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Wairoa Horticulture Cadet Triumphs In 2024 Gisborne Young Grower Of The Year Competition
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 6:53 pm | Gisborne Young Grower of the Year Competition
As part of his prize, Sirius will attend the upcoming Apple and Pear Conference in Hawkes Bay this month, further enriching his industry knowledge and networking opportunities. More >>
Digital Cash: 10 Days Left To Make A Submission!
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 4:00 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
We are in stage 2 of a multi-year project to consider the use of digital cash. We've developed some principles and design options – and we’re asking New Zealanders for their views on them. More >>
Government Considers Rolling Back Insulation Standards
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 3:46 pm | RNZ
The changes made last year were the first significant upgrades to minimum requirements for housing in more than a decade. More >>
Kahu Collection Brings Whānau Aspirations To Life
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 3:30 pm | Stirling Collective
Claire Stirling-Hawkins and Rongopai Stirling-Maxwell, along with four of their tamariki, started the Stirling Collective earlier this year with the vision of empowering their whānau, and turning their aspirations into reality. More >>
Statement Of Unresolved Issues Released For Proposed Foodstuffs Merger
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 3:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commission is seeking submissions from Foodstuffs North Island, Foodstuffs South Island and other interested parties on the issues raised in the Statement of Unresolved Issues. More >>
NZ Post Adds New eActros Electric Truck To Its Commercial Fleet
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 2:11 pm | NZ Post
NZ Post Group Sustainability Manager Dawn Baggaley says NZ Post is focussed on decarbonising itstransport fleet so investing in sustainable, zero and reduced emission vehicles is another move in the right direction. More >>
Jumpflex Welcomes Mark Greaves As Chief Supply Chain Officer
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 1:58 pm | Jumpflex
Before joining Jumpflex, Mark served as Chief Fulfillment Officer at Viare, an eStar Company, where he led significant advancements in store-based fulfillment processes and led the product development of their order management tool. More >>
Out Of Stealth And In Demand - Basis Debuts World First Smart Panel With Digitally Configurable Safety Features
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 11:16 am | Basis
Basis is launching a market leading smart panel called Leo which helps homeowners to proactively manage their energy consumption, enhance electrical safety, and future-proof their homes – all at an accessible price point. More >>
Road Freight Sector Backs Speed Camera Warnings
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:47 am | la Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand says it welcomes the announcement that all fixed speed cameras will be signposted by June 2025. More >>
Innovate, Don't Imitate: Rethinking NZ's Economic Strategy
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:25 am | Koura Wealth
Local headlines are constant harbingers of economic bad news: from productivity declines to persistent inflation and losing Kiwis to Australia where they’re paid more and their dollar goes further. More >>
Heartland Bank Wins Canstar’s Bank Of The Year Savings Award 2024
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:14 am | Canstar
This is the seventh year in a row that Heartland Bank has won Canstar’s top savings award and, once again, Canstar’s research team noted the bank’s impressive suite of savings accounts and term deposits products, its competitive rates and market-leading ... More >>
Wellington Land Rates Review Should Focus On Bringing Rates Down
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Rather than trying to chuck $32 million at its multinational owners of the Reading Cinema to get them to do something with a massive CBD plot, land value-based rates would encourage development. But Wellington’s rates problems run much deeper than ... More >>
AMI Urges Winter Fire Safety Amidst Rise In House Fires
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 9:51 am | AMI Insurance
AMI Insurance saw a nearly 40% increase in house fires between summer and winter 2023, versus a 20% increase the year before. More >>
ICNZ Urges Bold Action On Climate Adaptation
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 9:38 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) is urging the Government to take a leadership role on climate adaptation and build New Zealand’s resilience against the impact of climate change on lives and property. More >>
NZ Women In Wine Ramps Up Professional Development Activities
