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Grant Thornton appointed liquidators of Western Pacific
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 9:15 am | Durning PR
David Ruscoe and Simon Thorn, of Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd, have been appointed liquidators of Queenstown-based insurance company, Western Pacific Insurance Limited. More >>
Prestons applauds decision to defer Plan Change 30 decision
Friday, 1 April 2011, 4:09 pm | Durning PR
Developers of the proposed new eco-friendly village of Prestons, on the northern outskirts of Christchurch, believe the City Council has made a very sensible decision in deferring their Plan Change 30 application. Prestons Road Ltd has applied to the ... More >>
Fate of Catholic Cathedral still unknown
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 1:04 pm | Durning PR
The fate of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Barbadoes Street will not be known for at least two months. Before structural engineers can carry out a full assessment, the cathedral dome must be lowered to roof height and hazardous concrete ... More >>
Prestons cleared of liquefaction by geotechnic report
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 12:37 pm | Durning PR
A geotechnic report carried out since the February 22 earthquake on land on the northern outskirts of Christchurch where developers propose to build the eco-friendly village of Prestons has found no evidence of liquefaction or lateral spreading. This is consistent ... More >>
More vigour needed in the boardroom - Grant Thornton Ltd
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 1:17 pm | Durning PR
New Zealand company directors – in both the private and public sectors – need to have a much more rigorous and focussed approach to performance if they are to add value, live up to their potential, restore investor confidence and lift New Zealand’s ... More >>
Flavell and Horan happy with performances at IPC Athletics
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 3:05 pm | Durning PR
Having overcome a slight injury, Wellington¹s Kate Horan was ³more than happy² with her fourth place in the T44 200m event at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch today. Horan¹s time of 29.17sec was just over a second behind winner, More >>
US sprinter Singleton aims to find perfect formula
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 10:17 am | Durning PR
After graduating with a triple major in Mathematics, Physics and Industrial Operation Engineering in December, US Sprinter Jerome Singleton says he is hoping to find the perfect formula to beat South African `Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius over 100m, starting ... More >>
Survey of South Island business leaders reassuring
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 4:15 pm | Durning PR
South Island businesses are more optimistic in the aftermath of the triple major events that rocked the South Island last month than previously, according to a resurvey of South Island business leaders following the Canterbury earthquake, the collapse ... More >>
GST increases … only the beginning
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 1:57 pm | Durning PR
Grant Thornton Tax Partner, Colin De Freyne, looks beyond 1 October to the wider implications of the increase in GST to 15%. More >>
La Famia to the rescue
Friday, 27 August 2010, 11:49 am | Durning PR
27 August 2010 La Famia to the rescue Floyds Creative Arts Trust is being placed into liquidation by its trustees. As a result, the La Famia Foundation NZ, one of Floyds’ major stakeholders has made the commitment to purchase the assets ... More >>
Floyds looks confidently ahead
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 2:23 pm | Durning PR
The future for Floyds Creative Arts is looking decidedly brighter after the La Famia Foundation purchased the intellectual property of Floyds in late February for $130,000. More >>
Skills shortage in Australia a worry for NZ
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:37 am | Durning PR
A looming shortage of skilled labour in New Zealand could get worse as Australian businesses look to address an even more chronic shortage, according to the findings of the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report. More >>
Red tape major hurdle to growth for NZ businesses
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 12:58 pm | Durning PR
Worries over the ever-increasing amount of red tape New Zealand businesses are required to negotiate is hampering their growth, according to the findings of the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report. While last year one of business’ primary ... More >>
Botryzen step closer to securing future
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 2:37 pm | Durning PR
Biotechnology company Botry-Zen is a step closer to cementing its international growth aspirations after an existing substantial shareholder of the company has agreed to subscribe a minimum of $500,000 to a new Convertible Notes issue. The offer is ... More >>
Finance and fundraising haunt Volunteer agenicies
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 12:51 pm | Durning PR
Not-for-Profit organisations are becoming increasingly concerned about finance and fundraising, according to a nationwide survey by international accounting firm Grant Thornton. Financing the organisation was identified by 72% of survey respondents ... More >>
Housing rent rise likely with capital gains tax
Friday, 2 October 2009, 2:30 pm | Durning PR
Not only are rents likely to increase, but there could be wide reaching ramifications for the entire housing market should a capital gains tax be introduced on rental investments, according to Drew Herriott, of accounting firm Grant Thornton. With ... More >>
South Island’s largest office tower up for sale
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 1:16 pm | Durning PR
The largest office tower in the South Island, PricewaterhouseCoopers Centre in Christchurch, is being put on the market by owners Kiwi Income Property Trust. High end CBD property is tightly held in Christchurch and the last A Grade tower to change hands ... More >>
Oil Industry Kit Introduced To Schools
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 2:54 pm | Durning PR
For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 8, 2009 School kit reaction to growing importance of NZ oil industry Such is the growing importance of the oil industry on New Zealand’s economy, that a resource kit for secondary school geography syllabus ... More >>
Big boost for New Zealand energy savings
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 9:57 am | Durning PR
Big boost for New Zealand energy savings A New Zealand-designed commercial light fixture, which results in power savings of over 40%, is set to make a big impact on New Zealand energy consumption, thanks to the development of an off-the-shelf ... More >>
Strong result and positive outlook for PharmaZen
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 10:51 am | Durning PR
Biotechnology company PharmaZen is looking forward to a strong 2009, following its excellent turnaround in 2008, spearheaded by new products and new markets. For the 12 months ending December 31, PharmaZen reported a surplus before tax of $444,822 ... More >>
