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Communities need to re-think drug attitudes
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 5:15 pm | Joint Media Statement
Not my family, and never my child. Tony Trimingham says that, like most people, he knew little about drug-taking and thought it wasn't something that would ever affect him. Then he discovered his son, Damien, was using heroin. He says if he hadn't been ... More >>
What alternative to the War on Drugs?
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 2:38 pm | Joint Media Statement
Drug control in the form of prohibition or a ‘War on Drugs’ has been a spectacular failure, a visiting American expert told a symposium in Wellington today. However, he says the alternative is not to abandon the effort altogether, but to figure out ... More >>
Wait makes for momentous day
Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:14 am | Joint Media Statement
A long wait to get the former Shelly Bay Air Force Base land back in their possession makes for a momentous day for local iwi, the Chairman of the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust said today. More >>
Focus on road building wrong for New Zealand
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 3:30 pm | Joint Media Statement
New Zealand's two leading transport unions say that pouring public money only into roading and ignoring other transport infrastructure is a mistake. More >>
Electric Trains And Integrated Ticketing Safe
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 2:46 pm | Joint Media Statement
Auckland Regional Council, Auckland Regional Holdings and Auckland Regional Transport Authority met today to review options in light of the current economic climate. More >>
264 Orgs Support Restoring Whistleblower Rights
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 10:07 am | Joint Media Statement
The undersigned organizations and corporations, representing millions of Americans, write to support the completion of the landmark, nine-year legislative effort to restore credible whistleblower rights for government employees. We offer our support ... More >>
Sea Shepherd disrupts vessels engaged in missing s
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 2:26 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Dutch vessel Steve Irwin has not left the Antarctic and used the distress signal sent from Maritime NZ to locate the Japanese research vessels. More >>
New Year answer to school fundraising crisis
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 3:42 pm | Joint Media Statement
Two new initiatives where schools take healthy commissions on goods and services bought by their communities are set to bring in thousands of dollars in 2009 and save them just as other fundraising sources are drying up. More >>
Angel rings installed on west coast beaches
Sunday, 21 December 2008, 7:34 pm | Joint Media Statement
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Auckland Regional Council, WaterSafe Auckland Inc and Surf Life Saving Northern Region 19 December 2008 More >>
Foresters Support Measures To Reduce Deforestation
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 3:23 pm | Joint Media Statement
Following conclusion of the fourteenth Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Poznan, Poland, the Presidents of the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA), Dr Peter Volker, and the New Zealand ... More >>
NZ Bans Endosulfan
Monday, 15 December 2008, 12:24 pm | Joint Media Statement
The coalition of groups that have long campaigned for the banning of the controversial pesticide endosulfan is extremely pleased that New Zealand's Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) has announced it will ban it. Effective immediately. Pesticide Action ... More >>
13 US Organisations Write To Obama Re: Cuba
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 8:17 am | Joint Media Statement
American Association of State Colleges and Universities Latin America Working Group Social Science Research Council American Friends Service Committee Latin American Studies Association Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Church World Service ... More >>
Take a second look before taking a dip this summer
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 5:16 pm | Joint Media Statement
A recent Consumer NZ water quality survey confirms what we know – beaches, rivers and lakes in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes are great for swimming. More >>
The National Drawing Award 2008
Monday, 1 December 2008, 3:47 pm | Joint Media Statement
ARTSPACE, The Physics Room and Enjoy Public Art Gallery are pleased to announce that Auckland based artist John Ward Knox is the winner of the National Drawing Award 2008. More >>
Cocktail Thousands of Years in the Making
Monday, 1 December 2008, 12:49 pm | Joint Media Statement
Timing is everything when it comes to creating the perfect cocktail. This summer you can taste the best nature has to offer with a vodka that took thousands of years in the making and juice created from sun-ripened oranges picked just yesterday. More >>
Bar Door To Swing One Way After 2.30am
Friday, 28 November 2008, 5:23 pm | Joint Media Statement
Starting Monday, December 1, taverns and bars around Napier City and Hastings District will be participating in a trial voluntary one-way-door program. More >>
Basin Reserve improvements yet to be consulted on
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 4:43 pm | Joint Media Statement
Responding to recent comments from people concerned about the perceived impacts of proposed roading improvements around Wellington’s Basin Reserve, representatives from Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington City Council and NZ Transport ... More >>
Helping mental health sufferers in to employment
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 3:04 pm | Joint Media Statement
Over 100 people suffering from mild to moderate mental health illness are feeling more energetic, controlling panic attacks and overcoming depression, thanks to a pilot programme called Link2wrk. The ultimate aim is to help people be in a better ... More >>
Robert Parker finally breaks silence on NZ wine
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 12:34 pm | Joint Media Statement
For the first six issues of Robert Parker’s Wine Buyers guide, the world’s best known (and some might say the most controversial) wine critic declined to comment on New Zealand wine. Finally, with the release of the 7th edition, the silence has ... More >>
Mortimer Review Of Trade Policy
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 2:56 pm | Joint Media Statement
Governments around the world have to date made little effort to explore ways of protecting international trade negotiations against the developments that stalled progress in the Doha Round. The Australian government and the incoming New Zealand government ... More >>
