Новости за 15.08.2018

A large truck towing two trailers has rear-ended a stationary parked truck on SH6, Tahunanui, Nelson this morning at around 4.20am.

News from Sustaiable Business Network Calling all early-stage food businesses serving up something healthy, fresh and sustainable from the Wellington region. You have less than one week to enter the Good Food Boost! You could win free mentoring from top experts! Would you like to get taste tips from top local chef Kelda Hains of […]

Galaxy Note 9 is now Samsung’s most important phone. It matters because lacklustre Galaxy S9 sales mean falling revenues. A successful Note launch could help reverse that. Two days before the launch I wrote that the Galaxy Note 9 had better be good. How did Samsung do? The Galaxy Note 9 is impressive by any […]

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Press Release – Greenstone Group Leading project and property advisory company Greenstone Group has appointed Nick Jones as the head of its new Wellington office to help meet growing demand from new and existing clients in the capital. The move to Wellington, which will expand the company’s national coverage alongside offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, […]

The new Government has made some giant leaps forward in transport policy since they were elected last year, most notably through the 2018 Government Policy Statement and the progress that’s now being made on light-rail. A lot of their housing plans are also excellent, with major developments planned in areas close to light-rail lines, like Unitec and Mangere.…

You know the Governemnt has problems when they try to label opposition Mps as racist or sexist just because they are doing their job. First Shane Jones: New Zealand First Minister Shane Jones says Māori MPs are taking strong exception to National MP Chris Bishop drawing references to the whānau links between Deputy Police Commissioner […]

Photo: Victoria Vincent News from NZIFF The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has broken records with 84,218 attendances in Wellington – the biggest ever total since the event began in 1972. It has exceeded the previous record by more than 5,000 admissions. Wellington film festival audiences attended 605 screenings across six venues over 20 […]

News from Porirua City Council Traffic calming measures on Awarua Street in Porirua are being fast-tracked after calls from the community for people to “slow down for our kids”. “We’ve been consulting with residents and the schools on Awarua Street for the past few months and have agreed a number of traffic calming measures to […]

Press Release – Horowhenua District Council A Master Plan is being created for a 2000-home subdivision on the eastern side of Levin. Built over 20 years, it will eventually be home to about 5,000 people. Known currently as Gladstone Green, the area is next to State Highway 57, bordered by Queen Street to the north […]

Malik Press Release – Auckland Zoo Auckland Zoo has today welcomed male lions Malik and Zulu from Wellington Zoo to its Africa precinct, a home-coming of sorts following their births at the Zoo 14 years ago. In June, Auckland Zoo made the tough but kindest call to euthanase its remaining lions, elderly females Kura and […]

News from Greater Wellington Regional Council The Regional Council today approved the progression of the Cross Harbour Pipeline as the preferred project for an alternative water supply to Wellington City, a major project aimed at improving water supply resilience for the metropolitan region. Wellington City’s water is piped from the Hutt Valley along State Highways […]

News from WCC Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has paid tribute to local basketball stalwart Justin Toebes following his death this week. “For more than 40 years, Justin was a wonderful servant of Wellington basketball, and one of the reasons the sport is so popular here,” says the Mayor. “He was also one of the driving […]

Press Release – Ministry of Education Five Wellington regional-based student teachers have been awarded a Kupe Scholarship by Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis in a ceremony held in Parliament today. The prestigious scholarships recognise highly accomplished Māori and Pacific students and support them to complete their teaching qualification and gain further success teaching in New […]

Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Iwi leaders have rejected the government’s plans for a new Māori working group on fresh water management.

Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose as earnings season continued to deliver mixed results. NZX was among gainers on the day after delivering a special dividend while Heartland Bank fell on its increased bad debt provisioning.

NZ dollar gains vs Aussie as tepid wage inflation firms up view for flat rate track By Rebecca Howard

Aug. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Cooks Global Foods will buy Mojo Coffee Cartel for $19 million and support the well-known Wellington chain's US expansion plans.

Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) says: “We are disappointed that the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill has passed its third reading today; particularly in light of the fact that the latest Statistics ...

GENEVA (15 August 2018) - UN experts called on Russian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Oleg Sentsov while expressing grave concern for his physical and mental integrity.

Four men have been arrested and are now facing a number of drugs related charges following eight search warrants carried out across the Nelson area today. A 34-year-old man is facing around 40 drugs related charges including supplying Class A drugs. ...

MT RUAPEHU 15 AUGUST 2018: High Noon Express final update from Ross Copland, Chief Executive of skifield operator Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL). A detailed report by wire rope experts has been peer reviewed by both the rope and lift manufacturer. Regrettably ...

Legislation seeking to facilitate disabled people’s participation in elections and standing for political office needs to be changed to make it clear and workable, the New Zealand Law Society says.

Business Hawke’s Bay and Soda Inc. have formed a partnership to offer start-up support programmes in the Hawkes Bay region.

Today the Otago Regional Council voted to endorse the status quo on its Otago boundary representation arrangements, prior to the 2019 elections.