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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in New Zealand for visit and trade talks
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in New Zealand for a visit expected to focus on strengthening trade between the two countries.
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Human rights violations in DRC up 30 percent in one year
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri LankaThe increase could be explained by two factors: violations related to restricting democratic space and the resurgence of activities of several armed groups, the Human Rights Council heard.Human Rights Council MIDDAY 22 March 2017 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting ...
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Only a trickle of stolen Russian billions ended up in Malta
Illicit money flowing out of Russia via Moldova and Latvia ended up in almost every single EU state, an investigation has found, posing questions on the integrity of Europe's banking systems.Beneficiaries in Estonia received $1.6 billion out of a total of some $20 billion uncovered in the money trail by journalists ...
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Ghost in the Shell brings $85 million in economic benefits to Wellington
Filming Ghost in the Shell in Wellington boosted the capital's economy by $85 million and looks set to raise the city's profile to international movie-makers.
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Parking plan gets cool response
Proposals to slap tighter parking restrictions in Howick’s Uxbridge Road car park are receiving a lukewarm response from some businesses. Auckland Transport (AT) this month sent out a letter saying it had received a request from the local business (sic) “to look into the parking situation in the Uxbridge Rd ...
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Island Bay cycleway nail in coffin for Wellington dairy owners
After 27 years of running Chappies Dairy in Wellington, owners Sandy and Ken Patel are shutting up shop due to declining business they say is partly due to the controversial Island Bay cycleway.
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Free sports TV proposal goes before Parliament
Clayton Mitchell's crusade to have big sports games televised free-to-air has reached a crucial stage.The Tauranga-based New Zealand First MP's proposed law is scheduled to have its first reading in Parliament this evening, ending...
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Indian rivers given same status as humans
Two of India's most famous rivers have been given the status of living entities to save them from further harm caused by widespread pollution. The High Court in the northern state of Uttarakhand ruled that the Ganges and Yamuna rivers - considered sacred by nearly a billion Hindus in the country ...
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Order of Malta receives large donation from ‘dubious’ source - German newspaper
A multi-million dollar donation seen to be at the centre of the Order of Malta's recent dispute with the Holy See came from a New Zealand registered trust, accoding to Germany's Bild newspaper.The newspaper reported that the Grand Chancellor of the Order, Baron Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, accepted a 30 ...
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Dairy tax and herd reductions would help achieve a zero-emission economy: report
Renewed calls to tax dairy emissions and cut the national herd by up to one third are among several ways to curb New Zealand's greenhouse gasses, a new report says.
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Wellington City Council calls for more from economic development agency
Wellington's economic development agency is being placed under further scrutiny as the city council calls on it to lay out a clearer plan for growing the local economy.
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New internship programme Summer of Biz launches for HR and marketing graduates
It is time business graduates are seen as more than coffee-getters and photocopiers, one Wellington student says.
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East to East shows Chinese community
East Auckland is set for community fame after Julie Zhu’s documentary East to East was ranked in the top 10 of a nationwide filmmaking competition focusing on diversity. East to East highlights the various experiences of Chinese immigrants in east Auckland and how they have dealt with assimilation into a ...
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Supermarket partnership helping shape the future of food waste collection in Wellington
Since 2011, Wellington-based Kiwi Community Assistance (KCA) has responded to local hunger by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste.
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International students pump $55m into Bay
International students pumped $55 million into the Bay economy and supported 494 jobs in the last financial year.New research showing the economic benefits of international education for regions across New Zealand revealed that...
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Bay police dogs remembered
Three police dogs from Tauranga will have their service commemorated on a new Wall of Remembrance at the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre today.In honour of the 24 police dogs who have been killed on duty since 1972, Deputy...
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Editorial: Swamp kauri is a treasure which New Zealand is squandering
Swamp kauri is a unique New Zealand treasure which needs protection. Unfortunately, the law in this area is inadequate and swamp kauri continues to be mined and sold off in a way which damages the environment and wastes the taonga itself.
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Wellington water pipes leaking a million litres a day since November earthquake
Earthquake-damaged pipes in Wellington's central business district are leaking an estimated one million litres of water every day, and have been since November.
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Millions of ratepayer dollars being spent to cut Wellington bus drivers' pay, union says
Ratepayers are forking out big bucks for six law firms to oversee the Greater Wellington Regional Council's multi-million dollar hunt for new bus operators across the region.
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NZ approves Thai cooked duck imports
New Zealand for the first time has approved the import of cooked duck meat from Thailand, with the first shipments expected to start this month.
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WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools
WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung.The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security ...