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HVAC&R Trade Exhibition And International Conference

Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 3:26 pm | Joint Press Release

The Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc. (IRHACE), Climate Control Companies Association (CCCA), Refrigerant License New Zealand (RLNZ) announce details of their annual Trade Exhibition and International Industry Conference. More >>

Summit to unite ethnic communities

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 3:41 pm | Joint Press Release

Next month Auckland will host the first of three national summits aimed at creating stronger links between the different ethnic communities in Aotearoa New Zealand, and with the wider community sector. More >>

Teach First NZ Agreement Reached

Friday, 18 March 2016, 3:32 pm | Joint Press Release

The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association, the Ministry of Education, the University of Auckland and Teach First New Zealand Trust have reached an agreement on future employment processes involving the Teach First NZ programme. All parties ... More >>

Wellington and the Living Wage

Thursday, 17 March 2016, 9:16 am | Joint Press Release

In 2013, Wellington City Council decided to work towards becoming a living wage Council and to implement a living wage for its employees. In 2015 it proposed to consider the application of the living wage to its external contracts on a case-by-case basis. More >>

Longer wait and higher prices likely under the TPPA

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 2:51 pm | Joint Press Release

New Zealand is likely to come under pressure to extend the monopoly times for a new group of potentially life-saving specialty medicines under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), say the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) and ... More >>

New Zealanders stand in solidarity with the women of Syria

Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 12:30 pm | Joint Press Release

Today marks International Women’s Day, and across the country we are asking New Zealanders to take a stand with the women of Syria. More >>

Major meth supplier arrested in Bangkok

Monday, 7 March 2016, 3:45 pm | Joint Press Release

A joint investigation by New Zealand and Thai authorities has culminated in the arrest of a major drugs supplier who was sending methamphetamine from Thailand to New Zealand. NZ Customs and NZ Police, and their liaison officers based in Bangkok, ... More >>

Customs and Police stop $40 million methamphetamine

Friday, 4 March 2016, 3:55 pm | Joint Press Release

Customs and Police have stopped a large shipment of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $40 million from reaching our streets and harming New Zealanders. The joint operation started after Customs intercepted a shipment of tea-tray tables ... More >>

Dame Silvia Cartwright Keynote Speaker at IWD Breakfast

Friday, 4 March 2016, 10:28 am | Joint Press Release

The Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright will be the keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day Breakfast at Parliament on Tuesday 8th March 2016 at 7.00 am. The event is once again being jointly organized by the Zonta Club of Wellington and the New ... More >>

Network hosts Understanding Farm Nitrogen workshops

Thursday, 3 March 2016, 2:21 pm | Joint Press Release

The dairy downturn means you need all the help you can get on farm. That’s why the Dairy Women’s Network has joined forces with Ballance Agri-Nutrients to run workshops, designed to help dairy farmers hang on to every possible gram of nitrogen ... More >>

Latest Controlled Purchase Operation brings good result

Thursday, 3 March 2016, 12:01 pm | Joint Press Release

Northland DHB and NZ Police staff who conducted two Controlled Purchase Operations at licensed premises throughout Northland over the weekend are pleased with the result. More >>

Otago Central Rail Trail scoops top award

Thursday, 3 March 2016, 11:38 am | Joint Press Release

The Otago Central Rail Trail has been named New Zealand’s Favourite Place to Cycle. More >>

Energy sector conference this week

Monday, 29 February 2016, 12:44 pm | Joint Press Release

The energy sector’s annual 2-day conference ‘Downstream’ is being held in Auckland this week, March 2-3 at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland. More >>

CEOs committed to health and safety but challenges remain

Thursday, 25 February 2016, 10:29 am | Joint Press Release

Deloitte-Business Leaders’ Health & Safety Forum survey asks “are we as safe as we want to be?” More >>

Ōpōtiki starts procurement process for harbour entrance

Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 10:57 am | Joint Press Release

Ōpōtiki District Council has started the formal procurement process with a call for Statements of Interest and Ability (SIA) for design and construction of the Ōpōtiki Harbour More >>

Canterbury Earthquake 5th Anniversary Protest Rally

Friday, 19 February 2016, 11:32 am | Joint Press Release

Our volunteer organisers for this weekend's Earthquake Anniversary Protest Rally have been overwhelmed by the hundreds of people who have offered to help make the event a success. Many more have said that it is high time something like this happened. More >>

City cycleway to improve travel choice

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 11:12 am | Joint Press Release

The final design for the Quay St Cycleway has been announced today, with the cycleway opening in late May. The two-way separated cycleway, which will go from Lower Hobson St by Princes Wharf to Plumer St, will make it even easier to cycle into the city ... More >>