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After taking on the role of hosting the local Aotearoa Young Lions Competition this year, the Comms Council is pleased to announce the competition will return, offering participants the chance once again to represent Aotearoa in the Global Young Lions Competition at Cannes. After a five year hiatus, the Young Lions competition engaged 142 industry professionals, who received and responded to briefs within a 48 hour timeframe. With the 2024 competition just around the corner, the Comms Council has announced the support of two major sponsors. Carolyn Luey, Chief Digital and Publishing Officer at NZME, says: “NZME is proud to be sponsoring the digital category in the upcoming Aotearoa Young Lions Competition. Sponsoring the Young Lions Competition is an excellent opportunity for organisations to align themselves with future leaders and demonstrate their commitment to fostering creativity and innovation.
The man - who listed his occupation on court documents as “athlete” - is facing two charges in the Christchurch District Court. Court documents state that on Wednesday November 15 - the day after Cup Day in Christchurch - the man allegedly took a car worth $10,000 from another person. The charge states he took the car “dishonestly and without claim” but not in circumstances amounting to theft. For the first charge, the man is facing a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. The second charge carries a maximum penalty of three months in prison or a $2000 fine.
The authors:Distinguished Professor Peter Schwerdtfeger is the head of the Institute for Advanced Study and director of the Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics (CTCP) at Massey University Auckland. John Raine is Emeritus Professor of Engineering at Auckland University of Technology. 2: A baseline review of the Government funding model for New Zealand universities is well overdue. This article is co-written and/or endorsed by the following academics who deeply care about the New Zealand tertiary education system. In alphabetical order: Emeritus Prof Rex Ahdar (Otago University), Prof Joachim Brand (Massey University), Prof Dianne Brunton (Massey University), Prof Ananish Chaudhuri (Auckland University), Prof Kendall Clements (Auckland University), Prof Garth Cooper (Auckland University), Prof Douglas Elliffe (Auckland University), Emeritus Curator Dr Brian Gill (Auckland Museum), Prof Russell Gray (Auckland University, MPI Leipzig), Prof Natasha Hamilton-Hart (Auckland University ), Emeritus Prof Geoff Jameson ( Massey University ), Prof Sebastian Leuzinger (Auckland University of Technology), Dr David Lillis (Wellington), Dr Brenda Lobb (Auckland), Prof Peter Lockhart (Massey University), Distinguished Prof Gaven Martin (Massey University ), Prof Anthony Poole ( Auckland University ), Emeritus Prof John Raine (AUT), Prof Elizabeth Rata (Auckland University ), Professor Mark Richards (Otago University), Emeritus Prof Mick Roberts (Massey University ), Distinguished Prof Peter Schwerdtfeger (Massey University ), Prof Jeffery Tallon ( Victoria University), Dr Joyce Lady Waters (Massey University ), Prof W Lindsey White (Auckland University of Technology), Prof Georg Zellmer (Massey University).
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:49 am, November 22nd, 2023 - 90 commentsCategories: Christopher Luxon, election 2023, national, winston peters - Tags:So National Act and NZ First have apparently worked out their policy differences and are now dealing with the important stuff, how to divide up the baubles of office. After all policies come and go, what is really important is what prestige you are offered. I am old enough to remember 1996 where Winston toured the country promising a change of Government and then backed up National. Then there was 2005 when he toured the country promising to eschew the baubles of office. He was out of the country most of the time and did a good job schmoozing with International Politicians.
Turley Farms co-owner Murray Turley is sinking his teeth into a new apple growing business between the family and Rockit. PHOTO: TURLEY FARMSSouth Canterbury’s Turley family are breaking new ground in an apple orchard joint venture with Rockit Global. The Turley Rockit partnership has planted a 20-hectare orchard with plans to bring in other investors to grow the Rangitata site to 100ha. Projected returns for Rockit apple growing were attractive. Developing the Turley Rockit orchard, completed in September, was a big job, he said.
