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Over the last twenty years Landcorp has paid the public of New Zealand $400 million in dividends. This has all come from tax paid profits and the sale of some non-core assets. More >>
The Green Party is appalled to learn that Solid Energy's paid informant inside the protest group Save Happy Valley gained access to the group's confidential legal information in the court case that Solid Energy is taking against Save Happy Valley. More >>
Mercury Energy today announced a range of new initiatives to improve its ability to identify and assist vulnerable customers who are medically dependent or suffer from financial hardship. More >>
TVNZ has signed up to a groundbreaking partnership with Google to bring TVNZ content to YouTube – another New Zealand first for the national broadcaster. The non-exclusive partnership will create a branded TVNZ 'channel' on YouTube, offering a range of ... More >>
Hone Harawira, MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Thu 21 June 2007: "It's interesting to hear what other parties think about this Bill. Some have called it pandering to the PSA, hush money for supporting political power, a reward for union help..." More >>
A sustainability film challenge - THE OUTLOOK FOR SOMEDAY - launches today for New Zealanders up to 20 years of age. The project involves both TVNZ and Maori Television and is a partnership between Connected Media, The Enviroschools Foundation and the ... More >>
Changes to the tenure review process to protect iconic New Zealand landscapes are being welcomed by the Green Party. "No one wants to lose large areas of lakefront to rampant development, and the Government's decision to halt talks with run holders ... More >>
(AgriQuality Limited and Asure New Zealand Limited) Bill - It’s interesting to hear what other parties think about this Bill. Some have called it pandering to the PSA, hush money for supporting political power, a reward for union help in paying ... More >>
A bill that will enable the possible merger of two State Owned Enterprises, AgriQuality Limited and Asure New Zealand Limited has been passed into law today, State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard said. More >>
National Party Industrial Relations spokeswoman Kate Wilkinson says Labour’s pattern of providing taxpayer-funded incentives for people to join unions appears to breach the spirit of employment law. More >>
As System Operator, Transpower recorded a New Zealand peak demand of 6919 MW (megawatts) between 5.30 and 6pm on Wednesday evening (20th June). This is 2.5% higher than the peak demand last winter of 6748 MW. More >>
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members at Air Nelson will begin four days of full strike action on Wednesday after members voted this evening to reject the company’s latest pay offer. More >>
TVNZ has announced the appointment of Dave Walker as the new Head of Advertising Sales. Dave has led the TVNZ Agency Sales team driving agency and advertiser relationships for more than five years. More >>
It is time for those who govern New Zealand to “take another cup of tea” and reconsider before selling more of the country’s infrastructure, Greens Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>
"No house in New Zealand should have the power turned off, full stop, because it endangers people's health and safety, especially children, the ill and the vulnerable." More >>
Mercury Energy welcomes new strengthened guidelines for electricity disconnections, as announced by the government today. A spokesman said Mercury Energy looked forward to working with the Electricity Commission on their design and implementation. More >>
The news this week has been largely dominated by the case of Folole Maliaga, the Mangere woman who died just hours after her power was cut off by a Mercury Energy contractor. More >>
In the first three months of this calendar year, TVNZ has committed just over $2.5 million of Direct Government Funding to making local programmes in three categories – entertainment, documentary/factual and special interest. More >>
Efforts by Solid Energy staff, Rotarians and schools on the West Coast during May helped raise more than $17,600 for the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust, the fundraising body behind the Solid Energy Rescue Helicopter. More >>
The dazzling beauty of the Southern Hemisphere’s night sky is being captured in a new stamp series from New Zealand Post. The Southern Skies series celebrates five stars of the stars – the constellations the Southern Cross, Pleiades, Trifid Nebula, ... More >>
Christchurch Spokesperson for the Sensible Sentencing Trust believes the Prime Minister has insulted thousands of victims by giving special attention to the death of Mrs. Muliaga while ignoring those who have died as a direct result of Government policy. More >>
The Prime Minister pointed out at the start of her post-cabinet press conference that there were guidelines for company's like Mercury Energy to follow when dealing with cutting off their customers. Last week a Mangere woman Folole Muliaga, 44, died ... More >>
The University of Canterbury has stamped its mark on the latest philatelic offering from New Zealand Post. The set of five stamps, titled “Southern Skies”, was the brainchild of University of Canterbury astronomer Associate Professor Peter Cottrell ... More >>
The Minister of State Owned Enterprises Trevor Mallard says the Government could soon create mandatory regulations for New Zealand’s SOEs. More >>
If the Muliaga family were aware of their rights as a low income domestic consumer of electricity, Folole Muliaga might be alive today. Last year the Electricity Commission released its “Guidelines on arrangements to assist low income domestic consumers.” ... More >>
