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Some Certainty Gained from Earthquake Prone Building Policy
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:16:02 +1200 | Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) says it is good to finally have certainty about what the rules are for earthquake prone buildings with the release of government’s long awaited policy.More >>
Rural Broadband and mobile coverage arrives at Castle Point
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:02:27 +1200 | Vodafone
Mobile coverage and broadband options just got better for residents and visitors to the Castle Point area of Masterton as Vodafone lights up its newly built cell site under the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI).More >>
Canterbury tops being flu strong
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:48:17 +1200 | Canterbury DHB
Canterbury is the national champion when it comes to being flu strong. A record 207,860 influenza vaccinations have been distributed in Canterbury (or around 42 percent of the population have been vaccinated against influenza) during this year’s Government-subsidised ...More >>
New man pilots aircraft engineers
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:37:57 +1200 | Aircraft Engineering Association of New Zealand
Early August saw Dave Evans at the controls of the Aircraft Engineering Association of New Zealand (AEANZ) Committee. With Avgas in his blood, Dave spent many years with the RNZAF before joining ServiceIQ as Aviation Sector Manager, where his twin ...More >>
Greenshell NZ Wins at American Chamber of Commerce Awards
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:35:15 +1200 | Greenshell New Zealand
Greenshell New Zealand proved just how strong its mussel business is at last week’s American Chamber of Commerce DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards, scooping up two prestigious awards.More >>
Gen-i opens new $10.5m Christchurch data centre
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:30:55 +1200 | gen-i
Gen-i has today celebrated the official opening of its new $10.5 million Tier 3, data centre in Christchurch by Hon Amy Adams, Minister for Communications and Information Technology. More >>
Outstanding Response to Taupo District’s Community Awards
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:50:01 +1200 | TrustPower
Locals have shown appreciation of their volunteers with 57 entries received for the TrustPower Taupo District Community Awards and nine nominations for the Classic Hits Volunteer of the Year Award.More >>
Vodafone SuperNet advertising campaign continues unchanged
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:48:40 +1200 | Vodafone
Vodafone’s SuperNet advertising campaign will continue unchanged following Telecom’s announcement today it has dropped its court case seeking an injunction. More >>
Country needs to work together and clean up its act
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:45:19 +1200 | University of Waikato
New Zealand’s 100% Pure branding is too valuable to get rid of so the country needs to clean up its act and live up to its promises, a University of Waikato senior academic says.More >>
Domino’s Delivers Solid Full Year Results
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:43:25 +1200 | Domino's Pizza
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited (DMP) today announced an underlying Net Profit After Tax to shareholders of $30.4 million, an increase of 13.0% on the previous year, with results revealing the leaders in the Australian pizza industry continue ...More >>
Hertz Introduces BMWs to New Zealand Fleet
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:06:26 +1200 | Hertz
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ), the world’s leading general use car rental brand, has introduced the latest model BMW 3 Series sedan (320i) to the New Zealand fleet as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to provide innovative car hire options.More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: China wants the Truth
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:04:04 +1200 | Martin Doyle
A Prime Minister pathologically addicted to 'spin' needs to be very careful when waltzing into the presence of people wanting nothing less that the truth. More >>
Last Chance to Thank Rotorua District’s Voluntary Groups
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:53:10 +1200 | TrustPower
Locals have just a few more days to ensure their favourite voluntary groups are part of the Rotorua District’s biggest celebration of volunteers. Entries for the TrustPower Spirit of Rotorua Community Awards close at 5pm on Friday 16 August, with just over ...More >>
Visitor spend remains constant
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:47:11 +1200 | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Spending by visitors to New Zealand has remained fairly constant over the last year at $5.5 billion, according to the International Visitor Survey released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.More >>
Judges set for hospitality competition
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:47:08 +1200 | Vegetables.co.nz
Described as a "panel full of talent", the judges are ready to dish out advice and points at this year's City & Guilds Training Team of the Year competition. The City & Guilds Training Team of the Year competition gets underway at 11.30am on 18 August ...More >>
Port of Tauranga Purchases Onehunga Property from Goodman
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:25:10 +1200 | Port of Tauranga Limited
While the City of Auckland grapples with the future of its waterfront, Port of Tauranga Limited continues to expand its MetroPort inland port operations in South Auckland. More >>
Goodman Property Trust Announces Asset Sale
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:22:11 +1200 | Goodman Property Trust
Goodman (NZ) Limited (“GNZ”), the Manager of Goodman Property Trust, is pleased to announce the sale of Gateside Industry Park in Penrose. The multi-tenanted estate, which includes around 2.3 ha of associated development land, is being sold to Port ...More >>
Nutricia Precautionary Product Recall - New Zealand Only
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:10:07 +1200 | Nutricia
Following extensive tracing we are pleased to announce that Nutricia's precautionary recall relating to the Fonterra contamination is, as of today (12th August), ONLY limited to Karicare Stage 1 New Baby Infant Formula (from birth) and Karicare Gold+ ...More >>
Aucklanders want no further port expansion
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:00:48 +1200 | Auckland Heart of the City
A clear majority of Aucklanders wants Ports of Auckland to seriously look at alternatives to expanding further in to the Waitemata Harbour a new poll shows. In addition, more than twice as many citizens say enough of the Waitemata Harbour has been reclaimed ...More >>
Poor dental care likely to cause health issues for dogs
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:41:37 +1200 | Eukanuba
This month Eukanuba, leaders in premium nutrition, are highlighting the need for good oral hygiene for dogs with the introduction of Eukanuba 3D DentaDefense™ across their entire range of adult and senior dog food.More >>
