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Maori Party replies to Labour Party death threats
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 12:13 pm | The Maori Party
The statement by the list Labour MP Shane Jones to "disestablish" or kill the Maori Party is an admission of both desperation and arrogance, says Maori Party president Rangimarie Naida Glavish. More >>
Mayor Will Target Alcohol, Brothels, Pokies, Loan Sharks
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 12:10 pm | Family First
The leading candidates for the Auckland mayoralty have all pledged to take strong action against alcohol outlets and trading hours, residential brothels, pokies, and loan sharks. Family First has asked the top four polling Auckland Super City Mayoral ... More >>
One Plan appeal ruling provides way forward
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 11:58 am | Fish and Game New Zealand
Fish & Game NZ is welcoming the High Court ruling rejecting an appeal on the legitimacy of the Horizons Regional Council One Plan which aims to tackle farm pollution into waterways. More >>
Many Kiwis benefit from ACC levy cuts
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 10:02 am | ACC
“Many Kiwis, not just employers, have more money in their pockets following ACC levy cuts in 2012, and they stand to gain more if proposed cuts for 2014 go ahead,” says ACC’s Chair Paula Rebstock. More >>
Consultation protects pokie industry rather than families
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 4:33 pm | Minto for Mayor
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain’s proposals for reform of the non-casino gambling will be a help to the gambling industry rather than families and communities who pay a heavy price for problem gambling. More >>
DOC to review submission process
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 4:20 pm | Department of Conservation
The Director General of Conservation Lou Sanson says he has asked for a review of the department’s process for dealing with its submission on the Tukituki Catchment Proposal. More >>
End Of The Line For Food Sovereignty?
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 4:05 pm | GE Free NZ
The extent to which New Zealand relies on Australian regulators for decisions governing genetically engineered (GE) food will be at the heart of matters considered by Parliament's Regulatory Review Committee this week. More >>
Farmers congratulate new Labour Party leader and his team
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 3:11 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers looks forward to working positively with the new Labour Party lineup under its new leader, the Hon David Cunliffe and Deputy-Leader, the Hon David Parker. More >>
Q+A Panel Discussion - In response to Tim Groser Interview
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 12:49 pm | TV One
Well, I guess it’s— when it comes to fruition. It’s a very major deal, Susan, and it’s, I guess, the most large free-trade agreement – regional free-trade agreement – we can be part of, stopping short of, actually, another round of the ... More >>
Q+A Discussion - In response Cunliffe & Parker Interview
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 12:47 pm | TV One
We’re with the panel – Dr Claire Robinson, Matt McCarten and Fran O’Sullivan. And we have all got obsessed with the fact that again David Cunliffe has confused caucus and Chorus. Fran, you think he did it three times. Matt, you think he did ... More >>
Vigilante Action Against Residential Brothels Expected
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 11:17 am | Family First
Family First NZ is commending actions by a Christchurch City Council candidate to get a residential brothel out of his street, and is predicting that there will be more ‘vigilante justice’ against street prostitution and residential-based brothels ... More >>
Moratorium on deep sea phosphate mining?
