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Councils and iwi discuss Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme
Monday, 27 January 2014, 2:24 pm | Joint Press Release
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and its investment company HBRIC, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and Te Taiwhenua o Tamatea have agreed that further amendments to Plan Change 6 provisions, RWSS resource consent conditions ... More >>
Reed scores back-to-back podiums
Monday, 27 January 2014, 10:18 am | Joint Press Release
Discount Tire Racing/TwoTwo Motorsports Chad Reed has backed up his victory in Anaheim with a third place finish at the fourth round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Oakland’s O.co Coliseum tonight. More >>
Quality all the Way from Lambert at North Islands
Monday, 27 January 2014, 10:10 am | Joint Press Release
Jake Lambert is making up for a bit of a slow start to the showjumping season. Today (Sunday), the 20-year-old full time rider from Cambridge rode Quality NZPH to a comfortable win in the North Island Bayer Horse Grand Prix Championship at the Larsen Sawmilling ... More >>
Timely Reminder To Prepare For Earthquakes
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 3:47 pm | Joint Press Release
A string of damaging quakes in central New Zealand in the past six months has prompted three organisations to issue a reminder on quake preparedness. More >>
Donated supercomputer to supercharge NZ research
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 3:08 pm | Joint Press Release
Telecom’s ICT services division Gen-i has donated a supercomputer to AUT University that will now be used to support student learning and boost important local and international research for radio astronomy. More >>
One in 16 Needing Elective Surgery
Sunday, 22 December 2013, 10:29 pm | Joint Press Release
Action Required on the One in 16 Needing Elective Surgery December 22, 2013 A major report that shows one in 16 New Zealanders currently need elective surgery should be urgently addressed by the Government. An estimated 280,000 New Zealanders require ... More >>
Drop In Pacific Smoking Rates
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:43 am | Joint Press Release
Tala Pasifika and The Heart Foundation’s Pacific Heartbeat are celebrating news of a significant drop in Pacific smoking prevalence rates over the past seven years. More >>
Wgtn deed a move towards a sustainable screen industry
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 9:13 am | Joint Press Release
Moves aiming to ensure future sustainability for Wellington’s screen industry continued today with the signing of a trust deed for PIPI, a programme which works with writers and designers to commercialise their creative content and export it to the world. More >>
Peter Davison to Host Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 3:19 pm | Joint Press Release
Legendary Fifth Doctor Peter Davison is heading to New Zealand next year as the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular makes its New Zealand debut at the 2014 New Zealand Festival with a new show based on the UK’s Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Proms. More >>
Councillors call for no-confidence motion on Brown
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 2:30 pm | Joint Press Release
A quarter of Auckland Councillors have today signalled they will attempt to put a motion of no-confidence regarding the Mayor of Auckland at tomorrow’s 10am Governing Body meeting at the Auckland Town Hall. More >>
Art: The Heart and Soul of Te Uru Taumatua
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 3:24 pm | Joint Press Release
As work nears completion on Te Uru Taumatua, six Tuhoe artists are creating artworks for Tuhoe’s new state-of-the-art headquarters in Taneatua. The building, designed by Auckland architects Jasmax and built by innovative New Zealand construction company ... More >>
Dick Smith Partners with 2020 Trust - Tackles Digital Divide
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 10:55 am | Joint Press Release
Dick Smith has announced a new sponsorship for the 2020 Communications Trust’s Computers in Homes programme. The announcement was made in Christchurch today by Micah Gamman, Director for Dick Smith in New Zealand. More >>
Datacom Announces Strategic Partnership With Syl Semantics
Monday, 16 December 2013, 3:51 pm | Joint Press Release
Datacom New Zealand (Datacom) and Syl Semantics (Syl) today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver world-class Information Management and Enterprise Search solutions to clients in New Zealand and Australia. More >>
Preparing For Tomorrow’s Workforce
Monday, 16 December 2013, 2:48 pm | Joint Press Release
Employers are being encouraged to turn silver hair into business gold by adapting their practices to retain older workers. New Zealand’s workforce, relative to the whole population, is shrinking which means that businesses will be increasingly reliant ... More >>
Christchurch to Fiji and On To North America
Monday, 16 December 2013, 12:36 pm | Joint Press Release
An additional Christchurch – Nadi service is about to give South Islanders even more travel options in the middle of winter. Fiji Airways currently operates a weekly Sunday departure and will introduce a Tuesday service for the month of July 2014, ... More >>
Sports talent development programme announced
Friday, 13 December 2013, 3:00 pm | Joint Press Release
The creation of New Zealand’s first nationwide talent development programme, called Pathway to Podium, has been announced today. The programme will identify emerging athletes and ensure they’re better prepared to enter the demanding high performance ... More >>
Roadworks signs come down, Central City becomes rebuild zone
Friday, 13 December 2013, 2:41 pm | Joint Press Release
Road works signs are starting to come down in Christchurch’s Central City as the whole area within the four avenues becomes an infrastructure rebuild zone. Work is about to ramp up within the old Central Business District to repair the underground ... More >>
Filming Underway On Maori Action Epic the Dead Lands
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 12:11 pm | Joint Press Release
Principal photography has begun on The Dead Lands in locations around Auckland and the central North Island of New Zealand. The Dead Lands stars James Rolleston, now aged 16 and last seen as the 11-year-old star of the NZ box office hit Boy (2010) ... More >>
Top Kiwi chef attends Western Australia major foodie event
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 2:07 pm | Joint Press Release
Top Kiwi chef and restaurateur, Al Brown, has returned from Western Australia’s premier food event, the Margaret River Gourmet Escape, having presented alongside some of the world’s best culinary talent including; Heston Blumenthal, George Calombaris, ... More >>
Ginger Meggs & Psoriasis Association form unique partnership
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 1:26 pm | Joint Press Release
A ground-breaking partnership between leading hair salon Ginger Meggs and the national organisation representing people living with psoriasis, Psoriasis Association Southland has been formed to raise awareness of psoriasis and the impact it has on everyday ... More >>