National Party State-Owned Enterprises spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour shouldn’t be rushing regulation about power disconnection and should make considered changes if necessary. “Helen Clark herself has said that Mercury Energy was in breach of ... More >>
The facts surrounding the death of Folole Muliaga remain in serious dispute. Even the extent to which the disconnection of the electricity supply contributed to her death is uncertain. More >>
The tragedy of the death of Folole Muliaga in Mangere was a tragedy waiting to happen. There is the usual smokescreen of inquiries but whatever details emerge it is abundantly clear that the quest for profit in a state-owned company has come before the basic ... More >>
Trade unionists and community activists from South Auckland will join forces tomorrow at an angry picket at the headquarters of Mercury Energy, 602 Great South Road in Green Lane, tomorrow Thurs 31 May at 4pm, to protest the death of Folole Muliaga. More >>
Mercury Energy says it was not aware that its actions in disconnecting a Mangere customer could have potentially life-threatening consequences. The Company’s preliminary investigation into the disconnection of the Mangere household, at which Mrs Folole ... More >>
State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard told the media this afternoon that he was 'extremely concerned' about reports of the death of a Mangere woman Folole Muliaga, 44, following her power being disconnected by a contractor employed by Mercury ... More >>
National Party State-Owned Enterprises spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Trevor Mallard must answer to the public of New Zealand about the death of an Auckland woman after a state-owned energy retailer turned off her power. More >>
The Christchurch Save Happy Valley group met Tuesday night with Ryan, the infiltrator hired by Thompson & Clark Investigations to gather information for state owned enterprise Solid Energy. The Save Happy Valley Coalition is today reiterating its demand for ... More >>
Prime Minister Helen Clark’s confirmation that agents of Solid Energy have been spying on peaceful protestors raises huge questions about other state-owned entities, says Greens Co-Leader Russel Norman. Because of the Green Partys’ areas of interests ... More >>
The Prime Minister today assured the media that she couldn't work any harder but perhaps she could work smarter at her post-cabinet press conference. After the last political poll from TVNZ showed Labour trailing National by 25 points the PM faced ... More >>
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is rubbishing the claim of Solid Energy CEO Don Elder that his company only acts in "legal, moral and ethical"ways after a spy was found to have infiltrated the Christchurch Save Happy Valley group, employed by private ... More >>
Transpower lodged the Notices of Requirement (NoR) today for its proposed transmission line from Whakamaru to South Auckland. The application was lodged with seven councils from South Waikato to South Auckland whose areas are affected by the new line. More >>
New Zealand history captured in sound will be a focus of attention as Radio New Zealand Sound Archives/Nga Taonga Korero celebrates its 50th birthday this year . More >>
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to the prime minister Helen Clark about the Iter-Faith dialogue and also whether she feels private spies infiltrating protest groups is acceptable. More >>
“TVNZ’s CEO and his political masters are now officially at odds over what constitutes a ‘charter’ programme,” says National Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. “It’s the surest sign yet that Labour’s broadcasting policy is in tatters.” More >>
Air New Zealand today announced to staff a significant initiative to assist with their retirement savings. Group General Manager People Vanessa Stoddart says the airline will be matching employee contributions to the new KiwiSaver scheme from ... More >>
Hone Harawira today pulled together his own package of programme titles, to assist the beleagued Chief Executive of TVNZ in meeting the requirements of the Charter to “Ensure in its programmes and programme planning the participation of Maori ... More >>
Dr Suzie Greenhalgh has joined the Crown Research Institute Landcare Research as a senior economist. Her work will include helping develop market-based mechanisms for ecosystem services (the free environmental functions that nature provides). She ... More >>
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members at Air New Zealand Link company Air Nelson will be taking strike action from one minute past midnight on Thursday after rejecting the company’s latest pay offer. More >>
The first evidence that recent climate change has weakened one the Earth’s natural carbon ‘sinks’ is published this week in the journal Science. The results of the four-year international study reveals that an increase in winds over the Southern ... More >>
The Labour-led government continues its commitment to strengthening public broadcasting in Budget 2007, raising total investment in broadcasting to $150.2 million this year. More >>
A $73.7 million funding increase for research, science and technology over the next four years, along with $34.6 million in reallocated funding, will focus on transforming the economy by improving business performance and sustainability, Research, Science ... More >>
A Labour-led government initiative to reduce the gender pay gap between men and women will be extended to a number of Crown entities, having been tested in the public service, public education and public health areas, said Labour Minister Ruth Dyson ... More >>
