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Study Shows Cycleways Better For House Prices
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:56 pm | University of Canterbury
A UC student research team have found that across Christchurch, for the median property, cycleways located within one kilometer increased property value by $1000. More >>
Fake Holiday Home Listing Remains Online For Weeks
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:26 pm | RNZ
Kellie Walker noticed her six-bedroom holiday home was on the Booking.com website - but she had never listed it on that site. More >>
AmCham New Zealand Releases Results Of 2024 Survey Of US Companies Operating In New Zealand
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 7:18 pm | American Chamber of Commerce in NZ
The Results Highlight The Challenges Business Faces And Investment Trends. More >>
Taranaki Growing As A Hot Spot For Interns And Graduates
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:47 pm | Venture Taranaki
"Businesses have a huge opportunity to capitalise on this growing student interest by attracting top talent, all while contributing to the region’s growth and innovation," says Sean Markham, Talent Advisor at Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki. More >>
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence, December Quarter 2024
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:39 pm | Westpac
A Christmas boost to consumer confidence More >>
Celebrating Success In Building Capability Across The Building And Construction Sector
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:31 pm | BCTF
BCTF Chief Executive Grant Florence, says an organisation focused on capability-building beyond initial trade training, BCTF helps bridge an existing gap in the sector especially given the uncertainties from further reform of vocational education. More >>
Media Statement From Max (Muresh) Kumar / Max Build Re Commerce Commission Charges For ‘Bid Rigging'
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:20 pm | Max Build
Construction company Director says he regrets and accepts “full responsibility” for bid rigging following Covid - offers to return full value of contract. More >>
Empowering The Community Through Financial Support
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:14 pm | TECT
Each year, the organisation delivers more than 5,000 mentoring sessions, providing critical support to individuals and families navigating financial challenges at 12 locations throughout the region. More >>
Hospitality NZ Calls For Easter Trading Reform
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:10 pm | Hospitality NZ
Hospitality NZ Chief Executive Steve Armitage says, “These restrictions are a bone of contention for operators and customers alike every Easter weekend." More >>
Rushed GE Law Changes Leave Farmers Facing Uncertainty And Unfair Costs
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 6:01 pm | Organics Aotearoa New Zealand
Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) says the process has significant shortcomings, with effectively no consultation, insufficient due diligence and no clarity for food producers, regardless of their views on genetic engineering (GE) or their production ... More >>
LawFuel Names Ron Mansfield KC As New Zealand Lawyer Of The Year 2024
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:58 pm | LawFuel
Ron Mansfield KC has established himself as a preeminent figure in NZ's criminal defense arena. His exceptional advocacy skills were on full display during the high-profile Polkinghorne trial, garnering nationwide attention & solidified his reputation as ... More >>
Biometric Code Fails To Protect New Zealanders' Privacy
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:49 pm | NZ Council for Civil Liberties
Rather than allowing the mass adoption of remote facial recognition, we should be following the Australian example where their Privacy Commissioner has defined biometric data as sensitive personal information that cannot be collected without explicit ... More >>
Retailers Disappointed At Continued Ban On Easter Trading
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:20 pm | Retail NZ
Restrictions on Easter trading are increasingly outdated and are no longer fit for purpose to meet the needs of consumers or retailers,” Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
Transpower Seeks Feedback On Electricity Investment Short-list For Upper South Island
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:07 pm | Transpower
Without significant new generation or large-scale batteries being built in the upper South Island, upgrades to parts of the transmission grid will be necessary by the early 2030s to supply the additional electricity needed and keep voltage stable. More >>
New Super-peak Hedge Contract Available
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 4:18 pm | Electricity Authority
A new standardised flexibility product will soon be available to help improve competition in the wholesale electricity market. More >>
“Cheating The System” – Sentencing In Country’s First Criminal Cartel Case
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 3:51 pm | Commerce Commission
Company director Munesh Kumar and his construction company, MaxBuild Ltd. both pleaded guilty to four charges of price fixing in relation to the two projects. A second company and its director are due to face trial in October 2025 in relation to the same cartel conduct. More >>
Kick For The Seagulls Cohort Celebrate Success And New Life Path
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 2:44 pm | UCOL
Earlier in the year UCOL partnered with Palmerston North City Council, Y-Central, Sport Manawatū and Police to deliver the Kick for the Seagulls programme, created by Sir Graham Lowe, for the first time outside of Aotearoa prisons. More >>
EV Charging Hub Comes To Hawke’s Bay Airport
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 2:21 pm | Hawke's Bay Airport
