Rural Women New Zealand

NELSON — Rural Women New Zealand welcomes the news that Nelson’s Salisbury residential school for girls with special needs looks set to remain open next year, following yesterday’s High Court ruling overturning the Government’s plans to close it at the end of the school term.

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The possibility of further increases in electricity line charges, as signalled in a recent Commerce Commission report, would have a negative impact on rural families and small businesses, says Rural Women New Zealand.

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A report on the use of new 'white space' technology, which has the potential to provide inexpensive, high-speed broadband for remote areas, has been welcomed by Rural Women New Zealand as a possible solution for consumers unable to benefit from the Rural Broadband Initiative.

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Rural Women New Zealand is calling for more transparency around the number of doctors, midwives and nursing graduates working in rural communities under the Voluntary Bonding Scheme, which gives financial incentives to health professionals who agree to work in hard-to-staff areas.

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NORTHLAND — Rural Women New Zealand is teaming up with Farmlands to give away gardening grants to six lucky North Island rural primary schools.

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Rural Women New Zealand is calling on the Minister of Education to gift or lease closed rural schools to local communities, and has requested a meeting with Minister Hekia Parata to discuss the proposal.

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Rural Women New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2012, following an award ceremony at the opening of the Rural Women NZ national conference in Hawera this evening.

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Sixteen exciting and innovative businesses are in the line up for the Rural Women New Zealand Enterprising Rural Women Award 2012.

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There’s a real revival of interest in ‘growing your own’, knowing where your food comes from and what it contains.

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With Christmas over now’s a prime time to focus on goals for 2012.

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Rural Women New Zealand welcomes news that the re-appointment of a Minister of Rural Affairs is back on the political agenda.

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Rural Women New Zealand’s push for 20kmh flashing signs to be fitted to all school buses got a boost last week with the release by the New Zealand Transport Agency of new research that shows encouraging driver reaction to the signs.

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Rural Women New Zealand is boldly fronting up to Breast Cancer Action Month, promoting body art to remind women of all ages to regularly examine themselves and to stay alert to any changes in their breast health.

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WELLINGTON CITY — Tonga produced the shock of the tournament so far by beating France 19-14 in their final Pool A match at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday.

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CHRISTCHURCH — English rugby team members will have a special souvenir of Christchurch to take home with them after they were presented with Rural Women New Zealand's aftersocks™ during a goodwill visit to the city yesterday.

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Rural Women New Zealand applauds Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s decision to accept our recommendation and extend the 20kmh speed limit past school buses to 20 seconds before and after a school bus has stopped if the bus is displaying a flashing sign.

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Calls for help from the Christchurch Women's Refuge and the eastern suburb of Dallington's Community Hub have resulted in Rural Women New Zealand national office successfully teaming up with The Warehouse to provide a donated supply of warm pyjamas, children’s underwear, bed socks and hot water bottles.

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Do you have an inspiring story to tell or a poem to share about New Zealand farming women and their lives, either now or from the past? South Canterbury members of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) are putting together a collection of writing with the theme “Women on the Land”, and are running a competition to find winning pieces to include.

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MARLBOROUGH — A Marlborough tourism business that has morphed into a complete rural experience has taken top honours in the Rural Women New Zealand Enterprising Rural Women Award 2011.

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Rural Women New Zealand has been recognised for the runaway success of its Let’s Get Plastered for Breast Cancer campaign, at the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand Fundraising Excellence Awards 2011.

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Rural Women New Zealand is delighted to see results from its repeated calls for tighter controls on freedom campers, with the announcement of the new Freedom Camping Bill yesterday.

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Rural Women New Zealand is delighted to announce the North and South Island winners in the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2011.

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Rural Women New Zealand congratulations Telecom and Vodafone on today’s announcement that the Government will run with their bid under the Rural Broadband Initiative.

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The great diversity of rural businesses will present a challenge for the judges in the upcoming RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2011, but it's a challenge they will relish.

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