David Gascoigne, Chair of the Transpower Board, announced today that Dr Ralph Craven will not be extending his current employment contract term of five years. More >>
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Aviation and Marine Engineers Association members will be the first aviation workers in the world to take part in today’s aviation industry international day of protest. More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the Public Service Association are continuing mediation with TVNZ today. The mediation concerns the public broadcaster’s plan to make 58 news and current affairs staff redundant and is scheduled for today ... More >>
Transpower launched its new project website today, www.gridnewzealand.co.nz , which provides easily accessible information on all of Transpower’s proposed and committed projects. More >>
New Zealand Post said the employment of a part time staff member has been terminated as a result of its investigation into a breach of privacy where a woman received text messages after providing personal details when posting a parcel. The company ... More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the Public Service Association will meet with TVNZ for mediation today over the public broadcaster’s decision to cut 58 jobs in news and current affairs. More >>
United Future agriculture spokesperson Gordon Copeland today announced that following negotiations with the Government, private sector organisations may, in the future, be able to provide export meat inspection services in competition with the Crown. More >>
The effect of a dry year on electricity supply has been reflected in the latest figures released in New Zealand's annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The figures for 2005 are now available, and show New Zealand's emissions rose 2.8 percent (2.1 million tonnes ... More >>
Powelliphanta Augustus Incorporated is highlighting the inadequacy of New Zealand's law after the High Court today found against their appeal. "This simply signals the inadequacy of New Zealand's law in this area"said Frances Mountier, spokesperson ... More >>
Solid Energy welcomes today’s High Court decision which confirms the earlier decision of the Environment Court that the company has all the necessary consents and permissions required to capture and relocate native land snails on the ridgeline of its Stockton ... More >>
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is calling for Solid Energy to cut its losses and stop its destruction of the last remaining habitat the critically-endangered native land snail Powelliphanta augustus. The state-owned coal miner has spent millions ... More >>
Air New Zealand will commence a code-share relationship with Air Pacific between Nadi, Fiji and Los Angeles, United States, effective 7 May 2007. The relationship will provide customers with daily flights between Fiji and Los Angeles seven days ... More >>
Air New Zealand has broken its one-day online sales record by an amazing 23%. More >>
Postage stamps featuring four iconic community groups are a fitting tribute to their contribution to New Zealand communities, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. More >>
The notification of Holcim’s application for a cement plant at Weston sets up May and June as a critical two months for the future of the Waiareka Valley and Oamaru. More >>
In this gig - that is, trying to earn at least part of my income blogging - I do sometimes sit at my desk about 5pm and wonder what I'll lead with tomorrow. As it was yesterday, until Andrea Haggit, Legal Counsel for Air New Zealand, came through ... More >>
NZ On Air has announced new terms for funded TV productions. The deal was locked off in late March, after discussions with SPADA and the Screen Council, and announced yesterday by Minister of Broadcasting, Steve Maharey. More >>
Air New Zealand has today renewed its naming rights sponsorship of the most important event on the New Zealand fashion calendar – Air New Zealand Fashion Week. More >>
The Managing Editor of Australia's much acclaimed "A Current Affair" programme, Anthony Flannery, has been appointed as TVNZ's new Head of News and Current Affairs. More >>
One hundred years of New Zealand rugby league is being celebrated with the latest release of New Zealand Post’s centenary stamps. A 50c stamp featuring an image of New Zealand’s first rugby league team, the ‘All Golds’ who toured Australia, ... More >>
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Housing New Zealand is putting tenants with low incomes in a terrible position by allowing debt to snowball. “Everyone understands that when you’re on a low income it becomes even harder to catch up ... More >>
If TVNZ is to retain any semblance of being a public service broadcaster, the Government has to stop pillaging TVNZ's accounts every year and allow it to invest in the staff and resources needed for it to become a genuine public service broadcaster, Green ... More >>
“With experts saying Labour’s ‘broadcasting policy in tatters’, Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey must front up to the public,” says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint about one of the “Covered” advertisements being run by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). Dr Jan White, ACC Chief Executive said, “the ASA has not yet released its full ... More >>
From Wednesday, 2nd May, New Zealanders will be able to watch their favourite programmes in crystal clear, high resolution, digital quality for free. The "switch-on" event is to be held at the Auckland Museum for invited guests, members of the broadcasting ... More >>
