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Surgeons commend new road safety plan

Press Release – Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

As people who care for those seriously injured in road crashes, trauma surgeons commend the goals of the new road safety plan which has just been released, says Li Hsee, Chair of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) New Zealand … Read more »

Robotic Surgery Arriving In Wellington

Press Release – Acurity Health Group

Wellington will soon be receiving its first da Vinci Xi, a state-of-the-art surgical robot at Wakefield Hospital. Read more »

Disappointing Results in Controlled Purchase Operations

Press Release – Northland District Health Board

Two Controlled Purchase Operations conducted at licensed premises throughout Northland this week resulted in four sales being made to underage volunteers. Read more »

Last link in Haast highway route south of Hokitika reopens

Press Release – NZTA

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will reopen State Highway 6 between Harihari and Whataroa at 9am today, (Friday, 20 December). Read more »

XE Morning Update December 20, 2019

Press Release – XE Morning Update

NZDUSD 0.6604 0.4% NZDEUR 0.5936 0.4% NZDGBP 0.5069 0.9% NZDJPY 72.12 0.1% NZDAUD 0.9594 0.0% NZDCAD 0.8667 0.5% GBPNZD 1.9726 -0.9% Read more »

Runaway Play celebrates 10 years

Press Release – Runaway

Award winning New Zealand games studio, Runaway Play is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this week – a rare feat in the fiercely competitive games industry. Based in Dunedin, New Zealand, Runaway Play create free-to-play mobile games inspired by the natural … Read more »

Road opening good Christmas present for West Coast economy

Press Release – Development West Coast

The scheduled re-opening of the Haast Highway (SH6) between Harihari and Whataroa tomorrow morning (Friday) is an early Christmas present for businesses the entire length of the West Coast. Read more »

Politics and monetary policy to shape property sector

Press Release – Colliers International

The general election and monetary policy measures will be key features influencing New Zealands commercial property sector in 2020, a new report suggests. Read more »

AA sees plenty of potential in new road safety strategy

Press Release – Automobile Association

Greater investment in road safety is one of the most critical elements in the Governments new Road To Zero 10-year strategy for the next decade, says the AA. The final version of the strategy was released today along with a plan of 15 actions that will take … Read more »

Remember to use free public transport tomorrow

Press Release – Auckland Transport

Leave the car at home tomorrow and take advantage of free public transport. Following the success of last years Home Free initiative, Auckland Transport is making travel on buses, trains and most ferries free from 4pm on Friday 20 December. Read more »

Increasing minimum wage is great but youth rates still lag

Press Release – Young Workers Resource Centre

The minimum wage increase announced yesterday is welcomed by young workers but youth rates still discriminate against young people. Read more »

Have your say on framework for the heavy rail track network

Press Release – Transport and Infrastructure Committee

The Transport and Infrastructure Committee is calling for submissions on the Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Bill. Read more »