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False hope driving claims medicinal cannabis is magic pill
Saturday, 13 May 2017, 2:12 pm | Joint Press Release
‘’False hope’’ driving claims medicinal cannabis is ‘’magic pill’’ for chronic pain relief Prescribing medicinal cannabis for patients with chronic non-cancer pain is not going to revolutionise their treatment and should not be supported ... More >>
Double the risk of death in 40% of NZ's cars
Friday, 12 May 2017, 7:25 pm | Joint Press Release
People are twice as likely to die in a crash if the car they’re travelling in was built before 2000. To demonstrate that, the AA and Transport Agency has today revealed the result of a car-to-car crash test conducted this week by independent vehicle ... More >>
Nuance and Lexmark Form Strategic Partnership
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 1:51 pm | Joint Press Release
Nuance AutoStore, Equitrac Office & Express, and SafeCom enable Lexmark customers to enhance productivity, drive efficiencies and improve document security More >>
Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand sign new partnership
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 11:40 am | Joint Press Release
Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand today committed to a marketing partnership worth up to $20 million this year, to promote New Zealand in key offshore markets, with a focus on growing international visitation throughout New Zealand and during ... More >>
Rotary Wellington and Ākina Foundation Team up
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 1:01 pm | Joint Press Release
Rotary Club of Wellington and Ākina Foundation have joined forces for a third year to kick-start social enterprises in the Wellington region by providing $10,000 in cash to promising start-ups. More >>
Over-sized arcade game tournament on ChCh streets
Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 2:06 pm | Joint Press Release
Arcade game enthusiasts will be doing battle for a one-of-a-kind golden road cone trophy at Gap Filler’s Super Street Arcade this weekend on the corner of High and Tuam Streets. The ‘Attack of the Cones Team Battle’ is open to all ages and anyone ... More >>
Leading edge technologies to deliver new ways of working
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 11:43 am | Joint Press Release
The Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct will be fitted with the latest cloud-based and wireless telecommunications technology under an agreement recently signed between the Ministry of Justice and Spark. More >>
Literary agent and a brand-new publisher return triumphant
Saturday, 15 April 2017, 6:59 pm | Joint Press Release
Long-time literary agent and a brand-new publisher return triumphant from Bologna Children's Book Fair More >>
Free green waste disposal in wake of Cyclone
Saturday, 15 April 2017, 12:39 pm | Joint Press Release
A free green waste service is being offered to residents in Napier and Hastings as they deal with fallen trees and branches in the wake of Cyclone Cook. The service has been organised by Napier City and Hastings District Council with local greenwaste ... More >>
Return to Buckley Systems does not Disappoint
Friday, 14 April 2017, 8:31 pm | Joint Press Release
The faces of the returning tour groups said it all when MESNZ returned to Buckley Systems for their second Kaeser Compressors Network Evening. Once the groups had been given the grand tour of the amazing facilities, there was no doubt in their ... More >>
Investigation into aged care continues in Auckland
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 4:39 pm | Joint Press Release
A joint investigation into aged care has revealed serious concerns with the quality of aged-care facilities and access to home care services across the country, the Green Party and Labour said today. More >>
Monitoring Waikato weather developments
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 10:36 am | Joint Press Release
The Waikato Civil Defence group emergency management office in Hamilton is monitoring weather-related developments around the region closely, ready to support local civil defence responses as required. More >>
Better bus ticketing for passengers on the way
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 10:48 am | Joint Press Release
Otago, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Northland, Nelson, and Invercargill councils have been working as a consortium to secure a new ticketing system to replace the ageing technology currently in use. More >>
Key city agencies to address hospital parking issues
Monday, 10 April 2017, 8:56 am | Joint Press Release
Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates, Christchurch City Council chief executive Karleen Edwards, and Otakaro Limited chief executive Albert Brantley met last Friday (7 April) to urgently address the lack of car parking around Christchurch Hospital. More >>
Auckland Typhoid Outbreak: Joint statement
Sunday, 9 April 2017, 8:42 pm | Joint Press Release
Auckland Typhoid Outbreak: Joint statement from the family and church most affected by the outbreak, the Mt Albert Assembly of God and family, and Auckland Regional Public Health Service Source: Auckland Regional Public Health Service -- Auckland ... More >>
Interim Health Centre and Pharmacy for Edgecumbe
Sunday, 9 April 2017, 2:51 pm | Joint Press Release
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD, EASTERN BAY PRIMARY HEALTH ALLIANCE, RIVERSLEA MEDICAL CENTRE AND EDGECUMBE PHARMACY Interim Health Centre and Pharmacy for Edgecumbe residents to Open in Te Teko Thanks to He Tohunga Ora ... More >>
‘Pay-As-You-Go’ Power to Energize Rural Papua New Guinea
Sunday, 9 April 2017, 10:54 am | Joint Press Release
Origin Energy, IFC Launch ‘Pay-As-You-Go’ Power to Energize Rural Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, April 9, 2017 —IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced the launch of a pilot Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) project with ... More >>
Upgraded Seed Grants Scheme for Screen Writers
Saturday, 8 April 2017, 1:31 pm | Joint Press Release
Upgraded Seed Grants Scheme for New Zealand Screen Writers New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) and New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are excited to announce an additional pathway for New Zealand writers under the highly successful NZWG Seed programme for ... More >>
Hunters - make it home this season
Friday, 7 April 2017, 3:49 pm | Joint Press Release
The NZ Mountain Safety Council is strongly advising hunters who are participating in the annual deer hunting ‘Roar’ to focus on identifying their target correctly. Chief executive Mike Daisley is clear that these tragic events are preventable. More >>
Fibre broadband providers urge people to upgrade for winter
Monday, 3 April 2017, 9:51 am | Joint Press Release
Fibre broadband network providers Ultrafast Fibre, Northpower Fibre and Enable are expecting increased demand for fibre broadband connections this winter and so are urging households to get in early. More >>
