Archive for May, 2017

Flat oyster parasite found at Stewart Island

Press Release – Cawthron Institute

Flat oyster parasite found at Stewart Island Source: Cawthron Institute — Cawthron Institute scientists are well-placed to respond to the discovery of Bonamia ostreae at oyster farms on Stewart Island. Read more »

Still No Tobacco Standardised Packaging Regulations

Press Release – Imperial Tobacco

Imperial Tobacco New Zealand wants to know why the Government still hasnt released Regulations to implement standardised packaging of tobacco. Read more »

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by Trustpower and Xero

Article – BusinessDesk

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by Trustpower and Xero; turnover gains on index changes, Read more »

NZ dollar rises on business confidence

Article – BusinessDesk

May 31 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar rose as a pickup in business confidence and stronger-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data added to positive sentiment for the kiwi. Read more »

DairyNZ welcomes the PCE’s Taonga of an island nation

Press Release – DairyNZ

DairyNZ welcomes the PCEs Taonga of an island nation: Saving New Zealands birds. DairyNZ mirrors the comments of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, that we all want to see the restoration of abundant, resilient, and … Read more »

QEII welcomes Commissioner’s recommendations on birdlife

Press Release – QEII National Trust

The QEII National Trust has welcomed the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Commissioner Doctor Jan Wright in her latest report ‘Taonga of an island nation: Saving New Zealand’s birds’. Read more »

Manawatu Gorge to remain closed this week as work continues

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency

MEDIA RELEASE 31 May 2017 | CENTRAL REGION Manawatu Gorge to remain closed this week as work continues Read more »

Hanmer Springs Rd, Waiau River/Ferry Bluffs: Rock wall work

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency

Hanmer Springs Road, Waiau River/ Ferry Bluffs: Three months rock wall work starts Tuesday, 6 June Read more »

ACT will bring back the birdsong

Press Release – ACT New Zealand

ACT has joined the Environment Commissioners call to save our native birds, and has proposed a policy to do just that. Read more »

Glib Talk Can’t Mask Reliance on Immigration

Press Release – New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First questions the National governments claims over the economy. Read more »

RBNZ to add debt-to-income limit to property toolkit

Article – BusinessDesk

May 31 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s central bank expects to publish a consultation paper within the next couple of weeks to add debt-to-income limits to its suite of macroprudential tools but it may not actually need them. Read more »

Eastland Group chairman to step down after eight years

Press Release – Eastland Group

After heading up the Eastland Group board since 2009, chairman Nelson Cull has decided not to seek reappointment for another term. He will officially step down at the AGM in August. It has been a privilege to be chairman during a period of strong, sustained … Read more »

NZ business confidence rises in May

Article – BusinessDesk

May 31 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand business confidence rose in May and firms saw rising exports, employment, profits, prices and inflation, suggesting the domestic economy continues to enjoy reasonable growth. Read more »

ExxonMobil NZ division turns to $91m profit in 2016

Article – BusinessDesk

May 31 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand division of ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company, turned from a loss to a $91 million profit in 2016, bolstered by the impact of increasing oil prices on inventories in the year. Read more »

Genesis Energy settles on Nova LPG acquisition

Press Release – Genesis Energy

Genesis Energy Limited (GNE) today announced that its acquisition of the Nova Energy retail LPG business has been completed, paving the way for the company to bring its service and innovations to an additional 35,000 LPG customers throughout New Zealand. Read more »

Federated Farmers on Dr Jan Wright’s ‘native birds’ report

Press Release – Federated Farmers

The report “Taonga of an Island Nation: Saving our Native Birds” released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today reminds us that farmers should be rightly proud of their environmental work says Federated Farmers. Read more »

Hawke’s Bay carves new path with Ski Season campaign

Press Release – Hawke’s Bay Tourism

In the latest instalment under their successful seasonal campaign strategy, Hawkes Bay Tourism have released their cheeky new winter campaign, Hawkes Bay Ski Season. Read more »

Consumer organisations help Commission catch crooks

Press Release – Child Poverty Action Group

Nga Tangata Microfinance (NTM) welcomes the collaboration between the Commerce Commission and consumer organisations, including budgeting services, which is triggering investigations and prosecutions of third tier lenders. Read more »

SKY TV offices placed on the market for sale

Press Release – Bayleys Realty Group

The land and buildings which dually house the Christchurch offices of SKY Television alongside one of New Zealands biggest community services organisations have been placed on the market for sale. Read more »

Tourism industry backs bird report

Press Release – Tourism Industry Aotearoa

New Zealands tourism industry is throwing its support behind efforts to preserve our unique bird species. Read more »

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