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Speech by Murray McCully at USNZ Pacific Partnership Forum
Thank you for being here. It's great to be back in Washington, and to see so many friends of New Zealand here today. I attended the first of these forums in April 2006 and each subsequent gathering. I want to reflect briefly on how the role of this Forum has changed, just as the NZ/US relationship has changed and continues to change. In thanking all of those who have contributed to ...
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Launch of E Tū Whānau Programme of Action 2013-2018
Launch of E Tu Whanau Programme of Action 2013-2018, Te Rau Aroha, Tyron Street, Whakarewarewa village, Rotorua Monday 20 February 2013Speech Five years ago the first Programme of Action was launched following a hui co-hosted by Tainui and Ngai Tahu with the Ministry of Social Development.That summit brought together a wide range of people from across the country to contribute to a plan ...
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Māori Party MPs Select Rangatahi For Youth Parliament 2013
Maori Party MPs Select Rangatahi For Youth Parliament 2013 The Maori Party Members of Parliament have selected student representatives from their electorates to participate in Youth Parliament 2013.121 Youth MPs from across the country will head to Parliament on 16 and 17 July 2013, where they will learn about government decision-making processes and share the views of youth with the ...
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CERA Workshops Assist Property Owners In the Red Zone
CERA Workshops Assist Property Owners In the Red Zone The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) has today begun holding a series of Residential Red Zone workshops to assist property owners in the process of moving on from those areas. Two of the workshops, which are designed to help people connect to the right services and overcome the issues that may be preventing them from ...
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Sleepgate I was on Twitter not napping says Finlayson
Parliament TV clip suggests. Mr Finlayson says he had his head down because he was on Twitter. So why is there no record of contemporaneous tweets from the minister?, NBR ONLINE asked. (After ...
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Kimbra takes home four Billboard Music Awards
Kimbra donates first guitar to charity Kiwi popstar Kimbra's duet Somebody That I Used to Know continues to haul in the big awards. The Hamilton-born singer's duet with Gotye picked up four nods at last night's Billboard Music Awards. They won Top Rock Song, Top Radio Song, Top Hot 100 Song and Top Streaming Song (Audio) at the Las Vegas event. Earlier this year, the duet ...
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Programme for autistic children facing funding shortfall
Source: Fairfax Parents and carers say they are very disappointed to learn that that a service for disabled children and young people is closing because of a funding shortfall. Napier's Rainbow Umbrella Charitable Trust runs an after school programme primarily for autistic children. However, manager Jeannine Bainbridge says that the trust is facing closure because funding through the ...
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Right to success belief can cause students to struggle
Professor Jamin Halberstadt. Photo / Otago Daily Times Students who have an exaggerated belief they have "a right to success" are more likely to struggle come exam time, a University of Otago study shows. The study, which examined the entitlement beliefs of almost 300 students sitting a marketing and consumption paper, found that those with "excessive entitlement" were less ...
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Key Technical issue holding up meat in China
Prime Minister John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation. Mr Key told TV3's Firstline that New Zealand's ambassador to China, Carl Worker, went to see authorities yesterday and confirmed a technical issue was holding up shipments of New Zealand meat on Chinese ...
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$30m Porirua Mega Centre sale
Matthew Horton (right) catching the keys to his new Peugeot 508 from NBR publisher Todd Scott (centre), with Sime Darby Automobiles divisional manager Simon Rose ...
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Hesitancy after new records
Wall Street touched fresh records earlier in the day before giving up gains as investors await clues from the US Federal Reserve on its plans for maintaining stimulus measures. The minutes from the latest Fed's policy committee meeting are due on Wednesday, the same day that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will be giving testimony to Congress. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow ...
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Goldmining giant to explore more of Waihi
Distressed Residents Action Team secretary Collette Spalding said an exploration area that has been expanded underneath Waihi does not bode well for the future ...
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Live news updates May 21
A Nepalese firefighter inspects the scene of a fire at the Pilgrims Book store at Thamel, Nepal. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's news at home and abroad with nzherald.co.nz's news blog, which is updated throughout the day. The blog, compiled daily by the Herald's online staff, will include today's essential stories, news snippets and links, as well as previews of ...
