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Value of ORC flood infrastructure reinforced
The Otago Regional Council is satisfied with the way its flood control and drainage infrastructure on the Taieri Plain has performed during this week's heavy rainfall.A group of ORC councillors and executive staff did an aerial inspection of the Taieri River on Tuesday from Outram to Henley.The aerial overview included the upper ponding area of the Lower Taieri flood scheme and the ...
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Three resign from Northland Inc board
The Northland Regional Council says it is disappointed but understands and respects the decisions of three members of the Northland Inc board who have resigned after differences of opinion over the organisation's management.The trio - directors Russell Shaw, David Caselli and James Parsons - were appointed in October last year and made up the audit and risk committee for the regional ...
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SCIRT traffic update for next week - from 24 June
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Police blitz on truancy in Whangarei
Police have carried out a blitz on truancy in Whangarei, where nearly a third of students at some schools are absent at any given time. Top brass were among officers who joined teachers and community groups today, paying surprise visits to the homes of known truants and hauling them off to class. Whangarei area commander Inspector Tracy Phillips said they heard every excuse in ...
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No jail for man who robbed Hayden Miles
Timothy John Kuka would have been one of the last people to see Hayden Miles (pictured) alive A man who robbed Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles just hours before he was brutally murdered and dismembered has escaped jail today. Timothy John Kuka, 37, last month pleaded guilty to an amended charge of demanding with menace a cellphone, iPod and a cask of wine from 15-year-old Hayden ...
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Armed intruders break into home detain couple
Photo / File A couple suffered minor injuries when armed intruders wearing disguises burst into their West Coast home last night. The armed men entered the house at Fox River about 9.30pm and detained the couple who lived there, police said. The intruders remained at the property for some time before leaving in a vehicle. Detective Sergeant Gavin Nichols of Greymouth police ...
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Firewood warms familys hearts after theft
Benjamin Foster, 6, with firewood donated to his family after all their wood was stolen. Photo / Joel Ford Offers of help have been flooding in for the Foster family who had all their firewood stolen while spending what is likely to be their last holiday together. The family, including father Rob, who is dying of bowel cancer, faced a cold, hard winter after their supply of wood was ...
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US report urges NZ Govt to expand anti-trafficking measures
A US State Department report on human trafficking has identified forced labour and a trade in underage sex workers in New Zealand, and urged Government to expand its anti-trafficking measures. The department's annual report said New Zealand was a "destination country for foreign men and women subjected to forced labour and to an extent, a source country for underage girls subjected to ...
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Tourism NZ -100 Pure New Zealand - new press releases
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Kiwis Are Developing Taste for Lower Profile Honeys
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 2:41 pm Press Release: Airborne Honey Kiwis Are Developing Taste for Lower Profile HoneysNZ Honeydew Enjoys Surge in Popularity Due To Taste and Health BenefitsAccording to Airborne Honey, the country's oldest and most trusted honey brand, New Zealand Beech Honeydew is becoming increasingly sought after, both at home and internationally. Managing Director, ...
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Police investigating Fox River home invasion
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:08 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Police investigating Fox River home invasionAn investigation is under way after a home invasion at Fox River on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday evening.Armed intruders entered a house about 9.30pm and detained the couple who live there. The intruders had disguised their appearance.They remained at the ...
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Bitter sweet mood marks end of an era for Council workers
Bitter sweet mood marks end of an era for Council workers A mixture of tears and laughter are expected at the formal farewell of 27 Wellington City Council workers who have given more than 500 years of service between them.The departure of the staff from the Council's in-house works unit - CitiOperations - marks the end of an era and the loss of decades of institutional ...
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Aotearoa needs more volunteers to give time
"Volunteer numbers remain stable, a good sign considering the economic climate," says Vanisa Dhiru, Chief Executive of Volunteering New Zealand. But there is still a need for more people to give time to their communities if they are able.The percentage of New Zealanders volunteering have declined slightly following the Christchurch Earthquake but December 2012 quarter statistics ...
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New Plymouth Police Have you seen Niko
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:02 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Have you seen Niko?New Plymouth Police are appealing to the public for any information or sightings of missing 16-year-old Bell Block teenager, Nikolao Meafua known as Niko.Concerns are growing for the safety of Niko who has been missing for nearly a fortnight after he left his Bell Block home on foot on Monday 10 ...
