Press Release – The New Zealand Institute

New Zealand is a country with high potential. Material wealth, a productive and beautiful environment, cultural richness and world-class institutions make it a great place to live. New Zealand’s appeal is based on the whole package, not a single attribute. Read more »

Article – Businesswire

March 31 (BusinessWire) – Ecoya Ltd.’s initial public offering to fund its global expansion in the home fragrance and body and bath products markets is partly a bet on the crew that successfully brought the 42 Below vodka brand to market, says executive … Read more »

Press Release – GRABiT

GRABiT.travel, New Zealand’s 1st Twitter based Travel Website will help fill seats, tables and beds! Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Tax changes taking effect tomorrow are in line with the Government’s vision to make the tax system fairer and encourage productivity through saving and enterprise, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today. Read more »

Article – Businesswire

March 31 (BusinessWire) – Scott Technologies Ltd., the Dunedin-based automated production and process machinery designer and manufacturer, bounced back from a difficult 2009 with a profit of $973,000 for the first half of the current year. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police

Southern Police are urging motorists travelling on Southland and Otago roads over the Easter break to take care while travelling. Read more »

Press Release – Solid Energy NZ

Adult blue duck numbers on two West Coast river systems have trebled in the eight years since Solid Energy and the Department of Conservation (DoC) formed a partnership to help the national effort to save New Zealand’s native whio from extinction. Read more »

Press Release – MYOB

MYOB has entered into a strategic supplier agreement with New Zealand-based provider BankLink for the supply of bank transaction data to be used in a range of new MYOB products. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Labour today announced it would support the Government’s Copyright Infringement File Sharing Amendment Bill but remains strongly opposed to some aspects of the Bill. Read more »

Press Release – 95bfm

Tempers are flaring in Canterbury as the government will today push through legislation under urgency which will see the Canterbury Regional Council sacked and replaced with unelected commissioners. This follows a damning report by former National MP … Read more »

Press Release – IPREX

IPREX , the worldwide corporation of independent public relations and communication firms, has extended its Asia Pacific coverage by electing New Zealand’s leading specialist brand building PR consultancy – Pead PR – as a partner. Read more »

Press Release – Automobile Association

It’s been the law since last November, but still only 24 percent of drivers say they always use a hands-free kit or cradle when driving, according to new research from AA Insurance. AA Insurance surveyed 4,336 New Zealand drivers aged 18-65 for … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Steven Joyce today met with representatives from the taxi industry to discuss a report from officials recommending that security cameras are made mandatory in all taxis operating in our major towns and cities. Read more »

Article – Businesswire

March 31 (BusinessWire) – National Australia Bank Ltd. and French insurer AXA SA have agreed “binding terms” for their proposed $13.3 billion acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, which will split the wealth manager and insurer between its Asian and … Read more »

Press Release – Reserve Bank

Implications for policy in light of the global financial crisis, both in New Zealand and across the globe, are the focus of the March 2010 Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, released today. Read more »

Press Release – Standards New Zealand

Standards New Zealand and the New Zealand Society for Risk Management Inc. are running seminars about applying the international Standard Risk management – Principles and guidelines ISO 31000:2009. The half-day seminars are scheduled for Auckland (12 … Read more »

Press Release – Environmental Defence Society

EDS expresses grave reservations about water conservation order changes Earlier today EDS expressed qualified support for government decisions regarding Environment Canterbury including the appointment of Commissioners. Read more »

Press Release – JP Morgan

Mixed equity market performance is weighing on high beta and the USD is higher against the majors in afternoon trading. Equities failed to move significantly and are currently about flat in afternoon trading despite positive economic reports earlier in the … Read more »

Press Release – JP Morgan

Although this week’s major focus will be the US labor market report and the global manufacturing PMI, we also are paying close attention to data from Japan. Our forecast had looked for a significant moderation in Japanese growth in 1H10, based on a loss … Read more »

Press Release – Christchurch City Council

The intersection of Colombo Street and Hereford Street will be closed from tonight to allow tram tracks to be laid over Easter. Read more »