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AIAL chief executive, Don Huse, has refuted claims from the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (Inc) that AIAL has been “selective” in its media releases today in relation to the new aeronautical prices. More >>
Karaka graduates captured seven races on the card in Singapore on Sunday, including a courageous win by Royal Star (Danske x Ramila) in the Listed S$350,000 Three-Year-Old Challenge (Second Leg) (1400m). More >>
Australian property group Macquarie Goodman has launched a new global brand, uniting its international operations under one name. More >>
The announcement that Auckland International Airport will levy airlines rather than charge travellers a departure tax from July next year has been welcomed by one of New Zealand's leading travel agents. More >>
Export New Zealand welcomes the international move forward in security as New Zealand and the United States signed an international agreement to recognise each country’s supply chain security schemes over the weekend in Belgium. More >>
Just because something has all the latest technology doesn’t mean it can’t look fantastic too. Sharp’s new Piano Finish Aquos LCD TV has the designer look and aesthetics taking its inspiration from the shiny black keys of a grand piano. More >>
- The sale of the three south-east Queensland properties, marketed by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in December 2006 / January 2007, are now unconditional. Gross realised proceeds are $24.0 million of which $7.6 million was received by 30 June 2007. The ... More >>
Gough, Gough and Hamer has just opened in Christchurch the first of a New Zealand-wide network of rental stores, offering a diverse range of equipment for the contracting and DIY market. The new store is branded as The Cat Rental Store. The company will ... More >>
Auckland, New Zealand, 2 July 2007: New Zealand food and wine has successfully enticed lucrative North American conference and incentive business to the country. More >>
Freeman Media, publisher of The Line, has today launched a new website for Telecommunications Review. Launched in 2003, Telecommunications Review, is regarded as the leading enterprise telecommunications and networking media in New Zealand. It boasts a circulation of ... More >>
Auckland City and the Auckland Regional Council were today challenged to make a clear statement that they are committed to working with Transit to ensure the completion of the SH20 Manukau Harbour Crossing duplication before the Rugby World Cup in 2011. More >>
Family holidays have had a makeover at Kumuka Worldwide, with kids and adults alike travelling the world together to explore new cultures and experience the adventurous side of travel abroad. More >>
M-co Chief Operating Officer Carl Hansen today said the company was delighted at the Electricity Commission’s decision to award it four out of five energy market operation roles. More >>
Vodafone assumes direct control of TelstraClear managed mobile customer base July 2, 2007 With the conclusion of the TelstraClear agency agreement at the end of June, Vodafone is contacting all customers currently managed by TelstraClear to reassure ... More >>
The company behind a network of state-of-the-art altitude simulation centres in New Zealand has launched the first public altitude simulation centres in the USA. More >>
The Electricity Commission has approved funding for Transpower’s planned Demand Side Participation trial in the upper South Island. Details are available on its website www.electricitycommission.govt.nz. More >>
Fairfax Media, New Zealand's largest newspaper, magazine and web publisher, is again seeking the country's bright journalism prospects. More >>
Living Cell Technologies Limited (ASX:LCT) today announced the appointment of Robert J. Beckman, Dr. Allan R. Goldberg and Philip N. Sussman, Managing Partners of The Channel Group, LLC (TCG), a New York based life science venture development and management ... More >>
The Bio Commerce Centre, Palmerston North’s technology commercialisation centre, has made two staff appointments. John Brandeis has been appointed Incubator Manager. Mr Brandeis has moved back to Palmerston North from Hawke’s Bay, where he established ... More >>
BP New Zealand has today announced the successful applicants of the ‘BP Vouchers for Volunteers’ programme. The programme launched last month, invited applications from volunteer organisations for thousands of BP fuel vouchers. Registered charities ... More >>
Freightways Limited (Freightways) today confirmed the acquisition of information management businesses on both sides of the Tasman, with the purchase of Shred-X Group (Shred-X) in Brisbane and MSS in Christchurch. More >>
Jade Software Corporation (Jade) announced today that it has bought 100 percent of the shares in Methodware, a leading operational risk management software company. More >>
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has implemented a 10 year asset revaluation moratorium for aeronautical pricing purposes until 2017. More >>
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has announced revised aeronautical pricing levels for the next five years. More >>
