Press Release – Green Party

Workplace relations will be tipped even more in favour of employers from tomorrow, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Parker says that complaints by Meridian Energy and Mighty River Power — that Genesis Energy quadrupled its normal prices while power lines were shut down for maintenance last weekend — provide yet more proof … Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

The Government’s greenhouse gas emissions target announced today is little more than green-washing, said the Green Party. Climate Change Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government’s long term target of a 50 percent reduction in New Zealand … Read more »

Press Release – Fidelity Life

More than half of New Zealanders are likely to be alive five years after receiving a cancer diagnosis.1 But while more than half of families typically have life insurance, just 18 per cent have trauma insurance.2 Read more »

Press Release – Manpower

As part of ManpowerGroup, the World’s First Innovative Solutions Company, Manpower is Uniquely Qualified to Deliver Solutions that Help Clients in New Zealand Win in the Human Age Read more »

Press Release – A One Movers

An Auckland-based fragile freight and furniture moving business behind a website to promote industry debate about a move to gross weights says it believes there will be an industry backlash if the change goes ahead. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand’s announcement today that it will build a $15 million state-of-the-art bottling plant in Christchurch makes an important statement about the city’s future. “The clear … Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

The Commerce Commission should consider whether regulatory changes may be needed to make our highly concentrated domestic milk market more competitive, Green Party consumer affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. The Commerce Commission is … Read more »

Press Release – Vodafone

Vodafone today announced it is creating 125 local jobs by consolidating all of its contact centre operations in New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – Glass Earth Gold

Glass Earth Gold Limited ( TSX-V: GEL ; NZAX: GEL ) (“ Glass Earth ”) is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling activities at the Serpentine gold prospect in central Otago, New Zealand (refer to map below). Read more »

Press Release – Council of Trade Unions

Changes to employment laws which take effect from tomorrow will allow any new worker to be unfairly dismissed in the first 90 days of employment at a time when work is already tough for so many New Zealanders. Tomorrow’s changes also include restrictions … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 31 (BusinessDesk) – Downer EDI Ltd, the Australian engineering firm, says its contracting book is expected to swell by A$140 million after securing a number of new road building and maintenance contracts in Australia. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 31 (BusinessDesk) – Holders of 64 million out-of-the-money options in the failed Pike River Coal should allow them to lapse, the company says. Read more »

Press Release – Viaduct eftpos

A warning is being issued to an estimated 17000 businesses around the country – upgrade your EFTPOS terminals now or you will find yourself having to turn away electronic sales. Read more »

Press Release – IG Markets

In the US overnight, stocks continued their rally higher, moving closer to their highs of the year and on track for the best quarterly gains since 1998. Markets were boosted by a strong ADP Non-farm Employment report that showed the jobs situation … Read more »

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington

Pets being abused as a way of hurting partners and children is being researched for the first time in New Zealand. The SPCA has received a $100,000 grant from the New Zealand Lottery Community Sector Research Committee to commission a year-long study … Read more »

Press Release – Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank today released the March 2011 issue of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin ( http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/research/bulletin/ ). This first issue of the year explores the kind of economic and financial challenges New Zealand has faced … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Businesses and employees will enjoy greater certainty and flexibility at work with changes to the Holidays and Employment Relations acts due to take effect tomorrow, says Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson. Read more »

Press Release – Gas New Zealand

An energy lobby group is urging the designers and builders of the Christchurch-of-the-future to think carefully about what energy resources will be used to power the re-built city. Gas New Zealand (GNZ) says the re-build of Christchurch is a perfect opportunity … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Climate Change Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government’s long-term target of a 50% reduction in New Zealand greenhouse gases emissions from 1990 levels by 2050. “Setting a long-term target provides long-term certainty about where domestic … Read more »