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Banks Peninsula should conserve water during bad weather
Christchurch City Council is asking residents in the Banks Peninsula region to be mindful with water use throughout the expected bad weather over the next three days. Tim Joyce, Contracts Manager for City Water and Waste Unit says, "We ask residents to use water sparingly in the Akaroa harbour area, Pigeon Bay and Little River for the next three days. Some water reserves are nearing ...
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Levin man in hospital after serious assault
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:34 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Levin man in hospital after serious assaultPolice have launched an investigation after a man was admitted to Palmerston North Hospital this morning after being seriously assaulted in Levin.The 53-year-old Levin man was found injured at his home by his caregiver around 8:30am this morning. The caregiver immediately ...
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Release of wild pigs condemned
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:56 pm Press Release: Animal Health Board Media release19 June 2013 Release of wild pigs condemned The illegal release of wild pigs near a beef herd has led the farm owner to speak out about the risk they pose to bovine tuberculosis (TB) control.Wild pigs can carry TB and have the potential to infect areas in which the existing wildlife population is free of ...
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New community centre and library for Te Atatu
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:26 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 19 June 2013New community centre and library for Te AtatuIt's been a long time coming, but construction of the Te Atatu Peninsula's new library and community centre will finally get underway.Consent has been granted for the $12 million project with Auckland Council planning to start work on the project before the ...
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Plenty of ways to acknowledge volunteers
Volunteers are in the spotlight as Aotearoa celebrates National Volunteer Week (16-22 June 2013).Vanisa Dhiru, Chief Executive of Volunteering New Zealand says people and organisations across the nation can nominate outstanding volunteers for their commitment to their communities in a variety of ways."It's is great to see volunteers nominated for awards and thanked for their ...
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Community Internship Programme applications open
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:21 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Jo GoodhewMinister for the Community and Voluntary Sector19 June 2013Community Internship Programme applications openApplications for the Community Internship Programme are now being accepted, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew."This programme funds hapu, iwi or community groups with ...
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Hutt City Council Appoints Community Arts Advisor
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:50 pm Press Release: Dowse 17 June 2013 Hutt City Council Appoints Community Arts AdvisorPippa Sanderson will take up the role of Hutt City's Community Arts Advisor, the city's primary advocate for the community arts, from Tuesday 25 June. Pippa is an experienced project manager and advocate for social change who most recently was the Community ...
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Fewer women having abortions in NZ
Source: Getty Images There is a call for the Government to make contraception more affordable after Statistics New Zealand revealed today that women had over 14,000 abortions last year. A total of 14,745 induced abortions were performed in New Zealand in 2012, 1118 fewer than in 2011, Statistics New Zealand said. The general abortion rate decreased from 17.3 per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years in ...
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Kiwi dies in freezing Qld conditions
The 40-year-old New Zealander slept on a patio at a Clermont house, west of Rockhampton, on Tuesday night.His housemates found him dead this morning, police said.It was near on freezing in the area, with an overnight low of just 0.8 of one degree, the weather bureau said.Police said the death was not suspicious, but would not say if cold was to blame.AAP ...
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Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gambling
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:10 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Chris TremainMinister of Internal Affairs 19 June 2013 Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gamblingInternal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain today announced a balanced package of reforms in the Class 4 (non-casino) gaming sector."There is a clear need for reform in the Class 4 sector, which is why Te Ururoa ...
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Fish Game hunter penalty ten times hunting licence fee
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Sky TV shares slump after loss of football rights
Shares in Sky Network Television, the worst performing stock on New Zealand’s benchmark NZSX 50 today, slumped 6.2 percent after the pay-television company lost the rights to broadcast English Premier League football this season. Sky Network shares dropped 35 cents to $5.32, crimping its gain this year to 16 percent. Coliseum EPL Management is believed to be the new owner of rights ...
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AMP Capital lifts full-year fee income by 34
AMP Capital Investors (New Zealand), the local unit of the Australian wealth manager, posted a 34 percent jump in fee income last year as it benefited from funds taken over from Axa Asia Pacific and improving market values. The Wellington-based funds manager had fee income of $49.1 million in calendar 2012, up from $36.8 million a year earlier, according to its financial statements. AMP ...
