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Mudcrete for Container Wharf?
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:58 am | Unknown
Ports of Auckland has begun experimental 'mudcreting' and a survey of the seabed in preparation for reclamation work for the extension of the Axis Fergusson Container Terminal. More >>
Rapid Transit Routes for Auckland
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:52 am | Unknown
Rapid public transport for Aucklanders has taken one more step towards reality, following the release of an Auckland City-led study identifying a rapid transit route for the central city. The route would run between Britomart and the Western rail line at ... More >>
Y2K Plans Still On - Directors
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:43 am | Unknown
The Year 2000 Festival Company is proceeding with its plans for the Gisborne 2000 Festival in Gisborne. More >>
Watercare Services Financial Operations Clarified
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:41 am | Unknown
Councils in the Auckland region who now own Water care Services Limited, which owns and operates most of the region's bulk water and wastewater systems, want the company to operate on the basis of a zero return on investment. More >>
Waste Water Levies Down
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:33 am | Unknown
Waste water levies imposed on Council's by Water Care Services are set to come down in this current financial year. More >>
Minister Challenged Over Traffic Claims
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:23 am | Unknown
Auckland City Councillor Frank Ryan, a former Mayor of Mount Albert, and Chairman of the Transition Committee which managed the establishment of the new Auckland City in 1989, has challenged the present Minister of Local Government to justify his claim ... More >>
Council To Sign Rail Tunnel Contract
Monday, 19 July 1999, 12:04 am | Unknown
A Rail Tunnel contract will be signed today between Auckland City and Walter Concrete Constructions (Britomart) Limited to build a tunnel which would allow rail to service any new transport terminal built on the Britomart site. Present plans are for rail ... More >>
NZPIL Wins South African Post Office Contract
Friday, 16 July 1999, 11:45 pm | Unknown
New Zealand Post International Limited (NZPIL) has won the strategic management partnership contract for the South African Post Office (SAPO). The multi-million-dollar SAPO contract is the largest postal contract ever tendered internationally and has ... More >>
New accident scheme a financial winner
Friday, 16 July 1999, 8:12 pm | Unknown
An overwhelming number of Wellington businesses are financially better off as a result of the new accident insurance system. More >>
Transcript: Howard At Economists Association USA
Friday, 16 July 1999, 8:08 pm | Unknown
TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER THE HON JOHN HOWARD MP ADDRESS AT ECONOMICS LUNCHEON IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AAA, B.C.I.U AND DOWNTOWN ECONOMISTS ASSOCIATION ASIA SOCIETY, NEW YORK, USA More >>
East Timor
Friday, 16 July 1999, 7:16 pm | Unknown
I support the decision taken overnight by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan authorising the commencement of the voter registration process in East Timor on 16 July. More >>
Model Criminal Code Proposals For Sexual Offences
Friday, 16 July 1999, 7:15 pm | Unknown
Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today released Sexual Offences Against the Person a report from the Model Criminal Code Officers Committee of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General. More >>
Submissions invited on RMA Amendment Bill
Friday, 16 July 1999, 7:00 pm | Unknown
The Transport and Environment Committee is inviting public submissions on the Resource Management Amendment Bill. The closing date for submissions is 13 August 1999. More >>
Auckland Millennium Celebrations Get Funding
Friday, 16 July 1999, 4:50 pm | Unknown
The Lottery Grants Board has given the Auckland City Council grants totalling $800,000 toward its Millennium celebrations, Internal Affairs Minister and Grants Board Chairperson Jack Elder announced today. More >>
PM To Open New Shopping Mall For New Lynn
Friday, 16 July 1999, 4:11 pm | Unknown
"The newly refurbished LynnMall shopping centre in New Lynn is a tremendous social and economic development for the people of West Auckland," Prime Minister Jenny Shipley said today. More >>
TRANSCRIPT: Jamie Shea Talks To The West Pacific
Friday, 16 July 1999, 2:50 pm | Unknown
WORLDNET "DIALOGUE" - UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY -GUEST: Jamie Shea, NATO Spokesman - TOPIC: NATO's Role in Kosovo - POSTS: Sydney, Wellington, Singapore More >>
Audit Office Questions Police Spending
Friday, 16 July 1999, 2:37 pm | Unknown
An Audit Office report concludes that the Government was warned about disturbing Police financial practices months before the Commissioner exceeded his spending authority by $15 million, yet failed to rein him in. More >>
New Electricity SOE Brings Cheaper Wholesale Power
Friday, 16 July 1999, 1:54 pm | Unknown
SOE Minister, Tony Ryall, today officially opened the Manukau City headquarters of baby-ECNZ Genesis Power Limited. More >>
Telecom And EDS Announce Outsourcing Deal
Friday, 16 July 1999, 9:39 am | Unknown
Telecom New Zealand today announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with global information services company EDS. The relationship includes a 10-year, $1.5 billion agreement for EDS to supply all of Telecom's IS services, an equity ... More >>
Select Committee Business
Friday, 16 July 1999, 12:43 am | Unknown
There were 18 meetings this week, all in the parliamentary complex. Meetings as originally scheduled were severely disrupted when the House took urgency. Select committees can meet while the House is sitting only with the unanimous agreement of all the ... More >>
