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House prices drive affordability improvement
Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 12:17 am | Joint Media Statement
Housing affordability improved by a record amount in August to its best level since January last year after house prices fell sharply and fixed mortgage rates fell below 9%, the Wizard Home Loans Affordability report shows. More >>
Agreement To Protect Children And Animals
Monday, 15 September 2008, 5:16 pm | Joint Media Statement
An agreement, which will be signed this week between the SPCA and Child, Youth and Family, is thought to be a world-first joint reporting protocol between a national child protection agency and a national animal welfare society, acknowledging the ... More >>
Minister Thrown Hospital Pass Over Fisheries
Monday, 15 September 2008, 8:43 am | Joint Media Statement
*Vested Interest* Advice Leaves All Future Fisheries Ministers Below Sustainability Threshold More >>
Interim relief sought for fishermen in court
Friday, 12 September 2008, 4:58 pm | Joint Media Statement
Interim relief from new fishing restrictions to protect the livelihoods of fishermen whose businesses will otherwise be destroyed has been sought today in the High Court. More >>
Fisheries Ministry Motives Questioned
Friday, 12 September 2008, 10:03 am | Joint Media Statement
Non-commercial fishing representatives, both amateur and customary, are raising concerns about the Ministry of Fisheries’ motives in rushing legislation through Parliament before the election. More >>
Progressive Enterprises awards Gen-i contract
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 5:11 pm | Joint Media Statement
Auckland, 10 September, 2008 – Gen-i and Progressive Enterprises Limited have signed a five year contract that extends their existing telecommunications relationship to include the upgrade of Progressive’s New Zealand ICT infrastructure. More >>
Funding commitment to immunisation needed
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 10:00 am | Joint Media Statement
The Government should show its commitment to childhood immunisation by adequately funding its delivery, says the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) and the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP). More >>
Direct Capital invests in New Zealand King Salmon
Monday, 8 September 2008, 2:42 pm | Joint Media Statement
Direct Capital has invested alongside management to acquire a 45 per cent shareholding in New Zealand King Salmon. More >>
Partnership on new climate change research
Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:19 am | Joint Media Statement
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology are teaming up on new research into climate change for the land based sectors. More >>
Te Omanga Hospice applauds fundraising innovation
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 2:40 pm | Joint Media Statement
Te Omanga Hospice, in its 29th year, is hailing an innovative idea from CharityLife, which will provide the hospice with ongoing funds. In what is believed to be a world first, CharityLife is offering its clients the ability to make a donation equal to ... More >>
Collusion Undermines Sustainable Fisheries
Friday, 22 August 2008, 10:10 am | Joint Media Statement
Amateur fishers, customary fishing interests and environmentalists are appalled at the undemocratic collusion used by fishing industry representatives and Ministry of Fisheries officials to force proposals through parliament next week( week of Aug ... More >>
Drug Free Sport Campaigners United By The Pledge
Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 5:03 pm | Joint Media Statement
Youthtown and Drug Free Sport NZ are joining forces to create a 'Pure Playing Field Nation'. The two organisations have formed a strategic partnership aimed at encouraging young New Zealanders at all sporting levels to stay away from drugs. More >>
Support for Australasian science initiative
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 4:38 pm | Joint Media Statement
New Zealand will offer strong support for Australia’s bid to host the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today. More >>
Imports from illegally-logged forests must stop
Monday, 18 August 2008, 9:58 am | Joint Media Statement
Environmental and forestry groups today called upon the government to urgently toughen up regulations to stop products from illegally logged forests being imported or used in New Zealand. More >>
Bungy Jump - New World Record!
Monday, 18 August 2008, 9:27 am | Joint Media Statement
The Rock and AJ Hackett are pleased to announce that Mike Heard has set a new world record today off The Auckland Harbour Bridge, for the most bungy jumps in one day. More >>
Log truck initiative credited with safer roads
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 4:16 pm | Joint Media Statement
Log truck operators and forest owners have today signed an updated Log Transport Safety Accord designed to further improve the safety of all road users. More >>
New Zealanders Helping Keep Darfur Alive
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 3:08 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Aucklander heading a New Zealand-funded Darfur aid operation keeping 350,000 people alive says it’s his most challenging overseas operation. Wayne Mitchell directs the Darfur Emergency Response Operation (DERO), one of the largest humanitarian ... More >>
Industry condolences to family of San Cuvier crew
Monday, 28 July 2008, 4:58 pm | Joint Media Statement
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council and the Federation of Commercial Fishermen jointly expressed sincere condolences to family members, friends and workmates of commercial fishermen Rick Josephs and Damian Wyatt who died at sea yesterday morning. More >>
Pull The Plug On Old, Inefficient Fridges
Monday, 28 July 2008, 9:38 am | Joint Media Statement
Aucklanders are getting a helping hand to rid their homes of inefficient fridges under a new scheme which sees old refrigeration appliances taken away and recycled for free - and the householder rewarded with $25. More >>
PwC Report On Proposed Meat Partnership Released
Friday, 25 July 2008, 3:32 pm | Joint Media Statement
A summary of a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) business case used to prove the merits of the proposed partnership between Silver Fern Farms Limited (Silver Fern Farms) and PGG Wrightson Limited (PGW) has today been made publicly available. More >>
