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Auckland welcomes special royal visitor
Monday, 20 February 2012, 10:22 am | Cunard Line
In what is a special year of Diamond Jubilee celebrations for the Queen, Cunard’s newest luxury cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth carved a stunning silhouette as she sailed into Auckland Harbour early this morning. More >>
Endangered NZ shore plover released on Motutapu Island
Monday, 20 February 2012, 9:47 am | Department of Conservation
One of our rarest and most endangered native birds, the New Zealand shore plover has been released on pest free Motutapu Island to increase its chances of survival. More >>
Three Winning Wheel Winners Sought In Christchurch
Friday, 17 February 2012, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission
NZ Lotteries is seeking the holders of three Winning Wheel winning tickets sold in Christchurch who are yet to claim their prize – a luxury weekend in Wellington and a chance to spin up a prize between $100,000 and a million dollars on the live ... More >>
Dunedin man recognised with national award
Friday, 17 February 2012, 11:21 am | Malcam Charitable Trust
The incredible community contribution by Dunedin man Malcolm Cameron was recognised at a gala dinner in Auckland last night (Thursday, February 16) when he won the Countdown 2012 Senior New Zealander of the Year Award. More >>
International agbiotech leaders confirmed for Kiwi event
Friday, 17 February 2012, 10:26 am | Agricultural Biotechnology International Conferenc
Organisers of the world’s top international agricultural biotechnology conference, being held in New Zealand this year, say the event is attracting an outstanding line up of globally respected agbiotech leaders. More >>
Henergy Eggs Ltd and DOC partner for Mt. Bruce Restoration
Friday, 17 February 2012, 10:11 am | Department of Conservation
What started out as an offer of assistance over a cup of tea has resulted in a successful long-term conservation partnership in the Wairarapa. The owners and staff of Henergy Eggs Ltd, which is located just outside Masterton, were recently presented an award ... More >>
Royal Humane Society’s Gold Medal presentation on Feb 22
Friday, 17 February 2012, 9:49 am | Christchurch City Council
The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand’s Gold Medal will be presented at the Christchurch Earthquake Awards at 2pm on Wednesday 22 February at North Hagley Park. More >>
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Being in their nineties didn’t stop Bill Mitchell, of Oamaru, and Ted West, from the North Shore, attending a special ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in Singapore this week. More >>
Fish & Game keeps close eye on disease outbreak
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 12:39 pm | Auckland-Waikato Fish and Game
Auckland Waikato Fish & Game is asking landowners and hunters to monitor waterfowl populations on their properties and ponds for any signs of sick or dead birds. More >>
Tauranga to lead NZ Earth Hour 2012 celebrations
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 12:31 pm | World Wildlife Fund
The city of Tauranga will lead New Zealand’s Earth Hour celebrations this year, in special recognition of community action to protect our precious environment. WWF-New Zealand has today announced it is supporting Tauranga to stage a special Earth Hour ... More >>
Search for missing yachtsman suspended
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 12:13 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The search for a yachtsman missing in the Bay of Plenty has this morning been suspended, after an extensive search over the last two days failed to find him. The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) began an extensive aerial, land and on water search for ... More >>
Project KPH launches project with Kiwi fashion designer
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 9:46 am | Project KPH
Project KPH has launched its latest special project which sees a seven year old boy begin the journey of manifesting his dreams of a career in fashion design. Project KPH is a youth focused charity which offers opportunities to young people living ... More >>
Navy Commander “Coming Home” for Art Deco Weekend
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
One of Hawke’s Bay's sons is coming home to Art Deco in Napier this weekend (18-19 February) at the helm of one of the Navy’s newest vessels. Former Onekawa Primary School student, Lieutenant Kane Sutherland, is now the Commanding Officer of HMNZS ... More >>
Food writers serve up new website
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 11:39 am | NZ Guild of Food Writers
Foodies have a new, more comprehensive way of staying in touch with industry activities with the launch of the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers’ (NZGFW) new website. More >>
YMCA staff team up with rescue experts to improve safety
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 3:51 pm | YMCA
Outdoor Safety is a topic which is currently under the spotlight in New Zealand following a series of devastating accidents, and a mandate from the Prime Minister John Key to investigate and resolve the issues relating to getting an appropriate balance ... More >>