New Zealand Post is increasing the price of the standard domestic letter by 5 cents to 50 cents from 1 June 2007. The increase is the first since April 2004, when the price moved from 40 cents to 45 cents. Peter Fenton, New Zealand Post’s Postal ... More >>
National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman is urging Steve Maharey to clarify an off-the-record comment to state radio that he planned to complain directly to the Government-appointed board about the way he had been treated in an interview. More >>
Air New Zealand will not outsource its Airport Services work due to the significant support received over the past few days for the alternative in-house solution. More >>
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members in Air New Zealand’s ground services have accepted a package to stop their jobs being outsourced but are pursuing a parliamentary inquiry into the airline’s behaviour. More >>
Transpower released its second Annual Planning Report today which details the issues impacting on electricity demand and generation in New Zealand over the next 10 years, viewed from the perspective of the transmission network owner. More >>
“Steve Maharey has dug himself into an even deeper hole on digital television, after trying to fudge answers to parliamentary questions,” says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Air New Zealand is introducing new flight procedures that will dramatically improve the reliability of flights for customers travelling in to and out of Queenstown airport – one of the most challenging in New Zealand. More >>
Mr Peter Rutledge, Grey Power spokesperson on Energy, has today commented on the public reaction to domestic electricity prices. "At last we are seeing public reaction to the excessive profiteering that is going on with domestic electricity pricing. ... More >>
As a result of the Minister for State-Owned Enterprises’ decision to introduce a bill on 27 March 2007 to provide for a merger of ASURE and AgriQuality, the ASURE Board has agreed, as requested, to co-operate fully in the preparation of a business ... More >>
AgriQuality Chair, Rakihia Tau, has expressed the company’s strong support for the initiative, announced by Hon Trevor Mallard today, to investigate the business case for a merger between AgriQuality Limited and ASURE New Zealand Limited. More >>
The PSA welcomes the announcement of legislation that would enable a merger between the state-owned enterprises Asure New Zealand and AgriQuality Ltd. “The benefits to PSA members at these enterprises and the New Zealand taxpayer will be significant,” ... More >>
A bill has been introduced to parliament that will pave the way for the possible merger of state owned enterprises AgriQuality Limited and Asure New Zealand Limited, State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard said today. More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Air New Zealand have reached a settlement over the airline’s threat to contract out its Airport Services work. The settlement is subject to ratification from EPMU members at a series of mass membership ... More >>
Well, well, well. It seems a bit of direct action by the people and some strong words from their representatives in Parliament can get a result after all. A couple of days ago, as a direct result of that pressure and the exposure of improper land sales ... More >>
New Zealand Post advises the following service and delivery arrangements will apply over Easter weekend. Mail will not be processed on Good Friday, giving New Zealand Post the opportunity to give delivery staff a day off on Saturday 7 April to spend ... More >>
Audio: KiwiFM's Wammo interviews National Party's State-owned Enterprises spokesman Gerry Brownlee regarding New Zealand Post opening a chain of souvenir and collectible stores called Real Aotearoa. Gerry also gives his opinion on the privatisation of ... More >>
Record revenue of $274.1 million for the half year, ended December 2006, has produced a net surplus after tax of $35.1 million for Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd. Revenue was up 7% on the same period last year (2005: $257.1 million), but profit down slightly ... More >>
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says every man, woman, and child in New Zealand is paying more than $2 each to cover the deliberate damage bill at Housing New Zealand. More >>
Having been critical of aspects of the original announcement, I'm actually quite impressed with the TVNZ On Demand service that launched yesterday. It helps greatly that the website isn't subject to the hulking legacy of the main TVNZ site, and, ... More >>
TVNZ's new online service – TVNZ ondemand – goes live today. The new service is offering an initial selection of about 300 videos from 100 shows – ranging from catch ups on Shortland St and News and Current Affairs programmes to highlights of ... More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the purchase of 49% of Spring Creek mine by global energy company Cargill will provide longer term job security for its members. More >>
Coal producer, Solid Energy, has secured a significant international commitment to Spring Creek Underground Mine, near Greymouth, from Cargill, a major international company in the food, agriculture and energy sectors. The conditional agreement, announced ... More >>
The Green Party has called on State-Owned Enterprise Solid Energy to waive $5760 awarded to it in costs by the High Court. The High Court awarded the costs in relation to a judicial review brought by the Save Happy Valley Coalition over a Ministerial ... More >>
Tony Holden left the building, and hasn't taken long for his 5.30 folly to follow. The Point, the $12 million project to give TV One a ratings run-in to its nightly news bulletin, was cancelled yesterday. Frankly, there are better things to do with ... More >>
