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Gabi Hollows of The Fred Hollows Foundation to speak in Paraparaumu

Gabi Hollows of The Fred Hollows Foundation to speak in Wellington Many people know of the Fred...


NZTA welcomes Board of Inquiry decision on Waterview Connection

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) welcomes a Ministerial recommendation to refer its Waterview...


New way to do Total Mobility business

MEDIA RELEASE FROM GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL A large number of taxis in the Wellington...


Diary Reminder Glen Innes Community Gamblefree Day Event

Diary reminder Glen Innes Community Gamblefree Day Event Tomorrow, Saturday 4 September, the...


Guidelines on recognising and deterring bid rigging released by Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has today released three related resources to assist purchasers in both the...


New cancer drug available


Optimism Builds at the Auckland Home Show 2010

Optimism Builds at the Auckland Home Show 2010 The Auckland Home Show 2010 opens on Wednesday 8...


Jetstar makes family holidays to Australia even easier with special kids fly and stay free promotion

2 September 2010 New Zealand (1 page) Jetstar makes family holidays to Australia even easier...


PR Hon Tariana Turia - Turia to deliver keynote at International Health Forum

Hon Tariana Turia Associate Minister of Health 2 September 2010 Media Release ...


Opportunities abound for those who 'get' the 21st century

Auckland 2/9/10 As the deadline for submissions on Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee's...


Renaissance announces new Direct Sales Management team

Press release Renaissance announces new Direct Sales management team Auckland, 2 September...


University of Auckland offers Leadership Award for Pacific youth

University of Auckland offers Leadership Award for Pacific youth The University of Auckland is...


Hon Tariana Turia - Turia welcomes Social Services Report

Hon Tariana Turia Minister Responsible for Whanau Ora 2 September 2010 Media Release ...


Hon Tariana Turia - Whanau Ora a step closer

Hon Tariana Turia Minister Responsible for Whanau Ora 2 September 2010 Media Release ...


National Climate Summary - August 2010: Cloudy, warm, and extremely wet

NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTRE Thursday 2 September 2010 National Climate Summary...


Media Release - Commerce Commission files freight forwarding cartel proceedings and settles with two defendants

The Commerce Commission has filed proceedings in the High Court in Auckland against a number of...


Great Second Chance Win For Hamilton

Media Release 2 September 2010 Great Second Chance Win For Hamilton A lucky Big...


Media Release - Balmoral Homes directors fined and ordered to pay reparation for Fair Trading Act breaches

Two directors of a Christchurch-based building company that has gone into liquidation pleaded...


Slow motion pub crawl successfully completed

Auckland's 124-year-old Rob Roy Hotel - also known as the Birdcage - completed its 40 metre move...


MEDIA ADVISORY: Lord Nicholas Stern, economist and climate change commentator: Media conference in Auckland

Media advisory 1 September 2010 LORD NICHOLAS STERN, ECONOMIST AND CLIMATE CHANGE...


Media Release - Rental car companies and directors fined for misleading consumers

Two Christchurch-based rental car companies, Affinity Car Rental New Zealand Limited and Euro Car...


Jeremy Clarkson endorsed power tool to race

Jeremy Clarkson endorsed power tool drag racing car to defend title in Christchurch The car that...


NIWA Media release - Have you seen a SCALLOP tag? Now even more fishers can play tag with NIWA and be in to win

NIWA Media release 1 September 2010 Have you seen a SCALLOP tag? Now even more fishers can...


RADIO STATION PRIZE TO BALANCE WINNERS ASSETS

RADIO STATION PRIZE TO BALANCE WINNERS ASSETS Palmerston North woman Anna Harkness has won a...


P100901 Parole reduces reoffending - Rethinking Crime and Punishment

Parole reduces reoffending - Rethinking Crime and Punishment Recent report comments from Garth...


Parole reduces reoffending - Rethinking Crime and Punishment

Parole reduces reoffending - Rethinking Crime and Punishment Recent report comments from Garth...


Testing Bob's system

August 31 2010 No embargo MET SERVICE TAKES OVER...


NEW ZEALAND SPRING CLEANS FOR STARSHIP

Hi, Please find below a media release on Starship Spring Clean - a unique fundraising campaign...


NZ SOIL CARBON CONFERENCE ORGANISER HITS BACK AT CRITICS

MEDIA STATEMENT August 31 2010 NZ Soil Carbon Conference organiser challenges...


NIWA: A mild La Niña spring on the way

NIWA's National Climate Centre has just released its climate outlook for the three months...


Diary Reminder Gamblefree Day tomorrow

Tomorrow, Wednesday 1 September, is Gamblefree Day Auckland events • Street theatre at...


Hon Tariana Turia - Significant increase in Maori and Pacific women having cervical smears

Hon Tariana Turia Associate Minister of Health 31 August 2010 Media Release ...


Extended Planting Window Benefits Erosion Control Projects

31 AUGUST 2010 Extended Planting Window Benefits Erosion Control Projects It's not...


PR Hon Tariana Turia - Random Act of Kindness Day

Hon Tariana Turia Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector 31 August 2010 Media...


New Zealand's first Merchant Navy Day

Media Release The Ministry for Culture and Heritage 31st August 2010 New Zealand's first...


DAIRYNZ MEDIA RELEASE - Dairy research gets serious in the South Island

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 31 August 2010 For immediate release Dairy research gets serious in...


NZTA starts historic Rob Roy Hotel move

MEDIA RELEASE NZ Transport Agency NZTA starts historic Rob Roy Hotel move The NZ Transport...


Children tell of the horrors of the devastating floods in Pakistan

Children tell of the horrors of the devastating floods in Pakistan Monday 30 August 2010 -...