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has released an updated economic impact report that shows that the airport facilitates a contribution of approximately $19 billion to the New Zealand economy annually, an increase of 34 per cent since 2000. ... More >>
Results of study jolt real estate industry with a clear message from clients to innovate, perform and inform The Nielsen NetRatings• study into the behaviour of buyers and sellers of property has revealed strong demand for new services and staggering interest ... More >>
Sylvia Park will join the Auckland rail network with the formal opening of its own train station on Sunday 1 July 2007. More >>
KiwiSaver starting today discriminates against people aged 65 and over, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. "This is from the government that sensibly passed the law removing a retirement age from all employment agreements and reinforced ... More >>
Monday July 2nd 2007, sees Roadstar Transport under the new ownership of Express Couriers Ltd. This acquisition while further cementing Express Couriers market leadership. More >>
The owner of a Porirua finance company has just launched a Web-Site, Coaching and Seminar service that will teach people how to eliminate all debt permanently. People can get out of debt using the money they are currently earning, and usually do it ... More >>
National contracting company, City Care Ltd will be drawing on its experience providing water reticulation maintenance services to Christchurch, Tauranga, New Plymouth and South Taranaki regions as it commences operations to maintain Manukau Water Ltd’s ... More >>
Until late last week, major market-moving economic data remained absent from the Australian economic calendar. Private sector credit aggregates, one of two key indicators becoming available prior to this week's RBA meeting, came to hand on Friday, however, ... More >>
After months of steady rises, the residential sales median in Auckland flattened off to around $450,000 in May, driven, it seems, by higher than usual sales numbers. More >>
Listed stamp and collectables dealer and auction house Mowbray Collectables has reported strong trading for the new financial year with record results from some auctions. More >>
New Zealand’s top kitchen and bathroom designers for 2007 will be announced at a special gala event in Dunedin on Friday night (July 6). The National Kitchen and Bathroom Association’s (NKBA) annual awards showcase the booming industry and the ... More >>
Attached is the wholesale electricity market summary for the week ending 1 July 2007. More >>
"A round of drinks at the local is going up," says Hospitality Association Chief Executive Bruce Robertson. The price of all alcoholic beverages goes up from 1 July driven by increases in excise tax. More >>
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to the organiser of the Roger Awareds, Murray Horton. Let the nominations have opened for New Zealand's worst transnational (a corporation which is 25% or more foreign-owned) that has the most negative impact ... More >>
Michael Cullen Speech - Greater security and opportunity through KiwiSaver - Speech notes for Auckland Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland More >>
"Fonterra is serious about tackling climate change and welcomes any research or development that has the potential to reduce on-farm carbon emissions," says Barry Harris, Chairman of Fonterra's Sustainability Council. More >>
New Zealand’s wine industry is set for a major boost with the opening of the country’s largest contract wine bottling plant in Marlborough. More >>
Buddle Findlay's 10 year sponsorship of the Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship for New Zealand writers has earned the firm acknowledgement as a finalist in the 2007 NBR Awards for Sponsorship of the Arts. More >>
Towns and cities across Italy will soon come to a standstill to celebrate the launch of the new Fiat 500, exactly 50 years after the launch of the original icon, and the Italian car maker is organising a launch on a truly epic scale. More >>
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has applied to the Employment Relations Authority asking for an injunction against Air Nelson over its continued use of illegal strikebreaking labour. More >>
MFS Living and Leisure Group (ASX/NZX: MPY) says it will not declare its $277 million offer for Tourism Holdings (NZX: THL) unconditional unless MPY receives acceptances to take it to 90%. More >>
In the March GLOBAL UPDATE I talked about the large amount of money sloshing around the world looking for a home. This has resulted the emergence and abundance of non-bank lenders and sophisticated new finance products. More >>
Both imports and exports fell in May 2007 compared with May 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main cause of the falls was a decrease in large and irregular items traded. In May 2006, a $235 million aircraft and a record amount of petroleum ... More >>
Zenago Limited announces that, effective 2 July 2007, it will be acquiring Vision Online Limited. More >>
Tainui Group Holdings Ltd (TGH), the commercial arm of Tainui, recorded a net surplus of $64.3 million for the year ended 31 March 2007. The comparable figure for 2005/06 was $69 million. More >>
