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Six-Stop, Family Friendly Global Action Sports Show Returning To NZ This Summer
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 8:45 am | Joe Public Relations
Lauded as the greatest show of audacious stunts on two wheels, global touring act Freestyle Kings is heading back to Aotearoa. Kicking off in Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin for the first time on Friday 31 January. More >>
NZ Study Discovers Harmful Chemicals Leaching From Commonly Sold Tampons
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 6:08 am | Joe Public Relations
A ground-breaking study has shown a commercially available tampon commonly sold in supermarkets contains chemicals that, when inside the body, have been linked to disruptions in hormone regulation and are associated with breast and ovarian cancers. ... More >>
Kiwi Workers Say Their Employers Are Not Doing Enough To Protect The Planet
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 6:09 am | Joe Public Relations
More than two-thirds of New Zealand workers say their employers aren’t doing enough to care for the environment, with 19 percent of employees confirming their employer could do more, and 54 percent of workers saying none of their expectations are being ... More >>
Driving, Mobile Phones, & The Teenage Brain
Monday, 1 May 2023, 9:08 am | Joe Public Relations
Greg Murphy & Nathan Wallace on national tour to educate young drivers and their parents about safer driving More >>
Simon Bridges Announced Chair Of CC Group
Monday, 1 May 2023, 6:10 am | Joe Public Relations
Simon Bridges has been appointed CC Group Chair, a 32-year-old commercial and residential services company with franchise operations Crewcut lawnmowing and Crewcare commercial cleaning and building maintenance in its stable. The group includes the decontamination ... More >>
All I Want For Xmas – Global Toy Maker Names 2021 Hot Toys
Monday, 22 November 2021, 7:15 am | Joe Public Relations
When it comes to the most in-demand toys this Christmas, it’s a case of old meets new, according to global educational toy makers VTech and LeapFrog. Maud Rocher, VTech Electronics Marketing Manager Australia and New Zealand says classic toys never ... More >>
It’s In The Bag: Auckland Couple Create Care Bag For Cancer Patients
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 12:39 pm | Joe Public Relations
A new business offering a carry bag packed full of essential personal items for cancer patients to take to treatment sessions has been curated by an Auckland couple who struggled to find the right gift for their mother when she started chemotherapy ... More >>
Allan the Weimaraner is crowned New Zealand's Top Office Dog
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:16 am | Joe Public Relations
From a pack of 154 dogs, ‘HR Manager’ Allan has been crowned Top Office Dog, much to the delight of his colleagues at Electric Kiwi. The awards were announced at ‘A Dogs Breakfast’ Conference this morning in Auckland. Frog Recruitment director ... More >>
International alcohol reduction expert coming to NZ
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 10:34 am | Joe Public Relations
It’s Friday night, the end of an arduous week at work. You’ve already had a couple of beers or a few glasses of wine – but do you really need another one? A common scenario for many people who struggle saying no to that extra glass. More >>
“We Need More Apprentices” Says Leading Industry Trainer
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 10:30 am | Joe Public Relations
Competenz is the first Industry Training Organisation (ITO) to join more than 200 leading New Zealand businesses pledging to support employing people without tertiary qualifications. More >>
Ruby the Courier Dog Wins Nz Top Office Dog Trophy
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 12:59 pm | Joe Public Relations
Ruby the courier dog has delivered as the winner of New Zealand’s Top Office Dog competition. More >>
NZ’s Top Apprentices Launch Campaign
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 11:49 am | Joe Public Relations
NZ’s Top Apprentices Launch Campaign to Sign up More School Leavers by 2020 Honourable Louise Upston, together with the country’s brightest apprentices descended on parliament today to kick off a national campaign encouraging more school leavers to sign up ... More >>
Safety blights NZ’s chances of being good to grow old in
Monday, 23 November 2015, 2:18 pm | Joe Public Relations
New Zealand ranks 12 out of 96 countries in an annual ranking of the best and worst places for older people to live - but only 30th for safety and transport - according to the Global Age Watch Index, a report commissioned by Help Age International. More >>
Building Skills for the Future
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 4:15 pm | Joe Public Relations
GOT A TRADE WEEK 2015 – 21-28 August – is part of a national campaign to raise awareness of on-the-job training and careers in New Zealand’s trades and services. It also celebrates the talents and achievements of Kiwis making headway in their ... More >>
Young Inventor Branches Out with Treehouse Design
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 3:33 pm | Joe Public Relations
A treehouse platform for kids to build architectural wonders in their backyard has won a Kiwi inventor the top prize in the New Zealand leg of the fifteenth James Dyson Award, a global product design competition that celebrates, encourages and inspires ... More >>
Kiwi Lands World’s First Quadruple Backflip on a BMX Bike
Monday, 13 July 2015, 11:28 am | Joe Public Relations
Jed “The Warrior” Mildon from Taupo rewrites the record books again by becoming the first person to ever land a quadruple backflip on a BMX bike. After an arduous nine-month battle with fellow Nitro Circus teammate, American James Foster, Mildon ... More >>
Nitro Circus Selects Velocity Brand Management as Agent
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 10:36 am | Joe Public Relations
Nitro Circus (www.nitrocircus.com) the world’s leading action sports entertainment brand, has announced the appointment of Velocity Brand Management (VBM) as its licensing agent for New Zealand and Australia. This exciting partnership is indicative of the ... More >>
Inventive NZers finalists in international James Dyson Award
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:55 pm | Joe Public Relations
A quad bike that doesn’t roll, a lightweight and breathable cast for fractured bones, and a design-your-own desk chair, have been announced finalists in the New Zealand leg of the 2013 James Dyson Award. More >>
Fishing Net Reels In Top Prize
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 10:28 am | Joe Public Relations
Sir James Dyson, inventor of the Dyson vacuum, has judged SafetyNet, a product to tackle the increasing problem of over fishing, as the winning product design in the international 2012 James Dyson Award. More >>
Christchurch Design Scholarship - Judges Announced
Friday, 18 May 2012, 11:35 am | Joe Public Relations
The best urban design ideas in a competition for rebuilding quake-affected Christchurch will be judged by David Sheppard, President Elect of the Institute of Architects, and design experts David Lovegrove and Jacky Bowring. More >>
