Press Release – ChildFund

ChildFund is encouraging New Zealanders to reconsider the traditional Valentine’s Day bouquet, and sow the seeds of love instead with a gift of vegetable seeds to a family in the developing world. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares fell after Nuplex Industries said it wouldn’t meet earnings guidance, stoking concerns more companies will suffer as Europe’s debt woes help slow global growth. Sanford rose after the fishing company … Read more »

Press Release – NIWA

A NIWA scientist has been looking at the effects of shifts in climate on water resources, in water-limited parts of New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Pacific government officials and aid donors deliberated on youth unemployment — the number one issue facing young people in the Pacific today — at a key regional development meeting in Noumea, New Caledonia this week. Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of The Pacific Community – SPC

Major threats to the Pacific region will be a part of discussions in a two-day Ministerial meeting to be held at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from November 7 and 8 at the Noumea headquarters of the regional organization. Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

A new coconut processing manual published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) will assist community-based producers in the Pacific to improve the quality of their value-added coconut products to meet international market requirements. Read more »

Press Release – West Papua Media Alerts

The UN Commission to Combat Racial Discrimination and Protect the Rights of Indigenous People has sent a letter to the Indonesian ambassador to Geneva, Anwar Kemal, regarding several matters. Read more »

Press Release – SPREP

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) www.sprep.org All news on the UNCCD COP 10 is available at www.bionesian.blogspot.com Headlines • UNCCD a priority for Fiji • Science valuable to combating land degradation … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Oct. 7 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares ended the week on a high, joining a global rally on signs Europe is beginning to take steps to address its debt crisis. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index rallied more strongly and Australian companies … Read more »

Press Release – The Maori Party

MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rahui Katene is concerned at the latest findings from a report from the office of the Auditor-General which claims that regional councils are not doing enough to prevent the degrading of fresh water by dairy farms. Read more »