Labour lodges Cantabrians’ $24k OIA request
Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:56 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Clayton CosgroveEarthquake Commission Spokesperson 15 July 2013Labour lodges Cantabrians' $24k OIA requestClayton Cosgrove has...
View ArticleReport offers clear choices for transport funding
Report offers clear choices for transport funding Len Brown says the final report of Auckland's Consensus Building Group offers the clearest picture yet of the choices available for funding Auckland's...
View ArticleKiwi Women Dared to Go Bare
Kiwi stars Angela Bloomfield, Suzanne Paul and Ruby Higgins have joined forces with animal advocacy group SAFE to urge New Zealand women to go bare-faced to highlight the cruelty of testing cosmetics...
View ArticleKiwis notch another solo win
(19 mins ago) Emirates Team New Zealand recorded its fourth point in four Louis Vuitton challenger races, winning solo against Sweden's Artemis, whose new boat has yet to hit the water in San Francisco...
View ArticleChild killer still predatory and opportunistic - report
The man who abducted and murdered a 6-year-old girl as she walked home from school in 1986 was described as "predatory and opportunistic'' before being denied parole. Peter Holdem, 56, has been in jail...
View ArticleWelfare cull I have to resort to prostitution
Aucklander Beau De Rouce fears she could be forced to work on the streets if her sickness benefit is cut as a result of the Government's sweeping changes to the social security system. Protesters from...
View ArticleMan killed in Kaiapoi car crash
Source: ONE News A man has died in a car crash in the Canterbury district of Kaiapoi this afternoon. The crash happened at 1.35pm at the intersection of Giles Road, South Eyre Road and Tram Road, west...
View ArticleJournalists defamation trial It didnt sound right to me
A Defence Force media manager has told a court when he spoke to journalist Jon Stephenson about whether he had met a senior Afghan commander while researching a story about SAS soldiers, something...
View ArticleUnprecedented agreement calls for action by 2015
Unprecedented agreement calls for action by 2015 Decisions by 2015 and an ongoing funding commitment from the government are at the heart of recommendations released today by the council-commissioned...
View ArticleAffordability key issue in funding Auckland’s transport
"Affordability is a key issue to come out of the recommendations of the Consensus Building Group (CBG) on Auckland Transport Funding," said CBG member Robert Reid.Robert Reid, General Secretary of...
View ArticleEveryone must contribute to Auckland transport investment
Everyone must contribute to Auckland transport investment The release of the Funding Auckland's Transport Future document today shows there is no easy answer to the city's transport needs, says the...
View ArticleCBT Endorses Transport Funding Study
Monday, 15 July 2013, 3:41 pm Press Release: Campaign For Better Transport CBT Endorses Transport Funding StudyEmbargoed until 3:00pmThe Campaign for Better Transport today endorsed the findings of the...
View ArticleCancel unnecessary projects to fund Auckland transport
There is no need to impose new taxes on Aucklanders if uneconomic and unnecessary projects are dropped from the Government's wishlist and more cost-efficient projects are prioritised, Green Party...
View ArticleDirect charging for road use a win-win for Auckland
15 July 2013, embargoed until 3pm "The principal finding of the Consensus Building Group that unless Aucklanders are prepared to accept significantly higher rates increases and heavier congestion,...
View Article‘Off-ramp tax’ an option for Auckland drivers
Charging drivers a toll when they leave a motorway is an option for bridging Auckland’s $12 billion transport "funding gap", according to a new report which claims strong support for road pricing. But...
View ArticleBreast surgery patient not told she had contracted superbug
A plastic surgeon failed to tell a patient she had contracted the superbug MRSA following breast reduction surgery, the Health and Disability Commission has found. According to the finding released...
View ArticleJournalists defamation trial Investigator aware of political fallout
War correspondent Jon Stephenson giving evidence in his defamation case against Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones in the High Court at Wellington. Photo / Mark ...
View ArticleP-lab accused to stand trial
One of two men facing drug manufacturing charges after a P-lab explosion at a Mount Maunganui address is heading to trial. Rhys James Maybury, 39, who is facing P-manufacturing and arson charges was...
View ArticleDemolition waste dumping not tolerated
Environment Canterbury today welcomed penalties of more than $150,000 in a Christchurch demolition waste dumping case following the February 2011 earthquake. Brett Aldridge, Regional Manager Resource...
View ArticleBetter transport options required before new taxes
Monday, 15 July 2013, 4:32 pm Press Release: John Palino Better transport options required before new taxesAuckland Mayoral candidate John Palino says he will review the projects in the Auckland Plan...
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