Press Release – Canterbury Museum

Canterbury Museum, a much-loved Canterbury taonga (treasure) and the most-visited tourist attraction in Te Wai Pounamu (the South Island), is seeking public input into proposed redevelopment plans that are critical to its ability to remain open. Read more »

Press Release – WHoW Charitable Trust

An Olympic-level Aquasports park is one step closer to calling Kaiapoi home after the concept demonstrated through the pre-feasibility study the potential to be commercially viable. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police

Fifty-seven new cops completed their training at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) on Thursday 4 June, navigating an unusual pathway to their graduation. Read more »

Press Release – Canterbury Employers’ Chamber Of Commerce

Today’s announcement by Minister for Small Business Hon Stuart Nash regarding an extension of support for businesses that continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic been welcomed by Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson. Read more »

Press Release – Canterbury District Health Board

Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from between Sumner Head and East Head at Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula, including Lyttelton Harbour. Read more »

Press Release – MAINZ

May was NZ Music Month and not to be overshadowed by the insidious virus controlling the headlines in recent weeks, there’s some serious talent deserving of (more) time in the spotlight as the country returns to a ‘post-covid’ normal. The talent has a common thread as well: they are all connected to The Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ). Read more »

Article – Ian Powell

The right of employees to strike is an internationally recognised employment right that has been a feature of New Zealand’s industrial relations system for over a century, albeit with different constraints and limitations at different times. Read more »

Press Release – University of Auckland

From knitting in Gisborne to cooking in Canterbury and helping seniors in Wellington, the University of Auckland is once again getting behind National Volunteer Week, 21-27 June 2020. Read more »

Press Release – Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum

An alliance of Australasian experts has lodged a comprehensive blueprint for the resumption of ‘safe’ trans-Tasman travel with the New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers, recommending multiple layers of protection to be embedded across the passenger journey. Read more »

Press Release – National Road Carriers

The Government’s 5.3% increase in road user charges (RUC) from 1 July is a kick in the guts to the trucking industry that kept the country moving during lockdown and must be cancelled says the National Road Carriers Association. Read more »