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    Two Taiawa Wellington Tech Hub companies’ finalists for Gold Awards

    • 23 Jun 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • If you visit the fifth floor of Rutherford House in the CBD at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, you’ll find 12 local tech companies developing the next big thing at Taiawa Wellington Tech Hub.
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    Outdoor nationals underway in Auckland

    • 5 Jan 2019
    • Tawa Bowling Club
    • Outdoor nationals underway in Auckland bruce Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 00:17
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    Sunset Run with RUN4 Auckland

    • 19 Aug 2024
    • Flight Coffee
    • Yesterday the epic Sunset Run took place thanks to our fam at RUN4 Auckland.
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    Sunset Run with RUN4 Auckland

    • 19 Aug 2024
    • Flight Coffee
    • Yesterday the epic Sunset Run took place thanks to our fam at RUN4 Auckland.
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• • Does TPPA redux protect Big Tech?

    • 25 Jan 2018
    • Jack Yan
    • SumOfUs/Creative Commons Prof Jane Kelsey, in her critique of the still-secret Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership (formerly the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement [TPPA]) notes in The Spinoff: The most crucial area of the TPPA that has not received enough attention is the novel chapter on electronic commerce—basically, a set of rules that will cement the oligopoly of Big Tech for the indefinite future, allowing them to hold data offshore subject to the privacy and security laws of the country hosting the server, or not to disclose source codes, preventing effective scrutiny of anti-competitive or discriminatory practices. Other rules say offshore service providers don’t need to have a presence inside the country, thus undermining tax, consumer protection and labour laws, and governments can’t require locally established firms to use local content or services.    If this new government is as digitally illiterate as the previous one, then we are in some serious trouble.    I’m all for free trade but not at the expense of my own country’s interests, or at the expense of real competition, and the Green Party’s position (I assume in part operating out of caution due to the opaqueness of the negotiations) is understandable.    Protecting a partly corrupt oligopoly is dangerous territory in a century that will rely more heavily on digital commerce.    While there may be some valid IP reasons to protect source code, these need to be revealed in legal proceedings if it came to that—and one hopes there are provisions for dispute settlement that can lift the veil. But we don’t really know just how revised those dispute settlement procedures are. Let’s hope that Labour’s earlier stated position on this will hold.    Google has already found itself in trouble for anticompetitive and discriminatory practices in Europe, and if observations over the last decade count for anything, it’s that they’ll stop at nothing to try it on. Are we giving them a free ride now?    Despite Prof Kelsey’s concerns, I can accept that parties need not have a presence within a nation or be compelled to use local content or services. But the level of tax avoidance exhibited by Google, Facebook, Apple et al is staggering, and one hopes that our new government won’t bend over quite as easily. (While I realize the US isn’t part of this agreement, remember that big firms have subsidiaries in signatory countries through which they operate, and earlier trade agreements have shown just how they have taken on governments.)    She claims that the technology minister, the Hon Clare Curran, has no information on the ecommerce chapter’s analysis—and if she doesn’t have it, then what are we signing up to?    However, Labour’s inability to be transparent—something they criticized the previous government on—is a weak point after a generally favourable start to 2018. The Leader of the Opposition is right to call the government out on this when his comment was sought: basically, they were tough on us when we were in government, so we hope they’ll live up to their own standards. Right now, it doesn’t look like it. I suspect Kelsey is now the National Party fan’s best friend after being vilified for years. Bit like when Nicky Hager (whom one very respected MP in the last Labour government called a right-wing conspiracy theorist) wrote Seeds of Distrust.    And the solutions that Kelsey proposes are so simple and elegant that it’s daft they weren’t followed, since they are consistent with the Labour brand. I know, trade agreements can stay confidential at this stage and this isn’t unprecedented. But that’s not what Labour said it wanted. At least these suggestions would have shown some consistency with Labour’s previous positions, and given some assurance that it’s in charge. What should a Labour-led government have done differently? First, it should have commissioned the revised independent economic assessment and health impact analyses it called for in opposition. Second, it should have shown a political backbone, like the Canadian government that also inherited the deal. Canada played hardball and successful demanded side-letters to alter its obligations relating to investment and auto-parts. Not great, but something. New Zealand should have demanded similar side-letters excluding it from ISDS as a pre-requisite for continued participation. Third, it should have sought the suspension of the UPOV 1991 obligation, which has serious Treaty implications, and engaged with Māori to strengthen the Treaty of Waitangi exception, as the Waitangi Tribunal advised. Fourth, it should have withdrawn its agreement to the secrecy pact.    I once joked that National and Labour were basically the same, plus or minus 10 per cent. On days like this, I wonder if I was right.
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• • Result: Auckland Marathon

    • 23 Nov 2022
    • Olympic Harriers
    • Ingrid ran the marathon and finished 2nd female in a time of 2:50:39. See als...
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• • Result: Auckland Marathon

    • 2 Nov 2014
    • Olympic Harriers
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• • Remarks on the typography of Star Wars

    • 16 Dec 2015
    • Jack Yan
    • Star Wars is in my feed in a big way.
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• • Firebirds in Auckland this week