Fall Of Singapore Commemorated
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore will be marked with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on Wednesday 15 February. The ceremony will be attended by His Excellency Mr Justice (ret.) M.P.H. Rubin, High Commissioner for ... More >>
3-year jail term for organising child sex tour
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 1:26 pm | Stop Demand
A 48-year-old Auckland man, convicted last November for organising a child sex tour to Thailand, was today sentenced to three years in jail. Today’s precedent-setting sentence was handed down at the Auckland High Court by Justice Wylie. Name suppression ... More >>
Diamond Jubilee website goes live
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 12:54 pm | Government House
A website to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is now live. The site (www.diamondjubilee.govt.nz) sits within the website of the Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae. More >>
AA tips for motorists and cyclists during Bike Wise Month
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 12:52 pm | Automobile Association
The Automobile Association is reminding motorists and cyclists they need to work together to safely share the roads. With February being Bike Wise month in New Zealand, more people are being urged to get out of their cars or public transport and onto ... More >>
Trout Poachers Go on Police Wanted List
Monday, 13 February 2012, 4:46 pm | Eastern Fish and Game
Four people – three men and one woman - wanted by Fish & Game in connection with separate serious poaching offences, are now on the Police wanted list. Fish & Game Eastern Region has confirmed that it has applied for the arrest warrants, which have ... More >>
Botany Town Centre encourages a resurgence of Bingo
Monday, 13 February 2012, 4:43 pm | Botany Town Centre
One little duck (2) and two fat ladies (88) bang on a drum (71) at the top of the shops (90). This sentence may sound like gibberish to most people, but thanks to Botany Town Centre and a local bingo revival, a trip to the shops will turn lucky ... More >>
Double win for the Gardyne family in Balclutha
Monday, 13 February 2012, 4:36 pm | Young Farmer Contest
It runs in the family in Southland: Pete Gardyne and his younger brother Richard will both be heading to Grand Final in May after they took out the Otago/Southland Regional Final titles for The National Bank Young Farmer Contest and TeenAg Competition ... More >>
Earthquake Delayed Graduation To Finally Take Place
Monday, 13 February 2012, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The first ever graduation for the students of AUT's Diploma of Paramedic Science and Graduate Diploma of Health Science at the Defence Force Health School (DHS) in Burnham Camp will take place next Tuesday. 63 young men and women will proudly walk ... More >>
Climate Change Bulletin - Feb 2012
Monday, 13 February 2012, 2:39 pm | British High Commission
This is our 20th edition and this month we are back for 2012 and we take a look at what an economic recovery does to the United Kingdom’s CO2 emissions. We have some surprising news from the Roof of the World: the ice on the Himalayas is not melting ... More >>
Naked Truth about NZ Women’s Bodies Alarming
Monday, 13 February 2012, 2:21 pm | EDEN
Eating difficulties and body image specialists, Eden, are concerned about the results of the recent Next Magazine survey. Next surveyed over 1500 women about their relationships with their bodies. The result showed three out of four women are unhappy with their ... More >>
New Zealand seafood rated as the ‘green protein’
Monday, 13 February 2012, 12:18 pm | Seafood Industry Council
New Zealand seafood is rated as the ‘green protein’ a report on the environmental cost of New Zealand food production has found. The Environmental Cost of New Zealand Food Production measures the environmental impacts of harvesting wild fisheries with ... More >>
Jury trials start in Christchurch
Monday, 13 February 2012, 11:01 am | Ministry of Justice
Jury trials were held at the Christchurch District Court today for the first time since the February 22 earthquake last year. Ministry of Justice Deputy Secretary Christchurch Recovery, Jared Mullen said the start of jury trials marked a new phase ... More >>
Nzdf Welcomes Appointment Of Court Martial Judges
Friday, 10 February 2012, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force welcomes the appointment of Judge Anne Gaskell and Judge Philip Hall as Judges of the Court Martial. More >>
Surefire way to help prevent heartbreak this Valentine's Day
Friday, 10 February 2012, 9:52 am | New Zealand Post
If you're sending a last-minute Valentine's Day card (or two) today, spare a though for those whose hearts need more than just a little romance. New Zealand Post is encouraging people to choose Valentine's Day cards which support the New Zealand ... More >>
A national animal ID scheme inches closer
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:14 pm | Federated Farmers
