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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 >>
EU Justice Ministers need to re-think Data Protection
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 11:18 am | Joint Press Release
In advance of the EU Justice Ministers Council meeting on 6 December, a coalition of European organisations representing the interests of both journalists and press publishers have issued a joint statement for the attention of ministers criticising ... More >>
Customers want end to Westpac support of Denniston coal mine
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 2:42 pm | Joint Press Release
Today Westpac customers queued at the Wellington Cuba Street Westpac branch, forming a continuous line and symbolically withdrawing a dollar to send Westpac a simple message: Westpac customers do not want their money financing climate change. More >>
Gender on the agenda – women and alcohol in New Zealand
Monday, 2 December 2013, 9:45 am | Joint Press Release
A new policy briefing paper, being released tomorrow by Alcohol Healthwatch and Women’s Health Action, highlights the key issues for women in relation to alcohol use in New Zealand. More >>
Gaza: Calls to End Suffering Due to Electricity Outages
Friday, 29 November 2013, 3:25 pm | Joint Press Release
The Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) and human rights organizations in the Gaza Strip express their deep concern for the deteriorating humanitarian conditions of the population of the Gaza Strip due to the continued tightened closure imposed ... More >>
Solomon Islands: Mainstreaming Protection in Humanitarianism
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 5:11 pm | Joint Press Release
Mainstreaming protection concerns into humanitarian action guarantees respect for human rights and increases the effectiveness of disaster preparedness, response and recovery. More >>
International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 3:51 pm | Joint Press Release
November 25th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the first day of the 16 Days of Global Activism Against Gender Violence. 16 Days of Activism is a period of global campaigning during which thousands of people and ... More >>
Tickets On Sale For Hurricanes/ Blues Preseason Clash
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 4:15 pm | Joint Press Release
Rugby fans in the lower North Island will be in for a treat next February when the Hurricanes take on the Blues in a pre-season Super Rugby clash in Masterton. With the Blues recently announcing an exciting squad that sees the arrival of Benji Marshall ... More >>
One Month Left To Apply For Aviation Safety Scholarship
Friday, 22 November 2013, 3:02 pm | Joint Press Release
Applications for the inaugural Jilly Murphy Memorial Scholarship for Aviation Safety close a month today, on 22 December 2013. A $5000 scholarship is being offered to support a project or person which contributes to improved aviation safety in New ... More >>
Kids give sport a shot with Valerie Adams
Friday, 22 November 2013, 2:00 pm | Joint Press Release
More than 800 school kids from 32 Auckland schools got the chance to learn some special sports skills today under the watchful eye of double Olympic and world champion shot putter Valerie Adams. More >>
US: Call for Congress to Cut Runaway Military Spending
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 4:16 pm | Joint Press Release
A diverse array of organizations today launched a campaign to enact major cuts in wasteful military spending, as part of the December 13 federal budget resolution. The groups include peace, human service, economic and environmental justice organizations, ... More >>
Papua New Guinea Losing Independence owing to Land Grab
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 5:48 pm | Joint Press Release
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the latest known victim in a modern era of land grabs orchestrated by foreign corporations according to an investigative report and a film, On Our Land, released today by the Oakland Institute and the Pacific Network on Globalisation ... More >>
Joint statement on local government reform in the Far North
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 1:24 pm | Joint Press Release
Today’s announcement on potential local government reform has been received by Northland’s local body leaders who are pledging to work together to ensure the resulting outcome is best for Northland as a whole – irrespective of their council’s ... More >>
Joint statement from Northland authorities
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 1:06 pm | Joint Press Release
Joint statement on behalf of Far North, Kaipara and Whangarei District and Northland Regional Councils More >>
GoGo Grocer joins Hampsta the Christmas savings programme
Monday, 11 November 2013, 1:32 pm | Joint Press Release
Online based grocery retailer GoGo Grocer announced today that it will be joining Hampsta’s list of suppliers for their Christmas savings programme in order to supply Hampsta customers with fresh fruit and vegetables from the local grower markets, ... More >>
Kiwis urged to support shark finning ban
Monday, 11 November 2013, 8:59 am | Joint Press Release
Shark finning is the practice of killing a shark, cutting off its fins and then dumping the body at sea and is legal in New Zealand waters. Today the government announced (1) it is starting a four-week review of its rules around shark fishing and conservation, ... More >>