Discussion around the sale of the Downtown Carpark has been heating up again lately, and it likely all comes to a head tomorrow when Council will effectively decide on whether to sell it or not. Redevelopment of the site – and the surrounding area, such as removing the Hobson St Flyover – has been on a number of council plans for over a decade. The current City Centre Masterplan says:The western half of this downtown west precinct retains the potential to unlock significant additional benefits in the future. Twin towers and a laneway weaving its way from Britomart to the Viaduct are proposed if Auckland councillors agree to sell the Downtown carpark building to Precinct Properties. In order to sell, the Council are being asked drop some of their initial requirements for selling the Downtown Carpark.
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Photo: NZ HeraldA New Zealand entrepreneur will pay a grandmother's fine of more than $3000 for a chicken sandwich she forgot was in her backpack when she arrived in Australia to visit family. Following the article, a New Zealand entrepreneur, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted the Herald and said he wanted to cover Armstrong's fine. When she got to the airport, she bought a muffin and a gluten-free chicken and lettuce sandwich, which was sealed. “My husband kept saying, ‘Just pay it.’ I said, ‘It’s our pension, we can’t afford this’.”Armstrong paid the fine before the deadline, incurring a fee of $NZ3700. She also sent an email one month later to say the fine was having a significant impact on her life.
Police in Christchurch, New Zealand, discovered reported hair hanging out from the back of a driver's trunk belonged to a mannequin head used for hairdresser training. Photo by Taken/Pixabay.comSubscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A New Zealand woman received a call from police after she was seen driving with a clump of hair hanging out of the trunk of her car that turned out to be a mannequin head. Sophie Milne, 26, of Christchurch, said she hadn't realized the hair was hanging out from her trunk for about a week until she was called by police. AdvertisementPolice told Milne they had received multiple calls from concerned citizens who were worried about a potential person trapped in her trunk. The hair turned out to belong to "Cher," a mannequin head Milne had used for hairdressing training.
The 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit 45km north of Te Anau on Tuesday nightMore than 1000 people felt an earthquake centred 45km north of Te Anau, Southland, on Tuesday night. The 5.1-magnitude quake hit at 9:56pm (NZ time) at a depth of 92km. According to GeoNet, the shaking was described as light and about 1186 people reported feeling it. Did you feel the shaking? Do you have any photos or videos of the incident?
Iconic New Zealand fashion title, Fashion Quarterly, has been acquired by current Editor-in-Chief Sarah Murray. The future holds significant opportunities at the intersection of fashion, media and technology to provide readers with an immersive, impactful experience,” she says. Fashion Quarterly is New Zealand’s leading, and most read fashion publication and Murray will continue in her role as editor-in-chief to lead the brand into its next phase of growth. Not only is it the country’s most widely read fashion title, it actively places fashion at the forefront. Established in 1980, FQ has been an institution in the New Zealand fashion industry producing editorial shoots where they not only support established fashion designers, but also up and coming fashion designers and industry leaders across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and travel.
S&P Global Ratings says it may downgrade local councils’ credit ratings if the incoming Government repeals Labour’s water reforms without putting in place a workable alternative. Hastings District Council plans to spend $192 million on water infrastructure assets by 2030, while the Government report estimated that $936 million was needed. Downgrades across the motuRegardless, local councils are already highly leveraged, debt levels are rising, and some may struggle to fund even the lesser estimates. For example, Hamilton might drop from AA- to A+, Wellington City would fall from AA+ to AA, and Auckland could go from AA to AA-. Now, National hopes to herd local councils through its more flexible alternative and achieve a similar end result — except with less centralisation and heavy-handed government control.
An example of a modern learning environment at Te Puke High School. Photo: NZ HeraldA Canterbury high school is spending more than $1 million to convert one of its newest open-plan classrooms back to single rooms, saying the modern learning environment is not fit for purpose. “I don’t know if things went wrong [with modern learning environments per se], they just weren’t fit for purpose,” he said. “A lot of people talked about modern learning environments as being open barns - and they’re not. Rangiora High School is spending $1.5 million to convert the classrooms back to “single cell” rooms with walls in between them.
