The international reinsurance world continues to show strong support and confidence in New Zealand’s national hazard insurance scheme in a challenging reinsurance market, says Toka Tū Ake EQC chief executive Tina Mitchell. Mitchell recently returned ...
Credisense , a leading no-code origination, workflow and credit decisioning platform headquartered in New Zealand, has partnered with global cloud-native SaaS banking and financial services platform Mambu , to accelerate the modernisation of lending ...
Your Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter completed a total of 24 life-saving missions over the month of October within the Manawatu, Whanganui and surrounding regions. This included 9 inter-hospital transfers, 2 medical events, 5 motor vehicle accidents, ...
Throughout October, your Greenlea Rescue Helicopter carried out a total of 50 lifesaving missions within the Central Plateau, Lakes and surrounding regions. These life-saving missions included 18 inter-hospital transfers, 13 medical events, 2 rescue missions, ...
In October, your Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter had a significant increase in the number of missions with a total of 73 life-saving missions being completed within the Waikato, King Country, Coromandel, and surrounding areas. Those missions included ...
The impact on the aged residential care sector of chronic government underfunding is the focus of a creative advertising campaign launched today by Aged Care Matters. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/acf3479a6bcb6082b79d.jpeg" ...
The Reserve Bank’s review of its monetary policy decisions for the period 2017-2022 was published today, including reports from two independent international experts. Reserve Bank chairman Professor Neil Quigley says the report is robust, identifying ...
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Sailor of the Year for 2022 is Leading Youth Development Specialist (LYDS) James Faleofa. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/716b2599c0492e270054.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> The Royal New Zealand Navy’s ...
New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern has announced a bilateral visit to Viet Nam later this month, between regional summit meetings in Cambodia and Thailand. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a trade mission of business leaders in ...
Klarna , a leading global retail bank, payments and shopping service, has been awarded Canstar’s 2022 Outstanding Value | Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider in New Zealand. Klarna launched in New Zealand in 2021 and has already positioned itself as the nation’s ...
As our diets continue to have a huge impact on climate change, Aotearoa's leading meal kit delivery service, HelloFresh, has released a study that proves meal kit delivery services can help Kiwis to reduce their carbon footprint. The 2022 HelloFresh ...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says today’s first business meeting of Auckland Council’s Governing Body is the start of “a battle against rate rises and service cuts”. Auckland Council faces a $270 million budget hole which must be filled to avoid 12% ...
Orion Health has welcomed Carey Campbell to the New Zealand-based team, in the role of Clinical Director: New Zealand and Australia. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/99474912ba71ed3e94e0.jpeg" width="720" height="481"> Carey Campbell Campbell joins ...
New Zealand National Wetland Centre has today been recognised as one of the world’s best wetland visitor centres. Their success was announced at the Conference of the global Wetlands Convention, known as Rasmar COP14, underway in Geneva, Switzerland. ...
Big-hearted volunteers will be out in full force in February 2023 as the Heart Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Big Heart Appeal, kicks off once again on streets across New Zealand. The Heart Foundation is calling on big-hearted New Zealanders ...
Hot off the heels of a rebrand, the Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa (formerly Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival) have announced The Soundtracks From Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction as the first show from its long ...
The Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival will now be known as Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa. Festival Director Geoff Turkington says the rebrand reflects the festival’s journey over the last few years into one of national significance. ...
It is good to see that the Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt, is acknowledging that people who rent their homes are now moving between tenancies less often than in past years. The New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF), which represents ...
Foodstuffs North Island, the 100% New Zealand owned and operated co-operative behind PAK’nSAVE, New World and Four Square, has today announced plans to partner with community organisations to open social supermarkets right across the motu to help ...
Rare Disorders NZ is deeply concerned that Pharmac’s announced review of rule 8.1b of the Pharmaceutical Schedule may lead to reduced access to medicines for children with cancer. Currently rule 8.1b ensures all medicines to treat children with cancer ...
One person has been charged following an incident in Auckland yesterday, where a fleeing driver has injured a police officer. A 37-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, failing to stop a motor vehicle, ...
News from Frontier Touring The countdown is on ahead of Lorde’s Solar Power World Tour and, just announced, Lorde will be joined by support acts Fazerdaze and RIIKI REID at her shows in Aotearoa. Lorde starts the New Zealand Solar Power World Tour with two nights (tickets are still available for the second show) in […]
With a reduction in fees businesses are charged to accept Mastercard and Visa payments, the Commerce Commission says there will be immediate relief for small to medium businesses – and the benefits are expected to flow through to consumers over time. Commissioner, ...
It’s important to get it right for customers, says the New Zealand Bankers’ Association in response to the government’s announcement today about open data for banking. New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont says: ...