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Rydges to run Latimer Christchurch
Rydges Hotels and Resorts have been appointed to manage the new Latimer Hotel in Christchurch, one of two signings announced this week. The landmark building will be the first hotel to be built in the city since the devastating earthquakes of 2011 and is scheduled to open its doors on October 1, 2013. Yesterday, Rydges also revealed it was taking over management of the Sails Resort in Port ...
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Restaurant chain investigated for alleged $4-an-hour wages
Probe into 'Indian salaries' of $4 an hour An Auckland restaurant chain is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority after allegations it was paying its workers less than $4-an-hour. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has filed action against a total of 15 companies associated with the restaurant chain after complaints that workers were being paid around $256 ...
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Weather worries Residents urged to stay indoors
A polar blast set to ice all of New Zealand has sent authorities scrambling to warn residents to stay indoors. The southerly blast has already sent temperatures plummeting in the deep south and will bring snow to large parts of the South Island today and tonight, even in coastal Christchurch, still mopping up after this week's deluge. Emergency refuge centres are being set up in ...
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Gambling reform making progress
Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell is committed to progressing the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill despite the changes made by the Commerce Select Committee, saying that small steps in the right direction are better than no change at all. "This Bill was born out of a desire to minimise the harm of gambling on vulnerable communities, as well as ensuring the returns from ...
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Address to the Plenary Session 102nd International Labour Conference Geneva
Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa (Greetings to you, greetings to you all). Mr President, fellow delegates. I’m very pleased to be able to address this plenary session on behalf of the New Zealand Government. Sustainable development, employment, social protection, and social dialogue are all central to this Conference's objective of "Building a Future with Decent Work". New ...
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US man accused of beating Kiwi to death found guilty
An American man accused of beating a New Zealand teacher to death has been found guilty of second degree murder. Prudence Hockley, 55, was killed on Christmas Eve 2011 by her bodybuilder boyfriend Johnnie Lee Wiggins - a convicted criminal with a history of illegal steroid use and violent and sexual offending. Ms Hockley, originally from Nelson and educated at Canterbury ...
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LINZ Data Service a resounding success
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 11:45 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Maurice WilliamsonMinister for Land Information 19 June 2013 Media Statement LINZ Data Service a resounding successLand Information Minister Maurice Williamson says the LINZ Data Service has set the benchmark for the release of public data for reuse, innovation and enterprise. Launched in 2011, LDS provides free ...
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Constitution Conversation disability community to talk
Constitutional Advisory Panel guest speaker: Bernice Mene This is a chance for disabled people to learn about the Constitution Conversation have your say hear what other people think learn how to make your own submissionYou can find out more about the Constitution Conversation ...
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Wellington transport plans a mix of the good bad and ugly
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:53 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Grant ROBERTSONMP for Wellington Central Iain LEES-GALLOWAYTransport Spokesperson19 June 2013 MEDIA ...
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Bill reflects widespread and on-going concern
The corporate world must know the public expects to call to account unjustified actions or omissions that end up killing people, Labour's Justice spokesperson and author of a Bill on corporate manslaughter, Andrew Little, says.Speaking at an aviation conference in Dunedin this morning (speech attached) Mr Little said a corporate manslaughter law, as opposed to ordinary manslaughter ...
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Andrew Little Speech to Aviation Industry Association
Introduction: Thank you for the invitation to speak to the Aviation Industry Conference today.I have been asked to speak about corporate manslaughter and my Members' Bill on that issue which is presently sitting in Parliamentary ballot waiting to be drawn.I am aware that investigations into health and safety breaches in the aviation industry, especially where there is catastrophic ...
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Current account gap narrows on dairy exports visitor spending
New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose and visitors spent more, lifting the balance on goods and services. The current account deficit fell to $663 million in the three months ended March 31, from a revised $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Statistics New Zealand. The annual gap ...
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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