Новости за 23.11.2016

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today extended the public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested in Eastern Bay of Plenty. The warning has been extended westward and now includes all coastline ...

Tomorrow will bring together a group of Māori co-design enthusiasts who work at the coal face of participatory research within their iwi, hapū and whanau. Toi Tangata and Nga Aho have actively supported and championed the use of co-design to drive ...

A decision about the ongoing operation of Rotorua Museum is likely to be made next week following a report from engineers inspecting damage caused by last week’s earthquake. In the meantime the museum will remained closed.

NERO is undoubtedly one of the most exciting electronic acts to emerge out of Britain’s EDM scene in recent years. And this December, they’re bringing their unrivalled DJ set to New Zealand shores.

Wellington Hospital Foundation volunteers have spent two days preparing Wellington Hospital and Wellington Children’s Hospital for Christmas.

The Wellington Abrahamic Council of Jews, Christians and Muslims has totally rejected the intolerant anti-Semitic speeches of Auckland cleric Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib. Such pronouncements are irresponsible, insensitive and hurtful to Jewish people.

How does an organisation from the bottom of the world, excell internationally in verifying and stamping its approval on food quality and safety?

Nov. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Foley Family Wines, which operates through brands including Vavasour and Martinborough Vineyard, has warned investors of a challenging period ahead, partly as a result of the Kaikoura earthquake.

Nov. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Founder Sam Morgan is to leave the board of Trade Me, the company he founded and sold in 2006, on Dec 15, the company said today in a statement.

Appointments to the Cadastral Surveyor Licensing Board, New Zealand’s authority for setting competency standards for land title surveyors, will see its membership refreshed, including a new Chair, Land Information Minister Louise Upston said.

In another blow for workers at failed children’s retailer Pumpkin Patch, some workers have discovered their insurance cover could be void after the company receivers confirmed Pumpkin Patch had not paid workers’ insurance premiums for the year August ...

Nov. 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar regained the ground it shed against the greenback overnight and is expected to be relatively range-bound through to the end of 2016 as traders focus on US president-elect Donald Trump and the potential ...

The Government is proposing to transfer up to 2500 social houses in Christchurch to community housing providers (CHPs), Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett have announced.

Nov. 23 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, led by A2 Milk and Mainfreight which both set new records, while Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell.

Staff at NIWA’s Greta Point campus can turn up to work on Thursday satisfied that their buildings are safe, the PSA says.

Waikato Police have arrested three people following search warrants in the Hamilton and Huntly areas.

The NZDUSD opens at 0.7014 (mid-rate) this morning. Broad USD strength on the back of stronger-than-expected US economic data releases, has seen the NZDUSD trade back below 0.7000 overnight.

Shalom Kiwi blogs: Sheikh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib has been widely condemned for his antisemitic and misogynistic comments. He has now been permanently stood down from his role as secretary of the Federation of Islamic Associations of NZ’s religious advisory board and is under investigation by the Human Rights Commission. However, a number of questions […]

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Nothing illustrates the gulf opening between broadband services in New Zealand and Australia better than this snippet of data from TrueNet’s October 2016 report.  The major point we noticed this month is the gap opening up between NZ ISPs and our sample Australian ISP TPG. This is despite the impact of the distance across the […]

Nov. 24 (BusinessDesk) - The US dollar rose to the highest level in more than a decade as the latest economic data bolstered bets for rising interest rates.

News from NZ Labour Party Wellington businesses affected by the earthquake are continuing to struggle while the Government drags its feet on getting a business assistance package up and running, says Grant Robertson, Wellington Central MP. “Steven Joyce needs to front up with an assistance package now. With more Wellington buildings out of action, and […]

With the release of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) it once again got me thinking about a funding anomaly in our transport system, the Rapid Transit Network (RTN), or the Proposed Future Strategic Public Transport Network as ATAP calls it.

News from WCC Wellington’s economy has performed strongly over the last twelve months. “According to Infometrics’ Quarterly Economic Monitor, Wellington’s economy has grown by 2.7% in the last year,” says mayor Justin Lester. “The report notes this is driven by growth in business activity and strong population growth. “The stronger economy means more Wellingtonians are […]

The Guardian reports: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s political career has been effectively ended, after he was dealt a humiliating defeat on Sunday by his former prime minister François Fillon in the first round of the race to choose the rightwing Republican party’s candidate for the presidency next spring. Fillon, a socially conservative, free-market reformer […]