An electronic national identification for 11 million cattle and deer is one step closer with the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Bill in Parliament’s Committee Stage. Federated Farmers is certain its robust analysis has achieved better ... More >>
Police assess report into collapse of Canterbury TV Building
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have received a report and briefing from the Department of Building and Housing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building in Christchurch in the earthquake of February 22 2011. More >>
WWI Soldier Alongside His Countrymen At Last
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A solemn ceremony to rebury the remains of a New Zealand soldier was held at Messines Ridge British Cemetery in near Leper, Belgium on Friday 3 February. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defence, Dr Jonathan Coleman, the Chief of Defence ... More >>
Top design experts to speak at workshop to help Chch rebuild
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 1:55 pm | Word of Mouth Media
More than 50 structural engineers, geotech experts and architects will thrash out how Christchurch can rebuild on its soft land at an international workshop next Monday. More >>
Visit to niece ends with police brutality
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 11:14 am | Amicus Barristers Chambers
Ms Naiju Li, a 56 years old retired civil engineer and accomplished university lecturer had what was meant to be a wonderful visit with her niece shattered by police brutality. More >>
Home detention for man who kept working while claiming ACC
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 10:38 am | Accident Compensation Corporation
A ‘tip-off’ to ACC’s freephone fraud reporting line led to the conviction of Paraparaumu man Simon John Kruidenier in the Porirua District Court recently for defrauding ACC. More >>
Elim soup kitchen wins $1,000 Community Spirit Award
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 10:14 am | Elim Soup Kitchen
Over the past three years, more than 10,000 cooked three course lunches have been provided free of charge, by the Elim Soup Kitchen in Manurewa on Wednesdays, and now this valuable service has been recognised and announced as the winner of an Instant ... More >>
Navy VIP Barge Incident – Update 1
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy has a damage assessment team enroute to Tutukaka to determine how the Navy’s VIP Barge, which was damaged in an incident this morning, can be returned to the Devonport Naval Base. More >>
Conference explores options for sustainable travel
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:12 pm | Hastings District Council
This month’s national 2Walk&Cycle conference will explore future transport options in a world which is growing more congested every day. It is the first time that both the walking and cycling sectors have been invited to attend a single conference, ... More >>
Head of Caritas Jerusalem to visit to New Zealand
Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:10 am | Caritas Aotearoa
Claudette Habesch, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem for the last 25 years, is visiting New Zealand in late February/March as a guest of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand for its annual Lent Appeal. More >>
Navy Ships Depart For Testing Times
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 6:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
ANZAC Class Frigate HMNZS TE KAHA and Replenishment Tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR are deploying on Monday (6 Feb) to be tested under war-like conditions, proving both their safety at sea and their ability to react under combat. More >>
NZTA to give people more toll road options on Waitangi Day
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency is responding to feedback it has received from customers and will open its Northern Gateway Toll Road call centre on Waitangi Day (Monday, 6 February) for people who want to pay their tolls by telephone. More >>
Keeping young people safe online
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:44 pm | Youthline
Youthline is urging young people to ask for help if they find themselves in uncomfortable situations online. This comes after a television sting led Police to investigate five men who made sexually explicit comments to a ficticious 14 year old girl in ... More >>
Male targets aircrafts with 'lasers'
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Police
Counties Manukau Police have arrested an 18 year old male on four charges of endangering transport. The charges relate to allegations that the male 'lasered' three commercial aircrafts yesterday evening on landing approaches to Auckland International Airport. More >>
Tougher restricted licence test better for road safety
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:02 pm | Automobile Association
Upcoming changes to the restricted licence test will lead to better trained and safer young drivers, says the AA. The restricted licence test will become tougher and longer from February 2012, and the new test routes will involve more challenging environments, ... More >>
Tougher restricted driving tests on the way
