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Housing boom spreads south of the Bombay border
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 3:42 pm | Convergence
Skyrocketing house prices mean Aucklanders’ can no longer ignore happenings south of the Bombay Hills, as competitive house and land packages spark a population explosion ‘south of the border.’ More >>
Government punctures tyre solution.
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 3:32 pm | Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association
Government punctures tyre solution. The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (IMVIA) is extremely disappointed by the announcement today that the government has decided to not proceed with the declaration of tyres as a Priority Product under ... More >>
Teen’s Start-up Snapped up by Crown Entity
Monday, 4 May 2015, 2:47 pm | Convergence
A teen entrepreneur sure to stay in the spotlight has sold his first start-up to a crown entity. More >>
Careers New Zealand Purchases Motivational Website
Monday, 4 May 2015, 2:46 pm | Convergence
Careers New Zealand announced today that it has purchased OOMPHER – a motivational website of interviews with high profile and successful New Zealanders. More >>
Threat to New Zealand waterways prompts microbead ban
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 12:28 pm | Convergence
A multimillion dollar Kiwi supplement and skincare company is calling on the New Zealand government to prohibit the use of plastic microbeads in all personal care and consumer products. More >>
Stellar Library of NZ at world’s largest IT trade fair
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 4:31 pm | Convergence
Stellar Library, a cloud-based document management system for iPads, is heading to Interop, the world’s largest annual trade fair for information technology (IT). More >>
Taupo home incorporates mobility needs into design
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 12:34 pm | Convergence
When building their Taupo holiday home, Rochelle and Dean Jones had one goal in mind – it had to be adaptable to meet the physical needs of family and friends. A lift was installed, entrances and hallways were made wider and level-entry showers ... More >>
Christchurch development boosted by new company
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:27 am | Convergence
Quality commercial and residential development in Christchurch has been boosted by a newly-formed company, the NewUrban Group. More >>
NZ’s Next Top Sausage winner announced
Monday, 29 September 2014, 12:27 pm | Convergence
Porirua resident Amy Sok (30) has been crowned as the winner of New Zealand’s Next Top Sausage competition, with her ‘Sticky Ginger Beef’ creation. More >>
Rare birds making a comeback on the Ashley River
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 10:06 am | Convergence
Fourteen years of protection, public education and study is paying off for rare and threatened birds on the Ashley-Rakahuri River, with numbers increasing for some core braided river species. In his report to the recent annual meeting of the Ashley-Rakahuri ... More >>
Vehicle importers group welcomes new mandatory safety tech
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 4:12 pm | Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association
The peak body for New Zealand’s used import industry – responsible for half of the vehicles currently entering the New Zealand fleet – has welcomed draft plans to make Electronic Stability Control mandatory for both new and used cars entering ... More >>
Bosses must communicate when employees insecure
Friday, 11 October 2013, 12:48 pm | Iron Road Ltd
During these times of staff insecurity the capacity of small business owners to overcome their typical Kiwi reticence toward open and frank communication with staff could well be the difference between survival, growth and stagnation. More >>
America’s Cup Fixes Traffic, Candidates Support Carpooling
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 2:54 pm | Convergence
AUCKLAND ~ 27 September 2013: The Get Auckland Moving campaign has asked all candidates in Auckland’s local body elections if they support finding ways to make it easier and more rewarding for people to carpool as a low-cost way of reducing Auckland’s ... More >>
Parents urged to rethink how they teach kids about money
Friday, 22 February 2013, 2:49 pm | Iron Road Ltd
With the average IQ increasing generation on generation*, parents are being urged to rethink old-fashioned methods – like the carrot or the stick – when it comes to getting children to do constructive things like chores or managing their money ... More >>
Villa Maria Estate captures big prize
Friday, 23 November 2012, 9:12 am | Convergence
Auckland’s Villa Maria Estate has been named Sustainable Business of the Year at the NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards announced last night (22 November) More >>
Aucklanders get a taste of business sustainability insights
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 10:13 am | Convergence
Auckland companies can get a sustainability edge at the ‘business only’ afternoon at the Sustainable City Showcase at The Cloud on Queen’s Wharf on Thursday 22 November. More >>
Anderson Lloyd Lawyers searching for new Christchurch site
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 11:29 am | Convergence
Christchurch ¬– The largest South Island-based law firm, Anderson Lloyd Lawyers, intends returning to the Christchurch central business district, Chief Executive Richard Greenaway says. More >>
Global Day of Action on Military Spending
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 10:32 am | Convergence
Global Day of Action on Military Spending, 17 April 2012 Last year global military expenditure was $1,630 billion (US), on average nearly $4.5 billion a day. By way of contrast, an average of more than 24,000 children under the age of five die every ... More >>
Finalists announced in South Island Farmer of the Year award
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 3:08 pm | Convergence
Four finalists have been named for the 2011 South Island Farmer of the Year competition. Farmers from Southland, South Canterbury and Mid Canterbury are in the running for the Lincoln University Foundation’s showcase event – the South Island Farmer ... More >>
Woods Mill - new entertainment hub near Hagley Park
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 3:11 pm | Convergence
A permanent new entertainment hub is planned to open in mid 2012 in Addington, near Hagley Park and adjacent to the new Court Theatre site. More >>