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Closure of Esplanade conservatory prior to refurbishment
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:04 pm Press Release: Palmerston North City Council 20 June 2013Closure of Esplanade conservatory prior to refurbishmentPalmerston North City Council has decided to close The Victoria Esplanade conservatory ahead of a planned refurbishment due to safety concerns.Senior property and parks planner Aaron Phillips says the decision was made due to the deteriorating ...
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New cronies for EQC quango
No one has a clue what they do, but the board of the Earthquake Commission has been shaken up. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced three new appointments to the board of the Earthquake Commission. Out is retiring chairman Michael Wintringham and board member Denise Bovaird. The newbies include Sir Maarten Wevers, who will take over the role of chairman on ...
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NZ wants all-of-govt banking proposals in first shakeup since 2004
The New Zealand government is seeking proposals to handle all the state sector's banking needs, replacing a core transactional services contract held by Westpac Banking Corp since 2004. A discussion paper from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and Treasury, says the so-called master contract with Westpac "is no longer sufficient to meet the current and future ...
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Battery cage phase-out extension proposed
The group responsible for phasing out battery chicken cages within a decade has bowed to industry pressure and proposed extending the timetable. John Hellstrom, chairman of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, said there was "basically a stuff-up" when the Layer Hens Code of Welfare 2012 was introduced late last year. Under the code, new battery hen cages will be banned and existing ...
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Kilted Kiwi Maitland named on Lions bench
Kilted Kiwi Sean Maitland is set to come off the bench in the first Test against the Wallabies in Saturday night's first Test against the ...
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Man in court after pregnant woman stabbed today
Photo / File A man will appear in court this afternoon after a 22-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed this morning. The alleged attack happened in Manukau this morning. The woman is understood to be in a stable condition in Middlemore Hospital. A spokeswoman for police said a 22-year-old man was charged with wounding and would appear in Manukau District Court this afternoon. ...
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Man fined for pushing bicycle into path of off-duty cops car
Photo / File A West Coast man who pushed a bicycle into the path of a car, only to find the driver was an off-duty policeman, appeared in court yesterday. Jonty Charles Pickett, 18, was convicted of two counts of breaching the Greymouth liquor ban, disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest after the incident in March, when he got drunk and pushed the bike in front of a car. When two other ...
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Address to the EMA Central North Island Annual Payroll Conference
I’d like to thank you for inviting me to join you today. As the Member for Rotorua and the Minister of Revenue, it is especially appropriate that my first speech to a conference in my new portfolio is to you today. While the portfolio is new to me, I am no stranger to the world of tax, having served on Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure committee (known in Wellington as the ...
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Mana Party announces big housing plan
The Mana Party wants to build 10,000 state houses a year. Mana's Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate Te Hamua Nikora announced the party's housing policy today in Pomare, in the Hutt Valley. He said Mana would build 10,000 state houses a year, 500 of them immediately in Ikaroa-Rawhiti. Its policy includes reinstating the Maori Affairs Housing Scheme which ended in 1989. The ...
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Hoyts New Zealand Premieres ‘King of the Railway’
'King of the Railway' There's a surprise in store on the Island of Sodor! Thomas is back with old friends in the next thrilling, feature--length adventure, ...
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Animal Limb Find Highlights Biosecurity Weakness
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:51 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Richard Prosser MPSpokesperson for Biosecurity20 June 2013Animal Limb Find Highlights Biosecurity WeaknessNew Zealand First says the discovery of part of an animal limb in a shipment of Palm Kernel extract from Asia shows the Government's "hands off" approach to biosecurity is failing.Biosecurity ...
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New Zealand stepping up for regional fisheries
New Zealand is regional power in the Pacific and this is reflected in our ongoing involvement in the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, which is the mechanism by which the region manages one of its greatest natural resources.
New Zealand has long been a regional power in the South Pacific, and in this capacity the country has lead a number of major initiatives undertaken alone or in conjunction with other Pacific Island nations, the most important of these have been policies aimed at environmental protection and sustainability, as well as monitoring and rehabilitation of important environmental resources, such as the Pacific fisheries. Read more
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