    • 21 Mar 2011
    • Cricket Wellington
    • The Wellington Firebirds meet the Auckland Aces at Colin Maiden Park this week in round eight of the Plunket Shield
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• • Auckland close in on second

    • 23 Jan 2013
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Central Districts, Auckland and Otago are all fighting it out for second and third in the National Under-19 tournament.
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• • Auckland cycleways overestimated demand to obtain taxpayer funding, says Auckland Transport report

    • 11 Jan 2019
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Auckland Transport may have used exaggerated figures to receive taxpayer dollars for four cycleways in the city, says an internal AT report.
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    Wellington Hospitals Foundation Invests in Hi-Tech Medical Simulation Technology

    • 13 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Health Foundation
    • Wellington Hospitals Foundation is thrilled to announce a significant investment in Hi-Tech Medical Simulation Technology for Wellington Regional Hospital.
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• • Firebirds playing Auckland on Saturday

    • 8 Mar 2013
    • Cricket Wellington
    • The Wellington Firebirds play their fifth round-robin match of their Ford Trophy One-Day campaign on Saturday against the Auckland Aces at Eden Park.
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• • No 'rock star' economy for some

    • 1 Apr 2014
    • Welcom
    • News April 2014 Cecily McNeill The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services CEO Trevor McGlinchey told the gathering members working at the grassroots of social services say their communities aren’t feeling the impact of New Zealand’s ‘rock star economy’.
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• • Firebirds in Auckland this weekend

    • 22 Feb 2012
    • Cricket Wellington
    • The Wellington Firebirds are in Auckland this weekend playing their round six Plunket Shield against the home side at Colin Maiden Park, which starts on Friday morning.
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    Wellington grows its hi-tech precinct

    • 11 Nov 2013
    • Wellington Scoop
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    Cinema showing: Whetū Mārama – Bright Star

    • 3 Jul 2022
    • Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association
    • Whetū Mārama: Bright Star For Māori, the canoe underpins our culture. We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by the stars.  These arts were lost to us for 600 years. Then the stars re-aligned and three … Continue reading →
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• • Bypass Auckland when you can

    • 21 Nov 2014
    • Jack Yan
    • It’s a shame I had to write this to Auckland Airport today (salutation and closing omitted): I’d like you guys to know that on Monday night, your inter-terminal bus never came.
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    Wellington Lions v Auckland Stat Attack

    • 13 Aug 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Wellington Lions opened their 2024 National Provincial Championship season with a bonus point 29-21 shutout win over Auckland at Eden Park. Some facts and figures from the match by Peter Marriott below: Round 1 v Auckland: Won 29-21 Wellington and Auckland did not meet in 2023. Wellington and Auckland have met 50 times in...
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• • Wellington U19s miss out to Auckland

    • 17 Dec 2009
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Wellington U19s miss out to Auckland
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    100th Green Star Building done and dusted

    • 3 Mar 2014
    • Iona Pannett
    • Good news that this milestone has been met with the construction of this wonderful Green Star building. Te Mirumiru, in Kawakawa, Northland is a childcare centre and is owned by the Ngati Hine Health Trust. We need all new buildings to be Green star. Photo courtesy of the New Zealand Green Building Council
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• • Firebirds' English ace outshines Test star

    • 7 Mar 2008
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Auckland Aces debutant James Anderson grabbed the headlines but it was Wellington Firebirds’ English import Charlie Shreck who stole the show in the State Championship match at Eden Park Outer Oval.
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    Auckland 7s tournament this weekend

    • 19 Nov 2015
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Several provincial unions are using this weekend’s fifth annual Auckland 7s tournament at the Northcote/Birkenhead Rugby Football Club on the North Shore as part of their build-ups to the regional 7s qualifiers over the following three weeks.
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    Health star ratings for packaged food

    • 23 Nov 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Health Star Ratings have been designed to provide “at a glance” information to reflect the nutrition value and healthiness of packaged foods. The system uses a rating scale of 0.5 to 5 stars — more stars mean a healthier food choice. The system was upgraded on 14 November with lower ratings for products with higher ... Read more
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• • Wellington complete the job in Auckland

    • 24 Feb 2012
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Wellington leap frogged Auckland into second place on the Plunket Shield standings after beating their northern rivals by seven wickets today.
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    Health experts to speak in Auckland

    • 4 Sep 2014
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Vaccine development and treating unmet medical needs will be discussed at public talks in Auckland this month as part of Victoria University of Wellington’s 2014 Public Lecture Series.
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• • Canning leads Auckland to commanding position

    • 5 Apr 2005
    • Cricket Wellington
    • An impressive all-round performance by Tama Canning on day three of the State Championship final at the Eden Park Outer Oval has seen Auckland into a commanding position.
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    Rebranding Karori, from Auckland

    • 26 Oct 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
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    Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Auckland Grammar claim NZCT Junior Boys'title

    • 25 Mar 2010
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Auckland Grammar are the latest New Zealand Community Trust Junior Boys’ champions after a thrilling one wicket win over Christchurch Boys’ High School in the final at Owen Delany Park in Taupo.
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• • Unbeaten century for Bell against Auckland A

    • 19 Feb 2010
    • Cricket Wellington
    • Unbeaten century for Bell against Auckland A
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