The axing of TVNZ’s local drama production ‘The Point’ calls into question the process for allocating funding in broadcasting, says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
A tropical island complete with sand, palm trees and bures is being constructed at Western Springs lakeside ahead of this weekend’s Pasifika Festival 2007. Air New Zealand is trucking in more than 15 cubic metres of sand to Western Springs in a ... More >>
The Green Party says the report on the Inquiry into Television New Zealand Limited, released today, shows that it is ludicrous to expect a supposedly public service broadcaster, to return a 9 percent return on shareholder funds, and to disperse all ... More >>
“Union members will decide whether to accept the proposal to avoid outsourcing at Air New Zealand,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today. He was commenting on the media focus on differences in approach of the two unions ... More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Air New Zealand have reached a deal that could stop the outsourcing of 1800 ground services jobs. The deal is based on the same heads of agreement offered to Air New Zealand by the EPMU late ... More >>
TrustPower, which generates all of its electricity from sustainable resources, has added impetus to carbon trading in New Zealand by selling carbon credits to Meridian Energy. More >>
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is refusing to remove a satirical document from their website after Solid Energy filed an injunction application for defamation. The State-owned coal company filed the injunction at the High Court in Christchurch against the climate ... More >>
The Maori Party has acknowledged the commitment of tangata whenua in promoting the rights of mana whenua as the basis for land management policies. “The announcement this afternoon, that the Government has made a historic intervention in putting Landcorp ... More >>
State Owned Enterprises Minister this afternoon called a press conference to announce a decision of the Government, taken this morning, to review all LandCorp land sales in light of the dispute with the Hauraki Iwi over a block of land at Whenuakite. More >>
Please find attached the 2006 Environment Report on Solid Energy. Also available at: http://www.savehappyvalley.org.nz/resources/envrep1.pdf http://www.savehappyvalley.org.nz/resources/envrep2.pdf More >>
As the Government has been moving swiftly to defuse the dispute over a planned land sale at Whenuakite of land claimed by the Hauraki Iwi and subject to a Treaty Claim, the Maori Party are calling for comprehensive review of the Treaty Settlement Process. More >>
Air NZ has deliberately set out to use the threat of outsourcing as leverage to try to extract concessions from the unions and this has contributed to the company's handsome profits, the Service and Food Workers Union says. More >>
AgResearch’s Customer Relationship Manager Brian Dingwall brings a wealth of international experience to a new position that will assist the Crown Research Institute to work more effectively with its clients. More >>
Air New Zealand’s longest serving Director, Sir Ron Carter, will retire from the Board on March 31, 2007. Chairman John Palmer says Sir Ron has made an outstanding contribution to the airline since he joined the Board in July 1998. More >>
Air New Zealand customers on international flights are going to be spoilt for entertainment choice from March 1. The airline will increase the amount of audio and video entertainment content available from 200 hours to approximately 450 hours. More >>
Air New Zealand will launch direct flights between Auckland and Vancouver in November. Group General Manager International Airline Ed Sims says Canada has always been an extremely popular destination for New Zealanders. More >>
United Future SOE spokesperson Gordon Copeland has warmly welcomed today's statements from investment banker and former Treasury official Rob Cameron that State-Owned Enterprises should be partially privatised. More >>
The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) wholeheartedly backs the partial privatization of some of our large state owned enterprises proposed by leading economist and architect of the SOE model, Rob Cameron. More >>
European passengers traveling within New Zealand are constantly amazed that New Zealanders do not lock our bags while traveling on our domestic airline, Air NZ check-in staff say. More >>
Air New Zealand would like to reiterate that Airport Services work will be outsourced unless members of both the EPMU and SFWU ratify an agreement which meets the company’s objectives. More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union will be pursuing legal action against Air New Zealand after last-ditch negotiations with the company yesterday and today could not produce a proposal with sufficient detail for workers affected. More >>
Air NZ should immediately withdraw its outsourcing proposal and get back to the business of running the airline, says the union representing check-in staff at Auckland International and Domestic airports. More >>
“Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey needs to say whether he supports a suggestion that the state television broadcaster is looking to expand into commercial radio,” says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. More >>
Air New Zealand is surprised at being named in a class action announced in Australia yesterday based on accusations of price fixing in the air cargo market. General Counsel John Blair says the action appears to be yet another attempt by an opportunistic ... More >>