According to a new Shopper study from The Nielsen Company, consumers experience up to four different shopping ‘modes’ during grocery shopping – and knowing how these change between supermarket aisles will help FMCG companies and marketers achieve ... More >>
Transit New Zealand National Office Media release 26 June 2007 Transit starts record number of projects in 2007/08 Transit New Zealand on behalf of the government announced the greatest number of project investigation, design and construction starts ever ... More >>
The Paperboard Packaging industry has appointed Christchurch based PJ Paper’s Managing Director Jack Hayward as its new President. Hayward has over 15 years experience of paper product manufacturing and acknowledges that the industry has changed over ... More >>
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP), a leading manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain, today introduced its line of Enhanced Performing (EP) radio frequency (RF) ... More >>
Roading New Zealand welcomes the 5% percent increase in road maintenance and construction funding for 2007/08 as announced by Land Transport NZ today, but is concerned that it appears to fall short of that required. Roading New Zealand calls on the Government ... More >>
Courtyard Gallery is pleased to announce a name change for our gallery. From now on we shall be known as 'Aesthete Gallery'. More >>
Winter weekends can be blissful with a Crowne Plaza Auckland winter weekend escape. With winter weekends from $335.00 a night, everything you need for a blissful escape is taken care of. More >>
Speaking at the South Island Dairy Event last week, Senior Rabobank dairy analyst, Tim Hunt said that New Zealand was in a prime position to capitalise on the recent explosion of global dairy prices. More >>
Air New Zealand has today announced it will commence reciprocal codeshare flights with Air China effective from 1 July 2007. More >>
The Langham Hotel Auckland has received four World Travel Awards' nominations - the global "travel industry's equivalent to the Oscars". More >>
New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA) has appointed David Catty to be its Executive Director. Catty has had substantial experience in international trade and direct involvement as a China trader. More >>
LWR Manufacturing Limited (“LWR Limited”) is pleased to announce that it has today made a full cash takeover offer under the Takeovers Code to acquire all of the shares in Pod Limited (“Pod”), at $0.50 per share (“the LWR Offer”). More >>
Plastics New Zealand encourages consumers to “Make a Difference” by thinking before they take a single trip checkout bag. The joint Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises campaign launched today, 26 June 2007, asks consumers to reduce, reuse ... More >>
Small Acorns - the Contemporary Living Store and New Zealand’s number one Designers Guild retailer - is closing its Auckland store to focus on managing the growth of its burgeoning online business (www.smallacorns.co.nz), as well as its flagship store ... More >>
July’s NZ House & Garden shows how, with simple ideas and lots of love, passionate Kiwi renovators can transform old and historic into inviting and modern. Stories of modern-day transformations and the people who have made them happen are a recurrent ... More >>
Air New Zealand today announced the first initiative sparked by its review of domestic and Tasman operations. More >>
An innovative New Zealand company opened the North Shore’s first public altitude simulation centre this week, offering health, sporting and lifestyle benefits. More >>
TeleMessenger Solutions Ltd., developers of advanced voice and video solutions, today announced that its subsidiary, video communication company Springdoo has been acquired by UK-based Cityblock PLC, a company set up by Martin Higginson, founder ... More >>
In May 2007, there were 80 million electronic card transactions totalling $4.6 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. When adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, this represents a 1.1 percent increase in total card spending compared with April 2007. More >>
Whichever supermarket you shop in- you will be challenged to Make a Difference by thinking before you take that plastic bag More >>
air2there.com carbon negative air services taking off air2there.com manager Richard Baldwin says his airline's associated carbon sink forest absorption rate is well ahead of carbon release resulting from its fossil fuel consumption and staff activities. More >>
The North Shore has confirmed its status as one of the key centres of strong economic growth in New Zealand. More >>
Educational publisher Learning Media Limited (LML) has appointed Nelson Education to distribute their literacy resources in the United States. More >>
Yesterday evening I tendered my resignation from the board of ICP Biotechnology Limited with immediate effect. Since resigning as Managing Director of ICPbio, a number of local and overseas parties have offered me a range of opportunities from development ... More >>
Fairfax Media is proud to be the New Zealand representative for the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the advertising industry’s most prestigious international festival. The winners of the Titanium & Integrated Lions and the ... More >>
