A new recycling scheme being trialled by Wellington City Council is set to give used household batteries a new lease of life and prevent them from ending up in the landfill. Wellingtonians can now drop off their used batteries for free at seven ...
In a bid to make fitness more accessible and less daunting to newcomers, PureGym has revealed the fitness lingo that confuses us the most, and what these terms actually mean. The gym chain used Google Keyword Planner to analyse how often definitions ...
NIWA is asking people in flood-affected areas to contribute photos to a national database to support understanding of flood hazard and flood risk. The NZ Flood Pics project is part of a five-year Endeavour Fund research programme that is examining ...
Pandemic restrictions and the struggles of the fitness industry have not deterred at least one business from taking a giant, future focussed step, with Snap Fitness Mairangi Bay just days away from launching New Zealand's largest million dollar high-tech ...
While January figures usually reflect the holiday slow down, the data suggest compounding factors are influencing a decrease in sales activity and easing of price growth nationwide, according to the latest data and insights from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand ...
With news that Aramex courier drivers, who are misclassified as independent contractors due to a legal loophole, are considering strike action, it’s time that the Government took action to fix a broken system and implement recommendations put forward by numerous ...
Online shoppers spent a staggering $7.67 billion last year, setting a new record for online spending, the latest NZ Post eCommerce Spotlight report shows. “Another year of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions saw Kiwis spending more online than ever before,” ...
Bay of Plenty will move back to a restricted fire season from 8am today (15 February 2022). District Manager Jeff Maunder says although the District is no longer in a total fire ban, there is still a real fire risk so people must take care. "You ...
“Let’s stop seeing road and rail as competitors,” says National Road Carriers Chief Operating Officer James Smith. “They complement each other.” Smith said he was not surprised but disappointed by a report released by Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting ...
An East Tamaki industrial facility on a half-hectare site with rare usage consents for pharmaceutical, laboratory or manufacturing occupiers is for sale or lease with vacant possession, presenting a compelling opportunity in the constrained Auckland ...
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58% of hospitality owners have told a survey last week that they are preparing for insolvency within the next three months, and Hospitality NZ says the growing Omicron case numbers could affect the viability of even more businesses. Hospitality NZ’s ...
The national average asking price sustained record high year-on-year growth for the second month in a row in January to reach an all time high of $958,100, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index. Trade Me Property Sales Director Gavin ...
SAFE is concerned the Government may do a U-turn on its decision to ban the live export of animals by sea. The ban is due to take effect on 30 April 2023. Newsroom reported last week that a Chinese state-owned enterprise is pressuring the New Zealand ...
For all the good that it's worth, DeFi has an Achilles heel; it's prone to exploits. DeFi exploits are as common as they come. And the last one month best explains this. According to data presented by stockapps.com , DeFi projects lost a whopping $438.85 ...
US-based Virtual and Augmented Reality company expands global presence with an Australian hub SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2022 / The Glimpse Group ("Glimpse"), a diversified, Nasdaq listed, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality ("VR and ...
UN Climate Change News, 14 February 2022 – New dates for the first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, MENACW 2022, have been announced. Originally planned to begin in February, the recent surge in Omicron variant cases required ...
Annual OneStaff ‘What’s My Rate?’ Report shows Auckland, Wellington, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki wages on the rise while Northland wages decline Auckland, 15 February 2022 – OneStaff , New Zealand’s leading industrial recruitment agency, ...
US 7.5% New Zealand 5.9% Ireland 5.5% UK 5.4% Germany 4.9% Canada 4.8% Singapore 4.0% Sweden 3.9% Australia 3.5% France 2.9% The Government claims that our high inflation is solely due to international issues such as the global supply chain. And of course that is a partial factor. But as you can see above, we […]
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14 Feb 2022, International Olympic Committee - The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) takes note of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow figure skater Kamila Valieva (Russian Olympic Committee) to ...
Monday, 14 February 2022 New Zealand is still early in its Omicron outbreak and cases will grow further. As the number of Omicron cases rise, we are adjusting our response in order to slow the spread of the virus and keep our health ...
Article – Keith Rankin Why is Russia encircling Ukraine with what looks very much like an invasion force? The first principle in answering such a question is that one should never take the simple media-reported statements of any of the major protagonists at face value. … Why is Russia encircling Ukraine with what looks very […]
Press Release – Kacific Kacifics COVID-19 response has been recognized as the Satellite Project of the Year at the Global Carrier Awards 2021, where it was described as the most ingenious and visionary project in the satellite space. When the COVID-19 crisis took the world … Kacific’s COVID-19 response has been recognized as the Satellite […]
News from Lotto New Zealand It was a Saturday night to remember for a Wellington couple who won $8.5 million with Powerball First Division on the weekend. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a regular Lotto player who has been buying his tickets using a MyLotto Subscription. “I’ve been buying our tickets using […]
Press Release – Threads Textiles Festival Amid widespread event cancellations, Threads Textiles Festival goes ahead 16–20 March Wellington’s dedicated visual arts festival, supported by WCC and the Blumhardt Foundation, returns for a third time mid-March – this time exploring the historically undervalued tradition of textile art. Following the success of Fired Up Festival of Ceramics […]