New Zealand Retail Landscape Looks Set To Grow

Press Release – Jones Lang LaSalle

Research undertaken by Jones Lang LaSalle shows that projected population growth in New Zealands big cities will create significant new demand for retail mall space. In large markets like Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch which are already … Read more »

Work-related injury indicators released

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Work-related injury indicators are now available on the Statistics New Zealand website. Read more »

Warm start to autumn slows spending on clothes and footwear

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

The warmer-than-usual start to autumn has weakened clothing and footwear sales, Statistics New Zealand said today. When seasonal effects are removed, shoppers spent 2.4 percent ($21 million) less at clothing, footwear, and accessories retailers in the March … Read more »

2013 Asthma Information

Press Release – Asthma Foundation

Asthma Awareness Week is on the 20-26 May, with Balloon Day, our main fundraising event, on Friday 24 May. New Zealand has some of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the world. One in four New Zealand children has asthma. This is over 296,000 children. Read more »

With asthma, sometimes you need to make a fuss!

Press Release – Asthma Foundation

Asthma Awareness Week, on 20-26 May, aims to raise awareness of the high number of children, particularly Mori children, who are affected by and end up in hospital with asthma. Read more »

NZ retail sales growth slows in sweltering first-quarter

Article – BusinessDesk

NZ retail sales growth slows in first-quarter as warm weather keeps lid on clothing purchases Read more »

NZ food prices rise 0.2% in April as tomato prices soar 67%

Article – Businesswire

May 13 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand food prices rose for the first time in three months, led by fruit and vegetables as tomato prices soared 67 percent. Read more »

Food prices up 0.2 percent in April

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Food prices rose 0.2 percent in April 2013, but were down 0.1 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. The rise in April 2013 follows decreases of 1.3 percent in March and 0.3 percent in February. Read more »

NZ house sales fall in April; Auckland, Christchurch strong

Article – BusinessDesk

May 13 (BusinessDesk) – The number of New Zealand house sales slipped from a six-year high last month, with prices deflating a little, though the national market is still being driven by the countrys two biggest cities, Auckland and Christchurch. Read more »

Drop in Unemployment Means Nothing for Pacific People

Press Release – New Zealand First Party

New statistics revealing a fall in the unemployment rate from 6.8 per cent to 6.2 per cent does little for Pacific Islanders, according to New Zealand Firsts Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs, Asenati Lole-Taylor. Read more »

NZ guest nights surge 6.7% in March, biggest gain in 4 years

Article – Businesswire

May 10 (BusinessDesk) New Zealand guest nights spent in short-term commercial accommodation recorded the biggest gain in almost four years in March as both kiwis and tourists basked in the nations long hot summer. Read more »

NZ retail spending on credit, debit cards climbs 1% in April

Article – Businesswire

NZ retail spending on credit, debit cards climbs 1% in April, biggest monthly gain since November Read more »

Card spending increases in most retail industries

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Shopping using debit and credit cards in New Zealand increased during April 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. Read more »

Guest Nights Surge In March

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

March was a good month for many accommodation providers, with the number of guest nights (after adjusting for seasonal variation) rising 6.7 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. The rise in March 2013 comes after a 2.4 percent increase in … Read more »

Rural Networks Plan to Reduce Suicide Rates in Farmers

Press Release – Rural Women New Zealand

Rising pressures on farmers and alarming statistics that show depression is a real issue in rural communities has prompted rural organisations to get together to find real solutions. Read more »

Cautious optimism in employment data

Press Release – BusinessNZ

BusinessNZ has greeted the latest employment survey with cautious optimism. The Household Labour Force Survey for the March quarter shows employment up 1.7 percent, with 38,000 more people employed since the last quarter. Read more »

Unemployed Kiwi youth rate no cause for celebration

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The government shouldnt feel too smug about todays unemployment figures which show New Zealands youth unemployment rates are still far higher than the global average, Labours Youth Affairs spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. Read more »

Pacific unemployment far too high

Press Release – New Zealand Government

New statistics out today reveal, once again, that the National-led Government is still failing to tackle Pacific unemployment says Sua William Sio, Labours spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs. Read more »

Aim should be jobs for all

Press Release – Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions says that while the drop of 15,000 in the number of people who are unemployed is welcome, we are still a long way off from returning to the low levels of unemployment in 2008. Read more »

Christchurch hotels continue ‘new normal’ trade

Press Release – Tourism Industry Association

Christchurch hotels continued to trade steadily throughout 2012 in what has become the new normal trading environment of high occupancy levels and solid rates driven by reduced room capacity. Read more »

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