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Intergen a Winner in Microsoft Partner Awards
Friday, 28 August 2009, 12:59 pm | Ideas Shop
New Zealand’s largest Microsoft solutions provider Intergen has been awarded the Business Productivity Enterprise Content Management Solution of the Year in the Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards. More >>
Would you like carbon neutrality with your coffee?
Friday, 21 August 2009, 5:16 pm | Ideas Shop
Hutt Valley business Celcius Coffee has become the first coffee roaster in the country to be certified under the carboNZeroCert TM programme’s small enterprise certification scheme. This means Celcius Coffee has measured and reduced their greenhouse gas (GHG) ... More >>
Water treatment schemes the big winners
Monday, 17 August 2009, 2:46 pm | Ideas Shop
Two large waste water projects have won the top two categories at this year’s New Zealand Contractors’ Federation Hirepool Construction Awards, held over the weekend in Paihia. More >>
Federation highlights ‘disturbing trend'
Monday, 17 August 2009, 10:37 am | Ideas Shop
A “disturbing trend” towards consolidation of local government contracts could force smaller contracting companies out of business, the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation has warned. More >>
NZ construction companies’ top of their game'
Friday, 7 August 2009, 1:25 pm | Ideas Shop
An unprecedented number of entries into this year’s New Zealand Contractors’ Federation Hirepool Construction Awards reflects the high standards in the industry, says NZCF Executive Officer Malcolm Abernethy. More >>
Auckland school ins New Zealand Architecture Medal
Sunday, 24 May 2009, 2:57 pm | Ideas Shop
The Wilson School in Takapuna has been named the inaugural winner of the New Zealand Architecture Medal, the country’s highest architecture accolade for a building. More >>
Wellington Company’s Work Wins “Internet Oscar"
Friday, 15 May 2009, 12:13 pm | Ideas Shop
The work of a Wellington design agency for Tourism Australia has been recognised with a prestigious international award. More >>
Holistic approach to social infrastructure crucial
Sunday, 3 May 2009, 12:02 pm | Ideas Shop
Sanitarium’s move to give their workers a paid day off to attend a personal wellbeing roadshow highlights the importance of taking a holistic approach to the long term health of New Zealand communities. More >>
Free tattoos as body art meets fine art in Newtown
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 10:43 am | Ideas Shop
Suite in Newtown, Wellington will hold a tattooing extravaganza in their gallery on Monday 9 March 2009. More >>
Jan Dowland appointed Platform chair
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 9:54 am | Ideas Shop
Leading mental health advocate Jan Dowland has been appointed as chair of Platform, the national collaboration of community organisations that provide mental health and addiction services. More >>
Government must deliver pay parity for healthcare
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 2:25 pm | Ideas Shop
Government must deliver pay parity to Maori, iwi and nonprofit organisations if they want continued services More >>
BSCNZ welcomes Budget funding to boost literacy
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:47 pm | Ideas Shop
Boosting workforce education is a positive step towards helping to resolve New Zealand’s skills shortages, say cleaning industry leaders. More >>
Get out and vote!
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 2:11 pm | Ideas Shop
Get out and vote in this year’s Local Government Elections – it’s too important not to! More >>
Combined action needed to stop family violence
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 2:24 pm | Ideas Shop
Organisations in the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector are welcoming the launch of a four-year campaign for action on family violence, which aims to set the bottom line that family violence is never ok. More >>
ANZ National Rural Manager takes out EEO Award
Friday, 31 August 2007, 10:23 am | Ideas Shop
Last night at a gala dinner in Auckland ANZ National Bank rural banking team member Matt Pickering won the Walk the Talk Award at the Annual EEO Trust Work & Life Awards. The Awards recognise employers which support work-life. More >>
XXX KG Haggis Biggest Ever
Saturday, 24 March 2007, 2:40 pm | Ideas Shop
Leckie’s Butchery claims the record with a haggis weighing a whopping 98.25 kilograms More >>
Responsible cleaning company scapegoat in campaign
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 4:34 pm | Ideas Shop
A cleaning contracting company with responsible employment policies has become the scapegoat in a union drive for industry-wide reform. More >>
Supreme sausage success for Westmeat Wellington
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 3:35 pm | Ideas Shop
A Hunter sausage from Westmeat Wellington was today judged the Supreme Winner in the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition 2006, by a panel of celebrity judges including Kerry Tyack, Simon Holst, Fr Des Brittain, Jan Henshall, and Chef Frank Prskawetz, ... More >>