CourierPost has joined forces with one of New Zealand’s best-known brands, Fly Buys, to increase its share of the competitive small-business sector. More >>
Customs and Police have thwarted an attempt to smuggle $150,000 of counterfeit stamps through the border. Customs staff at Auckland's International Mail Centre last week intercepted the stamps that arrived in three packets containing 25,000 stamps each. ... More >>
Transpower today welcomed the Electricity Commission’s Notice of Intention to approve its proposal for a new transmission line between south Waikato and south Auckland. More >>
Energy Minister David Parker welcomed progress on the upgrade needed to the transmission grid through Waikato to Auckland. "The Electricity Commission process has resulted in an improved proposal, which has led to the Commission's draft approval of it," ... More >>
“Helen Clark should be the one fronting to the media about substantial golden handshakes looming at TVNZ, given her claim that they’ve been eliminated under Labour,” says National Party Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman More >>
A former temporary New Zealand Post mail-processing worker has admitted writing abusive comments on a number of marked NCEA papers. New Zealand Post instigated an investigation as a result of complaints from a number of NCEA examination candidates in the Christchurch ... More >>
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley is calling on Chris Carter to justify an explosion in HNZ staff numbers and salaries. “The actual number of state houses have increased by only 9% since 2002, yet staff numbers at the department have ballooned ... More >>
On January 28, Air New Zealand will be launching its new brand campaign on nationwide television, cinema, and outdoor billboards. More >>
New Zealand Crown Research Institutes Scion and AgResearch have formed a research programme with US-based Diversa Corporation (Nasdaq: DVSA) which could ultimately see New Zealand's entire vehicle fleet running on New Zealand-grown and manufactured ... More >>
Radio New Zealand has announced changes to its corporate branding and on-air identity with the introduction of new logos for its networks and services. The new look for Radio New Zealand will take effect from Monday 22nd January. A name change for the ... More >>
A giant banner - "Solid Energy = govt sponsored climate change" - has been unfurled early this morning 45m above the harbour front at Queens Wharf, Jarvois Street. Two campaigners have hung the 69 square metre banner, which aims to highlight ... More >>
A giant banner - "Solid Energy = govt sponsored climate change" - has been unfurled early this morning 45m above the harbour front at Queens Wharf, Jarvois Street. Two campaigners have hung the 69 square metre banner, which aims to highlight ... More >>
Crucial talks over the future of Air New Zealand passenger and groundhandling services and the 1700 jobs they involve will start tomorrow in Auckland The talks between the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the airline represent the last ... More >>
The conclusion of a major content deal between BBC Worldwide Australasia and TVNZ will see a significant package of drama, natural history and factual titles air on both TV ONE and TV2 in 2007. More >>
The Government has failed in its purchasing decisions to support green businesses and failed to protect the environment, a new report released today by the Green Party has shown. “The Government has learned to talk the talk about environmentalism. ... More >>
Over the next five years Television New Zealand will be evolving into a broadcaster that supplies content to more than just the television screen. "Inspiring On Every Screen", TVNZ's strategy 2007-2011, has the organisation complementing its traditional ... More >>
ONTRACK will be replacing the wooden road and rail bridge at Arahura with a new concrete structure, which will incorporate both road and rail on a single deck, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Transport Minister Annette King, announced today. More >>
The Environment Court today ruled that mining the habitat of critically-endangered land snail Powelliphanta "Augustus" is "an action which is noxious, dangerous, offensive or objectionable [51]" and that there is a high risk to ... More >>
New Zealand Post has sold more than 10,000 Prezzy Cards with more than $1 million of pre-paid value since they were launched last month. Each card can be loaded with up to $500 of value and be used almost anywhere a Visa card can be used. More >>
Parliament resumes at 2 p.m. today and it is a very different place from the one that rose for a short recess 12 days ago. More >>
United Future energy spokesperson, Gordon Copeland MP, today reiterated his party’s policy, which would see Transpower converted from a State Owned Enterprise to a Crown owned public utility. “We believe that the expansion of the national grid should ... More >>
Transpower has told the Commerce Commission that it is advising customers today of its proposed prices for 2006/07 and 2007/08. The Commerce Commission accepts that Transpower needs to notify customers now. Transpower's pricing year starts on 1 April, ... More >>
Peters scores a diplomatic coup in the Fijian crisis ... Nats ecstatic with Key-English leadership, a clean out of Brash advisers expected ... New challenges for Labour ... Telecom, unbundled, and now split three ways ... Govt boost export marketing ... More >>
Air New Zealand will commence regular weekday services between Wanganui and Wellington from 12 February 2007. The new service will be operated by Air New Zealand Link carrier Eagle Air using a charted Vincent Aviation 19-seat Beech turbo-prop aircraft. More >>
