Новости за 13.08.2018

News from Book Council This year’s Book Council Lecture will be given by beloved children’s author Joy Cowley at Te Papa on October 4. In her warm and engaging talk The Power of Story, Joy will draw on a lifetime’s experience of inspiring children to read. Entwining practical advice on how to spark a love […]

Shane Jones continues to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars with no plan or oversight, while the Government repeatedly breaks promises claiming it doesn’t have enough money, National’s Regional Economic Development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith ...

Distribution workers at Farmers are taking a stand in solidarity with their labour-hire colleagues who do not receive the protection of the same terms and conditions of permanent work. Some labour-hire employees have been working at the distribution ...

An Emissions Trading Scheme fit for purpose Forestry Minister Shane Jones and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have today opened consultation on improvements to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS); New Zealand’s main tool for reducing greenhouse ...

Aug. 13 (BusinessDesk) - New products being developed by Contact Energy will improve benefits to customers and make it harder for them to miss out on prompt-payment discounts, chief executive Dennis Barnes says.

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says the new ‘public servant medal’ would be more acceptable if public servants weren’t paid 34.6% more than taxpayers in the private sector. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “You ...

Two purpose-built 100% electric kerbside glass collection and recycling trucks, fully constructed in New Zealand, are to soon hit the streets working for Palmerston North City Council.They were showcased on last Friday at Evworld Expo in Auckland.

More than 200 international students will be formally welcomed to Hamilton on Wednesday at event hosted by Hamilton City Council and Study Waikato.

Investigative journalist Lisa Owen is joining RNZ as a drive-time news and current affairs presenter, fronting the agenda-setting, multimedia Checkpoint programme.

Hawke’s Bay Tourism has announced the finalists for the 2018 Hawke’s Bay Tourism Industry Awards, an annual celebration recognising local tourism providers delivering exceptional visitor experiences. The winners will be celebrated at the Hawke’s ...

A civil jury in San Francisco has granted US$289m to a groundskeeper who said his lymphoma resulted from years of applying Monsanto's trademarked Roundup insecticide, which did not include adequate warning of its links to cancer.

The Government’s decision to defer the consideration of the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill this week gives the Green Party another opportunity to rediscover its principles and reject this draconian Bill, National’s Electoral Law Reform ...

Around 120 drivers from Hamilton, Otorohanga, and Te Awamutu will walk off the job tomorrow from 5:30am until midnight to show their frustration at low pay and bad work conditions. The drivers will gather for a picket outside the Hamilton Transport ...

"At a time of plummeting business confidence and growth expectations, the Prime Minister wants to give medals to New Zealand’s bureaucrats", says ACT Leader David Seymour.

The Commerce Commission says retail telecoms service will be one of its priorities for the next year. While the telecommunications industry gets more than its fair share of political and regulatory scrutiny, there is unfinished business. The Commerce Commission’s timing makes sense. The first phase of the UFB fibre build finishes over the next 12 […]

Today’s announcement on the opening of pre-qualification for KiwiBuild houses has left New Zealanders with more questions than answers, National’s Housing spokesperson Judith Collins says.

Aug. 13 (BusinessDesk) - BlueScope Steel's two Kiwi businesses, New Zealand Steel and Pacific Steel, delivered an 84 percent lift in underlying earnings in the year to June 30, outstripping strong gains across the rest of the multi-national Sydney-based ...

The Government’s goal of planting more trees to create sustainable jobs and address climate change is receiving a $240 million boost, Forestry Minister Shane Jones has today announced.

Matthew Hooton writes: Labour’s media surrogates have loyally argued it’s all just a tantrum about the colour of the new Government. But the Government is not “new”. It was elected nearly a year ago and business confidence did not sink to its current depths immediately. This is true. In January business confidence was only -19 […]

Go Bus says that it is growing increasingly frustrated by First Union’s unwillingness to engage in productive, good faith negotiation, and is disappointed that drivers and their families will be unfairly impacted with lost income as a result of unnecessary ...

Police are urging people to take extra care following an increase in thefts from vehicles in Petone.

Varun Yadav and Ashleigh Simpson News from WelTec A team from the Wellington Institute of Technology has taken out two golds and a silver medal at the prestigious annual Nestlé Toque d’Or student culinary competition. Culinary students Varun Yadav and Ashleigh Simpson proved to be strong competitors in the kitchen winning gold for their efforts. […]

Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council The Regional Council is seeking applications for suitably experienced and enthusiastic people to join its new Hutt Valley Wellington Whaitua Committee (which also covers Wainuiomata and Makara), the role of which is to work with the community to identify how water is valued and to tackle the task […]

Shortly after midnight on Sunday 12 August, a 37-year-old woman riding a bicycle crashed on June Street.

Aug. 13 (BusinessDesk) - JB Hi-Fi expects to see another year of declining revenues on this side of the Tasman as the ASX-listed discount consumer electronics retailer attempts to drive profitability in its New Zealand unit.