NEWS

7:22PM, 16 May 2012

Police have confirmed that an officer resigned late last year after being investigated for theft in the aftermath of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

6:31PM, 16 May 2012

National's announcement today of successful applicants to the $25.3 million Social Housing Unit (SHU) Growth Fund is just a drop in the ocean, the Green Party said today.

5:12PM, 16 May 2012

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the closure of the Stockholm embassy in Sweden as part of $10 million of savings in the Ministry’s European posts.

4:50PM, 16 May 2012

Discoveries made during PhD studies by Victoria University graduate Emma Dangerfield could revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, by allowing drugs to be made in a more environmentally friendly way.

4:46PM, 16 May 2012

Professor Emeritus Ivan Snook has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Massey University at a graduation ceremony today.

4:45PM, 16 May 2012

The Government's announcement that it will make a postgraduate qualification the minimum for all new teachers is exactly the direction Massey University is taking with its teacher education programmes, the University's College of Education Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor James Chapman says.

4:43PM, 16 May 2012

People in need will get the most benefit from Government funding for new housing projects, to be developed by non-government providers.

4:38PM, 16 May 2012

Submissions have opened today (16 May) for Wellingtonians wanting to have their say on options for the possible future shape of local government in the region.

4:36PM, 16 May 2012

Greater Wellington Regional Council has been selected as a finalist in two of the Institute of Public Administration in New Zealand’s (IPANZ) annual excellence awards.

4:25PM, 16 May 2012

Hastings District Youth Council is encouraging young entertainers to demonstrate their talents, as part of national Youth Week 2012.

4:24PM, 16 May 2012

Hastings District Council will honour high performing young people during the inaugural Youth Potential awards ceremony.

3:46PM, 16 May 2012

ACT New Zealand today welcomed Education Minister Hekia Parata’s serious consideration of performance based pay for teachers, which is best practice in industries all around the world and is long overdue in the education sector.

3:09PM, 16 May 2012

On Saturday 5 May, SKYCITY second year apprentice chef William Mordido out-cooked his competitors and picked up the top prize in the chefs category at the 2012 Auckland Regional Youth Skills Final held at the Auckland University of Technology.

2:39PM, 16 May 2012

Leading real estate agency Bayleys has become the first company to receive the Auckland University Graduate Employer of the Year Award.

1:38PM, 16 May 2012

The Government is determined to do what’s right by Treasury rather than what’s right by our teachers and children, Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says.

1:36PM, 16 May 2012

The government's legislation to administer New Zealand's exclusive economic zone fails to meet the expectations of New Zealanders that the law will protect and preserve our marine environment, Labour’s Environment spokesperson Grant Robertson and Labour Energy spokesperson Moana Mackey say.

1:33PM, 16 May 2012

Today's Graduation parade has been cancelled (Wednesday 16 May).

1:29PM, 16 May 2012

The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee will have its monthly public meeting in Amberley, at 2pm, on 21 May.

1:18PM, 16 May 2012

Short term changes in household income have only small effects on health, but have more significant impacts if income is affected by unemployment or chronic health conditions, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows.

1:16PM, 16 May 2012

The number of live births in Canterbury decreased in the year ended March 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today.