National
Pacific Blue ends Dunedin to Auckland service
August 16, 2010 - 6:46pm
Airline Pacific Blue has permanently grounded its daily Dunedin to Auckland service.
Company spokesman Phil Boyen told 9 Local News that the route will no longer exist after September the 15th.
The change is one of several announced today in the company's restructure of its Domestic New Zealand service. ›read more
Pesticide residue results not favourable for New Zealand fruit and vegetables
July 28, 2010 - 8:28pm
The Food Safety Authority's latest pesticide residue results for New Zealand fruits and vegetables were the worst ever, according to Doctor Meriel Watts of Pesticide Action Network.
It was found that 94% of the samples of fruits and vegetables contained residues. ›read more
Bill aims to restict sale of farms to overseas investors
July 26, 2010 - 6:47pm
The Green Party released a Member's Bill today which aims to restrict the sale of farmland, of more than five hectares, to overseas investors.
John Key has expressed concern that New Zealanders could become tenants in their own country due to foreign companies purchasing Kiwi-owned farms. ›read more
Mobile internet access plays an increasingly important role
July 22, 2010 - 6:44pm
Statistics New Zealand released figures today revealing mobile internet access plays an increasingly important role as New Zealanders use the Internet both at home and away.
In over half of households with the Internet in 2009, a laptop or a hand-held computer was used to access the Internet at home, five times more than in 2006. ›read more
Bill to cap lender interest rates voted down
July 22, 2010 - 6:42pm
A bill proposing to cap lender interest rates was voted down at its first reading last night in parliament.
Labour MP Carol Beaumont's Consumer Credit Bill would have allowed maximum interest rates to be set, and required lenders to be confident a borrower would be able to repay a loan. ›read more
Performance-based funding likely to play a part in tertiary education for the future
July 8, 2010 - 9:06pm
500% markup on fresh fruit and vegetables
July 5, 2010 - 9:39pm
Columba College hoping to win young enterprise competition
July 2, 2010 - 8:39pm
New Zealand Police Commissioner will step down after 5 year term
July 1, 2010 - 6:54pm
New Zealand Police Commissioner Howard Broad announced this morning he won't be seeking another term in the police force's top job.
The Dunedin born and educated commissioner, who worked in Dunedin in the 1980s, says his term is up in April next year, and following a conversation with the Police Minister, decided not to continue in the role. ›read more
Kakapo chicks benefit from baby incubators
June 8, 2010 - 6:41pm
The survival of New Zealand's endangered giant parrot, the Kakapo, is one step closer thanks to the generosity of two major medical institutions.
Kakapo chicks will benefit from seven baby incubators donated to the Kakapo Recovery Programme by Auckland and Dunedin Hospitals. ›read more
Parlimentarians for Arthritis launched
June 3, 2010 - 6:41pm
Dunedin MP Michael Woodhouse has launched a group called Parliamentarians for Arthritis, which he says aims to share the burden of the common ailment with the public.
The launch comes in the wake of Arthritis New Zealand’s updated report "The Economic Cost of Arthritis in New Zealand". ›read more
Strong local content on provisions in tender document
May 18, 2010 - 6:56pm
KiwRail's tender document for the multi-million construction of EMU rail cars and engines was released yesterday, and unions believe some of the nuts and bolts work will be done in New Zealand. ›read more
Study criticises food advertising to children
April 28, 2010 - 6:42pm
Public health researchers from the University of Otago, in Wellington have published a study criticising the New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority’s inadequate regulation of food advertising to children.
The research reveals partial, unjustified and inconsistent decision making by the Complaints Board which adjudicates on specific adverts. ›read more
Screen industry's revenue rises
April 28, 2010 - 6:38pm
New Zealand's motion picture work in digital animation, as used in James Cameron's recent blockbuster Avatar, has prompted a steep rise in the screen industry's revenue.
Figures released by Statistics New Zealand today show income from the motion picture industry rose by 3% last year to nearly 3 billion dollars. ›read more
Cannabis growers target of police operation
April 28, 2010 - 6:35pm
Changes recommended to alcohol laws
April 27, 2010 - 6:52pm
The Law Commission's final report released today is recommending substantial changes to New Zealand's alcohol laws, including raising the drinking age to 20.
The report is being supported by alcohol and drug researchers, but is being slammed by the Hospitality Association. ›read more
