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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 >>

Popular Cathedral Cove shuttle returns for 2015/16 summer

Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:31 am | Joint Press Release

The popular Cathedral Cove park and ride shuttle will be operating again over the busy 2015/16 summer holiday season. Waikato Regional Council and Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) have joined with the Mercury Bay Community Board to again ... More >>

Councils to Investigate Sharing Services

Thursday, 10 December 2015, 10:33 am | Joint Press Release

Over the next few months the chief executives from Otago’s local authorities will seek the support of their elected members for an investigation of opportunities for efficiency. As part of the Local Government Act reforms, all councils are now required ... More >>