid changes in the telecommunications market – and ...

In the next four weeks I will be travelling from Amsterdam to Lisbon, and back again, with my trusty wheely suitcase in tow.

At close of nominations for the Local Elections 2016 at midday today, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Electoral Officer, Leeanne Hooper, has received the following nominations for the region’s 5 constituencies:

The Local Government Commission has today released a summary of feedback from its Community Engagement programme on the West Coast. The engagement is part of the Commission’s process for understanding the level of support for some form of change in local government ...