News
Minister encourages participation in Samoan Language Week
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Hekia ParataMinister of
Pacific Island Affairs 24 May 2013
Media Statement Minister encourages participation in Samoan
Language Week Talofa lava. Malo le soifua... more
Groser to attend annual OECD meeting
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Tim GroserMinister of
TradeMinister for Climate Change
Issues 24 May
2013 Media Statement
Groser to attend annual OECD
meetingTrade Minister Tim Groser will represent... more
Linking Minds Scholarships – Making Language Accessible
24 May 2013 News
British Council
PRESS RELEASELinking Minds Scholarships –
Making Language Accessible to Everyone May
2013Five Welsh teachers will travel to New
Zealand to learn how to encourage the use of the Welsh
language... more
Family Violence coordination gets support
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Paula BennettMinister for Social
DevelopmentAssociate Minister of Housing24 May
2013 Family Violence coordination gets
supportThe Government is extending the funding for
Family... more
Collins announces Language Line expansion
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Judith CollinsMinister for Ethnic Affairs
24 May 2013
Collins announces Language Line expansion
Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins has today announced the Government’s plan... more
Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 4
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Steven JoyceMinister Responsible for Novopay24
May 2013Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period
4Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today
released the PricewaterhouseCoopers... more
Fulbright Scholar Awards
24 May 2013 News
Fulbright NZ
Fulbright Scholar Awards
Fulbright New Zealand calls for applications to its range of Scholar Awards for New Zealand academics, artists and professionals to undertake academic and cultural exchanges... more
Causeway Upgrade Project begins
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says the formal start of construction today of the NZ Transport Agency’s Causeway Upgrade Project on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway... more
Minister welcomes Rotorua education initiative
24 May 2013 Education
New Zealand Government
Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education
24 May 2013 Minister welcomes Rotorua
education initiative Education Minister Hekia Parata
and Rotorua MP Todd McClay have announced a major... more
Sir Don Mckinnon Recognised For 35 Years of Service
24 May 2013 News
World Class New Zealand Awards
The Rt Hon Sir Donald McKinnon ONZ GCVO – Supreme Award
Sir Don McKinnon, whose life’s work has involved extending the commercial and moral influence of New Zealand... more
Linking Minds Scholarships – Making Language Accessible
23 May 2013 Education
British High Commission
Five Welsh teachers will travel to New Zealand to learn how to encourage the use of the Welsh language in all members of the community, as part of the Linking Minds leadership... more
Mum talked down Woolwich terrorists who told her: 'We want to start a war in London tonight'
23 May 2013 News
A mother-of-two has described how she put her own life on the line by trying to persuade a British soldier's murderers to hand over their weapons.
Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett selflessly engaged the... more
Resolution of New Zealand meat exports to China
23 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Nathan GuyMinister for Primary Industries
A resolution has been agreed which should see authorities clearing New Zealand meat exports to China from next week, Primary Industries... more
More children getting help to see
23 May 2013 Health
New Zealand Government
Hon Tony RyallMinister of Health
More young New Zealanders in need of glasses to correct their vision have received free spectacles through a Government-funded subsidy.
“More than... more
Teenage Schoolgirls Flock to Twitter: CensusAtSchool
23 May 2013 News
CensusAtSchool
Teenage schoolgirls are flocking to the microblogging service Twitter, according to early results from the educational project CensusAtSchool. One in three teenage schoolgirls (37%) has... more
News
Collins announces Language Line expansion
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Hon Judith CollinsMinister for Ethnic Affairs
24 May 2013
Collins announces Language Line expansion
Ethnic... more
Causeway Upgrade Project begins
24 May 2013 News
New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says the formal start of construction today of the NZ Transport... more
Business
US retailers weighing on orange roughy prices, Sanford says
24 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
US retailers weighing on orange roughy prices with sustainability concerns, Sanford says
May 24 ... more
NZ dollar faces more downside
24 May 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ dollar faces more downside as improving US economy spurs greenback supporters
By Paul McBeth
May 24 ... more
Living
Base FM Digital Liberation - It's A Movement
24 May 2013 Entertainment
Base FM
It marks the conclusion of NZ Music Month for 2013 and a new era for Base FM.
The team were under much deliberation ... more
Die!Die!Die! European Tour Dates
23 May 2013 Entertainment
Rhythmethod
DIE!DIE!DIE!EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
The Dunedin-born hellraisers Die!Die!Die! are about to go on a 70+ date tour of Europe... more
Property
DNZ Property sells $60M of shares at 1.8% discount
23 May 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
By Paul McBeth
May 23 (BusinessDesk) - DNZ Property Fund, which reported a 14 percent decline in ... more
If it's standing empty it'll sell fast
22 May 2013 Property
Low interest rates encourage own-your-own trend in industrial premises.
Strong demand for vacant premises, particularly from... more
Migration
Ambassador to Afghanistan Appointed
23 May 2013 Migration
New Zealand Government
Hon Murray McCullyMinister of Foreign Affairs
23 May 2013 Media Statement Ambassador to... more
Retirement New Zealand visa proposed
22 May 2013 Migration
A proposal to introduce a new category of New Zealand visa which would allow retirees to live in New Zealand tax-free has been... more
Travel
Queenstown the world's 25th best destination - survey
22 May 2013 Travel & Tourism
Queenstown is the world's 25th best destination, according to TripAdvisor.
The global travel website released its latest survey... more
Visitors flocking to NZ in record numbers
21 May 2013 Travel & Tourism
Visitors flocked to New Zealand in record numbers last month, with Chinese tourists showing the biggest increase.
Arrivals in April... more
Sport
Rugby: Williams retires from All Blacks
24 May 2013 Rugby
All Black lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.
The 77-test veteran who made his debut in 2002 made... more
Super Rugby: Chiefs prevail in NZ derby
24 May 2013 Rugby
The Chiefs have gone some way to securing top spot in the New Zealand Conference after an intense 28-19 victory over the Crusaders in... more
Columns
Campbell:failures of care for those with mental disabilities
24 May 2013 Column
Gordon Campbell on failures of care for those with mental disabilities, and Murray McCully‘s latest gaffes
by Gordon ... more
Six60 Rocks London
23 May 2013 Column
By Charlotte Everett
I was a Six60 live virgin. Last night, that all changed. And it was a truly beautiful thing.
Given that I’d... more
Kiwi Success
Kerikeri Student’s Artwork Wins Defence Competition
24 May 2013 People
New Zealand Defence Force
A poster showing a soldier’s grave has won 11 year old Sam Sutcliffe, of Kerikeri, first prize... more
Clever Kiwis vie for export awards
23 May 2013 People
Employers And Manufacturers Association
New Zealand designers and suppliers of jewellery, yacht masts and aeroplane safety checks are... more
Recruitment
Denniston mine decision good news for jobs & growth
23 May 2013 Recruitment
New Zealand Government
Hon Steven JoyceMinister for Economic Development
Hon Simon BridgesMinister of Energy & Resources
The... more
Hamilton leads the way with 'living wage'
22 May 2013 Recruitment
Hamilton has become the first city council in New Zealand to approve paying all staff a 'living wage', and Auckland and Wellington... more