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 11:11 am | Deepwater Group
The Namibian Government has just imposed an eighteen month moratorium on a deep sea phosphate mining proposal identical to Chatham Rock Phosphate’s plan to mine off the coast of New Zealand. More >>
Student Voice under a National Spotlight
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 10:47 am | NZUSA
New Zealand’s national body for students, the NZ Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA), is taking its ‘Nothing About Students, Without Students’ campaign to educational leaders in the university and polytechnic sectors today in Auckland. More >>
Cross Party Support Welcome for Credit Law Changes
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 9:48 am | NZ Association of Credit Unions
The industry organisation representing credit unions and building societies in New Zealand is pleased the Credit Contracts and Financial Services Law Reform Bill has passed its first reading with cross party support to allow it to progress to the ... More >>
Tick for Kids: 200 candidates confirm they'll work for kids
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 9:23 am | Every Child Counts
As voting commences in the 2013 local government and District Health Board elections, the Tick for Kids campaign has released the names of 200 candidates committed to action for children. More >>
NZ Maori Internet Society Welcome Cunliffe in ICT Portfolio
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 9:08 am | New Zealand Maori Internet Society
The New Zealand Maori Internet Society (NZMIS) has welcomed David Cunliffe’s decision to take the Information and Communications portfolio, saying he has been a long time supporter of Māori ICT and community initiatives, while also having a lot of respect ... More >>
People urged to submit to select committee inquiry
Monday, 23 September 2013, 5:06 pm | Wellington Rape Crisis
Wellington Rape Crisis (WRC) is urging as many people and organisations as possible to submit to the Social Services Select Committee Inquiry on Funding for Sexual Abuse Services. Submissions close on Thursday 10 October 2013. More >>
1750 New Zealanders will Live Below the Line for five days
Monday, 23 September 2013, 4:44 pm | Live Below The Line
Today marks the start of a powerful and united bid around New Zealand to raise funds and awareness to end extreme global poverty. 1750 participants from around the country will take part in the Live Below the Line challenge and eat for 2.25 dollars per ... More >>
NewsTalk ZB debate cancelled
Monday, 23 September 2013, 4:13 pm | NewstalkZB
Wellington is a two-horse race for Mayor between the incumbent Celia Wade-Brown and long-serving councillor, former New Zealand cricketer John Morrison. But when the radio network endeavoured to give the front runners some quality one-on-one debate ... More >>
CTU welcomes new Spokesperson roles
Monday, 23 September 2013, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly is pleased to welcome Andrew Little to the important Labour Spokesperson role. More >>
Pillars: Breaking the Cycle of Crime
Monday, 23 September 2013, 3:38 pm | Pillars
More than 20,000 children in New Zealand have a parent in prison. Without the proper support, these kids are seven times more likely to end up in prison themselves. More >>
Demand Carved in Ice Says FREE ARCTIC 30
Monday, 23 September 2013, 11:59 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace campaigners have delivered a demand carved in ice, saying FREE ARCTIC 30, to the Russian Embassy in Wellington this morning. They were joined by concerned Wellingtonians in calling for the release of 30 Greenpeace activists, including two ... More >>
Tim Groser adamant Trans-Pacific Partnership good for NZ
Monday, 23 September 2013, 9:20 am | TV One
“I am absolutely certain that this will be a great deal for New Zealand along the lines we’re negotiating.” Tim Groser is confident the TPP will have a marginal impact on public institutions like Pharmac. More >>
DSC conference elects leaders
Monday, 23 September 2013, 9:15 am | Democrats for Social Credit
The Democrats for Social Credit elected a new Deputy Leader and new President at their annual conference held in Christchurch this weekend. The new Deputy Leader is Chris Leitch a Whangarei businessman. More >>
Q+A - Interview with David Cunliffe and David Parker
Monday, 23 September 2013, 9:00 am | TV One
Is Prime Minister John Key still riding high in the popularity polls, or has a month of campaigning by the Labour leadership impacted on our ONE News Colmar Brunton poll for preferred Prime Minister? More >>
Q+A - Michael Parkin interviews - Steven Joyce
Monday, 23 September 2013, 8:57 am | TV One
Really can’t say at this point. It’s just too early to have those sort of conversations. I mean, obviously, if there was infrastructure involved and if the Government was involved and contributing to that infrastructure, that would, you know, be different ... More >>
Affordable City Candidates Around the Country
Sunday, 22 September 2013, 10:16 am | Affordable City
Leader of Affordable City Stephen Berry said today “As voting papers go out this weekend, there are plenty of places around New Zealand where voters can choose a candidate affiliated to the Affordable City nationwide local body political party.” More >>
Oil Exploration Threatens Wellington Says MANA Candidate
Sunday, 22 September 2013, 10:14 am | Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati
