Peter Dunne Wellington, Sunday, 2 July 2017 We are a self-effacing lot as a nation. We do not stand on too much ceremony; we have an innate sense of equality and trying to see everyone gets a fair go; and the absolutely worst thing we can say about a person is that they are ‘up themselves.’ Often, we are seen…
Read MoreSupplied Content Sunday, July 2, 2017 Prime Minister Bill English has welcomed the launch of a new pathway for New Zealanders to gain citizenship in Australia, which started on July 1. New Zealanders who arrived in Australia between February 26, 2001 and February 19, 2016 will now be eligible for permanent residence, then citizenship, if they meet certain criteria. “Many…
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Leighton Baker Auckland, July 1, 2017 Internationally proven techniques for rehabilitating prisoners have been incorporated into the Conservative Party’s Justice Policy released today. Our main focus for justice is prevention. However, major reforms are required within the justice system so that those who come through it are better equipped and qualified to deal with life in society, and are less…
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Supplied Content Radio New Zealand Auckland, Sunday, July 2, 2017 After months of delays, Auckland’s $1.4 billion Waterview Tunnel is now open to traffic. The first vehicle travelled through the tunnel at 12.47 am today. CCTV footage showed the first cars entering the northbound tunnel, travelling from Owairaka to Waterview, accompanied by three New Zealand Police vehicles. The Transport Agency…
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Wellington, July 2, 2017 Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett, who is also Climate Change Minister will travel to Suva today to join Pacific Leaders and Ministers at a Climate Action Pacific Partnership (CAPP) event. The CAPP is a regional meeting preparing the ground for the global climate change Ministerial conference (COP 23) Fiji will chair in November. Ms Bennett said…
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Take public transport and be at Auckland CBD at 1230 pm Auckland, July 2, 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand homecoming parade route confirmed – on land and sea Aucklanders will get the chance to welcome home the triumphant Emirates Team New Zealand on Thursday, July 6, 2017, with a land and sea parade route confirmed to mark the team’s America’s…
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