Judi Godbold, Manager Marketing and Business Growth at Hawke’s Bay Airport, highlights this initiative as a step toward better serving airport customers and visitors with accessible EV charging infrastructure. More >>
Seeka Partners With Poutiri Trust To Help Bridge Technology Divide
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 2:10 pm | Seeka
Tu Mai Digital, operating under Poutiri Trust launched their Digital Divide project across the Western Bay of Plenty with social link, WBOPDC, Mercury. Katikati Community Centre and others in 2022. More >>
New Manapōuri Transformer Commissioned, Capacity Close To Full
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 1:34 pm | Meridian
New Zealand’s largest hydro power station has received an early Christmas present, following the successful commissioning of a new transformer. Transformer faults have been restricting generation at Manapōuri, and a replacement unit was delivered to ... More >>
Professional Arborists Play A Vital Role In Tree Care Across New Zealand
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 12:07 pm | TradieGuide
Arborist services are crucial for preventing issues that can arise from neglect or improper tree care. Routine maintenance, such as pruning and thinning, promotes healthy growth and prevents trees from becoming hazardous during storms or high winds. More >>
Retail NZ Response To Commerce Commission Draft Surcharges Decision
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:56 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ also supported the proposal for the Commerce Commission to set lower fee caps for the Interchange component of the payments system. More >>
Boomi Acquires Rivery To Boost Data Management Capabilities
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:53 am | Boomi
“This acquisition marks an important milestone for Boomi as we expand our platform to address the evolving data management needs of businesses in the age of data-driven decision-making and AI,” said Steve Lucas, Chairman and CEO of Boomi. More >>
Quarterly Current Account Deficit $6.2 Billion
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:17 am | Stats NZ
In the September 2024 quarter, the seasonally adjusted goods deficit narrowed by $0.7 billion to $1.9 billion, driven by a $0.8 billion fall in goods imports. More >>
BMW New Zealand Closes In On Another Destination Charging Milestone Ahead Of The Holiday Season
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 10:52 am | BMW Group NZ
The company has now dispatched 144 BMW Wallbox Generation 3 charging units at 65 locations across the North and South Islands, including hotels, motels, golf retailers, golf courses, restaurants and holiday parks. More >>
FMA Censures Pathfinder For Misleading Representations
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 10:48 am | Financial Markets Authority
Pathfinder, which had been improving the clarity of its Ethical Investment Policy, made a list of exceptions it has granted available on its website after being contacted by the FMA, and promptly took down the two advertisements when the FMA brought the ... More >>
From The North Pole And Beyond, Kiwi Christmas Presents Delivered From 149 Countries Around The World
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 10:47 am | Wise
From Australia to Kyrgyzstan to Seychelles - Kiwi Christmas shopping spans the globe More >>
Drive Mate Launches Game-Changing Car Share Hire Hub On The Doorstep Of Sydney Airport
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 10:36 am | Drive Mate
Drive mate’s expanding membership base of 70,000-plus guests can book a vehicle – even while in the air en route to Sydney – and have access to a vehicle with few clicks in the Drive mate app; Vehicles can be booked for as little as $40 a day. More >>
New Research Into Tackling Loneliness At Work
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 9:37 am | University of Canterbury
The survey included young professionals through to senior managers. 42% reported working from the office, 37% hybrid and 21% fully remote. They were then divided into three categories, highly lonely (24.9%), moderately lonely (38.3%), and minimally ... More >>
Summerset Recognised As Ethical And Sustainable Business Leader
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 9:35 am | Summerset
The awards founder Dr Rodger Spiller said the judging panel wanted to recognise businesses who demonstrate phenomenal transformation, showing how businesses can make good money and a positive difference. More >>
ComCom Issues Draft Decision To Save Kiwis Over $260 Million A Year In Payment Fees
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 9:17 am | Commerce Commission
“This work is the next step to further reduce, and simplify, payment costs for New Zealand businesses, and to save merchants and consumers a considerable amount of money,” says Dr Small. More >>
Air New Zealand Purchases 30 Million Litres Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 9:07 am | Air New Zealand
This volume of SAF will deliver up to an 80% reduction in carbon emissions across its lifecycle compared with jet fuel made from fossil fuels. This SAF is manufactured by Neste in Singapore from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials such as ... More >>
Infratil, Summerset, Fisher & Paykel Win Ethical Business Awards
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:43 am | Money Matters
“These awards celebrate businesses that demonstrate how making a positive difference can go hand-in-hand with achieving financial success,” says Dr Rodger Spiller, founder of investment advisory firm Money Matters and co-founder with Professor Chellie ... More >>
Consumer NZ’s Top Tips For Crushing The Boxing Day Sales This Year
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:34 am | Consumer NZ
Shoppers need to keep their eye on the prize if they want a chance in the ring on Boxing Day and savvy shoppers should have a game plan to avoid falling for the sales hype and buying a dud, says Abby Damen, communications and campaigns adviser at Consumer. More >>
Is New Zealand's Housing Crisis Is Driving A Surge In Business Ownership?