Pacific Steel has advised its customers that it will be increasing prices of reinforcing steel and wire by about five per cent, effective July 1, 2007. Over the past three months, Pacific Steel has continued to experience volatility in world metal prices. ... More >>
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts partners with one of Asia Pacific’s leading travel search engine Bezurk.com to further extend its reach to customers booking hotels online. More >>
Tainui Group Holdings Ltd (TGH), the commercial arm of Tainui, is to acquire 100 % ownership of ‘The Base’ retail complex. TGH is buying the 50% share it does not own from The Warehouse Group, over which it has pre-emptive rights. The two companies ... More >>
Snow Park NZ's 2007 season kicked off in Lake Wanaka this weekend with a record number of skiers and snowboarders turning out to enjoy their first tracks on fresh snow. More >>
"The GDP value of fishing is based on raw materials and not the final, value-added product, which makes the ratio overstated in terms of energy efficiency," says Owen Symmans, chief executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council. More >>
The search is on to find NZ's most sustainable business of the year, and the increasing interest in sustainability is driving an increasing number of businesses to enter the Sustainable Business Awards. More >>
CityLink and FX Networks are combining to support the future of Wellington business by making local business incubator Creative HQ the envy of their peers - and private companies - nationwide. More >>
Takapuna based Cognito Software, developer of the MoneyWorks range of accounting software, has announced that it had its products available in over one hundred retail outlets throughout Canada - including the prestigious Apple stores. More >>
Dancing with the Stars favourite Nerida Lister is back in her high heels and ready for action and has been inspired to teach absolute beginners how to move their "two left feet". More >>
Wotif.com (www.wotif.com), Australasia’s leading accommodation website, has introduced a new feature to offer consumers even better rates. The trade-off being that they won’t know ‘Wot Hotel’ they are booking. More >>
Downer EDI’s infrastructure division, Works Infrastructure, today announced it had won the tender to join the Clear Harbour Alliance to separate stormwater and waste water in the Motions South catchment area of Auckland. More >>
Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) has announced its first annual conference to be held at Lincoln University 17 – 19 August. The conference incorporates the annual gatherings of OANZ constituent members BioGro, the Biodynamic Association and the ... More >>
Methven, New Zealand’s leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of distinctive, water conserving showerware, taps and valving has just debuted its latest breakthrough product, the world’s first beauty shower, at a launch attended by a contingent ... 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 >>
The Te Atatu branch was the big talking point among the 60-strong Harveys Real Estate network at the recent 2007 National Awards. More >>
When Universal Homes' architects began designing houses for the company's new site at Chatham Hill in Gulf Harbour, Whangaparaoa, they were hoping to come up with something special. Now, as the project begins to take shape, they are confident they have succeeded. More >>
A new website launched by building research company BRANZ could lead to lower power bills and water rates for homeowners, and to more environmentally-friendly homes across the country. More >>
BRANZ have turned the lofty ideas of sustainable building into practical techniques through the launch of a new web-based resource, www.LEVEL.org.nz. More >>
Attached is the Wholesale Electricity Market Summary for the week ending 24 June 2007. More >>
Subarus sold in New Zealand covered in microscopic DatDots are preventing the criminal community from successfully stealing the cars. More >>
Orion Health, Specialist Marine Interiors, The Sweet Shop, Endace Measurement Systems and A Ward Attachments took the top honours at the ANZ Auckland Export Awards 2007. The awards celebrate exporters’ innovation and sheer determination to export during ... 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 >>
Total research and development (R&D;) expenditure in the 2006 reference period was $1,826 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is a 10.0 percent increase from $1,660 million in 2004. Business sector R&D; expenditure was $763 million in ... More >>
The Board of Directors of SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited announced today Evan Davies will stand down as Managing Director and Director of the company effective immediately. More >>
Just one week out from the introduction of KiwiSaver, a majority of employers still feel they need more information on the new workplace savings scheme, according to a snapshot of businesses taken by New Zealand's leading business management solution ... More >>
Northpower is experiencing an increasing number of calls during faults regarding customers who have electrical medical equipment. While some have been genuine, others have proven to be false or hoax calls, and have caused Northpower concern. More >>
