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Regional Council and DoC to talk the walks
Friday, 22 January 2010, 10:05 am | Joint Media Statement
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and the Hawke’s Bay Department of Conservation office are bringing back the popular summer walk and talk series, starting with a wander around Ahuriri estuary at the end of this month. The first walk on Sunday 31 January ... More >>
Transport Minister opens Newmarket Train Station
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 9:39 am | Joint Media Statement
The Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, will join an array of Auckland dignitaries including Local Government Minister Rodney Hide and the Mayor of Auckland, John Banks, to officially open a state of the art new Newmarket train station at a special celebration ... More >>
Vodafone and SKY team up for even more Mobile TV
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 2:11 pm | Joint Media Statement
Vodafone and SKY confirmed today the addition of 5 new Mobile TV channels, increasing the current SKY Mobile TV channel line-up to 14. From today, Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, Trackside, World Wrestling Entertainment and Nickelodeon will be added to ... More >>
Core findings of prisoners' children study
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 12:57 pm | Joint Media Statement
Do the children of prisoners follow in their parents’ footsteps? Is crime somehow hereditary? Do children come to see a criminal life as just normal? Or are the social, economic and emotional effects such that children are stuck in poverty with no apparent ... More >>
Release of report into the children of prisoners
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 12:51 pm | Joint Media Statement
The community organisation PILLARS, and the research company Network Research, have collaborated on the first year of a major research study into the children of prisoners. Funded by the Lottery Community Sector Research Committee, the study interviewed ... More >>
NUPE and Ministry of Justice reach agreement
Monday, 14 December 2009, 2:37 pm | Joint Media Statement
The National Union of Public Employees has reached agreement with the Ministry of Justice on its collective employment agreement. In a joint media statement issued today, NUPE announced that the offer will now be put to its members for ratification. ... More >>
Revolutionary Kiwi Web Cos Advance Health Industry
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 4:43 pm | Joint Media Statement
Two leading edge kiwi web companies – The Wellness Directory and Ezybook – are now working together to harness the power of the web for kiwis and complementary health professionals alike. The Wellness Directory launched in August 2009 with a ... More >>
Can we build it? Yes We Can!
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:55 am | Joint Media Statement
The Wellington City Mission is hoping to match its effort of 12 months ago and build the world’s biggest ever can Christmas Tree in Wellington this Friday. To help them, Wellingtonians just need to head along to Midlands Park, Lambton Quay on Friday ... More >>
One Otago-Southland District Health Board Proposal
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:46 am | Joint Media Statement
People still have time to have their say about whether they support or oppose having one District Health Board in Southland and Otago rather than the current two separate DHBs – submissions close on Friday. More >>
Barnardos, Plunket welcome Never Ever Shake a Baby
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:01 am | Joint Media Statement
Barnardos New Zealand and Plunket welcome today’s launch of the campaign Never, Ever Shake a Baby, by Hon Paula Bennett, Minister of Social Development. The campaign is highly significant in that it focuses on protecting the most vulnerable of our ... More >>
Superfund should divest from Israeli war crimes
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 2:40 pm | Joint Media Statement
New Zealand peace and justice organisations are today restating a call made four weeks ago for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to divest from Israeli investments as part of a global divestment campaign aimed to put pressure on the Israeli occupation ... More >>
Unions mark Intl Day of Persons with Disabilities
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:13 am | Joint Media Statement
The Public Service Association and the Service and Food Workers Union are marking the ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ by calling on the government to address long-standing funding problems for the disability support sector. Today ... More >>
Lack of ATM coverage threatens holiday season
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9:54 am | Joint Media Statement
Dairies, social clubs, and service stations in small towns expecting population numbers to rise in the holiday season, including the inter-island ferries which attracts high numbers over Christmas want all New Zealanders to have access to independent ... More >>
Paddock to plate – new market food tracker
Monday, 30 November 2009, 12:41 pm | Joint Media Statement
A food tracking process developed by Onslow College students has enabled some Harbourside Market stallholders to identify the exact point their produce was grown. Fruit and vegetable stallholders at the market can now tell customers exactly which paddock ... More >>
LIFE Education Trust Gets Donation From Lockwood
Monday, 30 November 2009, 11:49 am | Joint Media Statement
Life Education Trust received a $108,000 donation yesterday following the sale of a brand new two bedroom Lockwood home, which was built in 32 hours and put up for auction for the charity with a $1 reserve. Some 25 Lockwood builders from all over ... More >>
St. Jerome's Auckland Laneway Festival
Monday, 30 November 2009, 11:23 am | Joint Media Statement
The very first St Jeromes Auckland Laneway Festival has already got you very excited. We at festival HQ are very excited too! You already know the line up is quite possibly one of New Zealand best ever featuring: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, ... More >>
Stay safe, have fun in the water this summer
Friday, 27 November 2009, 2:52 pm | Joint Media Statement
Plunket and Water Safety New Zealand are urging families to have fun but be safe around water as the Kiwi summer heats up Sue Campbell, Plunket’s National Child Safety Advisor, says parents and caregivers need to keep a close eye on children ... More >>
Pacific Democracy: What’s Happening? - Conference
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 3:03 pm | Joint Media Statement
More than 50 papers will be presented by leading scholars, analysts and political commentators from around the Pacific region including Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, Australia, United States, Japan, Niue, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Solomon ... More >>
PSA and Ministry of Justice to Mediate
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 4:44 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Public Service Association and the Ministry of Justice have agreed to meet on Thursday 26 November in order to progress bargaining. The PSA has suspended industrial action to enable mediation to occur. In a joint media statement issued today, both ... More >>
ACC punishing low paid home support workers
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 9:21 am | Joint Media Statement
The Public Service Association and Healthcare of New Zealand say home support workers supporting ACC clients in rural areas will be hardest hit by the ACC cutting funding for their travel allowance. The Public Service Association is the union representing ... More >>
