Новости за 22.08.2018

The NZDUSD opens at 0.6697 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD received a welcome boost yesterday morning on the back of a stronger-than-expected retail sales report. The NZDUSD rate broke up through 0.6700 following the data release which showed retail ...

Two people are understood to be seriously injured following reports of a crash on SH 1 at Meremere this morning.

Global music legend Phil Collins is set to make his long-anticipated return to New Zealand with his Not Dead Yet: Live! tour, presented by TEG Dainty . The 2-date tour kicks off in Christchurch on Monday 4 February at Christchurch Stadium (formerly ...

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Press Release – University of Otago The outlook for the one in five New Zealanders with persistent or chronic pain has the potential to be more positive according to an extensive study review by researchers from the University of Otago’s School of Physiotherapy, Wellington (UOW) and Pain Management Service, Capital Coast District Health Board. The […]

Bernard Orsman seems to be on a campaign against the new bus network in recent weeks. After a few beat-ups over school buses he’s now turned to how the new bus network affects people travelling to Greenlane Hospital:

Stuff reports: The Government may be getting more in dividends from its 51 per cent holding in three major power companies than when it owned the companies outright, a new report claims. This is no surprise. The discipline of being a listed company with shareholders is significant. Throughout the sales process, National claimed the partial privatisation […]

Review by Howard Davis Combat, Jemima Wyman. “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” – attributed to Dennis Diderot (1713-84). “Humanity won’t be happy till the last capitalist is hung with the guts of the last bureaucrat.” – Occupation Committee of the People’s Free […]

Press Release – LOOP Recordings Aotearoa Celebrating 20 years as one of NZ’s most influential musical groups, TrinityRoots are to play a special show which will see them perform their classic album True in its entirety for the first time. Special guests Lisa Tomlins and Stephanie Paris (vocals), Jonathan Crayford (piano/synths), David Long (multi-instrumentalist) and […]

Press Release – Porirua City Council The Titahi Bay Beach Festival, national dog show and Creekfest are among the recipients of Porirua City’s Major Events Investment Fund. The fund has $110,000 available for 2018/19. Criteria to apply included visitor numbers of more than 10,000 people, having 20 per cent of these visitors coming from across […]

Press Release – Joint Press Release Eight young designers have come together to create a pop-up store for only $120 a week . Eight up and coming 19-26 year old designers are launching “Cool Sh*t Happens,” an experimental pop-up shop running for 8 weeks, from the 18th of September until November 11th on Vivian Street. […]

Senior Wellington air traffic controller Nathan O’Keeffe sits on position in the new Wellington air traffic control tower. News from Airways NZ Airways’ new Wellington air traffic control tower opened today, showcasing a unique design to appear as if it’s leaning into the prevailing wind. It will be one of the last bricks and mortar […]

GENEVA (22 August 2018) – Sanctions must be just, and must not lead to the suffering of innocent people, says United Nations Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Fletcher Tabuteau will travel to Vanuatu tomorrow to undertake a range of bilateral meetings.

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares at fresh record as Trade Me, A2, Meridian gain on earnings; Fletcher drops

NZ dollar climbs above 67 US cts on strong retail sales, Wall St's bull run

First Union has made a release to the media, principally claiming drivers at its Hamilton Depot are being provided buckets for toilets. This claim is completely and utterly false. If anything it shows the stupidity and mischievous nature of those ...

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Fletcher Building shares dropped 5.7 percent despite news it expects to resume paying dividends in the 2019 financial year as investors look for more immediate yield.

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Stronger policy direction favouring renewables is needed if the country is to meet its target for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Meridian Energy chief executive Neal Barclay says.

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Bapcor plans to open eight new BNT stores on this side of the Tasman after the Australian autoparts firm accelerated earnings from the old Hellaby Holdings assets.

The Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2018 has attracted 826 athletes from 35 countries so far and the entries keep rolling in, as the six locations across Wanaka, Queenstown and Naseby set up for the 17 winter sports disciplines over the 16 days of competition.

Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand and CallPlus's owner Vocus Group are targeting bigger margins in a "saturated" broadband market where firms are fighting aggressively for market share.

The Government has today committed to doing something Defence Minister Ron Mark and his NZ First colleagues criticised in Opposition – making compromise purchases of defence assets that weren’t built to do the jobs expected of them, National’s ...

Police are appealing to the public to help identify a man who we believe can help us with our enquiries following a firearms incident in Glen Innes earlier today.

With rates notices being delivered in the next few days, the ORC is thanking the community for the input given on budgets and work plans via the Long Term Plan consultation earlier this year.