New figures released today show an enormous cost to the economy if planned carbon trading plans go ahead. The figures show a $3.5 billion direct cost to New Zealand in five years' time, more than seven times higher than that claimed by government, ... More >>
Confidence hit a 12 month low in a survey of over 1000 business respondents undertaken electronically by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce early last week. More >>
Join entrepreneur Mike Pero and other luminaries as they celebrate Canterbury’s exporting stars at the ANZ Canterbury Export Awards 2007 this Thursday at a black tie Gala Dinner in the International Antarctic Centre. More >>
New Zealand has a housing affordability crisis, where housing prices have doubled over the past five years. During this period rentals have increased by 14%, slightly lower than general inflation (refer attached Westpac March Bulletin). More >>
air2there.com completes Wellington region rail link Another first has been chalked up by Paraparaumu-based airline air2there.com. This week saw the start of a linkage that makes travel to the airport, from anywhere in greater Wellington electrified ... More >>
The announcement by PPCS that it will team up with its rivals to market lamb into the US and Canada has met with approval from the Meat Industry Reform Group. More >>
The announcement by PPCS that it will team up with its rivals to market lamb into the US and Canada has been applauded by the Meat Industry Action Group. More >>
The break-down of the trade talks in Potsdam could spell the end of hope for better access for New Zealand's manufactured exports as well as agricultural products, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) said today. More >>
The bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express is currently heading towards Nelson and is expected to anchor in the sheltered waters of Tasman Bay around 5.30pm today. More >>
Statistics NZ has today released the highlights of its 2005/06 survey of the screen industry. Total turnover for the sector in 2005/06 was $2.54 billion, a figure that is comparable to the figure of $2.6 billion in 2004/05. More >>
New Zealand schools and Nature's Flame are helping clear the air by converting heating systems to run on clean-burning wood pellets. More >>
Sealegs Corporation Limited has recently appointed Steve Southon to the position of National Operations Manager. Mr Southon has extensive experience at senior operational level, having worked in services, production, warehousing and administration. More >>
Contact Energy has welcomed the granting of resource consent for a small hydro electricity generation project at the Hawea Dam in Central Otago. More >>
Catalogues for New Zealand Bloodstock's National Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale, scheduled for Sunday 22 July at Karaka, are now available. The Sale will feature a total of 298 catalogued lots including 234 broodmares, 15 weanlings, 15 yearlings, ... More >>
The Water Physical Stock Account 1995–2005 was released by Statistics New Zealand today. It is an update of the previous Water Physical Stock Account 1995–2001. The updated report contains new annual results and a revision of the results previously ... More >>
Listing on NZSX a logical commitment to the New Zealand market - Potential favourable tax treatment for New Zealand-based investors More >>
The Chairman of Ngati Porou Forests, Whaimutu Dewes, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Wheeler to the position of Chief Executive Officer. This follows an extensive national search for a candidate who would lead the next stage of the company’s ... More >>
"A KiwiSaver calculator for all employees to calculate the resulting value of KiwiSaver schemes, has been released by ISoftware, a NZ software company, specialising in Investment software. More >>
New Zealand’s largest and Australia’s fastest growing real estate group, Harcourts International Ltd has signed a Master Licence agreement with highly successful real estate professional, Raymond Chow, CEO, of the Ray International Group, to form Ray ... More >>
Wellington Chamber of Commerce CEO Charles Finny today commented that the Chamber hopes that the failure of the Potsdam G4 Trade Ministers meeting doesn’t destroy all hope of completion of the global WTO negotiation. More >>
Welcome to the tenth fortnightly Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary for 2007. We aim to keep you informed on developments at Cairns Lockie, Mortgage Bankers and the mortgage market in general. Previous issues of this commentary can be found on our ... More >>
Many overseas investors are likely to be thanking the Reserve Bank Governor for intervening in the Fx market earlier this week and last week to get a lower Kiwi dollar and better entry level for them to gain their Kiwi dollar exposure. At the time of writing the ... More >>
Adam Fenech owner of www.auctionnz.co.nz and A Class Computers a computer retail store in Fitzroy is going from strength to strength with a brand new second store under the A Class Computers brand name opening in New Plymouth on July 2nd. More >>
Wellington’s business leaders of the future are graduating from high-growth business incubator Creative HQ next week (Tuesday June 26). Globally-renowned animation company Karactaz, destinational fashion store deNada, and international on-line casting website ... More >>
