Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) Leads in 2019 WMT International Machine Translation Competition
Source: Media Outreach MSRA won in eight out of eleven machine translation tasks it undertook as part of the challengeSINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 May 2019 – Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) has achieved eight top places in the recent machine translation challenge organized by the 2019 fourth Conference on Machine Translation (WMT19), out of the eleven tasks it […]
Read More →Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) Leads in 2019 WMT International Machine Translation Competition
Source: Media Outreach MSRA won in eight out of eleven machine translation tasks it undertook as part of the challengeSINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 May 2019 – Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) has achieved eight top places in the recent machine translation challenge organized by the 2019 fourth Conference on Machine Translation (WMT19), out of the eleven tasks it […]
Read More →New Zealand Social Sector – Nationwide Post Budget events 2019: CPAG & Associates
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Child Poverty Action Group Will this really be a Wellbeing Budget, and what will it’s impacts be for children in poverty? Every year Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) hosts Post Budget events across the nation, providing a unique, low-cost opportunity for communities to come together and hear about what budgetary changes will mean […]
Read More →New Zealand Sport and Recreation Sector – Aktive releases results of inaugural Organised Sport Survey
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Aktive National and Regional Sport Organisations are having their voices heard through the inaugural Organised Sport Survey, organised by Aktive. The recently conducted survey saw close to 50 sporting organisations share their views on different aspects, including current areas of focus and what support may be required from Aktive and its delivery […]
Read More →New Zealand Health Sector – Firefighters smash records for charity
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ Firefighters have fundraised a recording breaking $1,307,637.02 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) on the 15th anniversary of the annual Firefighters Sky Tower Stair Challenge on Saturday. “Firefighters and their communities have a burning desire to help our charity. We are incredibly grateful for their […]
Read More →Trimming trees next to powerlines is a dangerous job
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 22 May 2019 An employer has been sentenced to 60 hours community work and fined for failing to keep a worker safe while he was trimming tree branches next to a powerline. A casual worker hired by Bradford John Dibble was seriously injured in the incident. Dibble was sentenced at the […]
Read More →NCEA changes | Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Source: Te Kura – Correspondence School NCEA changes The Minister of Education announced changes to NCEA on 13 May 2019. There are seven key changes: Make NCEA more accessible Mana ōrite mo te mātauranga Māori Strengthen literacy and numeracy requirements Have fewer, larger standards Simplify NCEA’s structure Show clearer pathways to further education and employment […]
Read More →Business, investment and civic leaders share opportunities at Tripartite 2019
Source: Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) More than 100 international delegates and 260 Auckland companies have attended Tripartite 2019 this week, bringing business, investment and civic leaders together to exchange ideas and opportunities. The event took place on Monday and Tuesday, scheduled to coincide with Techweek19, to put the international spotlight on Auckland’s […]
Read More →New Zealand Economy – LVR restrictions promote financial stability, evaluation finds – Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand The Reserve Bank has undertaken a detailed evaluation of Loan-to-Value Ratio restrictions (LVR) as part of a wider review of macroprudential policy. “By improving the resilience of both households and banks, LVR policy has played a useful role in promoting financial stability during a period of heightened […]
Read More →New Zealand Employment Sector – New Zealand’s employers more accepting of job hoppers: Survey
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Source: Robert Half Millennials more likely to be job hoppers than Gen X and baby boomers · New Zealand hiring managers consider someone who has made an average of six job changes over a 10-year period to be a job hopper. · Compared to five years ago, 74% say they would be willing […]
Read More →Investigation into the conduct and behaviour of the Retirement Commissioner
Source: New Zealand Government The investigation into the conduct and behaviour of the Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell did not establish bullying conduct and Ms Maxwell will return to work tomorrow (Thursday 23 May) to finish her contract as Commissioner. The Retirement Commissioner has been on leave since December 2018 when, at the request of the […]
Read More →Two arrests made in Ōtara homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Acting Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers, Counties Manukau CIB: Counties Manukau Police have made two arrests as part of its investigation into the murder of Faaifo ‘Joe’ Siaosi. The investigation team as part of Operation Rye have undertaken a large number of enquiries since 17 May. Acting Detective Inspector Shaun […]
Read More →Great progress on SH2 Takitimu Drive works
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 22 May 2019 03:48 pm | NZ Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency would like to advise motorists that contractors have made great progress on the works that started on Monday 20 May along SH2 Takitimu Drive northbound. Bay of Plenty System Manager Rob Campbell says we acknowledge that the […]
Read More →Statement from Speaker of the House
Source: New Zealand Parliament A member of the Parliamentary Service staff has today been stood down, following an historic allegation of assault. Rt Hon Trevor Mallard said today: “I do not want to cut across any employment or possible police investigations, but I am satisfied that the Parliamentary Service has removed a threat to the […]
Read More →The link between safer streets and healthy kids
Source: Auckland Council Professor Erica Hinckson is the Head of School of Sport and Recreation at the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at AUT University. She tells OurAuckland about the importance of kids staying active and healthy, and the role that transport can play. For many of us, our daily commute to and from […]
Read More →Gun buyback may have already started
Source: National Party Police Minister Stuart Nash owes New Zealanders an explanation about whether Police have had to buy back the guns that were stolen when they left the backdoor open, National’s Police spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “Mr Nash and the Prime Minister said New Zealanders could hand their firearms into Police following the Christchurch […]
Read More →Robertson in the dark on economic slowdown
Source: National Party New Zealanders would expect the Minister of Finance to know the cost of slowing economic growth, something he today underestimated by more than two billion dollars, National’s Economic and Regional Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Under the watch of Finance Minister Grant Robertson, the New Zealand economy has experienced a sharp decline […]
Read More →Inquiry called into Northland Meningitis outbreak delays
Source: National Party National MPs Shane Reti and Matt King are supporting a petition calling for an inquiry into the Northland Meningitis outbreak after presenting to the Health Select Committee this morning. “Today we presented evidence of delays and deception across multiple parts of the Ministry of Health, the Institute of Environmental Science and Research […]
Read More →redONE Launches New Mobile Service in Singapore, Bringing Data Without Borders
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 May 2019 – redONE began offering its new mobile plans in Singapore today, in what it calls a trial launch of its postpaid services. Having already established its brand since 2012 as a budget postpaid provider in neighbouring Malaysia, redONE will be offering monthly plans ranging from $8 to […]
Read More →REBEL Fighting Championship Gets a Boost with a Sponsorship Deal
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 May 2019 – REBEL Fighting Championship (FC), a dynamic Asian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports entertainment company headquartered in Singapore, has secured a 6 million RMB (approximately 1.2 million SGD) partnership deal with Qingdao Ji Ke Apartment Management Co. Limited to support Rebel’s MMA events in the latter […]
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