You see them in Germany, in Britain and in many other places – bands of tourists zipping through cities and scenic spots riding electric bikes. Tour operators, including those in Australia, are full of praise for the machines, which they say are revolutionising the active travel industry.

New Zealand’s Tairawhiti Rail will try to reopen the Gisborne to Napier railway line, which it sees as financially viable. The new, not-for-profit organisation Tairawhiti Rail (TRL), formed by a group of local directors, was revealed this week in a submission to Gisborne District Council’s 2018/28 long-term plan.

Four-year-old Auckland business Olivia is reportedly the first small to medium enterprise in Australasia to adopt blockchain in food traceability.

Worldly and Informed Content Powers Spectacular Growth of New Zealand Site.

Industry interest in the announcement that Napier-based business site MSCNewswire routinely achieved more than one million visits a month has prompted the site's proprietors to publish a confirming certificate (pictured) from iSystems, also of Napier, the hosts of the site.

Two researchers from the University of Canterbury and another from the Helmholtz Institute have developed machine-learning software that can predict how dangerous a particular strain of Salmonella will be, according to a paper published in PLOS Genetics this week [9 May NZ time].

Deal highlights demand for agricultural automation technology; follows recent investment from Yamaha Motor Co. to accelerate company’s growth.

In an era of ‘fake news’ and highly inflated social media status updates, it’s refreshing when a brand seeks to cut through the mire of media overhype to deliver a report that bares it all.

Ahead of the premiere of a new documentary on the life and work of Sir Paul Callaghan, a few of his friends and colleagues – including Anne Salmond, Bill Manhire, Nicola Gaston and Shaun Hendy – share their memories of the great man on The Spinoff today.

Over 5,000 taxpayers have signed the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union’s petition to end taxpayer funding for the Clinton Health Access Initiative, a subsidiary of the Clinton Foundation. In addition, 1,231 people have personally written to Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters urging him to redirect the funding to a better cause. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “The public response on this issue has been overwhelming, with 5,300 signatures collected over the last few days.” “The message from the public is clear: there are higher priorities for spending taxpayer dollars, and MFAT shouldn’t be using the aid budget to impress foreign politicians."

"It’s time New Zealand followed Australia’s lead and cut funding for Clinton Health Access Initiative.” “This funding is especially foolish considering the Clinton Foundation is under investigation by the FBI for receiving money from foreign governments during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as US Secretary of State.” “We had hoped that Winston Peters would put an end to these taxpayer-funded contributions – especially since his government has declared funding deficits in health and education at home in New Zealand. Our supporters are hoping Mr Peters puts an end to this nonsense." The Taxpayers’ Union will deliver the petition and messages to the office of Rt Hon Winston Peters next week.

A taxpayersUnion release  ||  may 09, 2018   |||

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