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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 >>
More special housing areas for Wellington
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 9:59 am | Joint Press Release
Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown today announced three new Special Housing Areas across Wellington. More >>
Cross-appointment to the New Zealand Commerce Commission
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 12:41 pm | Joint Press Release
Hon Paul Goldsmith Hon Scott Morrison Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia More >>
Government and Salvation Army providing more social housing
Monday, 7 December 2015, 1:06 pm | Joint Press Release
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett and Salvation Army Territorial Commander Commissioner Robert Donaldson have announced the Government and The Salvation Army will work together to provide more social housing for vulnerable Aucklanders. More >>
Nelson Street Cycleway opened to the public for first time
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 10:28 am | Joint Press Release
Auckland’s newest and highly anticipated piece of cycling infrastructure, the Nelson Street Cycleway, is now open to the public for the first time after a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this morning. More >>
Torpedo7 partners with Hillary Outdoors
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 10:23 am | Joint Press Release
Hillary Outdoors announced this week it has partnered with outdoor adventure gear specialist retailer, Torpedo7. More >>
Resumption of Antarctic whaling breaks international law
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 2:08 pm | Joint Press Release
(Sydney, 1st December 2015) As Japan’s whaling fleet leaves port today, heading to kill hundreds of whales in the Antarctic, a panel of international legal experts has found Japan's new so-called ‘scientific’ whaling program breaks international ... More >>
ASB and St John release toy ambulance
Friday, 27 November 2015, 3:33 pm | Joint Press Release
New yellow toy ambulances are ready to roll out the door for a good cause from ASB branches nationwide, from Monday November 16 2015. More >>
