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Horowhenua And Kāpiti District Councils Move To Protect Communities From COVID-19
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 5:26 pm | Joint Press Release
Horowhenua District Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council are joining other councils around the country in closing its community centres and swimming pools following the government’s announcement that New Zealand is at Alert Level 2. Closures in ... More >>
Racing Industry Taking Steps In The Face Of COVID-19 Threat
Friday, 20 March 2020, 2:58 pm | Joint Press Release
Leaders of New Zealand’s racing industry are working closely together to combat the threat posed to the sector from COVID-19. More >>
Councils Commit To Working Together On Regulating Forestry In Wairoa District
Monday, 16 March 2020, 12:13 pm | Joint Press Release
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Wairoa District Council have committed to working together on managing the growth in the planting and harvest of forestry in the Wairoa District. The two councils met recently to discuss the sustainable development ... More >>
Mayors Commit To A Greater Regional Approach
Friday, 13 March 2020, 3:45 pm | Joint Press Release
Manawatū-Whanganui Mayors and Chief Executives are taking a regional approach to challenges and opportunities facing the area. All Mayors, most Deputy Mayors and Chief Executives across the Horizons region spent two days discussing and workshopping ... More >>
Vector Has Teamed Up With Spark To Help Modernise The Way Kiwis’ Energy Is Monitored
Monday, 2 March 2020, 12:50 pm | Joint Press Release
Spark has today been named a key connectivity partner for Vector as the energy company moves to modernise the way energy consumption is measured in Kiwi homes and businesses. The deal will see a significant number of Vector’s New Zealand-based advanced meters ... More >>
Alternative Jewish Voices Oppose Wellington City Council’s Controversial Definition Of Anti-Semitism
Monday, 24 February 2020, 8:48 pm | Joint Press Release
A group of Wellington Jews (named below) are in the process of forming a collective to provide alternatives to the current narrow range of voices that speak publicly in the name of the Jewish community. We believe it is important for us to speak out ... More >>
No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison Slated For Film Production In 2021
Sunday, 23 February 2020, 11:54 am | Joint Press Release
BEHROUZ BOOCHANI’S ACCLAIMED BOOK NO FRIEND BUT THE MOUNTAINS: WRITING FROM MANUS PRISON SLATED FOR FILM PRODUCTION IN 2021 Sweetshop & Green, Aurora Films and Hoodlum Entertainment have entered into a partnership to develop and produce ... More >>
Mayors Welcome Northland Regional Council Support
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 4:26 pm | Joint Press Release
The Mayors of Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara have welcomed support from the Northland Regional Council for the Kia Kaha Northland campaign calling for central government to boost the Northland economy by funding the region’s Big Five infrastructure ... More >>
NZ Govt Acts As Advocate For Fishing Industry At International Meeting
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 9:43 am | Joint Press Release
Press release from Deepsea Conservation Coalition New Zealand members: ECO, Greenpeace, Forest & Bird, Legasea, Our Seas Our Future, WWF - New Zealand More >>
Takeaway Throwaways Campaign Launches To Tackle New Zealand’s Waste Crisis
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 12:01 pm | Joint Press Release
Zero waste campaigners are petitioning the Government to take a more active stance in tackling Aotearoa New Zealand’s waste crisis, with a comprehensive ban on single-use disposable plastic food and drink serviceware, and a phasing in of accessible, reusable ... More >>
$231,219 Raised For Surf Life Saving New Zealand Through BP’s Every Litre Counts Campaign
Monday, 17 February 2020, 12:27 pm | Joint Press Release
BP announced today that $231,219 has been raised for Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ), thanks to the support of thousands of New Zealanders. The amount was raised between 20 January and 16 February by Kiwis fuelling up at BP retail sites across ... More >>
ACC And Tainui Group Holdings Partner To Create New Home For ACC In The Waikato
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 2:26 pm | Joint Press Release
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) today announced they have signed an agreement to develop a prime central Hamilton site as the new home for ACC in the city. ACC Chief Executive Scott Pickering says the ... More >>
Community climate change discussions step up in Dunedin
Monday, 3 February 2020, 11:30 am | Joint Press Release
Dunedin (3 February 2020) – The Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council are starting a new, larger phase of community discussions about the effects of climate change in South Dunedin. More >>
Northland Must Speak with One Voice On Infrastructure
Monday, 3 February 2020, 8:44 am | Joint Press Release
Major infrastructure decisions to be made over the next four months by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters will determine Northland’s economic prosperity for the next hundred years, the Mayors of the Far North, Whangarei ... More >>
One Place – Two Faiths – Three Bishops
Saturday, 1 February 2020, 5:22 pm | Joint Press Release
In a first for the West Coast, three bishops gathered today in Makaawhio/Jacob’s River to celebrate and bless a memorial on the land where Māori and different faith groups have worshipped. More >>
Northland Mayors Welcome New Road And Rail Links
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 11:11 am | Joint Press Release
The Mayors of the Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara have today spoken as one to welcome the Labour-New Zealand First Coalition’s commitment to Te Tai Tokerau, with this week’s historic announcements about new road and rail links to Port Marsden. More >>
Iwi partnerships result in housing for Lower Hutt
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 9:04 am | Joint Press Release
An innovative housing development in Petone, Lower Hutt demonstrates how cities and developers working in partnership with Iwi and Māori can achieve benefits for the wider community, says the head of a national Maori housing provider. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Councils Welcome Government’s Support
Monday, 27 January 2020, 6:47 pm | Joint Press Release
The five councils of Hawke’s Bay welcome today’s announcement of Government funding to progress the region-wide review of three waters service delivery. More >>
Shane Jones: Pay heed to the dignity of women
Sunday, 26 January 2020, 12:24 pm | Joint Press Release
At the annual gathering at Rātana pā last Friday, Shane Jones unleashed an unhinged attack on Pania Newton. He referred to Pania as, “a young putiputi (flower)” then doubled down on his diatribe against Pania by stating that “Pania must not ... More >>
Exporters urge WTO to fix Appellate Body
Friday, 13 December 2019, 11:06 am | Joint Press Release
Major New Zealand food and beverage exporters are urging World Trade Organisation Members to accelerate efforts to ‘fix’ its trade disputes mechanism which is currently suspended. More >>
