Новости за 02.10.2016

Train passengers on the Hutt Valley and Kapiti lines will have 1000 more seats to choose in morning and afternoon peak times from Tuesday (4 October) with the addition of extra units to the services. “With the entire new Matangi fleet delivered we ...

The recent theft of 500 dairy cows has been another harsh wake up call for the industry as farmers consider if they are taking the right precautions in protecting their second largest asset. Michael Lee, an agribusiness audit specialist at Crowe Horwath, ...

New research from the University of Otago helps explain the recent history of one of New Zealand’s most iconic parrot species and the role humans played in their decline.

The New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association (NZOIA) has recognised eight outstanding individuals from across the country for their unique achievements in outdoor instruction.

Mercury today announced the start of construction of a Research and Development Centre in Auckland to showcase world-leading solar, battery storage and other energy technologies that have the potential to unlock new value and choice for Kiwi consumers and businesses.

Kyle Frank, Daniel Surkalim and Frances Toohey have been named as finalists in the annual Sysmex Award for Health Informatics. The third year Bachelor of Health Sciences degree students at The University of Auckland beat a large pool of creative and original ...

Colin Craig founded the Conservative Party 5 years ago. His voice on democracy and accountability resonated with thousands of people, with the Conservative Party gaining more votes than Act, Future NZ and the Maori Party at the last election. He has invested ...

AUCKLAND – 29 October 2016 – The Module Project equity crowdfunding round has been a resounding success. New Zealanders have voted with their wallets. Module has seen their alphacrowd.co.nz campaign reach over 300% of its target with a few days ...

New Zealand’s most successful all-female adventure race, the Torpedo 7 Spring Challenge will be held in the North Island for the first time in its ten year history, when it takes place in Rotorua on Saturday, 8 October 2016. The South Island event, which ...

A new survey has found that almost 60% of Kiwis are stressed at least once a week – with financial and work related issues stressing out younger Kiwis, while their older counterparts are more likely to be stressed out about health.

In association with BECA Heritage Week 2016, Lyttelton Museum presents A Place Apart , an exhibition of photographs looking at life in Aotearoa New Zealand’s only leper colony on Ōtamahua Quail Island.

Wellington’s best-loved little literary festival – LitCraw l – will return for just one night next month, showcasing the words and wisdom of Aotearoa’s finest poets, parents, critics, essayists, illustrators and artists at some of the capital’s ...

This is the fourth set of six monthly data. Again some notes on the data: It covers six months – from 1 October 2015 to 31 March 2016. It only covers “opinion” columns and editorials. It does not cover news stories. It is designed to shed light on what the newspaper or journalist/columnist thinks – rather than what the […]

A person has died in a crash at Pouru, in the Waipa District, Waikato shortly before 11pm last night.

Pacific People’s Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is encouraging people across New Zealand to embrace Fijian Language Week which starts today.

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Everyone living in New Zealand knows broadband is getting faster. A lot faster. Regular Truenet reports documenting ISP performance underline this. Many people move from copper to fast fibre networks every day. This week sees new gigabit fibre plans which will further boost speeds. It isn’t just fixed-line broadband. New Zealand’s mobile networks deliver more […]

A guest post by Rob Harris, standing for the Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward in Auckland: Can we get some satisfaction? Only 15% of Aucklanders are satisfied with the performance of their council. If the council was a company working in a competitive environment it would have lost all its customers to a smarter alternative. As a monopoly, […]

The city is awash with construction and none more visible than the works for the City Rail Link. Most of the work so far has been to move services out of the way so that the tunnels can be built without breaking something – and there are a lot of services to move. The biggest of these [...]

Article – Tom Peters “On the Labour Party’s centenary” was originally published at: http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/09/29/nzla-s29.html The New Zealand Labour Party held a special conference in July to mark 100 years since its founding in 1916. In two speeches delivered to the gathering, leader Andrew …New Zealand Labour Party marks its centenary By Tom Peters 29 September […]

Press Release – Wellington City Council Wellington’s Commonwealth Walkway opened today, encouraging walkers to visit 32 of the city’s most important and historic sites. The final commemorative walkway marker, or roundel, was placed today by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy, Sir Anand Satyanand, Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation and Isobel Pepper, a member […]

Article – Shamshad Akhtar Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been instrumental in shaping and leading socioeconomic transformations across Asia and the Pacific. One key to this transformation is the technology bundled around the Internet of …Closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific By Dr. Shamshad Akhtar Advances […]

Press Release – Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre The Wairarapa campus of Taratahi is hosting visitors from eight different countries this week. “Taratahi is seeing an increase in demand from all over the world, for our authentic agricultural on-farm education model,” says chief executive Arthur Graves. Visitors from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Indonesia, China […]

Press Release – Chapman Tripp Chapman Tripp has won national law firm of the year at the second annual Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2016. The awards recognise top dispute resolution firms and individuals across the Asia region, with winners announced at an awards ceremony in Hong Kong last week (27 September). Winners of the […]

Press Release – Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre Taratahi Chief Executive Arthur Graves says Taratahi is hosting a wide range of visitors this week from eight different countries.Taratahi Ag Education Attracting Keen Overseas Interest Source: Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre — 3/10/16 VISITS BY EIGHT COUNTRIES IN ONE WEEK HIGHLIGHTS DEMAND FOR TARATAHI EXPERIENCE. Taratahi Chief Executive […]