Новости за 11.04.2016

April 12 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar touched its highest level in a week amid a lift in commodity prices and a weaker US dollar.

News from NZ Government Young people in Kapiti are being given more employment and qualification opportunities thanks to the Government’s MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway project, according to Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley. Subcontractor Dellta Contractors Ltd has been working with Work and Income staff to provide jobs and training […]

“Being willing to donate the taxpayers’ money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is.” – Thomas Sowell The quote of the week is brought to you by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. To support the Union’s campaign for lower taxes and less government waste, click here. Tags: Quote of the […]

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News from Student Volunteer Army The Student Volunteer Army (SVA) will be rallying Members of Parliament in Wellington today to get backing for the SVA’s innovative Serve for New Zealand: Anzac Day initiative. Serve for New Zealand is about honouring our days of national significance through service. The concept, where members of the public are […]

April 12 (BusinessDesk) - Equities on both sides of the Atlantic advanced as a weakening greenback helped support commodity prices.

Auckland recently passed 16 million annual rail boardings, quite a momentous achievement and in some respects the culmination of 10 years of effort: the implementation of the 2006 Rail Development Plan. At the heart of this plan, and in fact many of Auckland’s transport strategies over the past decade, was the creation of a true [...]

Stuff reports: Wellington City Council is chasing $50,000 it gave to organisers of Wellington Fashion Week, as the man in charge appears to elude efforts to track him down.  Last year the event was cancelled just one week before it was meant to start, and this year it is not going ahead at all.  The debacle comes just […]

Press Release – Real Estate Institute Of New Zealand Record median house prices are being seen in Wellington as the Auckland market shows its strength and pushes the Halo Effect of rising median prices across the country, according to the latest figures released today by REINZ, source of the most recent, complete and accurate real […]

Press Release – ANZ Bank Wellington (+16%) continues to be New Zealand’s most upbeat region, followed by Auckland (+15%) and the South Island outside Canterbury (+14%), according to ANZ’s quarterly business micro scope survey of small businesses. Our composite measure (a key growth indicator taking in own activity, employment, investment and profit expectations) held respectable […]

Press Release – Patriotic Revolutionary Front John Overton, leader of the Patriotic Revolutionary Front (PRF), has decided to contest this year’s election for Mayor of Wellington. As most people find local politics a bit of a bore, the aim of his feral, anti-establishment, non PC candidacy is to spice up the Mayoral election race. He […]

Press Release – Predict Weather Long-range weather expert Ken Ring predicted Fijis devastating tropical cyclones in his New Zealand Weather Almanac 2016, which was published in July 2015. And Ring says, we havent seen the last Pacific cyclone for the year, with another one …Ken Ring predicted Fiji’s devastating tropical cyclones, and there’s more to […]

Press Release – Maritime Heritage Trust of Wellington Hikitia, Wellington’s floating crane, will be 90 on Friday, marking 90 years’ service to Wellington Harbour. Hikitia is New Zealand’s oldest working crane of any type and the oldest steam driven working, self-propelled crane in the world, and the only working floating crane in Australasia. Launched at […]

Column – Gordon Campbell Prime Minister John Key could have dealt with the clamour for an independent inquiry into the Panama Papers scandal in a variety of ways. He could have – for instance – set up a public inquiry, as was done in the mid 1990s, in the wake of the Winebox … Gordon […]

Press Release – Flow Software WineWorks, Sacred Hill, and Flow Software have taken a significant step towards integrating the New Zealand wine industry supply chain.NZ Wine Industry Embraces Automation WineWorks and Sacred Hill lead the way with supply chain integration WineWorks, Sacred Hill, and Flow Software have taken a significant step towards integrating the New […]

April 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell as investors mulled the risk of increased Chinese regulation on A2 Milk and Genesis Energy declined. Nuplex Industries gained after directors backed a takeover offer.

April 11 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister John Key is to visit China this month to discuss upgrading the free trade agreement between the two countries that was signed almost eight years ago, but is warning against expecting a swift resolution.

Her stage duets with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stone’s Gimme Shelter are showstoppers, and now singer Lisa Fischer is bringing her intimate performance of gospel, soul, and rock to the Opera House, as part of the 2016 Wellington Jazz Festival.

It’s great to be here for Sport New Zealand’s annual sport and recreation conference.

Prime Minister John Key is to visit China this month to discuss upgrading the free trade agreement between the two countries that was signed almost eight years ago.

You are warmly invited to hear Dr Bill Rosenberg and Dr Geoff Bertram discuss this issue at 5:30pm on Tuesday April 12th at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace, Wellington.

This country’s sheep industry will celebrate its best and brightest at Beef +Lamb New Zealand’s fifth annual New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards in the Wairarapa in July.

Singapore Airlines today announced it will increase services to Christchurch from 23 November 2016 through to 06 February 2017 in response to strong demand to and from the South Island.

Classic rock opera J esus Christ Superstar is returning to Auckland for a thrilling two week season from April 30 at Harlequin Musical Theatre in Howick.

Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand (MMNZ) is celebrating two of its best results in 20 years: a massive 1,028 sales in March, which capped off an outstanding financial year result of more than 8,200 units sold. That figure commanded a 6.3% market share ...