Fonterra today announced new measures to assist its farmer shareholders meet Regional Council rules for effluent management. The new Effluent Improvement System has the explicit goal of cutting significant non-compliance by 50 per cent by August 2011.

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union released a short film today to educate members and the wider public about the causes of the current recession and how working people can respond to it.

Aucklanders can take an adventure through Africa without leaving town on Sunday 22 March by getting along to Auckland Zoo's exclusive Africa Night.

The Christchurch City Council today (Friday 6 March) opened its new state-of-the-art Organics Processing Plant, one of the largest in Australasia.

Fish & Game New Zealand welcomes Fonterra's measures to lift dairy effluent compliance announced today, but urges a much more robust approach.

Local community organisations have until the end of this month to apply to the Christchurch City Council for assistance from its Strengthening Communities Fund.

An unprecedented sixteen-week Powerball jackpot run, which seized the imagination of the nation, has led to an exceptional sales result for the six months ended 31 December 2008, NZ Lotteries' Chairman John Goulter and Chief Executive Todd McLeay announced today.

Manukau city's rates are proposed to increase by 3.8 per cent, following yesterday's special council meeting to finalise the draft Long Term Council Community Plan (10-year plan).

Three of 15 trophies go to kiwi producer at International Cool Climate Wine Show, Australia Villa Maria, New Zealand's largest privately-owned wine company, has won three of only 15 trophies at the 10th International Cool Climate Wine Show - a key event on the global wine awards calendar dedicate

Auckland, March 6 NZPA - Bailey Junior Kurariki, the country's youngest convicted killer, was due back in court today charged with breaching his parole.