The union representing 70 Air NZ clerical workers whose jobs are to be outsourced to Fiji is calling on the airline's board to immediately abandon its proposal in light of increased political tensions. More >>
The Ministry of Justice today announced the selection of Gen-i as the preferred supplier to enter into final contract negotiations for the supply of telecommunications services and also for supply of information technology support services. More >>
Huhu Studio, through Wise Giant Enterprise Limited which it founded and established in 2005, has inked a $25 million production deal on a 6-part Animation Series that centers on the “Epic Stories of the Bible”. The six well-known Bible stories ... More >>
ACC levy rates for next year indicate employers might not get reimbursed for past overpayments, says Business NZ. The levy rates for 2007 were announced this week. The employer levy will remain at $1.21 for every $100 payroll. More >>
Hone Harawira, Broadcasting Spokesperson for the Maori Party, today spoke out about the impact of the deteriorating relationship between the unions and TVNZ, in the resulting action designed to hurt predominantly Maori viewers. More >>
The NZ On Air Board today announced the appointment of Jane Wrightson as the new chief executive of NZ On Air. More >>
Will private consultants always gouge the public sector? Does the public sector ever ‘learn’ from private consultants? Can the cost of private consultants to the public purse ever be ‘reined in’? More >>
Solid Energy has welcomed the scoping report released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) which acknowledges the company’s commitment to improving its environment performance and the systems and initiatives implemented ... More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne is calling for the Government, as the majority shareholder in Air New Zealand, to subject the airline's board of directors to a rigorous examination over the failure of the proposed code share deal between Qantas and Air New Zealand. More >>
TV3's labelling of the Government's $79 million funding plan for TVNZ's digital as a bailout for a failing commercial business drew criticism today from Green Party Broadcasting Spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
It’s a pleasure to join you for your conference. The relationship between a Labour-led government and the public sector should always be a positive one. It's in the nature of the labour movement that we recognise the contribution of a high quality public ... More >>
TVNZ is pleased to announce the launch of its next round of free on-air advertising time for New Zealand's worthy causes. For over 20 years, the 'TVNZ Community Support Foundation' has provided over $30 million dollars' worth of free on-air advertising ... More >>
A report outlining major changes needed to New Zealand public services has been released today by the Public Service Association. The report commissioned by the PSA from UK based think-tank, Demos: Re-imagining Government: Putting people at the heart ... More >>
National’s Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, wants Government ministers to do something about the continuing industrial disruption in the health sector instead of just sitting on their hands. More >>
Rotorua's Erina Hingston (Ngati Manawa, Ngati Porou, Tuwharetoa and Te Arawa) graduated recently at the University of Waikato with a Masters degree with first class honours in molecular biology. More >>
Wood used for construction is cheaper and results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions than steel and concrete alternatives. This is true for both construction costs and over a 50 year lifecycle. These are the findings released today by Forestry Minister ... More >>
New Zealand First welcomes the announcement of government support of TVNZ’s move into digital television, saying that at long last there is an opportunity to provide a better public broadcasting service. More >>
The Government’s decision to provide six years of special funding for TVNZ to establish two new digital channels has been applauded by Chief Executive Rick Ellis. “This is a momentous day for TVNZ. It is the key factor that will enable us to move confidently ... More >>
Further strikes beginning today by radiographers are leading to calls for limits to be placed on the rights of health unions to strike, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. More >>
Please note that the starting time for the sttike by Medical Radiation Technologists or MRTs is NOT the same at all DHBs. Some media have been reporting that the strike starts at 10.00am - that is the case ONLY in Canterbury and could disrupt plans for ... More >>
Bay of Plenty District Health Board has contingency plans in place to ensure patient and community safety during the Medical Radiation Technologists (MRT) strikes planned to start today (Friday 10 November). More >>
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Public Service Association unionised workers at TVNZ are taking strike action from 8:55am this morning around the country. The action follows a vote by the workers to escalate the strike action and start ... More >>
United Future’s finance and energy spokesperson, Gordon Copeland MP, today expressed deep concern about the place of the state-owned electricity generating companies in New Zealand’s energy future. More >>
New Zealand viewers can look forward to another series of TV3’s successful drama Outrageous Fortune thanks to a decision from the latest NZ On Air funding round. “The programme has been very successful,” said NZ On Air’s Acting Chief Executive, ... More >>
Thank you very much for inviting me to join you at this celebration of achievement. On behalf of the Government I want to congratulate all this year's graduates, and also, just as importantly, all the people who have supported and assisted the graduates ... More >>
