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Lincoln and Canterbury universities sign MOU
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 4:34 pm | Joint Press Release
Lincoln University and the University of Canterbury (UC) today jointly announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to keep New Zealand at the forefront of leading-edge land-based science, commerce, management and design. More >>
Canadian indigenous business delegation comes to NZ
Monday, 20 August 2018, 10:04 am | Joint Press Release
The Government of Canada and members of the World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF - Canada) met with the Te Ohu Whai Ao Charitable Trust in Rotorua this weekend to progress planning for the 9th World Indigenous Business Forum later this year. The ... More >>
Reducing waste – how can we do better?
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 2:17 pm | Joint Press Release
About 62,000 tonnes of waste from Nelson and Tasman ends up in the landfill each year, and the region’s two councils estimate more than half could be re-used, recycled or composted – or avoided in the first place. More >>
RMBA, NZSTCF and CCNZ come together to offer practice advice
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 1:32 pm | Joint Press Release
RMBA, NZSTCF and CCNZ come together to offer practice advice to builders and sub-contractors More >>
Study into options for a performing arts venue in Dunedin
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 4:54 pm | Joint Press Release
Dunedin (Wednesday, 15 August 2018) – A plan to fund a major study into options for a performing arts venue in the city has been given a welcome boost by Creative New Zealand. More >>
Facts about shellfish benefits
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 4:35 pm | Joint Press Release
New Zealand’s iconic Greenshell™ mussels (GSM) are world-famous for their delicious taste, but now a clinical trial is about to get underway that will provide facts about the key active components in the shellfish. Cawthron Institute, Christchurch ... More >>
Birth Certificate changes welcomed
Friday, 10 August 2018, 4:45 pm | Joint Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today’s announced changes to the process for amending gender markers on birth certifciates are welcomed by takatāpui, trans and non-binary people. More >>
First provincial fully electric bus to be in Palmerston Nth
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 3:40 pm | Joint Press Release
Thanks to funding from round four of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) Low Emissions Vehicles Contestable Fund, a fully electric bus will soon be servicing high density bus routes in Palmerston North. More >>
The Awareness Party Joins Social Credit
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 11:09 am | Joint Press Release
Awareness Party leader Lisa Er and the party’s key personnel have joined Social Credit, and recommended to their members that they do likewise. More >>
Apple and stonefruit group launch legal action
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 6:22 pm | Joint Press Release
Apple and stonefruit group launch legal action to overturn MPI directive to cut and burn plant material Flawed decision making may kill New Zealand innovation and set industry back 10-15 years A group of five industry members have joined together ... More >>
Ministry and NZEI enter mediation
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 12:47 pm | Joint Press Release
The Ministry of Education and NZEI Te Riu Roa have agreed to enter into mediation today over primary teacher negations for their collective agreement. More >>
Empowering Pacific Media to share our Ocean stories
Monday, 30 July 2018, 4:39 pm | Joint Press Release
Empowering Pacific Media to share our Ocean stories 30 July, 2018 “Our Pacific Ocean, Our Stories” an Ocean Toolkit for Pacific Media was launched in Suva, Fiji this month recognising the role of the media in empowering informed Pacific conversations ... More >>
Specialist Plastic Surgeons from across the globe gather
Monday, 30 July 2018, 1:31 pm | Joint Press Release
Specialist Plastic Surgeons from across the globe gather in the name of patient safety The Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) and the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons (NZAPS) will, for the first time, be jointly ... More >>
Insights into why dairies sell tobacco
Friday, 27 July 2018, 9:17 am | Joint Press Release
A recent survey by the Cancer Society and Canterbury District Health Board of 62 dairies and convenience stores in Christchurch provides new insight into how important tobacco is perceived to be to their business, and whether they would be prepared ... More >>
New, interactive game series teaches skills
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 8:45 am | Joint Press Release
Auckland, 26 July 2018 - The Ministry of Social Development, Joy Business Academy (JBA), Xero and BNZ today announced the launch of The Tycoon Game series, which consists of Restaurant Tycoon and Tech Tycoon. More >>
New Breast Cancer Partnership Projects Announced
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 12:14 pm | Joint Press Release
The Health Research Council of New Zealand, Breast Cancer Cure and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ are pleased to announce that funding has been offered to four recipients through the Breast Cancer Research in New Zealand initiative. This fifth call for ... More >>
Call for BYO containers at delis
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 3:21 pm | Joint Press Release
Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince of The Rubbish Trip; Rachel Benefield, founder of Plastic Free Kāpiti; Wellington-based waste advocacy group Waste-ed; and Kristy Lorson, the owner of zero waste business EarthSavvy and the founder of the 19,000 ... More >>
Young Greens & Young Labour Conversion Therapy Petition
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 9:46 am | Joint Press Release
The practice of Conversion Therapy harms the mental health of LGBTTQIA+ people in Aotearoa and should be outlawed. More >>
Otago and Southland Regional Transport Plans mid-term update
Friday, 13 July 2018, 3:59 pm | Joint Press Release
The Otago and Southland Regional Transport Committees (RTC) have recently completed their mid-term update of the 2015-2021 Regional Land Transport Plans (RLTPs) which set a vision of transport in the future. The combined plans also outline how the ... More >>
Iwi Fundamentally Opposed to Seabed Mining Activity
Friday, 13 July 2018, 2:07 pm | Joint Press Release
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust and Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust are fundamentally opposed to seabed mining activities within their tribal rohe. More >>
