A new world starting, right here in NZ

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 »

Cadbury Brings Extra Joy

Press Release – Cadbury

Cadbury Dairy Milk family chocolate blocks will feature bigger rounder pieces for the same price on specially marked Extra Joy packs. All nut varieties will also have whole nuts Read more »

Philips introduces Hue – the world’s smartest LED bulb

Press Release – Philips

New Zealand Today Philips marks a new era in home lighting in New Zealand with the launch of Philips Hue, the worlds smartest web-enabled LED home lighting system that can be controlled from your smartphone or tablet. Read more »

Golden Weather Continues

Press Release – BusinessNZ

Service sector expansion for April built on the solid performance of the previous two months, according to the BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index. Read more »

Ford announces the all-new EcoSport

Press Release – Ford New Zealand

The all-new Ford EcoSport marries the manoeuvrability and fuel economy of a compact car with the practicality and robustness of a sports utility vehicles (SUV) Read more »

Harvey Norman Offers Free TV Recycling across New Zealand

Press Release – RCN e-Cycle

Harvey Norman has extended their free TV recycling offer to 31 national stores, effective from 13 May. One TV per customer can be dropped off, free of charge at the participating stores, for a limited period. Read more »

Nuplex cuts guidance again as Aust manufacturing splutters

Article – Businesswire

May 17 (BusinessDesk) Nuplex Industries cut the range for its full-year earnings guidance by about $11 million, saying Australias manufacturing slump has dented demand for its resins, specialty chemicals and plastic additive products. The shares … Read more »

Dunne names Psychoactive Substances Bill expert committee

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne today announced the make-up of the interim expert advisory committee that will help set the safety testing regime for legal highs under the incoming Psychoactive Substances Bill. Read more »

Electricity pushes up producer prices

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Prices received by New Zealand producers, as measured by the output producers price index (PPI), rose 0.8 percent in the March 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Read more »

Funding for treatment not prevention under National

Press Release – Green Party

Health Minister Tony Ryall today cut funding from services that can help prevent obesity but boosted funding to treat diabetes and heart disease, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. Read more »

Bill English: Full Budget Speech 2013

Speech – New Zealand Government

I move that the Appropriation (2013/14 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time. Read more »

Budget good for business confidence

Press Release – Employers And Manufacturers Association

Returning the government books to surplus in 2014/15 gives business a lot of confidence, said Kim Campbell, chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association. Read more »

New trucks for Defence Force

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman today announced the purchase of 200 new trucks for the New Zealand Defence Force. Read more »

Anger against the “deafness” of GE food regulators

Press Release – GE Free NZ

Anger against the deafness and conflict of interest of GE food regulators has prompted actions in cities around New Zealand and 276 cities around the World to highlight the dangers that the GE plants pose to all sectors of the population. Read more »

Mono Pumps (NZ) joins forces with Sulzer Pumps

Press Release – Mono Pumps

Mono Pumps (NZ) Ltd has been appointed the major distributor for Swiss-based Sulzer Pumps throughout New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The arrangement brings together two of the most powerful and respected names in solutions based pump engineering … Read more »

GPG’s cash holdings rise to 329M pounds on asset sales

Article – Businesswire

May 15 (BusinessDesk) – Guinness Peat Group, which expects to rebrand itself as UK threadmaker Coats in the second quarter, has lifted its cash holdings to 329 million pounds, with a further 38 million pounds pending, though its UK pension liabilities … Read more »

Beck’s – turning beer into art since 1874

Press Release – Beck’s

Becks has made beer an art form in more ways than one for quite some time. Now, New Zealand Becks drinkers can enjoy the masterpiece that is a Becks brew, from a bottle thats just as artistic. Read more »

Preventing community harm from sale of synthetic cannabis

Press Release – New Zealand Police

Agencies working in partnership to prevent harm associated with the sale of synthetic cannabis want the public to celebrate the businesses who have placed people ahead of profits by refusing to sell such substances. Read more »

Mother warns parents of the risks of synthetic cannabinoids

Press Release – New Zealand Police

A mother dealing with the fallout of having a son addicted to so-called legal highs says many young people are under the false belief that because the items were able to be sold legally, they must be safe. Read more »

Announcement of Intention to IPO

Press Release – Synlait

Synlait Milk Limited ( Synlait Milk ) advises that it is considering an initial public offering ( IPO ) of shares and to list on the NZX Main Board. Read more »

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