A fund for community-led efforts to protect threatened species and at-risk cultural heritage has opened for applications today, the Acting Minister of Conservation Meka Whaitiri has announced. The Department of Conservation’s Community Fund will make ...
Altered State Machine, the leader in Web3 artificial intelligence, announced today a new ground-breaking partnership with FIFA to launch AI LEAGUE: FIFA WORLD CUP QATARTM 2022 EDITION , a “smart football” game experience that begins with a prediction ...
Xero has released data that shows 45 percent of invoices issued by Kiwi small businesses in 2021 were paid late. The report, titled Crunch: Cash flow challenges facing small businesses , prepared by Accenture, has shown that more than 9 in 10 ...
The Government is strengthening New Zealand’s fuel sector through a suite of initiatives to increase supply resilience and sustainability, and to encourage more competition, the Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods has announced.
The New Zealand Taxpayer’s Union is unimpressed, but unsurprised at the obscene cost being imposed on taxpayers for Three Waters headquarters in Auckland. “For more than a year, we’ve been warning that Three Waters will mean higher water costs ...
Search and rescue operations have resumed today around the Manukau Harbour, with the missing person still outstanding. Today's operations will again be predominantly aerial based. Police will continue to provide updates on this matter as they become ...
Wellington City Council and the Hannah Playhouse Trust have collaborated to bring the iconic venue back to life, and its rejuvenation starts with an exciting new season from Footnote New Zealand Dance. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/eb85e98d396891577ce9.jpeg" ...
Cookie Time Limited has again been named New Zealand’s number one FMCG distributor, in the 2022 Coalface Consulting combined channel stores rankings. Cookie Time beat out industry giants Coca Cola and Tip Top Ice Cream to take top spot for the second ...
On 5 November, Mount Maunganui Playcentre in collaboration with local business Kitchen Takeover, held a fundraising event which raised over $76,000 towards their relocation project. Mount Maunganui Playcentre first opened in 1974. They have leased the same ...
Nelson Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in which two people have been seriously injured. The incident took place in Halifax Street at around 9pm last night (8 November 2022). A 20-year-old man and a 51-year-old man were stabbed and ...
Today Fonterra Co-operative Group announced the appointment of Neil Beaumont to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective early February 2023. Neil is an accomplished Group CFO, experienced in operating at the most senior levels of global and in complex ...
Renewable electricity generator and developer Manawa Energy (‘Manawa’) reported a solid interim results announcement following the successful sale of its Trustpower retail business earlier this year.
National’s and ACT’s attacks on the Reserve Bank and its Governor are becoming more frequent and strident. As the cost-of-living crisis bites deeper, and the Reserve Bank tightens the screws on interest rates, pushing up home mortgage rates, it becomes ...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (08/11/2022) — As global pressure mounts for COP27 to deliver on a loss and damage finance facility, Aotearoa New Zealand has today announced a dedicated allocation of NZ$20 million in climate funding to address loss and damage ...
LPF Group, is asking insurance companies to support a set of administrative initiatives that will deliver better access to justice by discouraging behaviour that that wastes court resources and prevents the timely resolution of cases. The New Zealand-based ...
Christchurch-based scientist, and University of Canterbury Lecturer, Dr Essie Rodgers has been awarded the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science New Zealand fellowship to further her research into conservation and how the quality of waterways impacts ...
The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ), the umbrella national Muslim organisation, is not surprised by this latest attempt by the March 15 terrorist to gain notoriety and in the process milk our justice platforms for hate speech and ...
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The Auckland Property Investors Association Incorporated (“APIA”) calls for the government to immediately restore perpetual interest deductibility to any landlord who offers tenants long-term tenancy. In August, the government announced its intention ...
This morning the government announced a dedicated allocation of NZ$20 million in climate funding to address loss and damage in developing countries. It is part of the $1.3billion climate finance commitment announced in October 2021 and delivers ...
If New Zealand approves a key recommendation by the UN’s high level expert group relating to methane, it will be significantly impacted. Perhaps the most relevant advice by the group to the UN relates to methane. The distinction between fossil ...
Three out of four say electricity retailers are failing to provide good value for money – new survey The cost-of-living crisis has forced some New Zealand households to cut back on heating rooms and taking hot showers according to a Consumer Advocacy ...
By reappointing Adrian Orr as Reserve Bank Governor, Labour have done the political equivalent of hanging a “kick me” sign on their backside. When voters can’t afford to fill up their car, when their weekly groceries costs $40 more etc they want someone to blame. Most voters are smart enough to know you can’t blame […]
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The Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand are recommending that a national forum be convened on how urban design can contribute to creating safer urban areas. While a review of crime data paints a complex picture, there are challenges to respond ...