Today’s decision by the ACCC to reject Qantas’s and Air New Zealand’s proposal for a Tasman code-share demonstrates just how the “cartel” would harm competition and consumers. More >>
Air New Zealand today said it was flabbergasted and astounded by the ACCC’s draft determination to turn down an application for a codeshare with Qantas on the Tasman. Chief Financial Officer Rob McDonald says a preliminary review of the determination ... More >>
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Public Service Association members at TVNZ took lightening strike action from 6:35am today resulting in disruption to morning news including an abrupt change of newsreader, the loss of a camera and extra ... More >>
Further surprise strike action by members of the Public Service Association and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is underway at TVNZ with more disruptions to programmes likely. More >>
Union members from the Public Service Association and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union have overwhelmingly rejected a revised pay offer from TVNZ and will start rolling industrial action targeted at high profile New Zealand-made programmes. More >>
Union members from the Public Service Association and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union at TVNZ will walk off the job for an hour tomorrow to discuss a revised pay offer from the state broadcaster and any further industrial action. More >>
Plans to merge the employer and self-employed ACC accounts will have serious negative effects on the efficiency of the scheme, the Accredited Employers Partnership Programme, the chance to offer choice and competition, or to have it full funded by 2014, says ... More >>
Leading health groups and experts are welcoming MP Maryan Street’s Private Member’s Bill that would stop Crown investment in tobacco companies. Ms Street announced today that she would be putting an Ethical Investments Bill, aimed at requiring Crown Financial ... More >>
Government-owned entities in New Zealand have no business investing in the tobacco industry, says the New Zealand Medical Association. The NZMA welcomes Labour MP Maryan Street’s Member’s Bill, Ethical Investment (Crown Financial Institutions) Bill, ... More >>
Landcare Research has released its 2006 Annual Report, outlining a solid year. This is the Crown Research Institute’s sixth sustainability report. It shows how our research defines and protects environmental values, and summarises the company’s ... More >>
Record sales of $570 million ((2005: $401 million) and record production of 4.67 million tonnes (2005: 4.46 mt) produced a record after-tax profit for the year ended 30 June 2006 of $85.8 million for Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd. The company paid ... More >>
Hon Trevor Mallard Minister for State Owned Enterprises 16 October 2006 Speech Notes NZ Post's contribution to economic transformation Speech to NZ Post leadership forum, James Cook More >>
The Electricity Commission has failed to secure the full confidence of the electricity industry in the past two years, says Meridian Energy chief executive Keith Turner. In comments contained in Meridian¹s Annual Report tabled in Parliament today, Dr ... More >>
State-owned power company Meridian Energy has reported a post-tax profit for the 2005-06 year of $856.8 million – thanks to its highly successful foray into Australia. More >>
The owner and operator of the national electricity grid, Transpower New Zealand Ltd, has reported a net surplus after tax for 2005/06 of $96.9 million. The net surplus in the previous year was $141.5 million. More >>
The Government has reached a decision on the future governance structure of remaining airports in which it is a joint venture partner. More >>
Dr Lesley McTurk has been appointed Chief Executive of the Housing New Zealand Corporation, HNZC Board Chairman Pat Snedden announced today. Dr McTurk is currently the Chief Executive of the Christchurch City Council. She replaces Helen Fulcher as Chief Executive ... More >>
The Labour-United-NZ First Government should stop the NZ Super Fund investing our taxes in ExxonMobil because of ExxonMobil’s role in funding the climate change denial industry and in undermining attempts to get action to reduce greenhouse emissions, ... More >>
Artworks by children from all over New Zealand will fly across the country and around the world this Christmas on New Zealand Post stamps. The stamps are the result of the Design a Stamp competition held by New Zealand Post earlier this year. More >>
Minister of Internal Affairs Rick Barker today announced 32 appointments to Lottery distribution committees. "Since New Zealand Lotteries began in 1987 over $2 billion has been transferred to the Lottery Grants Board for distribution to our communities,” ... More >>
Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard today announced the appointment of Chris de Boer as the new Chair of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF). Mr de Boer begins work next week, with a tenure until 30 June 2009. More >>
Household energy efficiency is the focus of a new business launched by state-owned power generator and retailer Meridian Energy today. The business is aimed at providing comprehensive advice for building energy efficient homes. More >>
Poll results from the UK have put New Zealand firmly in the number one spot for the world’s coolest destination. “This win is a vindication of the recent work we’ve put in to the UK market, with the Chelsea Flower Show and our ‘Come Now. If Not ... More >>
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