Now that it has started raining farmers will be thinking about what is required to get maximum pasture growth to meet animal feed demand this spring. More >>
Why you have more chance of winning a ‘scratchie’ than getting good customer service, and how to change it More >>
Telecom today announced the appointment of Rapp Collins Limb Walker as its new direct marketing agency. Rapp Collins Limb Walker will handle Telecom's consumer and business related direct marketing requirements, working alongside existing brand agency Saatchi ... More >>
MFS Living and Leisure Group (ASX: MPY) today announced both the takeover offer price and the closing date for the Group’s proposed takeover of Tourism Holdings Limited (NZX: THL) are final. More >>
The winners of the Press Lions were announced yesterday (New Zealand time) at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. More >>
Fonterra featured well at the annual Dairy Industry Quality Performance Awards in Wellington last night. More >>
As the New Zealand dollar spikes yet again, exporters are working furiously to keep their heads above water and their businesses profitable. More >>
The campaign for the launch of ASB's innovative new cash payment system, pago, has received the advertising industry's most prestigious accolade. More >>
"We are delighted with Jason Travel Media's purchase of the Holiday Guide suite of products" said Michael Baines Chief Executive of the Motel Association of New Zealand Inc. 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 >>
The Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) says that ring fencing losses on rental property investment should be discussed as part of a wider debate on how the tax system can rebalance the New Zealand economy, putting an end to the boom and ... More >>
Nominations for this year's Fonterra Director elections will be called for in early July. This year current Fonterra Directors Malcolm Bailey, Mark Townshend and Henry van der Heyden retire by rotation in accordance with the Constitution. The incumbent ... More >>
Signs of a small improvement in home affordability show up in four regions in the latest quarterly report from Massey University. More >>
Options for High Country farmers are becoming increasingly limited by a government which seems determined to force them from their leasehold land, said Donald Aubrey, chair of the High Country group of Federated Farmers. More >>
A retailer has been fined $12,000 over unsafe wooden toys sold by Notty Horse Wooden Toys in Christchurch’s South City Mall. He was also required to pay $1,150 in costs to the Commission. More >>
A first-ever agreement between New Zealand and Korean film producers to work on co-productions represents a major breakthrough for the film industries of both countries, says Peter Rive (pron Riv) chairman of Film Auckland. More >>
Press release, 20-Jun-07, Activate Technologies, Auckland, New Zealand: Activate Technologies, a rapidly growing and innovative technology company that specializes in automated IT service support software for the enterprise, has appointed former ... More >>
Leading Bay of Plenty kiwifruit post harvest operator, EastPack, is pleased with the lift in its product quality so far this season after implementing a rigorous new integrated orchard to wharfside quality system. More >>
PPCS is consolidating its North American lamb marketing into the New Zealand Lamb Group of Companies, a consortium of leading New Zealand meat exporters. PPCS Chairman Reese Hart said that the company’s decision to merge its existing USA marketing ... More >>
PPCS is consolidating its North American lamb marketing into the New Zealand Lamb Group of Companies, a consortium of leading New Zealand meat exporters. PPCS Chairman Reese Hart said that the company’s decision to merge its existing USA marketing ... More >>
With the achievement of universal, affordable primary health care less than two weeks away it's time for John Key and National to come clean on their policy on cheaper doctor's visits and prescriptions, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
Fairfax Media is proud to be the New Zealand representative for the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the advertising industry's most prestigious international festival. More >>
You’ve seen him on TV3 60 Minutes and TV1 Border Patrol, now come and meet Davey Hughes, the man from SWAZI Apparel Ltd. He will be speaking at a public forum in Greymouth as part of the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Export Year. More >>
Residential construction sites in Tauranga will be the focus of a series of unannounced visits by teams of Health & Safety Inspectors from the Department of Labour next month. More >>
A first-ever agreement between New Zealand and Korean film producers to work on co-productions represents a major breakthrough for the film industries of both countries, says Peter Rive (pron Riv) chairman of Film Auckland. More >>
The Meat Industry Association (‘MIA’) is both frustrated and deeply disappointed by the Government’s decision to water-down commitments it made to allow competition in the provision of red meat inspection services, MIA Chairman, Mr Bill Falconer, ... More >>
Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has reached an agreement with APN Outdoor, awarding the company the rights to operate one of New Zealand's most valuable advertising sites. More >>
InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) is pleased to support the New Zealand Open Source Awards and has agreed to sponsor one of the categories. The Awards are being organised by CatalystIT and The New Zealand Open Source Society and will be ... More >>
Singapore, June 21st, 2007 – Scoop, the leading independent news publication in New Zealand, today announced a partnership with the Asia-Pacific Travel Search Engine, Bezurk.com to launch a new travel search engine service for New Zealanders on Scoop.co.nz. More >>
In 2005, households accounted for nearly 32 percent of New Zealand’s total energy demand, according to a report released today by Statistics New Zealand. According to the report Energy and the Economy: 1997–2005, this makes them the largest consumer ... More >>
The bottledwaterworld magazine awards are now in their fifth year and Zenith International Publishing is scouring the global bottled water industry for the best bottles in glass, PET, and alternative materials together with the most innovative marketing ... More >>
An organisation representing some 400 of the country's credit professionals has welcomed the Government's moves to introduce new rules for the non bank financial sector More >>
Listed beverage maker Charlie’s Group Ltd has launched a new range of Phoenix Hot Beverages made at its Henderson plant which will be on sale from Monday, June 25. More >>
Lifting the performance of beef breeds is the aim of workshops for bull breeders being held in New Zealand over the next month. More >>
Activate Technologies' excellent record has continued with the recent rollout of its 'Activate' provisioning software at Warehouse Stationery. More >>
Visitor arrivals are holding up well despite a high New Zealand dollar and a traditionally quiet time in the holiday calendar. Statistics NZ figures out this morning showed 140,755 visitors arrived in May, up 4 per cent, on the same month last year. More >>
Progressive Enterprises' Elizabeth Higgs has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Nestlé Cornell Scholarship More >>
A water science forum of scientists, regulators and agriculture leaders agreed today on a need to form working partnerships that lead to improved water quality, said Hugh Ritchie of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Ports of Auckland announced today that it has appointed Craig Sain to the newly-created executive team position of General Manager - Sales and Marketing. More >>
SKY Television today confirmed that it will launch a new channel, CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK, from Sunday 2nd September 2007. Broadcast in 16:9 widescreen, CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK is the ultimate destination for crime, investigation and mystery programming. ... More >>
This monthly series is designed to measure how much of average weekly take-home pay is required to make a standard mortgage repayment for an average house. As at the end of May 2007, the national average was 79.3%, up marginally from April 2007 ... More >>
Dwelling commencements surged 1.3%q/q in the March quarter, after rising just 0.6% (revised up from -0.8%) in the previous three months. More >>
The decision by international fast-food chain Burger King to use all New Zealand beef in its campaign to re-enter Japan is great news for farmers, says Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman Mike Petersen. More >>
The Asia New Zealand Foundation, the country’s foremost organisation fostering better business relationships between New Zealand and Asia today announced that it will host the Action Asia Business Summit on Tuesday 10 July at Auckland’s SKYCITY ... More >>
"If the Government wished to take the serious step of ring-fencing residential property investment losses it would surely need to dish out the same treatment for all investment and trading losses," says Iain Blakeley at Ernst & Young More >>
Two Kiwi brands are gearing up for the world's greatest beer delivery. The plan to ship a fully operational Speight's Ale House from Dunedin to London by boat caught the Swanndri team's imagination. More >>
From Kia Ora to Aloha; former chief executive of Te Puia, Andrew Te Whaiti is charting a new course for cultural tourism in Hawaii. More >>
An appreciative group of Auckland web developers were shown how interactive New Zealand maps are now available to web sites for small and large companies at the first of a series of Location Based Technology seminars, by GeoSmart Maps Ltd. More >>
Kiwi vodka-maker 42 BELOW is the official cocktail at the 2007 Millennium Cup Regatta that started overnight (20 June) in Mallorca. There are an estimated 70 super yachts racing at the event. More >>
Down on the West Coast where men certainly are men and the women certainly are grateful, it has been an area where legends and larrikins certainly exist in abundance And when Paddy Sweeney, the original Good Bastard comes up with an idea there is no telling ... More >>
Starting in 2009 Fiat Powertrain Technologies will provide 80,000 3.0 litre JTD engines (codenamed F1C) a year to Mitsubishi Fuso, with plans to significantly increase volume in the following years. More >>
