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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 >>
Occupy - Don’t dismiss it, think about it
Friday, 18 November 2011, 3:47 pm | Joint Media Statement
As leaders of Christian community organisations tackling many of the social issues affecting New Zealanders today, we want to express our solidarity with and our support for, the people occupying public spaces in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin & Wellington. ... More >>
Volunteers urged to register for beach cleanup
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 11:15 am | Joint Media Statement
Volunteers who want to assist in cleaning up oil off the beaches following the stranding of the MV Rena are urged to register their names so teams can be organised. More >>
NZ resource sector position paper: Fraccing
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 1:43 pm | Joint Media Statement
A r ecent anti-resource campaign in New Zealand has focused on hydraulic fracturing – also known as fracture stimulation, “fracking” or “fraccing” - of gas-bearing rock strata and coal seams. This campaign has conflated legitimate concerns with ... More >>
Wellington metro rail package signed and sealed
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 2:50 pm | Joint Media Statement
An agreed package of improvements to Wellington’s metropolitan rail network and a change of owner for the metropolitan trains and stations was signed and sealed today. More >>
Southland agencies work together to reduce family violence
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 2:55 pm | Joint Media Statement
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today between Plunket, Awarua Social and Health Services, and Invercargill Police will see more positive outcomes for children and their families. More >>
Age discrimination never justified
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 12:26 pm | Joint Media Statement
Students young and old are calling on the government to rescind proposed Budget changes to the student loan scheme that will deliberately target and discriminate against older students. The Government is proposing to reduce access to student loans for ... More >>
New Joint Venture To Lift Farm Business Management Standards
Sunday, 27 March 2011, 12:28 am | Joint Media Statement
A new venture aimed at improving the quality of farm business management in New Zealand is being launched today (March 25). More >>
Court of Appeal sleepover case information
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 5:45 pm | Joint Media Statement
The disability and community mental health sector has been chronically underfunded by government for years. The sleepover case is a legal action involving disability support workers who are being paid less than the minimum wage of $12.75 an hour. ... More >>
Court of Appeal Rules In Favour of Sleepover Shift Payments
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 5:43 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) and the Public Service Association (PSA) say: Court of Appeal requires disability support workers to be paid the minimum wage for sleepovers Disability support workers throughout the country are welcoming a ... More >>
Qualification links science innovation and entrepreneurship
Monday, 31 January 2011, 5:16 pm | Joint Media Statement
The University of Canterbury (UC) and Lincoln University have joined forces to offer a new Graduate Certificate in Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship, starting in 2011. More >>
Telecom, Vodafone joint rural broadband approach
Friday, 12 November 2010, 9:23 am | Joint Media Statement
Telecom and Vodafone today announced they had submitted a joint response to the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), in which the companies will combine their resources to build new, open access network infrastructure for the provision of broadband in rural ... More >>
