Новости за 01.08.2018

The NZ Transport Agency is prosecuting Daily Freight (1994) Limited for alleged breaches of the Railways Act 2005, following an investigation into an incident in Auckland on 25 January 2018 involving runaway rail wagons which the Transport Agency believes ...

Moët & Chandon will be the official champagne across the summer of racing at Ellerslie Racecourse

Farmers and growers are being encouraged to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for 2018/19. The awards are organised by the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, a charity set up to promote sustainable farming and growing.

With entries in the Customer Choice category of the 2018 Electra Kapiti Horowhenua Business Awards now closed, organisers are thrilled by the number of businesses seeking to be named amongst the region’s most customer friendly businesses.

Building solutions company Switched On won a series of awards at the annual Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards in Canterbury and Wellington over the weekend.

Pessimism about the economic outlook is a sour note among the otherwise generally positive indicators in the Federated Farmers July Farm Confidence Survey.

1. Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s policies and actions?

MEDIA RELEASE DHB Chair should front up over $90,000 for legal challenge to ‘angled shelves’

The Grey Power Federation has called on the Government to act swiftly to avoid a looming crisis for people who are solely dependent on national superannuation.

Students at Victoria University currently wait on average for four weeks to see a counsellor, meanwhile the Vice Chancellor wants to spend $960,000 on taking a word out of the University’s name (which doesn’t appear to include physically changing signage) — Reed Fleming (@reedfleming) July 30, 2018 Reed Fleming is one of many upset at […]

The Insulation Association of New Zealand is a non-profit organisation whose primary role is to establish nationwide performance benchmarks for the supply and installation of residential insulation.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is mentoring Fiji Peacekeeping School personnel, who are training about 150 troops due to be posted as peacekeepers in the Middle East.

The humble raincoat doesn’t usually spring to top of mind as a wardrobe favourite but emerging Wellington-based brand Okewa is out to change that. Okewa has launched a Kickstarter project for their new capsule collection made from 100% recycled plastic ...

A micro-credential system introduced by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority will help ensure that New Zealand businesses can access employees with the skills they need in a world that is rapidly changing, says BusinessNZ.

A University of Auckland bioengineer is part of an international team whose research will help doctors mend tiny hearts.

After leading the EMA since 2011, Mr Campbell has announced he intends to resign as CEO at EMA’s annual general meeting on November 22.

A vigilant member of the public has been praised for their assistance in the arrest of a man following complaints of poaching in south Wairarapa.

Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell as investors weighed up reports the White House is trying to restart talks with China in an effort to quell heightening trade tensions with the world's second-biggest economy.

A charity devoted to providing protection and support for young people in New Zealand has been selected as a charity partner by an organisation that celebrates the LGBTI community and its allies.

Over $1,000,000 in grants has been provided to community organisations to promote and support volunteering, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Peeni Henare announced today.

For the last few months, Verizon Connect and Code Club Aotearoa have worked to establish a partnership that will see up to 60 software technologists from Verizon Connect volunteer to teach coding in Christchurch schools.

Taxpayer funding for the likes of Gloriavale is an inevitable outcome of Shane Jones’ billion-dollar slush fund, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “When the $3 billion slush fund was set ...

A national outdoor recreation forum wants New Zealand to ditch the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measurement of New Zealand’s progress and replace it with Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI). Andi Cockroft, chairman of the Council of Outdoor Recreation ...

The NZ Employment numbers for Q2 have just been released. They came in somewhat mixed compared with expectations: NZ Employment data for Q2 was: - Employment (Q/Q) 0.5% (consensus 0.4%) - Employment (Y/Y) 3.7% (consensus 3.6%) - Unemployment Rate 4.5% ...

CompareBear Australia, a new start-up business, is inviting visitors to explore its brand new website. The new website has been created in order to help Australians find the best deals on broadband packages by comparing the best providers in the ...