Union needs to face financial reality, say DHBs

APEX, the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs), is clearly out of touch with...


Give the Miracle of Sight this Father's Day with the Fred Hollows Foundation

Give the Miracle of Sight this Father's Day. Your dad's a hero - but how do you find a Father's...


Contractor jailed for tax evasion

MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2010 Contractor jailed for tax evasion A Bay of Plenty labour...


MEDIA RELEASE

Media release 30 August 2010 AUCKLAND'S FUTURE LEADERSHIP NEEDS Leadership of the new...


Pakistan floods one month on

Dear ((First Name)) One month after the floods first reached disastrous levels in Pakistan, the...


YOUR TICKET TO FASHION WEEK COULD BE IN A POHUTUKAWA TREE

Media Release 30 August 2010 YOUR TICKET TO FASHION WEEK COULD BE IN A POHUTUKAWA...


Man given home detention for tax evasion

MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2010 Home detention for tax evasion A Mt Maunganui man who tried...


Real Estate people need to upskill

30 August 2010 Media Release - REAL ITO Real Estate people need to upskill If more real...


PGP Proposals Sought

30 August, 2010 PGP Proposals Sought Proposals are now being accepted for consideration in...


Playcentre is more than just a cost effective option.

For families worried about rising costs of an early education for their children, Playcentre offers...


Media Advisory: Key Photo Opportunities for the Auckland Home Show 2010

Please make a note in your diaries of the upcoming event: What: The Auckland Home Show...


Press release: Investing in the best to tackle the possum problem

Hi, please find attached, and in the body of this message below, news of the Foundation's $3.06m...


Investing in the best to tackle the possum problem

Hi, please find attached, and in the body of this message below, news of the Foundation's $3.06m...


Agrecovery returns to Auckland for unwanted agrichemical collection

The Agrecovery Chemicals programme will shortly be holding another collection of unwanted and...


Nelson: the trailblazer of the South

Media Release The Ministry for Culture and Heritage 27th August 2010 Nelson: the...


Law change to restrict access to personal details on the Motor Vehicle Register

Legislation coming into force next year will significantly restrict access to personal details held...


Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust applications closing soon

Media Release 27 August 2010 Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust...


Hash Browns and Omelette on the Menu for $360,000 Bullseye Winners

Media Release 27 August 2010 Hash Browns and Omelette on the Menu for $360,000 Bullseye...


Oxfam Media Advisory - Wellington City Council to discuss climate change in the Pacific

Oxfam Media Advisory CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PACIFIC: WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING ABOUT IT? In a...


MP welcomes dual naming of South Island landmarks

Press Release Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene MP welcomes dual naming of South...


MONTHS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION LEAD TO WORKERS' SUSPENSION

Months of ongoing industrial action have led to district health boards' decision to start...


Bolton Hotel to Walk the Red Carpet as Finalist in New Zealand's Coveted Tourism Awards

Bolton Hotel to Walk the Red Carpet as Finalist in New Zealand's Coveted Tourism...


PROSTATE NOW THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN NEW ZEALAND MEN

Media release 26 August 2010 PROSTATE NOW THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN NEW ZEALAND MEN Next...


Nick Smith's suicide comments insensitive - again

Hon Jim Anderton Member of Parliament for Wigram Progressive Leader 26 August 2010...


Media Release: Free Forestry Conference Puts GIS on the Map

For Immediate Release 26 August 2010 Media Release: Free Forestry Conference Puts GIS on the...


MEDIA RELEASE: New Dean for Auckland Law School

Media release 26 August 2010 NEW DEAN FOR AUCKLAND LAW SCHOOL Dr Andrew Stockley, a New...


BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX DELOITTE CENTRE AWARDED NEW ZEALAND EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION WITH 5 GREEN STAR CERTIFIED RATING

Auckland, New Zealand, 25 August 2010: The Deloitte Centre at 80 Queen Street, Auckland is one of...


Women's Refuge Supports the launch of 'Hidden in Front of Us'.


OCTOBER: LABOUR WEEKEND LUXURY WITH ALAN SCOTT AND BAY OF MANY COVES RESORT

Media Advisory 26 August 2010 Attention: What's On event diary/upcoming calendar of events...


Media Release - Commerce Commission draft report recommends resale deregulation

The Commerce Commission has today released its draft report into whether the services that Telecom...


Huggies Envirocomp Open Day

Good afternoon We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at 10 am at the Huggies Envirocomp Ltd...


Wellington Press List OPC


Restaurants offering discount on Gamblefree Day

Restaurants offering discount on Gamblefree Day Over 220 restaurants around New Zealand are...


A 4WD adventure of a lifetime

Media release: for immediate use, Out There South: An off-road South Island adventure A new...


Media release: Science fiction becomes reality at Cybrospace

Media release 25 August 2010 The Auckland Bioengineering Institute The University of...


HB CULINARY COMPETITION HEATS UP - RECORD ENTRIES

MEDIA STATEMENT August 25, 2010 Culinary competition heats up - record numbers for HB...


Media Release: ERMA invites submissions on Scion's application to field test GM pine trees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 August 2010 ERMA invites submissions on Scion's application to field...


Talent2 and AUT Executive Training Programme launches September 2

Role playing and being filmed are just two of the methods used in new interactive executive...


Builder Can Build House of His Dreams After $100,000 Keno Win

Media Release 25 August 2010 Builder Can Build House of His Dreams After $100,000 Keno...


Daffodil Day comes of age


DHB suspension decision not taken lightly

The decision by some district health boards to suspend striking employees is not being taken...