Samisoni Pareti, chief editor of Islands Business Magazine
PARIS (Islands Business/SPREP/Pacific Media Watch): A young Pacific Islander’s plea for world leaders to help save her island nation from the impacts of climate change featured prominently in United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s address before government ministers and negotiators at the COP21 in Paris.
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft returned home this evening from a 16-month operation in the Middle East, where it worked as part of an international partnership against piracy and the trafficking of people and drugs. ...
As a result of a week long investigation, Dunedin CIB have today arrested and charged a 20 year old male with the murder of Karin Ann Ross who was found deceased in a Strathallan Street address last Wednesday, 2 December 2015.
Police can confirm that a 24 year old female has fallen and died in Mount Aspiring National Park.
At approximately 7.45pm this evening a Subaru motor vehicle, in which three persons were travelling, crashed into two parked cars on Wairakei Road in Christchurch. As a result of the crash a 24 year old male is deceased, a 25 year old female was seriously ...
Emergency Services are in attendance at a fatal crash on Thames Coast Road in the vicinity of Boundary Creek Bridge.
BusinessWire report by Pattrick Smellie Multi-national oil company Royal Dutch Shell is putting its New Zealand assets up for strategic review as part of a global strategy to become “a simpler, more profitable and resilient company.” While Shell New Zealand chairman Rob Jager was at pains to say there was no decision to sell out […]
Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed ahead of the Reserve Bank meeting today where Governor Graeme Wheeler is expected to reduce the benchmark interest rate.
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Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Shares of DuPont surged, helping to offset partially overall negative sentiment, after a Wall Street Journal report that the company was in advanced merger talks with Dow Chemical.
Next week is the last AT board meeting for the year and comes only three weeks after the last meeting. As it’s a bit earlier in the month the PT numbers aren’t available yet however the board report is. The post below are the items from the reports that I personally find interesting. You may find [...]
Stuff reports: Kitteridge told the committee there had been a rise in the number of New Zealand women travelling to Syria and Iraq. “It’s something we haven’t seen before.” Key said after the committee there was “no question one or two people have left” for Syria and they and were known to have engaged in […]
Press Release – Te Papa Visitors to Te Papa can lose themselves in the extraordinary worlds of Po the Panda, Shrek the Ogre and Alex the Lion when DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition opens on Saturday. Showcasing over twenty years of DreamWorks Animation, the exhibition explores the creative legacy of the studio and artists that brought […]
Press Release – NZSO The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) will play a part in scaring people around the world this festive season, with its Wellington-made recording of the soundtrack for a horror film, released in New Zealand this week. In September, the Orchestra recorded the majority of Douglas Pipes’ creepy score for Kiwi-shot Christmas-themed […]
Press Release – Real Deal Productions Wellington musician Darren Watson has set up a Pledge Me campaign to raise the money he needs to record his next album in California in late March. Producer and guitarist Christoffer ‘Kid’ Andersen has put a package deal together that Watson feels is “the opportunity of a lifetime.” The […]
News from WCC The recently re-formed Residents’ Association for Island Bay has received $1,500 from the city council’s social and recreation fund. Chairperson Vicki Greco says the money will be used to develop a strategic plan that reflects the priorities and preferences of the community. “We look forward to positively working with the Council,” she […]
Press Release – Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Khandallah Kindergarten has won the Wellington regional section of the Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Project, with a sunflower that was 199cm high. In its third year, this popular nationwide gardening initiative provides kindergarten children with the opportunity to develop hands on gardening skills and learn about the lifecycle […]
Press Release – UN ESCAP UN warns current El Nio event is strongest since 1998 and will continue into early 201610 December 2015 Press Release No: G/56/2015 UN warns current El Niño event is strongest since 1998 and will continue into early 2016 Bangkok (ESCAP News) — The third Advisory Note on El Nino for […]
Article – BusinessDesk Strong El Nino conditions this summer could cut GDP by up to 0.8%, RBNZ says Strong El Nino conditions this summer could cut GDP by up to 0.8%, RBNZ says By Fiona Rotherham Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) – Atmospheric measures indicate strong El Nino conditions this summer that could reduce New Zealand’s gross […]
in 2009, a short video was made by AUT television students John Pulu and Sophie Johnson about the work of the Pacific Media Centre.
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Press Release – The Heart Foundation A group of passionate Pacific workers will soon be taking their messages of healthy eating to communities ranging from Northland to Waikato.Tackling Pacific health issues through better nutrition A group of passionate Pacific workers will soon be taking their messages of healthy eating to communities ranging from Northland to […]
Press Release – Transparency International NZ New Zealanders can celebrate International Ant-Corruption Day, 9 December, by acknowledging this year’s achievements to develop robust integrity systems that prevent corruption. The evidence shows that good systems are the best antidote for corruption and will …Media Release New Zealand demonstrates how strong integrity systems are the best antidote […]
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise led by Xero, Spark; property stocks advance on rate cut prospect
Dec. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand government lacks the "tailwinds" of inflation that have helped drive tax revenue and fill the Crown coffers in previous economic cycles, meaning budget surpluses are likely to be smaller and there won't ...
Getting to know your neighbours will be whole lot easier for Wellingtonians with 27 events from across the city receiving funding to celebrate Neighbours Day Aotearoa 2016, New Zealand's biggest celebration of neighbourliness on19/20 March 2016.
