Press Release – Christchurch NZ

NZ Space Challenge winner announced

Thursday 24 May 2018

The search for New Zealand’s top space talent has come to an end, with the winner of the 2018 NZ Space Challenge announced in Christchurch tonight. Read more »

Press Release – Institute of Environmental Science And Research

Compost – a hidden source of plastic pollution.

The extensive use of all kinds of plastic in food production is a ticking time bomb because of the risks it poses to the environment and human health, says ESR Environmental Scientist Olga Pantos. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police

Christchurch Police are appealing for information following a physical altercation on St Asaph Street late last month.

The incident, in which a young man was seriously injured, occurred inside Baretta Bar and Nightclub between 11pm Saturday 28 April and 1am Sunday 29 April. Read more »

Press Release – Canterbury District Health Board

Celo the safe-snapping app

Medical staff can’t just use Snapchat or WhatsApp when they want to send private information to another professional, so what can they do when they need to get a second opinion in a hurry? Read more »

Press Release – Fulbright NZ

Fulbright New Zealand announces winners of 2018 General Graduate Awards
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, 24 May, 2018 — Fulbright New Zealand is delighted to announce the four Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Grantees for 2018: Read more »

Press Release – Canterbury University Press

Tackling reasons for New Zealand’s failure to address our biggest environmental issues

A new book, Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand, traces the history of environmental governance in Aotearoa New Zealand since the heady days of the 1969 Save Manapouri campaign and tackles the reasons for our failure to address our biggest environmental issues. Read more »

Press Release – Department of Conservation

Thursday May 24, 2018

Monitoring shows a critically endangered native shore bird continues to nest and breed near the Rocket Lab launch site on Mahia Peninsula. Read more »

Press Release – NZTA

24 May 2018 | SOUTHERN REGION

Snow affects passes to West Coast, heavy Tasman Sea swells forecast, road to Milford Sound closed all day due to snow
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Press Release – Ryman Healthcare

May 24, 2018

The company enters into partnership with the Melba Opera Trust

Ryman Healthcare has announced the endowment of a scholarship to the Melba Opera Trust, which will see the company’s long-running support for the arts extend across the Tasman. Read more »

Press Release – NZ Federation of Freshwater Anglers

A national trout and rivers advocacy the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers (NZFFA) has strongly opposed the use of chemical sprays to control unwanted weed at the fish out ponds at the Groynes. NZFFA’s president Graham Carter said the use of chemicals would be bad environmental practice. Read more »