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 9:27 am | New Zealand Winegrowers
New Zealand Women in Wine is delighted to have launched its 2024 Mentoring Programme. This year there are ten pairs of mentors and mentees from around the country, working in a wide range of roles within the New Zealand wine industry. More >>
Last Chance: Final Event For Heard Park After Dark
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 9:24 am | Parnell Business Association
We've loved lighting up your winter this past month with Heard Park After Dark—let's end on a high note with our final event this Friday 19 July! More >>
Cutting Costs And Carbon: Tether's Data-driven Approach Transforms Building Efficiency
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 7:36 am | Tether
Building performance innovator Tether has closed a $1,5m funding round through Snowball Effect to expand to Australia, the UK and Europe, as it rapidly approaches the deployment of its 10,000th sensor in buildings throughout New Zealand. More >>
How Vnote Revolutionized The Speech-To-Text World
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 7:09 am | Hugh Grant
Capturing ideas has never been easier with Vnote, a suite of text-to-speech AI content creator tools that allow a person to transcribe thoughts directly into written text. More >>
Book Just Out: Rammed Earth Builders Could Change Construction For Good If Government Let Them
Monday, 15 July 2024, 6:30 pm | Sally Webster
Building the Future; From the Ground Up follows the life, hopes and hands-on practice of a one-of-a-kind kiwi builder, Paul Geraets, with contributions from other RE associates, engineers and respected sustainable building industry names around the world. More >>
Hawke's Bay To See Improved Drainage Systems With Local Initiatives
Monday, 15 July 2024, 6:20 pm | Alchemy Plumbing
Alchemy Plumbing, a trusted local business with experience in drainage solutions, has been actively involved in the planning and implementation phases. More >>
'Worst Since 2007': Poor Retail Sales Behind Services Slump
Monday, 15 July 2024, 5:20 pm | RNZ
New Zealand's services sector has plumbed new depths with another record fall in activity. More >>
Elizabeth Arden Introduces New PREVAGE® Multi-restorative Soft Cream And PREVAGE® 3-in-1 Reset Serum
Monday, 15 July 2024, 4:21 pm | Elizabeth Arden PREVAGE
Experience the essence of luxury, efficacy, and innovation for a more youthful and resilient complexion with the newest editions to the PREVAGE® Collection More >>
Fusion5 Secures 2024 Microsoft ANZ Business Applications Partner Of The Year Award!
Monday, 15 July 2024, 2:29 pm | Fusion5
This fiercely contested Microsoft ANZ award highlights partners across New Zealand and Australia who have delivered exceptional solutions for their customers and significantly impacted the market through their dedication and creativity. More >>
Kiwi Software Prevents Massive Payment Fraud
Monday, 15 July 2024, 2:24 pm | VigilantPay
VigilantPay was recently chosen by ANZ Institutional in Australia to collaborate on exploring innovative ideas to make cross-border payments safer. VigilantPay ensures the single most important payment item is correct – the bank account number. It’s ... More >>
Sustainability And Art Join Forces At The Cedars For CABN Hahndorf
Monday, 15 July 2024, 2:03 pm | South Australian Tourism Commission
The Handorf CABN experience is truly unique, allowing guests to stay in the very place where famous Australian landscape artist Hans Heysen lived and breathed his art. More >>
Entries Are Now Open For The Bill Toft Award
Monday, 15 July 2024, 12:36 pm | BusinessNZ
The Award is to be used for advancing the skills, experience, or other contribution to professional development as a broadcaster. The Bill Toft Award for broadcasters working in online or broadcasting media in New Zealand. More >>
GDPLive Unveils Latest NZ Financial Predictors At The New Zealand Initiative Event
Monday, 15 July 2024, 12:16 pm | GDPLive
GDPLive (gdplive.net), the world’s first and only real-time GDP predictor, is premiering its newest web-based financial prediction tools at The New Zealand Initiative event hosted at the Foodstuffs NZ headquarters on Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. NZT on 15 More >>
G String Lovers Rejoice: Air New Zealand Adds Capacity To Beach Destinations
Monday, 15 July 2024, 12:10 pm | Air New Zealand
From November to March Air New Zealand is adding tens of thousands of seats to Pacific destinations, a 9% increase. More >>
New AMI Roadside Rescue Launch Among Thousands Of Callouts
Monday, 15 July 2024, 11:56 am | AMI Insurance
AMI Roadside Rescue is today launching its new service which will be available for all New Zealanders, anywhere around the country, whether you’re insured with AMI or not. More >>
Māori Game Developers And Storytellers Explore China's Tech Scene
Monday, 15 July 2024, 11:55 am | Asia New Zealand Foundation
