New Zealand Tertiary Sector – Nine University of Auckland business students begin study abroad funded by inaugural Sir Owen Glenn scholarship
Source: FiftyAcres The inaugural winners of the Sir Owen G. Glenn Study Abroad Scholarship will begin their funded experience abroad this week in the United States. Businessman and philanthropist, Sir Owen Glenn, has invested in the education of nine high-achieving students in their second year of a business degree at the University of Auckland. “I’m […]
Read More →Executive Assistant (Policy and Operations) vacancy
Source: Privacy Commissioner The word privacy means different things to different people. The Privacy Act applies to every person, business and organisation in New Zealand. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner works to help New Zealanders develop and promote a culture in which personal information is protected and respected. 2019 will be an exciting year […]
Read More →Serious crash – Waikato, Ngaruawahia
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are in attendance at a serious crash on Great South Road, Ngaruawahia. The crash occurred at 3pm today where a car has collided with a small truck. One person has critical injuries and diversions will be put in place. Police ask motorists and pedestrians to avoid […]
Read More →Enhancing men’s beauty: EIT launches Barbering Certificate
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti Home News Enhancing men’s beauty: EIT launches Barbering Certificate 14 mins ago Jenny Todd is teaching the new EIT Certificate in Barbering Skills. Jenny Todd can’t wait to kick start EIT’s New Zealand Certificate in Barbering Skills (Level 3). Jenny has been a hairdresser since she was 16 […]
Read More →Commuters victims of Govt’s questionable priorities
Source: National Party A substantial increase in fares for Auckland commuters is not going to help the Government’s goal of increasing public transport patronage and is yet another added cost to hardworking Kiwi families, National’s Transport spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. Phil Twyford and Julie-Anne Genter constantly talk about wanting to get more people out of […]
Read More →Serious crash, Queenstown
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are attending the scene of a serious crash in Queenstown’s CBD. The crash, which involved a car and a motorbike, occurred at a roundabout at the corner of Memorial Street and Camp Street. It was reported at about 2:35pm. The rider of the motorcycle has been […]
Read More →Police recover body at Hunua Falls
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police searching for a missing male at Hunua Falls have recovered a body this afternoon. The deceased is a male in his twenties and was reported missing in the water yesterday afternoon. The body was recovered by the Police Dive Squad. Next of kin is in the […]
Read More →Congratulations Pat Langhorne
Source: Antarctica New Zealand The 2019 New Year’s Honours have today been announced. The Herald talks to some of the recipients. Dr Siouxsie Wiles Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to microbiology and science communication. Dr Siouxsie Wiles has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to […]
Read More →Changes to public transport fares from 10 February
Source: Auckland Council Bus, train and ferry fares will be changing from 10 February. By law, Auckland Transport reviews fares each year to ensure they keep pace with operating costs and so that the correct portion of costs is recovered from passenger fares. These reviews have seen customers benefit, in real terms, with the average […]
Read More →Keeping kids safe around the road
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police As parents and children prepare for the new school year, Police wants to encourage parents to talk to their children about road safety. “The school summer holidays are long, and that means children are out of practice at getting to and from school,” says Inspector Peter McKennie, […]
Read More →Body recovered at Ramarama swimming hole
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police searching for a missing person at a swimming hole in Ramarama have located a body this morning. The deceased is a male in his 50’s. Next of kin are being advised. The death has been referred to the Coroner. Police staff and the dive squad are […]
Read More →Man arrested after shooting in Whenuapai
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Salton, Waitematä Police Police have arrested a man in relation to a shooting in Whenuapai last week. Police were called on the morning of Monday January 14, after a man was found with gunshot wounds at a property on […]
Read More →Why it matters that New Zealand could receive its first LGBTI+ recommendation before the UPR
Source: Human Rights Commission By Katharine Woolrych Geneva — Worldwide, the rights of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and sexual characteristics are under threat. Same-sex sexual activity is a crime in 72 countries, and can be punished with the death sentence in eight countries. Transgender people, whose gender identity is different from the […]
Read More →AUT strengthens ties with Chinese alumni
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) 21 Jan, 2019 Members of AUT’s influential Chinese alumni community in Auckland joined the alumni team and key staff from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL) for an end-of-year lunch at Four Seasons in late November 2018. The purpose of the event was to start building relationships […]
Read More →Recent migrants say they face bias, but feel safe – Stats NZ Media Release
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Recent migrants say they face bias, but feel safe – Media release 17 January 2019 Recent migrants to New Zealand are more likely to feel discriminated against than people born in New Zealand and long-term migrants who have been here for five or more years, Stats NZ said today. “Recent migrants, those […]
Read More →Dairy cattle numbers dip again – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Agricultural production statistics: June 2018 (provisional)
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Dairy cattle numbers dip again – Media release 17 January 2019 The number of dairy cattle has dipped for the second year, while beef cattle numbers increased strongly in 2018, Stats NZ said today. Provisional figures from the 2018 agricultural production census showed dairy cattle numbers fell 1 percent, to 6.4 million in […]
Read More →Quiet quarter in retail card spending – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Electronic card transactions: December 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Quiet quarter in retail card spending – Media release 16 January 2019 Retail card spending was quiet in the December 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. When adjusted for seasonal effects, retail card spending was down 0.2 percent in the December 2018 quarter. This followed a 2.1 percent rise in the September 2018 […]
Read More →Shopping malls and convention centres drive commercial building consents – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Building consents issued: November 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Shopping malls and convention centres drive commercial building consents – Media release 11 January 2019 Building consents for big commercial buildings, including shopping malls and convention centres, increased strongly in the year ended November 2018, Stats NZ said today. The value of building consents issued for shops, restaurants, and bars; social and cultural […]
Read More →Almost 33,000 homes consented in November year – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Building consents issued: November 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Almost 33,000 homes consented in November year – Media release 11 January 2019 Almost 33,000 new homes were consented in the year ended November 2018, up 5.3 percent from the November 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. Auckland drove the increase in new homes consented, followed by Wellington. A total of 32,783 […]
Read More →Stats NZ Information Release: Dwelling and household estimates: December 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Dwelling and household estimates: December 2018 quarter 9 January 2019 Dwelling and household estimates provide estimates of all private dwellings in New Zealand at a given date, and estimates of all households usually living in New Zealand at a given date. See Dwelling and household estimates: December 2018 quarter on our website or download […]
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