Press Release – Southern Public Relations

Distinction Nugget Point Boutique Hotel in Queenstown has put together a warm winter welcome for conference and meeting groups looking to retreat, meet and revive.  Read more »

Press Release – JP Morgan

• Assertive RBA tightening now pushing interest rate burdens to pre-crisis levels • Pain for first home buyers lured by government stimulus will be most intense • Further rate hikes are likely owing to deteriorating inflation outlook Read more »

Press Release – Ahuwhenua Trophy

The Taupo based Waipapa 9 Trust has won the prestigious 2010 Ahuwhenua Trophy – Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming competition for its outstanding dairying operation. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and Police carried out a joint operation to get unsafe and illegal vehicles off Rotorua’s roads on Friday night. Read more »

Press Release – Forest and Bird

Forest & Bird has publicly released reports from an independent economist today that show mining in Schedule 4 conservation areas is bad economics. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Transport Minister Steven Joyce says figures showing 101 drivers have been charged under recently introduced drugged driving laws mean the law is working well. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Grass fed milk has been validated as healthy according to a new study from Harvard University’s School of Public Health. Yet Federated Farmers is concerned the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) compromises New Zealand’s ability to cash in. Read more »

Article – Businesswire

May 31 (BusinessWire) – Methven Ltd., the tapware and bathroom products manufacturer, posted a 22% decline in full-year earnings, missing its guidance after taking an impairment charge in the U.K., where it lost DIY chain Wickes as a major customer. Read more »

Press Release – Business Mentors

The first New Zealand volunteers taking part in the new Pacific Islands Business Mentoring Programme have started work in the Cook Islands. Five mentors from Business Mentors New Zealand (BMNZ) arrived in Rarotonga this month. Read more »

Press Release – ACP Media

The New Zealand Herald and ACP Media Ltd announced a content partnership between their heraldcars.co.nz and autotrader.co.nz web sites today. Read more »

Press Release – Technoform Bautec

A new website aimed to help inform and educate consumers about the real value and role of windows and doors in new home construction and refits has just been launched by Technoform Bautec a global leader in this field. The site , including an e-brochure, … Read more »

Press Release – Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has reached an important milestone in the setting of a new regulatory regime for airports under Part 4 of the Commerce Act. Read more »

Press Release – TVNZ

PAUL What do you make of Mr Whitehead’s words. Where do we start? More tax reform to come he suggested. Read more »

Press Release – RedSeed Limited

A Canterbury business that trains sales people online is thriving in an economic climate where retailers are recognising the value and importance of a highly skilled sales team. Read more »

Press Release – The Nation

‘THE NATION’ DR NICK SMITH interviewed by STEPHEN PARKER STEPHEN This week Mercury Energy and Contact announced power price increases an average of five dollars a month. They blame the price hike on the introduction of the ETS on July 1, when businesses … Read more »

Press Release – The Nation

Government To Get Tough On Power Companies Over Price Gouging The Government is promising to get tough on power companies if they use the Emissions Trading Scheme to unfairly inflate their prices says Climate Change Minister Nick Smith. Mercury Energy and … Read more »

Press Release – Methven

Group NPAT result down 17.5% before impairment (market guidance previously indicated NPAT would drop 15-20%) Group NPAT down 22.2% from $10.1m to $7.8m after impairment Net Debt down 35.0% from $26.8m to $17.4m comfortably within guidance of 30-35% … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

The longer-term impact of the Government’s tax package delivering large tax cuts to the wealthiest Kiwis is likely to be an increase in Crown debt of more than $9 billion by 2024, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Labour Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Steve Chadwick today paid tribute to the work and commitment of Dame Pat Evison who passed away this weekend. Read more »

Article – Businesswire

May 31 (BusinessWire) – Canterbury Building Society and Southern Cross Building Society are the latest additions to the government’s extended retail deposit guarantee, taking their investors’ protection out to the end of next year. Read more »