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Invercargill to retain New World Netball Series Test Match
Monday, 29 April 2013, 2:57 pm | Joint Press Release
Netball New Zealand confirmed today the New World Netball Series Test Match between the Silver Ferns and the Australian Diamonds will remain in Invercargill and be played in the Stadium Southland Velodrome on Sunday 15th September. More >>
Councillors say transport funding document very poorly timed
Monday, 29 April 2013, 2:26 pm | Joint Press Release
The hype around the alternative transport funding document released today by Mayor Len Brown is an attempt to divert Aucklanders’ attention away from the Unitary Plan which is also out for discussion and consultation and will only add to public ... More >>
Don’t Sell Our Family Silver. Keep NZ’s State Owned Assets!
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 2:56 pm | Joint Press Release
On Saturday, April 27, just eight days before the National Government plans to sell 49% of the shares in Mighty River Power in New Zealand and Australia, thousands of people throughout New Zealand will march and rally as part of Power to the People ... More >>
Gibbston Valley mountain bike resort soft opening
Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:52 pm | Joint Press Release
Queenstown’s new Rabbit Ridge Bike Resort will have a ‘soft’ opening on April 27 with riding available on some of the newly constructed trails. Rider numbers are limited to invitation only to reduce traffic and enable trails to bed in. More >>
Air companies boost trans-Tasman capacity to Queenstown
Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:39 pm | Joint Press Release
The trans-Tasman alliance of Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will this year add more than 30,000 extra seats between Queenstown and Australia over the peak winter period of July to September. More >>
Hundreds of paddlers in Auckland to do battle on Waka Ama
Monday, 22 April 2013, 1:29 pm | Joint Press Release
Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour will this weekend transform into a sea of colour as Clubs paddle for glory on their Waka Ama, or outrigger canoes, at the ActivePost National Long Distance Waka Ama Championships. More >>
NZ Petroleum Summit Gears up for September
Friday, 19 April 2013, 11:07 am | Joint Press Release
The second annual New Zealand Petroleum Summit is taking shape, with organisers PEPANZ and Freeman Media making their first speaker announcement recently. More >>
Beach Replenishment Planned For Kuratau
Friday, 19 April 2013, 9:55 am | Joint Press Release
Beach Replenishment Planned For Kuratau Waikato Regional Council and Taupō District Council will be undertaking work at Kuratau to replenish the northern part of the beach. Approximately 3,500 cubic metres of sand will be placed on the beach over ... More >>
Prepare – to make the most of your Chartered Accountant
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:57 am | Joint Press Release
Prepare – to make the most of your Chartered Accountant In a recent New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) member survey conducted in partnership with MYOB, * 85% of Chartered Accountants surveyed felt that businesses could prepare ... More >>
Guilty plea for another finance company director
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 10:21 am | Joint Press Release
Media Release 17 April 2013 Guilty plea sees another finance company director held to account Stephen Charles Smith (45), pleaded guilty at the Auckland High Court today to 25 charges arising out of the collapse of Belgrave Finance Limited (Belgrave ... More >>
Iwi now have the ability to use macrons in web addresses
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 12:39 pm | Joint Press Release
Iwi now have the ability to use macrons in web addresses enhancing te reo Māori online. A recent collaboration between .iwi.nz moderator Karaitiana Taiuru and GodZone Internet Services a domain name company will ensure that Iwi can now register their ... More >>
Taniwha/Dragon 2013: Spectacular ceremony as 2 cultures meet
Monday, 15 April 2013, 1:26 pm | Joint Press Release
Auckland’s iconic Ōrākei Marae will host the world’s first pōwhiri and festival to celebrate the many bonds shared by Māori and Chinese peoples on April 27th. “Ōrākei and Chinese families have lived and worked alongside one another for generations, ... More >>
Baird dedicates Pukekohe clean-sweep to Jason Richards
Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:00 am | Joint Press Release
Media release - on behalf of Craig Baird/Alan Ferguson. 15 April 2013 Baird dedicates Pukekohe clean-sweep to Jason Richards Queensland based Kiwi Craig Baird clean swept the GT1 support race category at this weekend’s Pukekohe round of the V8 Supercars, ... More >>
Urs Signer and Valerie Morse: GCSB - we demand the truth
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 2:53 pm | Joint Press Release
"We have no confidence that the Prime Minister, the Inspector-General or the Director of the GCSB is telling the full story of the illegal spying by the GCSB. We demand to know unequivocally if we have been spied on - either in relation to the Urewera ... More >>
Anti-Bullying Success with Kiwi Kids Not Just an Illusion
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:49 am | Joint Press Release
Award winning magician to visit Timaru schools. Having performed for over 700,000 students Elgregoe has become of New Zealand’s top school performers and most celebrated magicians and he is about to visit Timaru schools to reinforce his anti–bullying ... More >>
SERVOLUTION: 7-Day Event Serving Local Communities
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 12:29 pm | Joint Press Release
New Zealand, Australian and Samoan Churches and community groups unite for one week to serve their communities SERVOLUTION: 7-Day Event Serving Local Communities An army of volunteers will take to the streets and neighbourhoods of Auckland from April ... More >>
Returned Servicemen And Women: ANZAC Day Complimentary Meal
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 11:20 am | Joint Press Release
ANZAC Day celebrates and honours those men and women who have served New Zealand and Australia in military operations. This ANZAC Day Wellington restaurants Monsoon Poon, Boulcott Street Bistro and Osteria del Toro are honouring all returned servicemen ... More >>
Protest Actions as Guantanamo Hunger Strike Passes 60 Days
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 11:16 am | Joint Press Release
Across the U.S. on Thursday, street protests will support prisoners detained at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo who are engaged in a large-scale hunger strike which began in early February. Some prisoners are now in critical condition. More >>
New Agreement To Encourage Chinese Tourism
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 9:11 am | Joint Press Release
Media release Air New Zealand | Immigration New Zealand 10 April 2013 New Agreement To Encourage Chinese Tourism Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and Air New Zealand have reached an agreement to make it easier for high-value Chinese tourists to visit New ... More >>
Dunedin Total Fire Ban Being Lifted Tomorrow
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:58 am | Joint Press Release
Dunedin (Tuesday, 9 April 2013) – Dunedin’s total fire ban is being lifted tomorrow, but people should continue to be very careful when lighting fires. More >>