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:20 am | LINK International Group
Small businesses—offering equity growth and regular returns—are seen as viable and sometimes a superior alternative to homeownership because, besides being an investment, a business starts earning a return from the start. More >>
Smallest minimum wage increase 'since the 1990s'
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 8:53 pm | RNZ
The minimum wage will rise by 1.5 percent to $23.50 from April 1, it was announced Tuesday. More >>
SEEK NZ Employment Report - November
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 8:27 pm | SEEK
“While demand for workers in most industries has declined throughout the year there are some that have bucked the trend, notably Banking & Financial Services where ad volumes have boomed over the past two months," Rob Clark, SEEK NZ Country Manager ... More >>
Taranaki Farmers Market To Host Six-week Farmers Market Pop-Up At Tasman Prospect Park
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 8:14 pm | Taranaki Farmers Market
For the first six Sundays of 2025 the Taranaki Farmers Market will be hosting an expanded Farmers Market at Tasman Prospect Park on Ngāmotu New Plymouth's beautiful coastal walkway showcasing a range of delicious, fresh, seasonal produce from around ... More >>
The Government’s Books Are Hard To Balance. Lower Productivity, Lower Tax, Higher Spend
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 8:08 pm | Kiwi Economics
It is hard for the Government, any Government, to balance the books of an economy in recession. And the forecasts have been hamstrung by poor productivity. We’re not getting bang for buck. And we’re not getting back to surplus, anytime soon. More >>
Reform Of Local Government - Relief And Celebration
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:44 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ congratulates the Government and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown on planned local government reform. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich said the Government’s agreement to change the purpose of the Local Government Act, from ... More >>
Can I Wear Jandals While Driving? Insurance Tips For A Smooth Summer Holiday
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:26 pm | IFSO
Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman, Karen Stevens, says that while insurance might be the last thing you’re thinking of in the lead-up to the silly season, it’s important to think about your obligations to ensure you’re covered. More >>
EMA Supports Refinements To Accredited Employer Work Visa System
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:21 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) supports the announcement made today by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford to continue to refine the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). EMA Senior Policy Advisor Joanna Hall says employers need ... More >>
Immigration Changes A Step In The Right Direction
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:20 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ welcomes changes to work visas as a step in the right direction, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich. "Removing the requirement to pay the median wage will help relieve cost pressures and distortions that this rule created ... More >>
Classic Car Pre-Trip Checklist: Keep Your Ride Road-Ready
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 4:37 pm | Upper Classics
Whether it’s a short cruise along the coast or a multi-day adventure, a thorough car check before you hit the road is essential so you will have time for any vintage car repair work that might be needed. More >>
Hospitality NZ Welcomes AEWV Announcements
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 3:30 pm | Hospitality NZ
Changes of particular note for hospitality include removing the median wage requirement, increasing visa duration for ANZSCO Level 4 or 5 AEWV holders to three years, amending the MSD engagement requirement and providing greater work rights for those on interim ... More >>
Sprig + Fern Marsden Officially Opens
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 2:59 pm | Sprig and Fern Brewery
Offering the same, authentic experience that fans of Sprig + Fern Taverns have come to love, Sprig + Fern Marsden features a mixture of open spaces and cosy nooks indoors, free from gaming machines, pool tables and TV screens, alongside an expansive, sunny ... More >>
$20m Upgrade For Wellington Airport’s Retail And Hospitality Sites
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 1:35 pm | Wellington Airport Limited