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding young drivers that practical driving tests are about to get a lot harder. The NZTA has been working for several months to develop a longer and more challenging restricted driving practical test to improve the safety ... More >>
Canada Geese moult cull ‘all but completed’
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:01 pm | Federated Farmers
A moult cull of Canada Geese in Canterbury has finished. While it replaced ones previously undertaken by Fish & Game, it does not preclude further culls in South Island by the control group, individuals or groups of organised hunters, given the bird ... More >>
New baby most likely Auckland's 1.5 millionth resident
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 5:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Some time next week, somebody will push Auckland's population over 1.5 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. New Zealand's biggest city is expected to reach the landmark about 1 February 2012, Population Statistics manager Andrea Blackburn said today. More >>
Coastguard Warns of Use of Inflatable Devices in Open Water
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 3:38 pm | Coastguard
Coastguard is advising Kiwis to be vigilant when using inflatable toy devices on the open water after three incidents yesterday where people were blown out to sea. More >>
Names released for Mohaka fatal
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have released the names of the four people who died in a crash on SH2 near Wairoa last night. More >>
New Zealand Energy Outlook 2011 released
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 1:44 pm | Ministry of Economic Development
The Ministry of Economic Development today released its latest instalment of the New Zealand Energy Outlook. New Zealand’s Energy Outlook 2011 presents long-term forecasts of energy supply, demand, prices and energy sector greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
Maritime Union Says Management "Fact Sheet" Short on Facts
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 1:48 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union has criticized the circulation of a “fact sheet” produced for the Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) management that repeats incorrect information. More >>
Sex Offender Supervision Order Breach No Cause for Alarm
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 11:07 am | Rethinking Crime and Punishment
“The real measure of public safety is whether or not there has also been an increase in re-offending by released serious sex offenders. In fact, there has been a decrease in serious sex offending, and in sexual offending generally. An increase in breaches ... More >>
Housing Rental Demand Stays Strong
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 12:30 pm | Trademe
There is good news for landlords across much of the country with rental demand from tenants up 13% on a year ago, according to the latest analysis of Trade Me Property’s house rental listings in the three months from October to December. Head of Trade ... More >>
Bodies being removed from scene of balloon crash
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Police
Two of the eleven bodies being removed from scene of fatal Carterton hot air balloon crash More >>
Balloon crash investigation update
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are conducting a thorough investigation with a number of agencies, following the fatal hot air balloon crash which occurred in Carterton around 7:25am this morning. Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector Brent Register says Police began receiving reports ... More >>
Governor-General's statement on balloon tragedy
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 4:19 pm | Government House
It was with a profound sense of both shock and disbelief that I learnt of the ballooning tragedy in the Wairarapa that claimed the lives of 11 people earlier today. A tragedy on this scale means many people, both in Carterton and elsewhere in New Zealand, ... More >>
TAIC investigating Clareville ballooning accident
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 9:56 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into this morning’s fatal ballooning accident in the Wairarapa. More >>
Multiple deaths in hot air balloon crash
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 9:15 am | New Zealand Police
Multiple fatalities have been confirmed in the crash of a hot air balloon at Clareville, near Carterton, in the Wairarapa, this morning. More >>
Police disappointed at Christmas road toll figures
Thursday, 5 January 2012, 11:15 am | New Zealand Police
The number of fatalities and injuries incurred over the Christmas holiday period rose this year and Police Commissioners across Australia and New Zealand are disappointed that the some drivers are not taking responsibility for their actions on our roads. More >>
Helicopter Joins Search For Missing Volunteer
Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 11:05 am | Department of Conservation
A long range search helicopter has joined a boat and ground search team looking for a Department of Conservation volunteer on Raoul Island, missing since early yesterday morning. More >>