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NZ POLITICS DAILY Collins fights back
Judith Collins has been fighting back. Last week she was under attack from all quarters over her decision not to implement the recommendations of the MMP Review. Now she’s taken to Twitter ...
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Milford Rd to close at Homer Tunnel for rock removal
Source: Supplied The Milford Road will be closed for up to two weeks to remove an unstable rock high above the western entrance to the Homer Tunnel. Part of the rock broke free in November last year causing disruptions to traffic on the Milford Road. The NZ Transport Agency says it will close the road from the eastern entrance of the Homer Tunnel for between 10 and 14 days from this ...
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Case against DHB smoking ban to wrap up
A court case to have a smoking ban overturned at Auckland psychiatric facilities is expected to wrap up in the High Court today. The case against the Waitemata District Health Board was launched by two former psychiatric patients who say the smoking ban is a breach of their human rights. The DHB is expected to present its case today arguing in favour of the smoking ban. Yesterday, the High ...
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Baby issue up to Speaker
David Carter. Photo / APN Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly", saying having children while in Parliament was "challenging but do-able" and it was up to each party to ensure nursing mothers had the support and time out needed. Speaker David Carter is considering introducing special leave ...
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Aucklanders in exodus to Hamilton
Carlos and Annabel Barbosa with 2-year-old Greta at their Mystery Creek home. Photo / Christine Cornege Aucklanders are looking as far away as Hamilton to buy homes as more people find themselves squeezed out of their local real estate market. Hamilton real estate agents say there has been a surge in inquiries about properties in their market where the average house price is $347,406. Other ...
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Claws are out in luxury CBD tower
Sally Synnott and Roger Apperley. Photos / Brett Phibbs Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles which have ranged from cat-keeping to who sits on the body corporate. Residents in the 412-unit, 40-level high-rise say a power struggle has erupted, as a group of residents try to hold sway on the influential body corporate ...
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Key backs changes to carers law
Mr Key said that the Government risked further legal challenges if it did not change the law. Photo / NZPA Prime Minister John Key has defended the urgent passing of controversial legislation which restricted who could be paid for caring for disabled family members, saying that the Government faced further legal action if the law was not changed. The legislation has been slammed as rushed, ...
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Middle East a hot topic as McCully meets Kerry
Foreign Minister Murray McCully met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington early today (NZ time) and most of their meeting was spent discussing the Middle East. Mr McCully offered New Zealand's support towards the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians, which could take the form of New Zealand peacekeepers taking part in an international force to run a buffer zone between ...
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Train services return to normal after derailment
Train services are expected to be back to normal in Wellington this morning after yesterday's derailment. KiwiRail's general manager for passenger services Deborah Hume said the train had been removed and the track fixed, and checks on trains of the same make were completed. If there were any changes, passengers would be notified, she said. "If something doesn't go to ...
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Audrey Young Wrong audience for Bolger tirade
As a former Prime Minister and a man very firm in his views, Jim Bolger has always been a bit stroppy. But after his performance in Washington last night at a reception for the US NZ Partnership Forum, someone may be asking him to tone it down a bit. He used his speech as chairman of the NZ US Council to dwell on the Anzus rift over New Zealand's anti-nuclear laws, which was perplexing to those ...
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Wellington train services expected to be back on track today
Engineers worked overnight to complete a major safety inspection to get train services to the capital back on track this morning. KiwiRail was forced to shut down all services after a train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed during early morning peak hour traffic. Four people suffered minor injuries. And for others it was a long wait to get off the derailed train - it took over an ...
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Community leaders due to gather over SkyCity deal
Concerns about the Government's Convention Centre deal with SkyCity are set to be aired by community leaders at a meeting in Auckland this morning. Opposition parties and problem gambling experts say the extra gambling concessions allowed under a recently signed deal between the Government and SkyCity will see a rise in the social damage caused by problem gambling. Under the ...
Auckland Feature Story
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Auckland's infastructure needs upgrading in the long run.
Auckland may in the next few years be able to upgrade two major pieces of infastructure and reap the economic benefits for the city.
There may, in the near future, be a four-lane road of national significance (RONS) between Auckland and Whangarei, which would make travel between the country’s largest city and Northland much faster and more efficient, while providing significant economic benefits to both regions as well. Read more
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