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Waterfront Development Plans to Showcase at event
Friday, 6 September 2013, 11:36 am | Joint Press Release
Friday 13th will be lucky for those joining Nelson Mayor, Aldo Miccio and Councillor Pete Rainey at the Theatre Royal for a special event open to all which will showcase the proposed waterfront upgrade. More >>
Hub to showcase health innovation
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 1:19 pm | Joint Press Release
Interactive health technology will feature at Atamira Maori in the City this weekend as more than twenty health organisations unite to showcase health as part of the event’s Hauora (Health) Hub. More >>
Global Heavyweight at Avocado Industry Conference
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 12:44 pm | Joint Press Release
New international research regarding the health benefits of avocados will be a hot topic in Tauranga next week, as 50 world experts speak at an industry conference which is only held in New Zealand once every eight years. More >>
BNZ gets behind the fence
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 12:17 pm | Joint Press Release
The campaign to fence Nelson’s Brook Waimarama Sanctuary has a new sponsor and banking partner, with the BNZ ramping up its support for the project. Sanctuary General Manager Hudson Dodd said the BNZ had come on board as a corporate sponsor and banking ... More >>
$130 million of new funding to support agricultural industry
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 11:19 am | Joint Press Release
In the latest round of Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funding, the five partners in the Lincoln Hub – AgResearch, DairyNZ, Landcare Research, Lincoln University and Plant & Food Research – secured grants totalling $133 million for ... More >>
Living with MS can be Hell
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 9:49 am | Joint Press Release
There’s never been a more deserving time to treat yourself to your favourite Hell pizza. The irreverent company’s 25 Auckland outlets are throwing their support behind Multiple Sclerosis Auckland’s annual Street Appeal, donating $1 for every ... More >>
Coalition supports core principles for TPP Agreement
Monday, 2 September 2013, 4:28 pm | Joint Press Release
A coalition of agricultural and food organisations led by Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Fonterra Cooperative Group has spelled out its expectations for a final, successful Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. The coalition made up of 13 agricultural ... More >>
Awhi Paul receives relief from genetic blood disorder
Friday, 30 August 2013, 11:46 am | Joint Press Release
A New Zealand girl with a rare genetic blood disorder has tried out her brand new spa for the first time, thanks to teamwork from two people whose hearts she touched. More >>
2013 Whitireia Blues Express
Friday, 30 August 2013, 10:55 am | Joint Press Release
Following in the footsteps of the 2012 ‘Up Front’ with Barnaby Weir show, the 2013 Whitireia Faculty of Arts Music degree students will have three amazing musicians to assist them in their ‘Blues Express’ Thomas Oliver, Lisa Tomlins and John ... More >>
Warriors Step Out to Support Young Child with Cancer
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 1:37 pm | Joint Press Release
In the last few years eight-year-old Ashdyn Mitchell hasn’t had much to smile about. The Auckland youngster, diagnosed with Neuroblastoma five years ago, has come through years of intensive treatment and long periods in hospital. More >>
You Want Salt With That? Urgent Need to Fix Our Estuaries
Friday, 23 August 2013, 5:34 pm | Joint Press Release
A combined meeting of the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society (NZFSS) and the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (NZMSS) held in Hamilton last week identified a critical gap relating to research and management of estuaries. NZFSS and NZMSS ... More >>
Students’ associations call for national reform
Friday, 23 August 2013, 9:16 am | Joint Press Release
Today, the Presidents of the Auckland University Students’ Association (AUSA), Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) and Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) said that they would investigate a series of reforms ... More >>
F.A.W.C! Summer Series is back for 2013
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 2:23 pm | Joint Press Release
Last night Hawke’s Bay Tourism unveiled the event schedule for F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic, Summer Series 2013. F.A.W.C! Summer Series will run November 1st-10th with over sixty events on offer during the ten days at various locations in Hawke’s ... More >>
Student Associations call for national reform
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 2:14 pm | Joint Press Release
Today, the Presidents of the Auckland University Students’ Association (AUSA), Otago University Student Association (OUSA) and Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) said that they would investigate a series of reforms ... More >>
Waterfront Development Concept Floated
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 12:34 pm | Joint Press Release
Plans to develop several Council owned properties on Wakefield Quay will be brought forward for consideration on September 13. The properties are located at the sites previously occupied by Four Seasons and Reliance Engineering, alongside the Anchor ... More >>
Student Associations Call for National Reform
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 10:40 am | Joint Press Release
Today, the Presidents of the Auckland University Students’ Association (AUSA), Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) and Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) said that they would propose a series of reforms ... More >>
Newly Funded Hepatitis C Treatment Will Help Curb Epidemic
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 2:07 pm | Joint Press Release
From the 1st of September hepatitis C sufferers will have a new treatment option thanks to VICTRELIS ™ (boceprevir) being funded for people with chronic viral hepatitis C, genotype 1. This includes patients being treated for the first time as well as ... More >>
Laser Group and Habitat for Humanity join forces in Charity
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 4:32 pm | Joint Press Release
Laser Group has been working closely with Habitat for Humanity on a project that will not only help address New Zealand’s overcrowding issues but will also see the Habitat for Humanity Restore at 8 Ormiston Road, East Tamaki revamped. More >>
Auckland city centre gets air quality and noise check-up
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 1:05 pm | Joint Press Release
A study to investigate air quality and noise in the Queen St valley begins next week. Scientists from The University of Auckland, NIWA, and AUT University, along with 15 students, will be hitting city centre streets to determine how much car and bus ... More >>
Google steps onto the wildside
Monday, 19 August 2013, 10:08 am | Joint Press Release
Today, Google Street View goes off road on the Abel Tasman Coast Track before continuing onwards to the Heaphy Track. The Department of Conservation (DOC) is very pleased to be working with Google to bring the Great Walks to life on the web. More >>
