Press Release – Wellington City Council

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that a runway extension is crucial to attracting long-haul international flights to the Capital City and will grow the economy of the lower North Island. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Following Federated Farmers Rotorua-Taupo Annual General Meeting, Alan Wills has been elected provincial president following the retirement of Neil Heather. What Neil has done over the past few years will be a hard act to follow but I shall give … Read more »

Press Release – Tauranga Chamber of Commerce

Business confidence amongst Northern region firms has continued to improve this quarter with a net 45% of respondents believing that the New Zealand business situation will improve, up from 43% last quarter and more than twice the net confidence for this … Read more »

Press Release – IG Markets

It’s all about Ben Bernanke and we thoroughly expect him to align his narrative with that of his compatriot in the core of the Fed, Bill Dudley. The market will always pay close attention to Dudley, Yellen and Bernanke as they are permanent members … Read more »

Press Release – Microsoft New Zealand

Gen-i and Dimension Data led the pack at Microsofts 2012 New Zealand Partner Awards, winning three awards each, with PC Media taking out the hotly contested new category on cloud computing. Read more »

Press Release – CMC Markets

The Australian market is softer in morning trade, despite the modest gains posted offshore overnight. Read more »

Press Release – Mackenzie District Council

Building activity is flourishing in the Mackenzie District with the number of council building consents expected to jump to record levels this year. Mackenzie District Council building control manager Steve McLellan says the council usually processes … Read more »

Press Release – Bibby Financial Services

A new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals that small businesses were the main driver behind the number of businesses being created in 2011-12. Read more »

Press Release – Home Direct

Home Direct, leaders in direct selling, has appointed Mike Richards as distribution and logistics manager to support the companys rapid growth, particularly online and in the South Island. Read more »

Press Release – Food Hawke’s Bay

For the sixth year in a row, the exceptional people and establishments that make up our hospitality industry in Hawkes Bay have been announced. The Hospitality Awards are FOR the industry BY the industry. Read more »

Press Release – Tourism New Zealand

Tourism New Zealand chief executive Kevin Bowler says the international visitor arrival figures for April show steady growth from the sectors core markets and some fantastic holiday arrival numbers. Our strong summer visitor arrivals have continued into … Read more »

Press Release – Reckon New Zealand

The newly rebranded Reckon Accounts business range formerly known as QuickBooks launches this week across New Zealand. Reckon, one of Australasias leading accounting software developers, is undergoing a massive rebrand of its entire market-leading … Read more »

Press Release – Kingsland Business Society

A series of interviews, cleverly crafted into a promotional video by a local production company, has turned into a much talked about marketing opportunity for Kingsland. Read more »

Press Release – Employers And Manufacturers Association

The world is looking a little brighter for Kiwis compared to three or four years ago, as a flow-on effect of the consistent upswing in manufacturing and service industries, said Employers and Manufacturers Association manager of advocacy, Bruce Goldsworthy. Read more »

Press Release – Leaders Review

Opening the second series of this years Leaders Review televised and online leadership vignettes, Paul Herrod, KPMGs CEO, advocated that organizations look to their wider purpose or the why of what they did to engender trust with clients as … Read more »

Press Release – Peter Dunne

Proposals to reform the tax treatment of foreign superannuation and bring the tax treatment of gold, silver and ironsands mining into line with other economic activities are the centrepieces of a tax bill introduced in Parliament today, Revenue Minister … Read more »

Press Release – Cawthron Institute

Cawthron Institute has boosted its science and aquaculture capability with the appointment of senior scientist Dr Jacquie Reed as its new head of aquaculture. We are excited to further strengthen our science leadership team with this new appointment, Cawthron … Read more »

Press Release – Straterra

The Green Partys proposed Kiwi bid against deep sea oil and gas drilling companies will fail because proposals are judged on whether they can explore and extract resources responsibly, Straterra says. Read more »

Press Release – Geoff Young

The obvious answer is to stay on top of effluent discharge in the first place says Geoff Young, environmental monitoring consultant and Managing Director of BPO Ltd, the Waikato company which specialises in providing technical environmental monitoring … Read more »

Press Release – Ateco Automotive NZ Ltd

Ateco Automotive New Zealand Pty Ltd, New Zealands largest independent car importer, has moved into a new multi-million headquarters in Mt Wellington so that it can focus on its Chinese car brands, which it pioneered in the New Zealand market, and look … Read more »