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A guest post by Bryan Leland: The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition have discovered that the Royal Society of New Zealand cannot support its contention that man-made global warming is real and dangerous. Various exchanges between NZCSC and RSNZ revealed that the Society: has forgotten its roots; makes statements that it cannot support with evidence; […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 28, 2018 #Unity4J announces 4th online vigil followed by ‘Unity4J Day’ mass decentralised actions in support of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks This weekend marks a historic milestone for worldwide supporters of ...

Press Release – Wellington Chamber Of Commerce The announcement of additional transport investment into Wellington has been welcomed by Wellington Chamber of Commerce CEO John Milford, however he says more certainty is needed on the progress of critical projects. “The National Land Transport Programme published on Friday green lights significant improvements to the region’s public […]

State Highway 27 is closed at Waharoa in the Matamata-Piako District following a serious crash.

UN Climate Change News, 31 August 2018 (Bangkok, Thailand) — The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which has incentivized billions of dollars’ worth of investment in climate action and has registered thousands of projects throughout the developing ...

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall today, led lower by Sky TV and Tourism Holdings, but gain 4.4 percent in August

Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is headed for a 0.7 percent weekly fall against the greenback as global risk appetite wanes and the chances of a domestic rate cut grow.

Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Tourism Holdings’ campervan manufacturing business has been cleared to acquire a new site to expand its operations in Hamilton.

2018 Cluster Munition Monitor launched Aotearoa New Zealand Joint Working Group on Landmines and Cluster Munitions 31 August 2018 Link to share : https://www.facebook.com/PeaceMovementAotearoa/posts/1849263388454355 The 2018 Cluster Munition Monitor was launched last night in Geneva in advance of ...

1 September 2018 Urgent calls for consistency amongst GPs as attitudes and vigilance fluctuate o Countless tales of men with limited options due to inconsistent approach to testing o Kiwi prostate cancer survivors reveal 61% showed no symptoms at the ...

Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - A huge Canadian fund manager says it will bring considerable practical expertise (as well as funding) to the multi-billion dollar Auckland light rail project, if it is chosen as the preferred supplier.

Councillors must accept pay hikes? Not true. 31 AUGUST 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After the Taxpayers’ Union challenged Councillors and Mayors across the country to refuse their latest pay hike, Remuneration Authority Chair Fran Wilde today emailed ...

News from NZ Government Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today a record $1.9 billion investment in Wellington will deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system over the next three years. The planned investments are detailed in the 2018/21 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), published today by the NZ Transport Agency. The planned […]

“As spring starts and the weather is improving, more motorcyclists will be out on the roads.

“The National Land Transport Programme announced today sees a significant shift in the allocation of road user charges and fuel taxes away from road users to public transport users and raises questions about the future of the state highway network,” ...

Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Cooks Global Foods, which owns the master franchise rights for the Esquires Coffee chain outside New Zealand and Australia, says its planned $19 million purchase of Mojo Coffee Cartel will boost its earnings and expand its ...

Aug. 31 (BusinessDesk) - Sharing infrastructure may be important in improving the economics of 5G mobile services and speeding its take up across the country, the Commerce Commission says.

A national charity solely dedicated to helping Kiwis with incurable breast cancer has today released New Zealand’s most comprehensive guide to living with incurable breast cancer. It is a book that the authors hope many kiwis will never have to read.

News from NZ National Party Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says the Government’s new National Land Transport Programme is bad news for important Hutt transport projects, particularly a new Melling interchange. “Two weeks ago Phil Twyford turned up for a photo-op at Melling and said the project ‘certainly ticks all the boxes’. It must be […]

Hutt South MP Chris Bishop says the Government’s new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) is bad news for important Hutt transport projects, particularly a new Melling interchange.

Horowhenua residents were told they would be consulted before public assets were sold or transferred to Horowhenua New Zealand Trust but that now looks unlikely.

March Menard Joint Venture has today begun installing the first of around 8000 in-ground stone columns to prepare the site for main construction work to begin in 2019.

Today, the Internal Affairs Minister, Tracey Martin officially opened a new $7.4 million fire station in Wigram, Christchurch.

New research released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton highlights the impact methane from New Zealand’s livestock has on global warming.