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Wellington trio Mermaidens have been announced in the coveted slot opening for Sleater-Kinney at the Powerstation on 29 February.

“No more excuses. All the evidence here and around the world shows the excuses are wrong. New Zealand’s future now depends on solving income inequality,” according to the Closing the Gap Income Inequality project.

Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Chorus will start paying dividends again after the Commerce Commission's decision to let the telecommunications network operator charge its customers more for access to its copper lines, easing some of the regulatory burden that dragged ...

Friday 19th February 2016 – FKA twigs has today premiered a brand new single, ‘Good To Love’. The song was originally aired live during FKA twigs’ Soundtrack 7 residency at the Manchester International Festival and is produced by FKA twigs ...

BusinessDesk report by Paul McBeth First-half earnings of Fairfax Media’s New Zealand division, the publisher of stuff.co.nz and the Dominion Post, Press and Sunday-Star Times newspapers, dropped 12 percent as its online revenue didn’t offset the ongoing advertising decline in its traditional print publications. Earnings before interest, tax, and depreciation fell to $30.3 million in […]

The All Blacks have claimed New Zealand’s highest sports honour for 2015 at the 53rd Halberg Awards ceremony at Vector Arena in Auckland tonight. The IRB Rugby World Cup champions were named the Microsoft Surface Team of the Year before being presented ...

Partnership for a new hockey turf in Palmerston North Palmerston North City Council is now seeking registrations of interest from schools and other organisations keen to establish a top quality hockey turf. The Council is looking for a partner willing ...

Finance minister Bill English needs to read his own press releases and have confidence in the innovative, flexible solutions provided by the public service, the PSA says.

A collaboration between researchers from Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Otago, Wellington and the health care industry is aiming to better support obese patients in a range of healthcare settings, and is being launched early next week.

Auckland Airport has today announced its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2015.

Adapting to meet demands of outbound China tourism market could have huge positive impact for West Coast economy

The imposing central-Invercargill building housing one of the city’s oldest legal firms and the Southland offices of the three Government departments has been placed on the market for sale.

BusinessDesk report by Tina Morrison Wellington’s Colonial Motor Co lifted its first-half profit 24 percent as the listed motor vehicle distributor benefited from New Zealand’s record new vehicle market and the sale of a Wellington property. Profit rose to $11.1 million, or 32.3 cents per share, in the six months to Dec. 31, from $9 […]

Ashley Hughes to Release New Solo Album Cold Night Dark Mourning on 26 February 2016

Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland International Airport, the country’s largest airport, has reported a 25 percent lift in first-half profit due to increasing passenger numbers from a rise in tourism, as it plans to spend up to $260 million this financial ...

Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Port of Tauranga has confirmed a review of its capital structure is planned for 2017, by which time New Zealand's biggest port operator will be over the hump of its spending programme and able to contemplate options such as a return ...

Stuff reports: Students who signed up and paid for private rooms at Victoria University halls are shocked to hear – last minute – they’ll now be sharing bunk beds with strangers. Katharine Jermyn Hall, on the corner of the Terrace and Boulcott St, sent emails to a number of students on Wednesday night telling them […]

Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Chorus will start paying dividends again after the Commerce Commission's decision to let the telecommunications network operator charge its customers more for access to its copper lines, easing some of the regulatory burden that dragged ...

Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar declined overnight as investors bet the kiwi had gained too much against the Aussie yesterday, with the pullback causing general weakness in the local currency.

News from Ministry For Primary Industries A loose pipe under a shipping container in Lower Hutt turned out to have teeth, scales and the potential for a venomous bite. An accredited biosecurity worker had started unloading the container at a MPI-approved quarantine facility at Gracefield on Tuesday when he realised what he had thought was […]

The Taite Music Prize, with its mandate to judge solely on the "artistic merit, creativity, innovation and excellence" of the best New Zealand albums each year, with no heed paid to commercial success, has been a welcome addition to the landscape these past five or six years. But I don't think I've seen a stronger list of finalists than the eight shortlisted for the 2016 award.
They are:
SJD, Saint John Divine
Nadia Reid, Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs
Unknown Mortal Orchestra... Читать дальше...