Press Release – Millbrook Resort

A 3km walking and cycling track meandering through the grounds of Queenstown’s five-star Millbrook Resort was officially ‘christened’ over Easter by hundreds of keen cyclists.
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Press Release – Assia and Ax

It may not be the biggest, yet it is definitely the newest restaurant created to introduce the richest pallet to the greater Wellington dining scene. Spanish cuisine won the hearts of Michael and Hilary in their extensive overseas travel and inspired …
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Press Release – Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce

The Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the planned new infrastructure investment for Wellington Airport calling it a vote of confidence in the region’s future.
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Press Release – Tourism New Zealand

After travelling close to 9,500 kilometres and visiting 55 towns and cities, Tourism New Zealand’s groundbreaking mobile recording studio ends its four month road trip in Auckland on April 30 (Thursday).
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Press Release – Employers and Manufacturers Association Northern

Business will be watching closely to see how the cut to the OCR today flows through to their borrowing costs, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. The Reserve Bank dropped the Official Cash Rate from three to 2.5 per cent, below …
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Press Release – First National

Today’s OCR cut will help to reassure vendors and buyers, but banks need to co-operate, First National Real Estate says. “While sales have been strong in recent times, vendors particularly, have held back of late in the hope that buyers would be delivered …
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Press Release – Shell New Zealand

Shell New Zealand has led a price decrease at the pumps today, effective 11.00am. Ultra 91 is down 5 cents per litre, V-Power is down 4 cents per litre and diesel is unchanged. Today’s price move is attributed to the decrease in the cost of refined …
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Press Release – Society Of Beer Advocates

In response to the frustrations expressed by the Society of Beer Advocates (SOBA) Inc about DB Breweries trade marking and preventing others from using the generic term “radler” in relation to their beer, James & Wells Intellectual Property …
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Press Release – Rabobank

Rabobank New Zealand announces 0.5% reduction in variable base rate on rural loans Rabobank New Zealand has announced it will lower the variable base rate on its rural loans by 0.5% per annum, effective May 15, 2009. Rabobank general manager Rural New …
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Press Release – NIWA

SEASONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK: May – July 2009 The La Niña in the tropical Pacific has faded out, and conditions in New Zealand over the coming 3 months are looking close to normal in many places.
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Press Release – Waikato-Tainui

As part of events celebrating 150 years of Kiingitanga, Waikato-Tainui in conjunction with Mighty River Power and the Waikato Museum, are hosting an expo on the banks of Tuurangawaewae Marae this week.
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Press Release – Joint Media Statement

The Waitaki Protection Trust and Meridian have signed an agreement giving greater protection to the environmental values of the Waitaki River if Meridian’s North Bank Tunnel Project goes ahead.
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Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council

Wellington’s Matangi train project has reached a milestone with formal sign-off of the design aspects by all partners – KiwiRail, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, Rotem-Mitsui and Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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Press Release – The New Zealand Institute

The New Zealand Institute welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 2.5%, despite some predictions that it would cut the rate only to 2.75%.
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Article – Businesswire

April 30 – Mike Munro, communications chief for Helen Clarke during much of her tenure as prime minister, has been appointed to the Treasury.
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Article – Businesswire

By Paul McBeth April 30 – New Zealand home-building approvals dipped in March to a 17-year low, and may have reached their nadir, amid signs the housing market has picked up its trough last year.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government

Prime Minister John Key today announced a $15 million grant for an upgrade of Christchurch’s AMI Stadium for the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
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Article – Businesswire

April 30 – The Commerce Commission has cleared home loan break fees charged by National Bank, ASB, SBS Bank and Bank of New Zealand, saying they’re likely to comply with consumer finance law.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government

Agriculture Minister David Carter is welcoming groundbreaking research by the kiwifruit industry into its carbon footprint. Kiwifruit marketer ZESPRI today released findings into the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions involved in growing, packing, transporting, …
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Press Release – Pike River Coal

OVERVIEW Pike River has made good progress with restoring ventilation to its hard coking coal mine following a rockfall in February 2009. Coal production with one of the continuous miner machines is to recommence at the start of May 2009, once …
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