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Doctor Confirms Imminent Threats to Hunger Strikers' Lives
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 8:17 pm | Joint Media Statement
As organisations dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights, the Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organizations (PCHRO) and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) are gravely concerned for the lives of three Palestinian prisoners that ... More >>
Scaled back MFAT restructure no cause for celebration
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 1:53 pm | Joint Media Statement
Unions representing staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade say there are still serious concerns about the impact of cutbacks, despite a scaled down restructuring plan. More >>
Experience And Passion To Lead New Arts Trust
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 9:22 am | Joint Media Statement
The Waikato is one step closer to having a dynamic new arts organisation established. The recently formed Arts Trust, currently known as ‘Creative Waikato’, has just appointed eight highly skilled and experienced trustees tasked with realising its ... More >>
Local Board Members want Auckland Council to act on Ports
Friday, 23 March 2012, 3:15 pm | Joint Media Statement
Thirty two Auckland Council Local Board members today banded together to call for immediate action from their colleagues on the Governing Body of Auckland Council in the wake of the lock-out of workers at the Ports of Auckland. More >>
Gaza is Dying!
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 1:15 pm | Joint Media Statement
Press Release 21.3.2012 Gaza is Dying! Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine--We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Israeli war crimes committed against our people in the Gaza Strip. We call on the international community and the Arab and Islamic ... More >>
Water Restrictions Lifted in Hamilton And Waikato District
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 3:08 pm | Joint Media Statement
All water restrictions have been lifted in Hamilton and the Waikato district as of today. More >>
Quality of care questioned in Oceania strike
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 1:33 pm | Joint Media Statement
As hundreds of rest home workers across the country take strike action today for a fair pay rise the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and the Service and Food Workers Union are raising questions about the quality of care delivered to residents ... More >>
Grey Power, CTU: Campaign for Referendum on Asset Sales
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 3:53 pm | Joint Media Statement
A campaign comprising a wide range of community organisations are calling for a citizens initiated referendum on asset sales today. More >>
Whio Partnership Off To A Flying Start
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 3:23 pm | Joint Media Statement
The future of one of New Zealand’s most endangered species is looking brighter, with the latest whio breeding season resulting in 206 new ducklings – a nearly 10 percent boost to the total national whio population – at one breeding site alone. More >>
Civil society groups slam corporate influence on TPP talks
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 5:08 pm | Joint Media Statement
The 11th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations between Australia , the US , New Zealand , Malaysia and four other countries starts in Melbourne on March 1. Civil society groups from those countries are in Melbourne to contest ... More >>
Tsunami sirens step closer for Eastern Bay
Friday, 24 February 2012, 5:22 pm | Joint Media Statement
Ōpōtiki District Council and Whakatāne District Council has put forward a joint application to the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management for additional fire sirens to work as a tsunami warning system. More >>
New rules for residential building work
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 4:13 pm | Joint Media Statement
New rules will soon be in place for residential building or renovation work and the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s three district councils are urging people to take note of the changes. More >>
Electronic health information-sharing for Canterbury
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:35 pm | Joint Media Statement
“Accurate, complete and timely clinical information is critical in making the best decisions for a patient, but before February 22, 2011 an ability to access information electronically from other healthcare professionals seemed a distant aspiration for ... More >>
John West Launches Sustainable Seafood Partnership with WWF
Friday, 10 February 2012, 2:56 pm | Joint Media Statement
John West Australia (incorporating John West Australia & New Zealand) has recently announced a new Sustainable Seafood Partnership with the world’s largest conservation organisation, WWF Australia & New Zealand. More >>
Open letter: potential harm in changes to ethics committee
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 2:17 pm | Joint Media Statement
An open letter regarding the changes to ethics committee processes and the potential for harm to research participants More >>
Maori money mostly paid for Wellington’s wharewaka
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 11:29 am | Joint Media Statement
Questions linger over how this building, whose original purpose was to house Wellington’s two magnificent ocean-going waka Te Raukura and Aniwaniwa, ended up becoming a conference centre, café and commercial kitchen with some Maori artistic style. More >>
Business Roundtable and the NZ Institute to merge
Friday, 16 December 2011, 1:15 pm | Joint Media Statement
The New Zealand Business Roundtable and the New Zealand Institute confirmed today that the boards of the two organisations had agreed to combine forces to form a new, independent public policy think tank. More >>
Pero Sponsors Greg Murphy Supertourer for Suicide Prevention
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:14 am | Joint Media Statement
Mike Pero Real Estate and Mike Pero Mortgages will be Greg Murphy’s new principal sponsor in the recently announced V8 SuperTourer category. As part of this new sponsorship partnership, Pero and his business owners in both mortgages and real estate will ... More >>
Auckland’s Bus operators sign up for HOP hardware
Monday, 5 December 2011, 12:13 pm | Joint Media Statement
In a further significant development for Auckland’s public transport system, five major bus operators, have signed an agreement for the supply of hardware to enable the HOP card to be used on their services. More >>
NZ Poultry Meat And Egg Industries Endorse FarmsOnline
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 2:05 pm | Joint Media Statement
The FarmsOnline national rural property database, launched by MAF in April 2011 to help ensure a quick and efficient response in the event of a serious biosecurity outbreak or natural disaster, has received a significant endorsement from the industry ... More >>