Ten Māori business leaders in the game development and digital storytelling sectors are on their way to China for an in-depth look at the country's booming digital and business sector. More >>
HVMS Secures Canadian Developed Guardian Hydrogen Diesel System For New Zealand Fleet Owners
Monday, 15 July 2024, 11:32 am | HVMS
This initiative marks a significant step towards advancing sustainable solutions within the region's heavy transportation sector. More >>
REINZ June Data: Property Market A Little Chilly Amid Economic Challenges
Monday, 15 July 2024, 11:18 am | REINZ
Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) released its June 2024 data today, showing a decrease in sales and median prices nationwide while listings continue to rise. More >>
Sam Yap-Choong Joins Dentsu Media Aotearoa As GM Data & Analytics
Monday, 15 July 2024, 11:14 am | dentsu
dentsu Media Aotearoa has appointed Sam Yap-Choong as General Manager, Data & Analytics, as the agency focuses on helping clients navigate a business, marketing and media landscape that is being disrupted by the evolution of technology, digitisation, ... More >>
Recognising Retailers At Z Energy
Monday, 15 July 2024, 10:55 am | Z Energy
Auckland retailers Wayne and Melanie Kennerley have taken home the title ‘Retailer of the Year’ at Z Energy’s (Z) annual Retailer Awards, for their outstanding contribution to the company this year. More >>
Translation Service Helps People Overcome Language Barriers
Monday, 15 July 2024, 10:45 am | FinCap
A leading financial mentor says translated documents are helping people whose second language is English to navigate their way around the complexities of documentation. More >>
Pead Welcomes Two New Hires
Monday, 15 July 2024, 10:43 am | Pead
Pead, Aotearoa’s full-service communications and PR agency, has welcomed Enna Ye to its Digital & Social team and Kendra Mackie to its Corporate team, demonstrating the agency’s growth across the business and ability to attract Aotearoa’s top ... More >>
11,000 Home Assessments Achieve Massive Power Savings
Monday, 15 July 2024, 10:39 am | Ecobulb
Energy efficiency promoter Ecobulb is celebrating a big milestone this month. It delivers free home assessment visits to mostly low-income households, personalised to their circumstances. More >>
Cine Colombia Signs With Vista Group
Monday, 15 July 2024, 10:29 am | Vista Group
Vista Group International Limited (NZX & ASX:VGL) is pleased to announce that new client, Cine Colombia, has signed an agreement to move its cinema circuit to Moviegoer Engagement, Vista Group’s market leading digital SaaS solution. More >>
Data Scientist: Revenue Leakage A Costly Epidemic For Fleet Operators
Monday, 15 July 2024, 9:58 am | FOYI
Data consulting firm FOYI says hidden revenue leakage is hindering Kiwi fleet operators' competitiveness. More >>
Renowned Hamilton-Based Soil Scientist Dr Gordon Rajendram Calls For More Competition In The NZ Fertiliser Market
Monday, 15 July 2024, 9:37 am | Dr Gordon Rajendram Soil Scientist
One of New Zealand’s most renowned experts in soil fertility, Dr Gordon Rajendram (pictured), has issued an urgent call for greater competition and innovation within New Zealand's fertiliser industry to bring product prices down. More >>
Agrecovery Launches New Recycling Scheme For Wool Fadges
Monday, 15 July 2024, 9:23 am | Agrecovery Foundation
This new scheme aims to significantly advance recycling efforts within the wool industry by responsibly processing High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) wool fadges into recycled materials. More >>
NZ’s Largest Fabricator Takes Bold Stance Against Silicosis
Monday, 15 July 2024, 8:48 am | AGB Stone
AGB introduces zero-silica engineered stone in safety-first More >>
“Trust Us, We’re An Exchange!” Simply Isn’t Good Enough…
Monday, 15 July 2024, 8:29 am | Easy Crypto
The recent resurgence of news around bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox preparing to reunite customers with (just 15%) of their lost Bitcoin has been a sobering reminder of crypto’s battle with scams. More >>
George Dodson crowned 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year
Sunday, 14 July 2024, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Young Farmers
George hopes winning FMG Young Farmer of the Year will support him in the future – especially in his community and the next step in his career. More >>
Hastings Lotto Player Wins $1 Million
Sunday, 14 July 2024, 4:35 am | Lotto New Zealand
A lucky Lotto player from Hastings will be on cloud nine after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. More >>
Dunedin Up-and-coming Young Farmers Take Top Award, Announced NZ’s Best
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Young Farmers
The competition continues to heat up for the seven FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Finalists. The winner will be announced this evening, Saturday 13 July, at an awards ceremony due to be held at Claudelands (Globox Arena) in Hamilton. More >>
How Much Do You Need To Earn To Get A Home Loan?
