Новости за 18.08.2018

Tags: General Debate

Steven Joyce takes a break from baking to comment on Linked In: This New Zealand Herald Story from last week highlights the grave risk to many non-university tertiary providers and to the whole international education sector of the government’s proposed changes to visa settings. Removing or curtailing the option to work after study will mean many […]

Police have arrested a 43-year-old woman following an assault in Glen Eden this afternoon.

A SPECIAL LAUNCH OF THE COLLABORATIVE EDITION OF PJR WITH CESASS AT UGM
Pacific Journalism Review is collaborating with the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies at the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Aug. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group won’t be changing its ownership structure, but is keen on bringing on partners to fund future projects, says director Scott St John.

Stuff reports: The season could be a whiteout for both sellers and consumers alike, he said, as environmental watchdog Forest and Bird has called for a total ban on selling commercial whitebait to help save the four of the five species threatened with extinction. … Forest and Bird freshwater spokeswoman Annabeth Cohen said stopping commercial sales would help lift the pressure on the struggling native migratory whitebait galaxiid​ species – kōaro, shortjawed kōkopu, banded kōkopu, […]

A man who fired shots into the air out a car window near Kaitaia last month after failing to stop for Police has been arrested.

The crash happened shortly after 1pm and involved one car hitting a tree opposite the Horsham Downs Golf Club.

Tourism Holdings takes out Supreme Award at the 2018 AmCham - DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards for companies doing business with the USA Auckland, 16th August 2018 — The 19th annual AmCham DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards ...

The Green Party has ensured that the next set of changes to the Overseas Investment Act will look at water extraction and whether stronger tests should be set for land sales involving water takes, Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson announced today.

• On the claim the newly established infrastructure entity was a National Party idea, Minister of Infrastructure Shane Jones says the concept has been talked about since Helen Clark's era, without implementation. "Hey, they’ve had nine years ...

On Newshub Nation: Simon Shepherd interviews author of "A Matter of Fact" Jess Berentson-Shaw

MALAYSIA: Controversial, short-lived ‘fake news’ law repealed http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/malaysia-controversial-short-lived-fake-news-law-repealed-10213

Today’s revelations that the Government has been secretly inviting bids for a fire sale of Lincoln University which would see it folded into a larger institution are deeply concerning Selwyn MP Amy Adams says.

John Bishop has an article in Law Talk on the issues around cannabis. Some extracts: Data for Washington State shows the retail price per gram fell from US$35 in December 2014 to US$7.45 in late 2017. Wholesale prices also fell from nearly US$10 to just US$2.53 in the same period. Those prices are a lot lower than what […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Asian Correspondent/Pacific Media Watch): Malaysia has repealed its controversial Anti-Fake News Act, barely five months after the law was passed and widely criticised for imposing hefty fines and jail time.

The Act sparked a backlash from critics who accused former Prime Minister Najib Razak of an insidious plot to clamp down on free speech as accusations on graft and mismanagement mounted against his leadership before the election in May.

Alex Davies writes at Stuff: Six decades of research from the United States clearly demonstrate that universities and academics are frequently heavily biased and skew overwhelmingly to the political left. … Researchers at George Mason University examined six fields: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, political science and sociology. Within these fields professors supported left-wing candidates to […]

News from Metlink Some months ago, we told you our public transport network would be better. Some of you have told us they’ve noticed an improvement, many have said it’s not working for them yet. It’s still early days, but we know the change has been uncomfortable, disruptive and at times inefficient. It’s become obvious […]

News from Metlink Some months ago, we told you our public transport network would be better. Some of you have told us they’ve noticed an improvement, many have said it’s not working for them yet. It’s still early days, but we know the change has been uncomfortable, disruptive and at times inefficient. It’s become obvious […]

Gender Equal NZ wins Research Association award for New Zealand’s first Gender Attitudes Survey

A Dunedin-based architect who retrained as a theologian has won this year’s $10,000 Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Literary Award.

BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Cambodia elections (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina (3) Libya attacks 17 August 2018

A question was raised at the start of APEC’s annual High-Level Meeting on Health & the Economy this August in Port Moresby: why does a forum dedicated to regional economic integration hold forums dedicated to health?

Celebrating inspiring women in construction Winners of the fourth annual Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards have been celebrated as “stellar achievers who are adding their unique voices to New Zealand’s construction industry” during last night’s ceremony ...

New Zealand Red Cross welcomes today’s announcement that Christchurch will be reinstated as a refugee settlement location.