Shyness or ‘discomfort’around other people need not be an obstacle when it comes to networking because, despite perceptions to the contrary, introverted people often have better networking skills than so-called ‘people persons’ –whether they’re ... More >>
Quirky little company phil&teds; have scored another hole-in-one with World Golf #1 Tiger Woods taking their unique in-line™ sport buggy for his new baby daughter, Sam Alexis Woods. More >>
Choosing the right KiwiSaver fund with the lowest fees and best performance from the dozens on offer will give the average wage-earner enough extra money over twenty years to buy a brand-new luxury car when they retire. More >>
After almost a 10 week search Speight's has finally decided on the crew to join James Livingston on the Great Speight's Beer Delivery. The crew will journey for 70 days by sea to deliver a Speight’s Ale House to London via Samoa, Panama, the Bahamas ... More >>
After two major regional power cuts within 24 hours and after a year since the costly Auckland power black-out, the commerical district that was worst affected last year wants assurances from the Government's Energy Minister David Parker that all has ... More >>
Blackwood King Adpartners (BKA) and Robbins Brandt Richter (RBR) are joining forces to form a new integrated, full service, advertising and communications agency called Blackwood Communications Group (BCG). More >>
Massey University Graduate School of Business (GSB) and the Massey e-Centre today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for two partnerships with India-based CMC Limited, formerly IBM in India. More >>
Business NZ has welcomed the publication of the findings of government research into the desire for flexible working hours. More >>
A man who promoted 'free' flights deals to businesses has been fined $6,000 on a representative charge of breaching the Fair Trading Act. More >>
New Zealand residents departed on 171,300 short-term trips in May 2007, up 23,400 (16 percent) on the 147,900 departures in May 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
The 2nd annual New Zealand Bartender Magazine Bar Awards is set to light up Auckland on Tuesday, 17 July at the Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel at the picturesque Princes Wharf. The New Zealand Bartender Magazine Bar Awards is the only awards ceremony ... More >>
Innovative office storage company Smartbox is revolutionising New Zealand’s multi-million dollar storage industry by offering businesses more convenience and flexibility than ever before. More >>
Local advertising agency TBWA\Whybin's 'Bonded By Blood' campaign ensures All Blacks creativity is acknowledged both on and off the field. More >>
The increasing rate of child abuse in New Zealand is not something to ignore. The 2005 Unicef/Innocenti report ranked New Zealand as third worst out of 27 OECD countries for children dying from maltreatment. More >>
Saint Clair Estate Wines has added another top accolade to its collection following huge success in the UK, the world's most influential wine market. More >>
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) notes the announcement today from Standard & Poor’s (S & P) that it has changed its ‘A/A-1’ corporate credit ratings from Stable to Negative outlook. More >>
Auckland, 19 June 2007: Hirepool Limited has appointed Christine Donn as Company Accountant, replacing Gordon Peel, who has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Hirepool parent company Rakino Group. Donn is a qualified chartered accountant ... More >>
The New Zealand branch of CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies, today indicated its support of the Reserve Bank’s suspected intervention to lower the value of the New Zealand dollar yesterday. More >>
The Reserve Bank welcomes the Cabinet decision for the Reserve Bank to be the single prudential regulator for New Zealand, as part of the Review of Financial Products and Providers. This will widen the scope of the Reserve Bank's prudential functions ... More >>
Creator of ecopet organics botanical pet care, Elinor McEwan is as passionate about her pets as she is about the planet and is sharing the love with bottles full of beautiful botanicals for pooches. More >>
NZ's fastest-growing gourmet burger chain BurgerFuel is putting its customers first as it plans to list on the NZAX after raising $15 million with an issue of 15 million shares at $1 each. More >>
Air New Zealand today announced that it would be suspending its Nadi – Rarotonga service, effective from October 27 this year. Air New Zealand’s Pacific Island Manager, Peter Walsh, says that there is insufficient demand to warrant retaining ... More >>
An Auckland leather furniture company has been fined a total of $36,000 over misleading claims about the 'sale' price of furniture. In the Auckland District Court today, 230 Marua Limited was found guilty on six charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act ... 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 >>
Life Pharmacy Limited (NZX: LPL) today announced that it has signed formal documentation for the transaction with Segoura Limited which was announced on 24 May 2007. Segoura nominee, LPL Trustee Limited (the Trust), which is backed by Andrew Bagnall and associates, ... More >>
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