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May 12 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar gained after the Reserve Bank failed to add any new measures to curb housing market strength yesterday as some had expected, prompting a pull-back in bets for lower interest rates.

12 May 2016 Regional council assists following fishing boat grounding Update as at 8.00am Waikato Regional Council is assisting the skipper of a 20-metre fishing boat that’s run aground 30 kilometres off Whitianga on the southern end of Red Mercury ...

Central and local government come together in Wellington today for the 22nd forum involving the two sectors Local Government Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says.

By John Stringer https://conzervative.wordpress.com 6:1. Well we did find out that Jon Snow IS REALLY DEAD so that is the demise of a major core character although I still predict he will be “resurrected” as an ice hoard zombie. Review: Season 6:1 Game of Thrones | coNZervative (Update 26/4: Gee I might be right helped by this […]

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6828 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD has been the standout performer over the past 24hrs after yesterdays Financial Stability Report singled out housing and dairy sectors as major risks to NZ’s financial stability. The Reserve ...

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May 12 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street declined amid disappointing earnings from Macy’s and Walt Disney, which fuelled concern US consumers are keeping their purse strings tight.

One of the aspects I thought odd about the NZCID report released the other day was the revival of the 1965 De Leuw Cather motorway network plan and a comparison of Auckland’s motorway network to the motorway networks of “other liveable cities”. Here’s what they say:

Stuff reports: Political series Back Benches is returning to television screens with a new co-host, Hayley Holt. Holt, a popular member of the The Crowd Goes Wild team, joined co-host Wallace Chapman for a few episodes of the political debating programme in 2015. Holt is great on The Crowd Goes Wild, so will do equally well I am […]

News from WCC Fairtrade coffee, hot chocolate, and tea were all free today for the public at the Wellington City Council’s foyer as part of support by Office Max for Fair Trade Fortnight. “The turnout was amazing, and feedback about Fairtrade Coffee was really positive,” says deputy mayor Justin Lester. “It was all made possible […]

Press Release – Elephant Publicity Judges at the 11th Documentary Edge International Film Festival (Doc Edge) have tonight announced the event’s award winners. Miners Shot Down was declared overall winner of Best International Feature Documentary, jurors calling it “an extraordinarily nuanced microcosm of post-Apartheid South Africa.” Filmed over seven days in August 2012, Miners Shot […]

Press Release – LINZ Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Chief Executive Peter Mersi announced today that Wellington barrister Terence Stapleton QC will review the Overseas Investment Office’s process for assessing good character. The review is a response to issues that have emerged over the 2013 Ceol & Muir application to purchase sensitive land in Taranaki. […]

Press Release – MetService Gusts up to 118 km/h were recorded in Wellington overnight, causing a tree to blow down and a power cut in parts of Upper Hutt. MetService Meteorologist Claire Flynn says the winds are expected to become even gustier from this afternoon and into Friday morning, with gusts of 140 km/h forecast […]

Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. JACQUI DEAN (NationalWaitaki) to the Minister of Finance : What reports has he received on the resilience of the New Zealand financial system?Questions & Answers – May 11 Financial Systems—Resilience 1. JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki) to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the resilience […]

Press Release – Happy Packs Happy Packs, a Young Enterprise Scheme business from Wellington College, has today announced a commitment to help tackle childhood obesity in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health has classed one in nine New Zealand children as being overweight or obese. The NZ Nutrition Foundation has published guidelines to help stop […]

A Government Bill to make homes warmer, drier and safer for New Zealanders who live in rental properties has passed its second reading in Parliament by 107 to 14.

Hutt Valley Police, assisted by Fire, Ambulance and Civil Defence Rescue Teams, were called to an incident just after 9.00pm tonight where a vehicle became stuck in the river under Totara Park Bridge.

Housing NZ must explain why it practically gave away desperately needed social housing on Symonds Street in central Auckland, Labour’s Auckland Central-based list MP Jacinda Ardern says. “Information obtained by Labour under the Official Information ...

Press Release – Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show Big crowds expected as NZs oldest & largest boat show opens for the 61st consecutive timeBig crowds expected as NZ’s oldest & largest boat show opens for the 61st consecutive time (all at the showgrounds site in Greenlane, since 1956) Buyers expected to attend from all over […]

Press Release – Make Lemonade Top New Zealand experts will play key roles in a major international sustainable development planning conference in Fiji later this year with the aims of ending poverty, protecting the environment and ensuring prosperity.Major Pacific planning event aiming to end poverty and ensure prosperity May 12, 2016 Top New Zealand experts […]

May 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares reached a fresh record, as Orion Health Group advanced while Sky Network Television's losing streak continued and SkyCity Entertainment Group was put in a trading halt.

Early this morning, search warrants were executed across 13 Auckland addresses in relation to the investigation into the kidnapping and death of Jindarat Prutsiriporn.

Parliament looks set to have its last substantive debate on the Coroners Amendment Bill this evening, with the committee stage on the Coroners Amendment Bill listed as the fourth item in the order paper (although, depending on how things go with the other items up for debate, the debate might not finish today).
I’ve written on the bill before, particularly about its rules around public discussion of self-inflicted deaths. The bill relaxes it in some areas, but tightens it in others. I had asked... Читать дальше...

The New Zealand dollar rose after the Reserve Bank's financial stability report failed to deliver new measures to cool the housing market, quashing speculation among currency traders that such a move would give the bank a clear run to cut interest rates next ...

The release of the Panama Papers reveals another significant gap between the wealthy and others in New Zealand, according to the Closing the Gap---Income Inequality project.