Drilling for oil off the South Coast is a threat to Wellington according to MANA candidate for Wellington Regional Council, Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati. More >>
Williams selected as Labour’s Christchurch East Candidate
Saturday, 21 September 2013, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Potu Williams selected as Labour’s Christchurch East Candidate Labour Party President Moira Coatsworth has announced that Potu Williams will be the candidate for the Christchurch East by election following the resignation of Lianne Dalziel. We had a robust democratic ... More >>
Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi to clarify views of iwi
Friday, 20 September 2013, 5:14 pm | Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Trust
Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust (‘Te Mana’) has decided to postpone a series of hui in October to seek a mandate to enter into direct negotiations with the Crown for the comprehensive settlement of all Ngāti Rangitihi historical Treaty of Waitangi ... More >>
On Q+A 22/9/13: America's Cup, Broadband, Trade
Friday, 20 September 2013, 4:50 pm | Television New Zealand
On the programme this Sunday, the America's Cup. What's next and what's the government promising the team and the country if we win? More >>
Korero Mai Ki Ahau - Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Sept 13
Friday, 20 September 2013, 4:48 pm | Waatea News
Maori health has been in the news this week, with the Maori caucus of the Public Health Association hosting the PHA’s annual conference in New Plymouth. Among the speakers was Leonie Matoe from Te Hotu Manawa Maori, the Maori heart health organization. ... More >>
Intention to join Open Government Partnership welcomed
Friday, 20 September 2013, 4:09 pm | Human Rights Commission
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of New Zealand’s intention to join the Open Government Partnership. More >>
Judgment: Waterhouse v Contractors Bonding
Friday, 20 September 2013, 3:39 pm | NZ Supreme Court
Messrs Godfrey and Robert Waterhouse, have brought proceedings in the High Court against Contractors Bonding Ltd, in relation to a failed business in Georgia, United States of America. The Waterhouses allege negligence, deceit and breach of fiduciary ... More >>
Yan welcomes second cable funding
Friday, 20 September 2013, 3:13 pm | Jack Yan
Wellington Mayoral candidate Jack Yan has welcome news that central government is offering to contribute $15 million towards a second New Zealand-Australia-United States internet cable, citing the benefits for the city's, and country's, economy. More >>
Repayment deadline for overseas student loan borrowers
Friday, 20 September 2013, 2:22 pm | Inland Revenue Department
Inland Revenue is reminding overseas-based student loan borrowers, especially those who have just come off their repayment holiday, that they need to make repayments by the end of this month. More >>
Rising Student Interest in Council Elections
Friday, 20 September 2013, 2:10 pm | NZUSA
Students’ associations at university and polytechnic campuses around New Zealand are doing their bit to increase student interest in this year’s local government elections. More >>
Calls for Tougher Restrictions on Liquor Shops
Friday, 20 September 2013, 2:06 pm | Manurewa Local Board
Manurewa Local Board Chair Angela Dalton today called on Auckland Council to introduce tough new discretionary measures in the Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) to tackle youth binge drinking in communities like Manurewa. More >>
Elections Start Today with the Sending Out of Voting Papers
Friday, 20 September 2013, 1:16 pm | Greater Wellington Regional Council
Voting papers will start arriving in your letter box today, providing you with the opportunity to have your say on who will be representing you on the Wellington Regional Council for the next three years. More >>
Homicide Families to Meet
Friday, 20 September 2013, 12:43 pm | Red Raincoat Trust
Red Raincoat’s annual Victim Conference will be held this weekend in Wellington. The theme for this year’s conference is “Stand Tall’. “When a homicide occurs, the journey a victims’ family has to travel is unknown and filled with emotion. ... More >>
Candidate Phillip Legg Endorsed By Sustainable Waikato
Friday, 20 September 2013, 12:34 pm | Sustainable Waikato
Sustainable Waikato has endorsed 12 candidates for the Hamilton City Council, and 11 for the Waikato Regional Council in the 2013 elections, including Phillip Legg who is standing for Waikato Regional Council in the Waihou Constituency. More >>
Voting Papers For Local Elections In the Post from Today
Friday, 20 September 2013, 12:22 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 20.09.13: Over the next few days registered Rotorua voters can expect to receive their voting papers in the post for next month’s local elections. More >>
ACC Levy Consultation and the Motorcycle ACC Levy
Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:44 am | Bikers Rights Organisation NZ
The 2014/15 ACC Levy Consultation is open, and ACC have proposed decreases of 15% to earners’ and motorists’ levies, and 17% decreases to employers. However they have specifically excluded a reduction to the ACC levy for motorcyclists, without ... More >>
Transparency International NZ Welcomes Open Govt Partnership
Friday, 20 September 2013, 9:15 am | Transparency International NZ
Transparency International New Zealand Deputy Chair Murray Petrie welcomed today's news that Prime Minister John Key has indicated New Zealand intends to join the Open Government Partnership. More >>
