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Agreement to combine two Christchurch Catholic primaries
Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 4:07 pm | Joint Media Statement
Following the earthquakes and the red-zoning of St Paul’s School, Dallington, the Catholic Diocese undertook a community consultation on a proposal to combine St Paul’s School and Our Lady of Fatima School to form a new school on the current site of ... More >>
Commerce Commission and Air New Zealand on air cargo case
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 4:29 pm | Joint Media Statement
"Air New Zealand has withdrawn its proceeding challenging the Settlement Agreement in the Air Cargo proceeding and will pay costs to the Commission in relation to the settlement of this dispute. More >>
Westpac/Meridian: Solar panels put shine on farmer savings
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:19 pm | Joint Media Statement
Westpac and Meridian Energy are giving farmers easier access to solar energy, potentially helping them save thousands each year on their power bills. More >>
Agencies join forces to restore Kahuterawa Stream
Monday, 27 May 2013, 4:00 pm | Joint Media Statement
Collaboration will be key to restoring and enhancing the lower Kahuterawa Stream, with project partners Horizons Regional Council, Massey University and the New Zealand Defence Force set to sign an 11-year restoration plan this week. More >>
Business Leaders Call for Redoubling of Efforts on TPP
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 9:12 am | Joint Media Statement
Business leaders across the Asia Pacific who are supporting the 17th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations currently underway in Lima urged negotiators to tackle and resolve now, rather than later, the sensitive issues in the TPP talks in order ... More >>
Councils Working Together re: Mackenzie Country Trust
Monday, 13 May 2013, 5:06 pm | Joint Media Statement
The release of the report on the Mackenzie Agreement and the Mackenzie Country Trust has been noted by Mackenzie District Council, Waitaki District Council, and Environment Canterbury and is expected to be formally received by each council in due course. More >>
Indian delegation visits NZ to scope skills’ partnerships
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 4:59 pm | Joint Media Statement
A delegation of government officials and industry representatives from India arrived in Auckland on Sunday to take part in a week-long tour of New Zealand’s vocational training institutions, industrial enterprises and industry training organisations. More >>
Joint statement re judicial review - Shotover Park Ltd
Monday, 29 April 2013, 5:18 pm | Joint Media Statement
In the matter of Shotover Park Ltd’s (SPL) judicial review of the Queenstown Lakes District Council resource consent for the Five Mile shopping centre, the parties SPL, QLDC, Lakes Environmental Ltd and Queenstown Gateway Ltd, settled the matter ... More >>
New directors’ guide aims to sharpen corporate governance
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 3:48 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (IoD) have today released ‘A Director’s Guide’: a must-read for all current and aspiring directors. More >>
Freight efficiencies key to Northland, nation’s succes
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 3:34 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Whangarei District Council is playing a key role in a local authority bid to better understand the likely supply and demand for industrial land across the upper North Island. More >>
Partnership to Celebrate Avonside
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 4:58 pm | Joint Media Statement
The result of a partnership between CERA, Corrections and the Holy Trinity Anglican Church will come to fruition this weekend in a photographic exhibition remembering and giving thanks for life in Avonside. More >>
Saatchi & Saatchi partners with Media Design School
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 4:52 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Media Design School has partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand to launch a new graduate school focusing on digital innovation, The Media Design Graduate School (The Graduate School), in Auckland. More >>
Statement by Foreign Ministers of NZ and Afghanistan
Monday, 18 March 2013, 5:01 pm | Joint Media Statement
Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Zalmai Rassoul and New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully met today in Wellington to discuss the bilateral relationship between Afghanistan and New Zealand. Minister Rassoul is on a two-day official visit to New ... More >>
Nth Waikato Residents Can Continue to Use Auckland Libraries
Friday, 15 March 2013, 3:30 pm | Joint Media Statement
Residents of the Onewhero-Tuakau area of the Waikato district will be able to keep using Auckland’s libraries for the next five years, thanks to an agreement between the Waikato District Council and Auckland Libraries. More >>
Horizons, PNC Councils join forces for riverside clean-up
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 3:19 pm | Joint Media Statement
Council staff and community volunteers will be out in force this Friday as they take part in a river clean-up within the city reaches of the river. More >>
GPNZ/Snap: UFB Provider Selected for Primary Health Care
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 5:21 pm | Joint Media Statement
General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) is delighted to announce that it is partnering with award-winning telecommunications provider Snap to implement a range of Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) based services to general practices and primary care networks across ... More >>
Wanted! Kāpiti Coast’s and Wellington’s Worst Weeds
Monday, 11 March 2013, 3:12 pm | Joint Media Statement
Members of the public are invited to rummage in their own back yard for the worst weed they can find- and swap it for a free native plant. More >>
High quality TPP needs to be concluded, urge businesses
Friday, 8 March 2013, 5:05 pm | Joint Media Statement
Business representatives from around the Asia Pacific region, gathered for the 16th round of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations currently underway in Singapore, urged negotiators to show flexibility and narrow the range of differences so that ... More >>
Telecom, Vodafone, Telstra Plan New Auckland-Sydney Cable
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 10:15 am | Joint Media Statement
Telecom, Vodafone and Telstra announced today they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-invest in the construction of a new submarine cable between Auckland and Sydney. More >>
Mayoral summit reaches agreement on cooperation
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 5:30 pm | Joint Media Statement
Mayors from the Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa have agreed to explore the benefits of unitary authorities in a show of solidarity against a Wellington regional super city, says Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace. More >>
