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A life-changing adult learning programme developed by Upskills and biscuit and snacks maker The Griffin’s Foods Company was a category winner at the Diversity Works Awards in Auckland on Wednesday night. The Be Brave programme aims to increase workplace ...

A major new festival for Nelson Tasman is set to become a unique highlight of the event calendar.

World of WearableArt™ (WOW®) is celebrating its 30th anniversary show and to celebrate Mazda NZ, as major partner of the show, is driving the first-ever WOW My Town roadshow across New Zealand.

The study shows that New Zealanders are well served by three competing national 4G mobile networks covering 98% of New Zealanders, competitive prices significantly below OECD averages (up to 67% below), committed investment to extend mobile coverage ...

Spark New Zealand welcomes the Commerce Commission’s release today of its mobile market study issues paper.

Congratulations to Annabel Bulk who has become the Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year 2018. Ms Bulk was representing Central Otago and is Assistant Viticulturist at Felton Road.

In a hard-hitting speech at a fund-raising breakfast for Pillars, a charity that supports the children of prisoners, Kim Workman urged the Christchurch business community to resist playing the ‘good victims –bad offenders’ game.

The National Party’s bill to scrap Labour’s regional fuel tax is positive but needs to go further, says ACT Leader David Seymour.

Being who you are, as you are: Kāpo Māori Aotearoa New Zealand Inc. on being part of the Access Matters campaign

Life expectancy across Africa has improved significantly, says a new United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Thursday, but national health systems must be improved to ensure that services get to the people who need them ...

As New Zealand heads into Sorted Money Week, Financial Services Complaints Limited is urging Kiwis not to fall for romance scams and is commending the financial services industry for its efforts to protect consumers.

Three of Hamilton’s low-lying river paths have been closed this morning (Friday 31 August) due to the level of the Waikato River.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick's decision to block discussion of Councillors' pay in yesterday's council meeting is outrageous, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union .

Think INC. have been advised by Immigration New Zealand's office in Washington, DC this morning that Chelsea Manning has been granted Special Direction to visit New Zealand next week. The visa application has been submitted, and is a matter of ...

‘Who should be considered a veteran’ will be the main question facing the new appointees to the Veteran’s Advisory Board.

If Whaitiri is sacked, then the PM has two vacancies – one Minister inside Cabinet and one outside Cabinet. Filling these could be challenging due to Labour’s fixation on demographics. There are basically few female options for them to promote. Assuming they don’t decide to shrink the size of the ministry (which would be a […]

Auckland Airport has recognised the performance excellence of airlines and operations partners at the Annual Auckland Airport Operations Awards held in Auckland last night. Each of these organisations play a critical role in New Zealand’s tourism industry.

With estimates saying employees in the primary sector are twice as likely to have dyslexia, the Primary ITO says an award from Diversity NZ for an innovative programme for people with dyslexia highlights the gains to be made from providing the right ...

UN envoy says he ‘is ready to go to Idlib’ to help ensure civilian safety amid rising fears of government offensive

The national commemoration to honour those who served in the Merchant Navy during wartime is being held this coming Monday 3 September in the Hall of Memories, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, says Ministry for Culture and Heritage Group Manager ...

Organisations looking to reap the benefits of a higher performing and more motivated workforce are being encouraged to take the pledge to bring their pets to work on ‘Pets at Work Day’, Friday 7 September.

A new Bill from National would relieve Aucklanders and New Zealanders facing higher fuel prices, National’s Transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says.

Fresh off the back of a national radio tour in support of her debut single Expectations, Dunedin-born singer songwriter Sahara Skye will now make her hometown stadium debut with a guest slot on P!NK’S Beautiful Trauma Tour, which kicks off at the Forsyth ...

Naseby, 30 August 2018 – Brent Laing and Jennifer Jones claimed the gold medal for Canada in the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ Mixed Doubles curling tournament in Naseby this afternoon. They beat Scotland’s Jayne Stirling and Fraser Kingan 9-5 ...

A six-strong squad of Kiwi karters led by now-Sydney-based former NZ champion Dylan Drysdale could well shake up their trans-Tasman counterparts at the final round of this year’s SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol Edge meeting ...