Press Release – Tourism Industry Association

Media Release 14 February 2012 Visitor arrivals and expenditure increase in 2011 International visitor arrivals and expenditure both increased in 2011, boosted by Rugby World Cup 2011 and the growing number of travellers coming here to visit friends … Read more »

Press Release – Forest And Bird

Tuesday 14 February 2012 Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Forest & Bird concerned at gaps in seafood industry report Forest & Bird has serious concerns about the quality and integrity of the Seafood Industry Council’s latest … Read more »

Press Release – Hudson Report

Increasing Salary Expectations Put Businesses under Further Pressure Auckland, New Zealand – 13 February 2012 – Salary expectations are a growing source of tension between businesses and employees, according to Hudson’s Salary and Employment Insights … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Grant ROBERTSON Deputy Leader 14 January 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Key misleads about role in radio show John Key today tried to downplay his role and the role of his office in the Radio Live show “The PM’s Hour” despite emails that show … Read more »

Press Release – Auckland Disability Law

People across New Zealand have expressed outrage at reports that the Speaker of Parliament, Lockwood Smith, has told Mojo Mathers and the Green Party that Parliament will not meet the costs of reasonable accommodations within the chamber from the general budget. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced the appointment of Canterbury University Professor Juliet Gerrard as the new Chair of the Marsden Fund Council. Read more »

Press Release – Te Papa

Kapiti Island is one of New Zealand’s premier bird sanctuaries. It is home to nationally important populations of little spotted kiwi, kaka, North Island saddleback, stitchbird and North Island robin, as well as other threatened bird species. Read more »

Press Release – YMCA

Outdoor Safety is a topic which is currently under the spotlight in New Zealand following a series of devastating accidents, and a mandate from the Prime Minister John Key to investigate and resolve the issues relating to getting an appropriate balance … Read more »

Press Release – Alcohol Healthwatch

Alcohol Healthwatch launched an on-line resource today to assist health professionals talk to their pregnant patients about alcohol. The rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is about 1% in Western Countries, which would mean that about 600 … Read more »

Press Release – IG Markets

In response to the announcement of Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO), IG Markets has created a ‘grey market’ for its highly anticipated float. The biggest technology IPO since Google’s in 2004, the Facebook float has created a frenzy … Read more »

Press Release – AMP Capital

Following two years of reasonably health returns, 2011 was a challenging year for equity markets but a strong December quarter recovered some of the earlier losses Bevan Graham, Chief Economist for AMP Capital in New Zealand, said at the company’s … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force

The 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore will be marked with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on Wednesday 15 February. The ceremony will be attended by His Excellency Mr Justice (ret.) M.P.H. Rubin, High Commissioner for … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand women should be encouraged to feel comfortable in their own skin, rather than made to feel they must conform to some photo-shopped, Hollywood stereotype, Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson, Sue Moroney. Read more »

Press Release – Stop Demand

A 48-year-old Auckland man, convicted last November for organising a child sex tour to Thailand, was today sentenced to three years in jail. Today’s precedent-setting sentence was handed down at the Auckland High Court by Justice Wylie. Name suppression … Read more »

Press Release – Girl Guiding NZ

Susan Coleman has been appointed as the new Chief Executive at GirlGuiding New Zealand (NZ) from 19 March 2012. Ms Coleman was previously Executive Manager, Community Services, at Nelson City Council and says she is excited about joining the team at GirlGuiding … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police

Kapiti Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on State Highway One, Paekakariki at 9.45pm last night. Detective Sergeant James McKAY of the Kapiti Police says, “Two vehicles collided head on between the Beach Road intersection … Read more »

Press Release – Mana Party

“Moana Jackson made the simple statement that ‘every tribe has a river’” said MANA leader Hone Harawira “and that is why MANA supports Maori claims to the ownership of water and recognition of their right to have a primary say in its future … Read more »

Press Release – Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Years of work for landowners in the Nukuhou catchment are paying off, according to a recent water quality report. Bay of Plenty Regional Council Land Management Officer Ben Banks said the latest water quality results for the Nukuhou Stream showed that … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency

The Waimauku community will have the chance to respond to the NZ Transport Agency’s plans to upgrade the intersection of State Highway 16 and Muriwai and Waimauku Station Roads when the design of a proposed roundabout is revealed at a public information … Read more »

Press Release – InterContinental Hotels

Diners can help save the planet with every delicious mouthful at Wellington’s Chameleon Restaurant during it’s A Taste of Sustainability promotion throughout March. Read more »