Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Joint Press Release - Latest News [Page 68]
Local biotechnology companies in the spotlight in Europe
Monday, 26 May 2014, 11:48 am | Joint Press Release
Two Christchurch biotechnology companies, Olympic Biotec Ltd and Waitaki Biosciences, the trading division of PharmaZen Ltd, have pooled their expertise to produce the world’s first 100% krill powder. More >>
Google is 2014 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand
Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 12:37 pm | Joint Press Release
Google has overtaken Apple to become the world’s most valuable global brand in the 2014 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking, worth $159 billion, an increase of 40% year on year. More >>
Nominations/entries open for South Island Farmer of the Year
Monday, 19 May 2014, 12:42 pm | Joint Press Release
Nominations and entries are open for the 2014 Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition, and organisers are hoping for another record year. More >>
International Museum Day - 18 May 2014
Friday, 16 May 2014, 12:46 pm | Joint Press Release
When you walk into an art gallery or museum, what do you find? We look for many different things – excitement, inspiration, information, emotion – and always for a personal connection. Scientific exhibits help us to experience the wonders of the natural ... More >>
Fit to rent? Housing WOF trial results released
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 12:34 pm | Joint Press Release
The results of a rental housing ‘warrant of fitness’ field trial have been released. This is the first step in a collaborative project aimed at making rental housing safer, healthier and more energy efficient. More than 140 rental properties were ... More >>
Music Managers Awards 2014 - Winners
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 9:54 am | Joint Press Release
The MMF New Zealand, Recorded Music NZ and the NZ Music Commission are proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Music Managers Awards. Tonight’s invitation-only awards ceremony at Auckland’s The Tuning Fork saw around 150 industry guests attend the ... More >>
Patriarch of Parnell Village honoured with statue
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 12:03 pm | Joint Press Release
The Harvey family will recognise their late father’s vision and legacy as the creator of Parnell Village, with the unveiling of a statue in his honour. Three years ago, Kevin Harvey and his siblings Tom Harvey and Nancy King came up with the idea of ... More >>
Ancestry.com - You've seen TV adverts, now hear how it works
Monday, 12 May 2014, 12:47 pm | Joint Press Release
Family historian and Ancestry.com's New Zealand spokesperson Christine Clement will give two presentations in Hawke’s Bay next month. Her talk entitled The New Zealand records on Ancestry.com - lots of hidden secrets, will give users an insight into ... More >>
Mexico: Central American Migrants Arrested
Monday, 5 May 2014, 1:53 pm | Joint Press Release
Following an operation in which they captured more than 320 Central American migrants who were walking the road between Tenosique, Tabasco and Emiliano Zapata, agents of the Federal Police and the National Migration Institute assaulted staff of The ... More >>
Vigil in Wgtn for Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails
Monday, 5 May 2014, 10:57 am | Joint Press Release
The Muslim Community of Wellington, New Zealand is holding a vigil at 5.15pm on Friday May 9, 2014 at Civic Square, Wellington to draw attention to the critical situation of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, and to express their solidarity with them. More >>
New Zealand Population Health Congress
Friday, 2 May 2014, 2:09 pm | Joint Press Release
The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine, the Public Health Association and the Health Promotion Forum warmly welcome your registration for the inaugural New Zealand Population Health Congress being held 6-8 October 2014 at the Aotea Centre, ... More >>
Wgtn Rape Crisis Groups Respond to Sexual Violence Funding
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 12:54 pm | Joint Press Release
Wellington’s key survivor agencies have responded to Paula Bennett’s announcement today that the Sexual Violence Sector will receive a 10.4 million dollar boost over the next two years, aimed at providing stability to the sector. More >>
Investors look forward to easy-to-follow IPO offer documents
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 12:25 pm | Joint Press Release
A New Zealand investor survey conducted on behalf of the Financial Markets Authority and NZX shows there is good support for companies making initial public offerings (IPOs) among those who have invested in recent IPOs. More >>
Conversations With My Penis
Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 11:47 am | Joint Press Release
Conversations With My Penis - the hit new play from Dean Hewison (Live at Six, How To Meet Girls From A Distance) is opening at Wellington's BATS Theatre on Wednesday April 30th for the Comedy Festival. More >>
Global unions applaud NZ ‘slave ships’ progress
Friday, 18 April 2014, 11:34 am | Joint Press Release
Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) today applauded the steps forward made in preventing often shocking abuse of crews on fishing vessels in New Zealand ... More >>
Whitebait partners look for solutions
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 12:09 pm | Joint Press Release
Waikato-Tainui, local marae, councils and agencies are working together to better manage whitebait fisheries at Port Waikato following the compilation of a new report. More >>
ActivePost Waka Ama championships return to Christchurch
Monday, 14 April 2014, 11:34 am | Joint Press Release
This weekend Christchurch’s Lyttelton Harbour plays host to a showcase of grit and endurance at the 2014 ActivePost National Long Distance Waka Ama Championships. More than 250 paddlers from 17 clubs throughout New Zealand are expected to compete. More >>
Papua New Guinean Female Trainee Pilots Take To Skies in NZ
Monday, 14 April 2014, 11:20 am | Joint Press Release
Four specially selected young women from Papua New Guinea are embarking on the opportunity of a lifetime – training to become commercial pilots. The women start a 68-week course today to secure a New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority Commercial Pilot Licence ... More >>
Revolutionary technology to reduce driver fatigue
Friday, 11 April 2014, 4:50 pm | Joint Press Release
Fleetsafe NZ is working with AIM-listed technology company, Seeing Machines to bring its revolutionary Driver Safety System (DSS) to New Zealand’s roads to help reduce fatigue crash statistics that in 2012 resulted in 46 deaths with a social cost of ... More >>
Business Thinker Gary Hamel to address NZ business leaders
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 12:00 pm | Joint Press Release
WHY MANAGEMENT IS FAILING INNOVATION – Gary Hamel, one of the world’s leading business thinkers and authority on management innovation is coming to NZ to talk to business leaders about why we need to reinvent management. More >>