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 3:48 pm | RNZ
Here's what goes into determining how much you could borrow. More >>
The RBNZ Deliberately Softened Their Language, A Touch. We’re More Convinced Of A Cut In Nov.
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 2:08 pm | Kiwi Economics
Another MPR, and another hold. As expected, the RBNZ kept the OCR unchanged at 5.50%. But importantly, we finally got a noticeable softening in tone. It was a welcome shift given the total collapse in business confidence last week. Enough is enough ... More >>
Wellington Region Business Gold Finalists Announced For 2024
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 2:00 pm | Wellington Gold Awards
The purpose of the Gold Awards is to recognize, acknowledge and appreciate our business people, and it is particularly important during these difficult times that they feel valued and actively supported wherever possible. More >>
Profit First For Law Firms: How To Run A Profitable Law Firm
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 1:05 pm | Hugh Grant
By setting aside profit first, law firms can maintain financial health and stability. More >>
Direct Sourcing: Revolutionizing Talent Acquisition
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 1:03 pm | Hugh Grant
Direct Sourcing prioritizes pooling talent in one system after ensuring they have the skills the company needs and getting them ready to begin working. More >>
Oamaru Man Becomes Qualified Builder At Age Of 66
Friday, 12 July 2024, 4:54 pm | RNZ
For many of us, our 60s mean picking up a SuperGold card and having more time in the garden. Not so for Marcus Brown. More >>
Jaecoo Launches In Europe At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Friday, 12 July 2024, 2:55 pm | Omoda Jaecoo
The brand’s first model, the Jaecoo 7, will be on display alongside models from its sister brand Omoda as a dedicated stand within the main manufacturer exhibition area known as ‘The Grid’. More >>
Airways TotalControl Simulator Installed For Croatia Control
Friday, 12 July 2024, 12:56 pm | Airways International
With the successful completion of site acceptance testing, the 270-degree, 17-screen simulator is now installed and commissioned, ready for use by Croatian air traffic controllers during training exercises. More >>
Retailers Are Continuing To See Declining Sales
Friday, 12 July 2024, 12:49 pm | Retail NZ
Stats NZ’s latest Electronic Card Transactions shows a –4.9% fall in retail spending compared to June 2023. This follows a –1.6% fall in May, compared to the same month of 2023. More >>
Avaya Announces CEO Leadership Transition
Friday, 12 July 2024, 11:45 am | Avaya
Avaya, a leader in enterprise CX, announced today that Alan Masarek, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will retire at the end of the calendar year. Avaya’s current Chair of the Board of Directors, Patrick Dennis, will assume the role of ... More >>
The NZ Part Time POWER List Has Been Announced
Friday, 12 July 2024, 11:12 am | Works for Everyone
Initiated by Emma Mclean, founder of Works for Everyone, a working parent’s consultancy, the Part Time Power list features 25 New Zealanders working in senior leadership roles and in part time hours. The list profiles 23 women and 2 men working in powerful ... More >>
Electronic Card Transactions: June 2024
Friday, 12 July 2024, 11:02 am | Stats NZ
The electronic card transactions (ECT) series cover debit, credit, and charge card transactions with New Zealand-based merchants. The series can be used to indicate changes in consumer spending and economic activity. More >>
Inland Revenue Funding Used To Support Compliance
Friday, 12 July 2024, 10:20 am | Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue (IR) has outlined how it will be using the $29 million allocated for compliance in this year’s Budget, targeting those people who - due to challenging circumstances or a deliberate decision - have not met their tax obligations. More >>
Two Weeks Left To Enter NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards
Friday, 12 July 2024, 10:11 am | Rural Women New Zealand
All Award winners receive $1,000 in prize money and a trophy presented in front of their peers at the NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards Ceremony in Wellington in November. They also receive a free one-year membership to Rural Women New Zealand. More >>
