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Health And Safety Practices Key To Winning Contracts As Construction Industry Shows Improvement
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 11:31 am | Joint Press Release
With continued challenges in the construction sector, smart companies are using quality data to help reduce deaths and injuries – and to win business. As competition for big contracts continues, showcasing proven health and safety practices are becoming ... More >>
Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust Reports To ORC
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 2:26 pm | Joint Press Release
The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service responded with critical care for 1,866 patients across the lower South Island in the year to 30 June, a 16% increase in the previous year. The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust presented its 2022-23 ... More >>
Air New Zealand And Department Of Conservation Partnership Renewed And Expanded
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 9:33 am | Joint Press Release
The Department of Conservation (DOC) and Air New Zealand have renewed their partnership to work together for conservation, today announcing a further five-year commitment and a doubling of direct investment annually. Building on more than a decade of collaboration, ... More >>
Right Bloc Misleading Voters Over Cause Of Inflation
Friday, 13 October 2023, 3:20 pm | Joint Press Release
On RNZ’s First Up this morning, David Seymour identified government spending as the primary cause of inflation in Aotearoa, despite clear evidence, both domestically and internationally, to the contrary. A report released in August this year by the ... More >>
SUBCO Deploys Ciena To Provide A Secure Gateway From Australia To Europe
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 10:21 am | Joint Press Release
HANOVER, Md., U.S.A – October 12, 2023 – Following the successful upgrade on the Indigo Submarine Cable, SUBCO is once again using Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) technologies to provide a resilient and reliable undersea corridor between Australia and Europe ... More >>
Weekend Wānanga To Encourage New Pakihi
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 2:38 pm | Joint Press Release
An exciting collaboration between The J R McKenzie Trust and Thrive Whanganui is set to ignite entrepreneurial dreams in Whanganui with the two-day start-up workshop, "Be Your Own Boss - Whakaterea Te Moemoeā," scheduled for November 25th ... More >>
‘Students Associations Call On All Political Parties To Commit To The Higher Education Funding Review’
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 2:02 pm | Joint Press Release
Students associations are calling on leaders of all political parties to commit to the higher education funding review, before voting closes on Saturday. ‘This year we have seen that the way we fund universities fundamentally doesn’t work,’ ... More >>
Virtual Hikoi Gallery Amplifies Youth Voices On Care Reform
Friday, 6 October 2023, 11:04 am | Joint Press Release
Family for Every Child and VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai are elevating the voices of care-experienced young people this election, with the launch of a new virtual gallery . The gallery, which both features the voices of, and was curated by, care-experienced rangatahi, ... More >>
Flight Centre & Intrepid Buddy-up To Promote Ethical And Authentic Travel Experiences
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 3:44 pm | Joint Press Release
Flight Centre has teamed up with Intrepid Travel to promote more ethical ways to travel with a global competition that offers travellers the chance to win one of 20 Intrepid tours for two. Winners of each tour prize, worth over NZ $2,000 will ... More >>
Another Maternity Facility To Go – We Say No, No No……
Friday, 29 September 2023, 9:14 am | Joint Press Release
Midwives from the Waikato have launched a campaign to save their *primary birthing facility. The operators of Birthcare Huntly , Evolution Healthcare, intend to close the unit on October 31st citing declining usage, staff shortages and financial deficits ... More >>
Joint Effort Aims To Save Taieri Gorge Railway
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 1:07 pm | Joint Press Release
Two New Zealand rail groups are in talks to secure the future of the internationally renowned Taieri Gorge Railway, and its operator, Dunedin Railways. The venture is between the Otago Excursion Train Trust (OETT) and Auckland-based Glenbrook Vintage ... More >>
Poutini Ngāi Tahu And Wētā Workshop Fuse Culture And Technology For World-class Visitor Experience
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 11:21 am | Joint Press Release
Before the existence of highways and cars, an ancient pathway connected the West Coast of the South Island, made by pounamu traders and warriors moving up and down the coastline. This was a place of legends and historic battles, and it’s being ... More >>
Will&Able, Z Energy And Anchor Milk Expand Closed-loop Recycling Trial
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 9:16 am | Joint Press Release
Will&Able, Z Energy (Z), and Anchor Milk have today announced they plan to expand a trial of dedicated, closed-loop recycling bins at selected Z service stations from mid-September. Following the success of the initial recycling pilot ... More >>
Avaroa, BW Digital, Ciena, And Vodafone Cook Islands Team Up To Provide Internet Connectivity In Schools
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:09 pm | Joint Press Release
RAROTONGA, Cook Islands – 21 September 2023 – Avaroa Cable Limited ( ACL ), Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), BW Digital , and Vodafone Cook Islands ( Vodafone ) are working together to improve connectivity for students in the Cook Islands’ 30 schools for ... More >>
New HARMfree Transport And Logistics Programme Promises To Reduce Injury And Harm Across The Transport Sector
Monday, 18 September 2023, 3:35 pm | Joint Press Release
New Zealand’s leading transport bodies, New Zealand Trucking Association (NTA) and National Road Carriers (NRC), are excited to announce the launch of the much-anticipated HARMfree Transport and Logistics Online Portal. The industry-leading programme is ... More >>
0800 What’s Up Plugs Vital Counselling Gap As Need Spikes
Monday, 18 September 2023, 8:32 am | Joint Press Release
The vital role of counselling for school-aged children is under the spotlight in a new survey from OfficeMax New Zealand and Barnardos . The survey of staff within New Zealand schools found that 60 per cent have seen an increase in students requesting ... More >>
Leading Environmental Groups Deeply Concerned At Proposed Defunding Of DOC
Friday, 15 September 2023, 3:22 pm | Joint Press Release
The chief executives of Forest & Bird, WWF-New Zealand and the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) are deeply concerned following confirmation last night that National intends to cut the Department of Conservation’s (DOC's) budget by 6.5%. ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Councils Adopt Cyclone Gabrielle Category 3 Voluntary Buy-Out Policy
Friday, 15 September 2023, 3:04 pm | Joint Press Release
Hastings District Council and Napier City Council have today confirmed that both a Cyclone Gabrielle Category 3 Voluntary Buy-Out Policy, and the Long Term Plan (LTP) amendment required to enable the voluntary purchase of eligible Category 3 residential ... More >>
Wānanga Launched To Support Whānau Financial Literacy
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:08 am | Joint Press Release
NZBA and Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission A new financial capability programme specifically focused on Māori is being launched this weekend through wānanga being held in Te Tairāwhiti, and later in Ōtautahi. The initiative, called Te Rito Hou, ... More >>
Workforce Projections Highlight Future Demand For Workers To Support Hawke’s Bay’s Recovery
Friday, 8 September 2023, 11:11 am | Joint Press Release
Projections produced by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, show the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle has the potential to create a peak demand of more than 8,700 additional on-the-ground construction workers across Hawke’s ... More >>
