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Submission on applications for regulated bitstream
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 10:56 am | Rural Women New Zealand
Please find the current submission as addressed to Network Access Commerce Commission containing the viewpoint of Rural communities. More >>
Rural communities must not be left out of the loop
Monday, 8 May 2006, 11:26 am | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural New Zealanders face uncertainty with the announcement last week that Telecom’s copper wire network is to be opened up for use by its competitors, with the unbundling of the ‘local loop’. More >>
Rural Women support ban on “Terminator”
Friday, 17 March 2006, 9:43 am | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is urging the Government to safeguard New Zealand’s biosecurity along with the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the third world by dropping its support for lifting the moratorium on ‘Terminator’ gene seed trials. More >>
Winners of inaugural RWNZ Achievement Award
Friday, 16 December 2005, 3:18 pm | Rural Women New Zealand
Women who have played an outstanding role working for their rural communities have been honoured with a new Achievement Award established to mark the 80th anniversary of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ). More >>
Call for extreme makeover of homecare sector
Monday, 5 December 2005, 10:25 am | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural Women New Zealand says a total revamp of the home care industry is required, following its presentation of an 18,000 signature Petition to Parliament on Friday calling for the reimbursement of travel costs for home care workers. More >>
Cut speed limits - but spend on roads and educ'n
Friday, 21 October 2005, 4:24 pm | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural Women New Zealand welcomes Land Transport New Zealand plans to cut the speed limit on 40 dangerous stretches of rural roads in an effort to reduce the road toll. But it is also calling for more funding to be spent on improving roads and driver ... More >>
Alternative fuels solution to petrol price hikes
Monday, 5 September 2005, 12:08 am | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is calling on the Government to make faster progress in introducing alternative fuels, such as bio-diesel and bio-ethanol, in the face of rapidly rising petrol prices, which are having a huge impact in rural areas. More >>
No lolly scramble funds for home care providers
Monday, 29 August 2005, 2:22 pm | Rural Women New Zealand
There are no pre-election sweetners on the horizon for the home health care sector which is in a state of crisis due to pitifully low wage rates and workers having to fund their own travel costs and time. More >>
Rural Women apptment to land access panel welcomed
Friday, 5 August 2005, 1:54 pm | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) has welcomed yesterday’s announcement that its executive officer, Maggie Bayfield, has been appointed to the Government’s new eight-person panel to consult further on public access to waterways over private land. More >>
MSS bus operation in Golden Bay welcomed
Monday, 25 July 2005, 9:39 am | Rural Women New Zealand
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) welcomes last week’s announcement from Nelson Marlborough District Health Board that the Mobile Surgical Services bus will soon begin visiting Golden Bay, after the DHB agreed to make funding available for both the set up and ... More >>
Rural Women Alive!
Friday, 22 July 2005, 4:07 pm | Rural Women New Zealand
This is the Email newsletter of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ), compiled by national office. The format has been kept simple to avoid download problems. If you do not wish to receive this email please let us know by replying to this message. More >>
Concern at decline in rural home based care
Sunday, 3 July 2005, 8:13 pm | Rural Women New Zealand
At the national conference of Rural Women New Zealand held in Dunedin this week delegates expressed their deep concern at the state of the home based care industry. More >>
Rural Women Alive!
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 9:25 am | Rural Women New Zealand
This is the Email newsletter of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ). It is sent out regularly by National Office in Wellington to keep you and your networks up to date on news, resources and opportunities. The format has been kept simple to avoid download problems. ... More >>
