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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 >>
A Whole Lot of Hoopla Happening at a Pre-school Near You
Sunday, 2 April 2017, 8:43 pm | Joint Press Release
A Whole Lot of Hoopla Happening at a Pre-school Near You A new programme to help preschool children enjoy being active is being launched across Canterbury tomorrow. Hoop with Heart, which is a collaboration between in2hula and the Heart Foundation ... More >>
What 2.5 million Kiwis want
Friday, 31 March 2017, 2:32 pm | Joint Press Release
The future needs of more than 2.5 million Kiwis have been given a voice this week through the release of The Upper North Island Story; a report that shows how life could change for more than 53 percent of New Zealanders in the coming decade. More >>
Open Letter to the Ministers on Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill
Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:47 am | Joint Press Release
We, the undersigned as New Zealand lawyers and academics who specialise in Māori land law, call on the New Zealand Government to not proceed with the Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill 2016. More >>
Yusuf / Cat Stevens - 50 Year Anniversary Tour
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 10:17 am | Joint Press Release
TEG DAINTY and Live Nation in association with Moonshadow Aus Pty announced today that British singer-songwriting legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Yusuf / Cat Stevens More >>
Tasman Global Access cable goes live
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 9:58 am | Joint Press Release
Spark, Vodafone and Telstra have today announced the Tasman Global Access (TGA) cable is officially in service and ready to carry vast quantities of Internet traffic between New Zealand and the world. More >>
Kiwi return home to Hunua Ranges
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 9:30 am | Joint Press Release
Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Ngāti Tamaoho together with Auckland Council are bringing north island brown kiwi back to Ngaherenui o Kohukohunui – the Hunua Ranges. More >>
Acclaimed hospitality marketing & PR agency opens NZ Branch
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 3:36 pm | Joint Press Release
Dutch marketing and PR agency Typhoon Hospitality is expanding its business to Asia Pacific by launching an Auckland branch. The agency is joining forces with local company Lily & Louis to work with world’s leading brands and independent businesses ... More >>
Electricity Authority scrabbling to cover up its mistakes
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 10:59 am | Joint Press Release
"Expert criticism of the Electricity Authority's botched cost benefit analysis has sent them scrabbling for cover as they offer up an online Q&A session with the authors of the cost benefit analysis, Oakley Greenwood ", spokesperson for ... More >>
Palm oil campaigners’ support grows ahead of labelling vote
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 10:55 am | Joint Press Release
Health professionals have joined Unmask Palm Oil and New Zealand and Australian zoos in the call for mandatory labelling of vegetable oils ahead of a ministerial vote in Australia next month. More >>
Rock Lobster Industry Challenge Recreational Lobbyist
Friday, 24 March 2017, 8:51 pm | Joint Press Release
Bay of Plenty Rock Lobster Industry Challenge Recreational Lobbyist Commercial rock lobster fishermen in the Bay of Plenty (CRA 2) fishery are refuting statements made recently by Scott Macindoe of LegaSea, who claimed that “ there are no crayfish ... More >>
ACT & UnitedFuture offer National a way out of RMA quagmire
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 12:40 pm | Joint Press Release
ACT Leader David Seymour and UnitedFuture Leader Hon Peter Dunne have today written to the Prime Minister with a proposal to finally get Resource Management Act reforms passed. This reiterates a similar offer made a year ago. More >>
Regional plan aims to slash trash by a third
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 3:26 pm | Joint Press Release
People living in the greater Wellington area will soon have an opportunity to comment on a draft regional plan designed to help reduce waste by a third. More >>
