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Researchers at GNS Science have reconfirmed work they undertook five years ago on the fate of the world famous Pink and White Terraces after the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.

Smart Waikato’s Secondary School Employer Partnerships are having significant impact on thousands of students in the region, boosting their intention to stay at school, interest in their subjects and their qualification aspirations.

SAFE is applauding BP for being the first petrol and retail outlet in New Zealand to jump on board with the international cage-free egg movement. Being quick off the mark, whole cage eggs are already off the shelves across all 98 stores nationwide. ...

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Stuff reported: The minister leading labour law reform has accused leading employer groups of running a deliberately misleading scare campaign, contributing to a plunge in business confidence. BusinessNZ’s regional member groups have been running media campaigns claiming the Employment Relations Bill would slow business growth and make it difficult for employers to engage and develop staff. […]

One of the often criticised goals from the original Auckland Plan, and subsequently the Unitary Plan was the council’s desire for a 70:40 split in housing development. Translated, they essentially wanted 60-70% of all growth in housing to occur within the existing urban area.…

Press Release – Museum Shops Association of Australia and NZ Wellington Zoo has won the “best product” award at the 2018 Museums Shops Association of Australia & New Zealand Retail Recognition Awards. The Awards promote excellence by recognising institutions who have developed outstanding bespoke products or ranges that exemplify the highest standards and innovative practice […]

Press Release – Animal Evac New Zealand Trust When Steve Glassey left Wellington SPCA as CEO last year after leading the rescue of over 1,000 animals from the flooded township of Edgecumbe, he knew that the animals that suffered and drowned because of the disaster, deserved better. The animal rescue operation was the largest animal […]

Article – Keri Mills By Keri Mills, The Policy Observatory, AUT. This was first printed on the Briefing Papers website: http://briefingpapers.co.nz/the-moriori-myth-and-why-its-still-with-us/The Moriori myth and why it’s still with us By Keri Mills, The Policy Observatory, AUT. This was first printed on the Briefing Papers website: http://briefingpapers.co.nz/the-moriori-myth-and-why-its-still-with-us/ The Moriori myth and why it’s still with us. […]

Opinion – Howard West This is a letter which I could never have imagined writing only a few years ago. You see, since coming to NZ in the 1970s to sample the world renowned trout fishing, I was captivated by the abundant high quality trout water, the natural beauty, and …This is a letter which […]

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares dropped, led lower by Comvita and Sky TV, ahead of earnings season

Aug. 2 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was weaker against the greenback in jittery markets after the US stepped up pressure on China in the latest round of the global trade spat between the two nations.

2 August 2018 A 29 year old Australian man has been found alive “with slight frostbite” on Mt Aspiring, despite terrible weather and temperatures that have plummeted well below zero for the past two nights.

SAFE supporters will present the NZ Pork Board with an award recognising the inherent cruelty in their continued use of farrowing crates, at their annual award dinner at The Orange in Eden Terrace at 6.30pm today. They will be presented with a unique ...

Aug. 2 (BusinessDesk) - First NZ Capital anticipates smaller earnings growth for the majority of companies reporting in August amid ongoing signs that businesses are worried about profitability.

Aug. 2 (BusinessDesk) - The government has released more detail on the investments it is looking to make through the $1 billion per year Provincial Growth Fund, and says a large number of private sector firms want to partner up on projects.

Aug. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Financial Advice New Zealand says politicians cast the net too broadly in defining regulated financial advice and wants Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi to draw a clear line in the sand to avoid capturing straight sales.

Trans designer Cecilia Kang steps onto the NZ couture scene DATE: 03/08/2018 Invited by New Zealand Fashion Week to reveal her collection as part of the ‘Emerging Couture – New Generation’ show, Cecilia Kang is a self-taught designer with an eye for ...

Police can confirm there were 19 people on board the bus that crashed into a ditch in Rongotea earlier today.

Question No. 1—Finance 1. Hon AMY ADAMS (National—Selwyn) to the Minister of Finance : Does he have confidence in the Government's management of the New Zealand economy? Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance) : Yes. Hon Amy Adams : Does he ...

An Insider's Account of New Zealand Political Campaigning: New from BWB Texts While I’ve spent enough time in universities to understand the meaning of various freedoms, I’ve also spent enough time in the world to see the opposite of freedom: persecution, ...

Photo: RNZ Pacific / Walter Zweifel Report from RNZ A bus carrying 19 people has flipped into a ditch 5km south of Sanson in the Manawatu. Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi chief executive Paora Stanley confirmed that a bus carrying whānau returning from Parliament this afternoon crashed in Sanson. Mr Stanely said he was heading to […]

Photo: RNZ Pacific / Walter Zweifel Report from RNZ A bus carrying 19 people has flipped into a ditch 5km south of Sanson in the Manawatu. Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi chief executive Paora Stanley confirmed that a bus carrying whānau returning from Parliament this afternoon crashed in Sanson. Mr Stanely said he was heading to […]

David Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Industry Association says “July 2018 new vehicle registrations of 12,324 vehicles were up 6% (693 units) on July 2017. It was the second strongest month of July ever, the strongest being back in ...

Two people have died following the crash that occurred on Sandy Road, Meeanee, around 4:35pm today.