A new two-story bar and café will be built in the centre of the terminal above the current Blue Lady outlet, offering expansive views across the runway and Lyall Bay. This is expected to be open in the second half of 2025. More >>
Revitalising Home Interiors: Embracing Modern Solutions For Enhanced Living Spaces
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 12:09 pm | Gold Coast Shower Screens
Across Australasia, homeowners are turning to modern solutions to enhance their living spaces, reflecting a growing trend in home interior upgrades that combine style with practicality. Key elements like glass splashbacks and wardrobe doors are ... More >>
SEEK NZ Advertised Salary Index - November
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:54 am | SEEK
Despite dropping around two percentage points since November last year, the year-on-year (y/y) growth of 3.1% is still faster than inflation, which is slowing at a quicker rate than advertised salaries. More >>
Workforce Announcements An Early Christmas Present For Retailers
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:38 am | Retail NZ
The decision to increase the minimum wage by 1.5% to $23.50 an hour from 1 April 2025 will be a relief to retail employers during challenging economic times, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
REINZ November Data: Activity Heats Up While Prices Remain Cool
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:34 am | REINZ
Buyers are showing increased interest, spurred by the recent reduction in the Official Cash Rate (OCR), prompting more transactions nationwide. At the same time, fewer sellers are bringing their property to market, which is reflected in the nationwide ... More >>
Cost Breakdown: How Much Is A Piece Of Window Glass?
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:16 am | Hugh Grant
This guide will give you a clear outlook on the expenses involved, ensuring you're never caught off guard. More >>
Early Notice Of Minimum Wage Rise Helpful For Business, Says EMA
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:07 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald says the increase from $23.15 an hour to $23.50, which will take effect from 1 April 2025, reflects the current economic climate and labour market conditions. More >>
4 Digital Marketing Trends To Watch Out For In 2025
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:59 am | Hugh Grant
Staying up-to-date regarding algorithm updates and adapting your SEO techniques accordingly can help ensure your brand’s content stays discoverable. Discussed below are four digital marketing trends to watch out for in 2025. More >>
Getting Motivated To Work Out
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:41 am | Hugh Grant
By implementing these strategies, you can build and maintain the motivation needed to make exercise a consistent and enjoyable part of your life. More >>
How Virtual Reality Is Improving EMDR Therapy Treatment
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:38 am | Hugh Grant
Virtual reality not only creates safe, simulated environments but also facilitates remote EMDR treatments. This technology also makes it easier to deliver EMDR therapy while helping personalize EMDR therapy. More >>
Innovations And Trends That Are Shaping The Auto Lending Industry
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:33 am | Hugh Grant
Digital loan applications, alternative lending platforms, green and sustainable financing, and the rise in the use of AI are among the innovations and trends shaping the auto lending industry. More >>
Watercare’s $13.2 Million Solution To Lift Long-term No-swim Warning At Judges Bay
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:15 am | Watercare
The $13.2 million project is the permanent solution to a broken wastewater pipe deep below the Parnell Rose Gardens that was discovered after the 2023 summer storms. More >>
Four Steps To Intentional Dreaming For SMEs These Holidays
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 9:55 am | Team Fusion International
Gaelene Adams Love, founder of Team Fusion International, says the āwhina process (which means help, assist, support, or benefit) is a practical framework for SME owners to dream with intention and align their aspirations with action. More >>
HEALWELL To Acquire Orion Health, Creating A Global Market Leader In Healthcare Data Interoperability & AI
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 9:52 am | HEALWELL AI
The acquisition of Orion Health and concurrent divestment of non-strategic divisions will represent a transformative milestone in HEALWELL’s journey to become a global leader in healthcare technology and artificial intelligence. More >>
