Press Release – New Zealand Government

Regulatory Standards Bill – Cabinet Paper Released Thursday, March 31 2011 Minister for Regulatory Reform Rodney Hide today released the Cabinet paper and minutes relating to the adoption of Regulatory Standards Bill – formerly the Regulatory Responsibility … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Changes to the Holidays Act and Employment Relations Act, effective from tomorrow, will discriminate against many women in the workforce, says Labour’s Women’s Affairs spokesperson Carol Beaumont. Read more »

Press Release – BNZ

BNZ announced today that its patented protection mechanism for bank and credit cards has been approved for use on American Express cards from this week. BNZ invented and developed this world beating fraud prevention technology, called Liquid Encryption … Read more »

Press Release – Wool Equities Limited

A “Waihi Valley” rug which forms part of the Just Shorn collection being launched this week in luxury US carpet and rug stores. Read more »

Press Release – National Distribution Union

Media Release: National Distribution Union Thursday March 31, 2011 Discussion on capital gains tax would make housing affordability inquiry more productive Political parties need to bite the bullet on capital gains taxes, the National Distribution … Read more »

Press Release – The Maori Party

MEDIA STATEMENT Rahui Katene Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga (includes Christchurch) 31 March 2011 Katene welcomes Ngai Tahu’s trade training idea The Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene will be putting all her support behind Ngai Tahu’s … Read more »

Press Release – EPMU

No fairness in workplace law changes that come into force tomorrow There is nothing fair in the new workplace law changes that will come into force tomorrow on 1 April, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU). Read more »

Press Release – Zespri

ZESPRI’s first shipment of kiwifruit to Japan from New Zealand for 2011 is carrying 30,000 thousand litres of packaged water for relief efforts, alongside around 500,000 trays of new season ZESPRI® GOLD kiwifruit. Read more »

Press Release – Vensa Health

Auckland, Thursday 31 March 2011 – Auckland-based mobile health provider Vensa Health today announced two key executive appointments. Cornelius Dirven has been appointed as National Sales Director and Anossis Oliveira as General Manager ICT. Read more »

Press Release – IRL

Investment in IRL associate boon for high-tech manufacturing IRL Chief Executive Shaun Coffey says the sale of a controlling stake in IRL associate company HTS-110 to Dunedin-based Scott Technology will enable HTS-110 to rapidly expand its already … Read more »

Press Release – Food and Grocery Council

Today’s announcement by Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd of a $15 million investment in a state of the art beverage production facility in Christchurch is good news for the Canterbury region, and New Zealand’s food and beverage manufacturing sector … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Thursday, 31 March 2011 Media Statement Dunne: First steps in B2B technology aid business Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today that Inland Revenue is taking the first steps towards implementing new business-to-business (B2B) technology that … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

31 March 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Vodafone decision shows foresight and responsibility The decision by Vodafone to move jobs back to New Zealand shows foresight and responsibility, Labour’ Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. “Vodafone … Read more »

Press Release – Arc Innovations

Smart meters step into hot water power gap Arc Innovation’s Smart Meters have proved themselves in the weeks following Christchurch’s killer magnitude 6.3 earthquake by powering up hot water cylinders to thousands of residents in a tenth of the time … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 31 (BusinessDesk) – One of the country’s most experienced public relations operatives, Greg Shand, is leaving Baldwin Boyle Group, the Auckland-based consultancy that handles Fonterra’s communications and reputation management. Read more »

Press Release – Automobile Association

Media Release: 31 March 2011 New resources for older drivers welcome, but uptake needed The AA is welcoming the NZ Transport Agency’s release of updated resources for older drivers today, but has concerns the information may not easily reach people. … Read more »

Press Release – Contour

New Zealand, March 25, 2011 – Contour, the market leader in hands-free video cameras, has today released the ConnectView card and Viewfinder App for the ContourGPS. Read more »

Press Release – NIWA

NIWA Media Release 31 March 2011 Tagged juvenile tarakihi to teach us about nursery habitats Read more »

Press Release – Coca Cola Amatil

Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd has committed to building a state-of-the-art $15million bottle manufacturing and filling operation at its Woolston Plant in Christchurch. Read more »

Press Release – Employers And Manufacturers Association

The employment law changes starting from tomorrow will lift business confidence by encouraging the hiring of new staff, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Employers & Manufacturers Association. Read more »