Tobacco Industry Interests In Conflict with Public Health
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 5:16 pm | Citizen News Service
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the world’s first global public health and corporate accountability treaty and to date 177 countries are Parties to it. By signing and ratifying this treaty, these countries are committed to adopt ... More >>
Still Time For Students to Vote In Council Elections
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 5:09 pm | NZUSA
The NZ Union of Students’ Associations is urging tertiary students around the country to exercise their right to vote in the 2013 Local Government elections. More >>
Coal Trumps Climate At Supreme Court
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4:43 pm | Rise Up
The Supreme Court issued a ruling today that climate change cannot be considered in coal mining resource consents. More >>
82 same sex marriages since law change
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4:40 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Eighty-two same sex couples have got married since 19 August 2013, the first day same sex couples could get married in New Zealand. More >>
Climate change must be factored into RMA decisions
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4:18 pm | Forest and Bird
Forest & Bird says today’s decision by the Supreme Court - that it isn’t necessary for local authorities to factor climate change impacts into decisions to grant resource consents on projects that will generate greenhouse gases - reflects a failing of ... More >>
Judgment: West Coast Ent Inc v Buller Coal Ltd
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:45 pm | NZ Supreme Court
Buller Coal Ltd applied to the West Coast Regional Council and the Buller District Council for resource consents under the Resource Management Act 1991 for an open-cast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast of the South Island. The coal ... More >>
Judgment: Akulue v The Queen
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:42 pm | NZ Supreme Court
The appellant, Ifeanyi Jude Akulue, is charged with importing and conspiring to supply methamphetamine. He wishes to raise defences of compulsion and necessity. Whether the evidence on which he relies is sufficient to raise these defences and should ... More >>
Draft Ruataniwha Doc Report ‘Shadow Boxing’
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 3:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is unsurprised a draft Department of Conservation (DoC) report on the proposed Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme never advanced beyond draft status. The Federation instead believes publicly accessible information needs to lead the ... More >>
DOC Statement Regards Tukituki Catchment Submission Decision
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 1:52 pm | Department of Conservation
The decision not to lodge an early draft submission on the wider environmental aspects of the Tukituki Catchment Proposal with the Environmental Protection Authority was made by the Department of Conservation. More >>
Select Committee Services: Electoral Amendment Bill
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 1:49 pm | Select Committee Office
The Justice and Electoral Committee is now inviting submissions on the Electoral Amendment Bill. The closing date for submissions is Friday, 18 October 2013. More >>
Need For Certainty On Benefits of SKYCITY Convention Centre
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Law Society
Close legal analysis of the New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill indicates that it is an unusual piece of legislation and Parliament should be sure that the benefits to New Zealand will outweigh the costs created by the Bill. More >>
Govt intervention in Pay Equity case no way to mark Suffrage Day
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Reports today that the Minister of Labour may consider intervening in the recent historic pay equity victory for Kristine Bartlett and thousands of other low paid women workers is no way to mark 120 years of Women’s Suffrage, says CTU President ... More >>
Voting Documents Due In Letterboxes
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:40 am | Auckland Council Media
Aucklanders will receive voting documents for the 2013 local body elections in the post from tomorrow. More >>
Library Association Supports Release of TPPA Details
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:33 am | New Zealand Library And Information Association
The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA), strongly supports David Cunliffe’s request to the Government that details of the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations be released to the public. More >>
Website Puts Your Questions to Mayoral Candidates
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 11:30 am | Massey University
It’s called Ask Away, and that’s exactly what the designer of a local body election website forum wants prospective voters to do by putting questions to the six Wellington mayoral candidates. More >>
National Party Women’s Caucus celebrates Women in Politics
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 10:47 am | New Zealand National Party
The National Party Women’s Caucus paid tribute to New Zealand’s first National Party Member of Parliament, Dame Hilda Ross, at an event held last night in her honour. The Party also holds a Memorial Fund in her name. More >>
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