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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 >>
Waikato councils commit to energy saving plan
Monday, 15 February 2016, 3:58 pm | Joint Press Release
Waikato councils have announced a commitment to improve the way they use energy, as part of a three-year partnership with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA). More >>
NZDF support compliance patrol in Fiordland
Monday, 15 February 2016, 3:29 pm | Joint Press Release
The New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) offshore patrol vessel HMNZS OTAGO is supporting Environment Southland in carrying out a four-day compliance patrol in Fiordland starting today. More >>
ASB and Kiwi expat association Kea partner up
Monday, 15 February 2016, 2:54 pm | Joint Press Release
ASB has partnered with expat association Kea as their global banking partner, furthering the bank’s support for Kiwi businesses to meet their ambitions. More >>
New Breast Cancer Research To Be Funded
Friday, 12 February 2016, 11:16 am | Joint Press Release
Breast Cancer Cure (BCC) in partnership with The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), are pleased to announce the funding of an additional research project that will aim to contribute to the goal of improving and ultimately ensuring breast cancer ... More >>
Thunderbirds Are Go To Launch In USA
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 2:19 pm | Joint Press Release
11th February 2016…Wellington, New Zealand – Thunderbirds Are Go, ITV Studios and New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures’ major new reinvention of the iconic children’s series, will launch in the US as an Amazon Original Kids Series on Prime Video, following ... More >>
Queenstown Airport airfield improvements on track
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 10:21 am | Joint Press Release
Queenstown, New Zealand (11 February 2016) – Queenstown Airport has reached a key milestone in its six-month project to improve airfield infrastructure, with the widening of the main runway now complete and the runway resurfacing about to commence. More >>
Universities team up to tackle disasters
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 3:18 pm | Joint Press Release
As Canterbury continues its rebuild efforts following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, the region’s two universities are pooling their resources to give students a wide range of skills to help manage the after-effects of natural disasters. More >>
Fresh air zones popping up
Monday, 11 January 2016, 10:41 am | Joint Press Release
Fresh air zones are popping up all over Napier and Hastings, after the two councils passed a joint Smokefree Policy in November More >>
Joint Initiative to Secure Water Conservation Order
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 1:23 pm | Joint Press Release
Iwi, environment and recreational organisations have joined forces to protect Hawkes Bay’s Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers with a Water Conservation Order – giving it National Park-type protection. More >>
Spark and AUT join forces in world-leading innovation
Monday, 21 December 2015, 9:44 am | Joint Press Release
An LED t-shirt operated by bluetooth was created in 2015 by a Colab student More >>
NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grants
Friday, 18 December 2015, 4:43 pm | Joint Press Release
The New Zealand Society of Authors and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipients of the NZSA Auckland Museum National and Auckland Regional Grants. The National Grant goes to Paolo Rotondo. Paolo is a screenwriter, playwright, ... More >>
Youth groups receive grants for environmental projects
Friday, 18 December 2015, 2:16 pm | Joint Press Release
Apia, 18 December - Today two environmental youth organisations, the Youth Climate Action Network and the Tokelau National Youth Group, have received grants from the UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (SGP) to implement climate ... More >>
Law Firm Recognised for Keeping Families Safe
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 2:50 pm | Joint Press Release
Ebborn Law has been recognised by a group of 40 organisations - who support people who live with family violence - for the contribution it made to the sector in 2015. The award, presented by the Ministry of Social Development’s Canterbury Regional ... More >>
Focus on migrants’ contribution to economy
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:10 am | Joint Press Release
Successfully attracting and retaining skilled migrants to the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region is a focus of a new partnership between Tauranga City Council (TCC), Western Bay of Plenty District Council (WBoP), Priority One1, and Immigration New Zealand ... More >>
