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Will&Able, Z Energy And Anchor Milk Expand Closed-loop Recycling Trial
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 9:16 am | Joint Press Release
Will&Able, Z Energy (Z), and Anchor Milk have today announced they plan to expand a trial of dedicated, closed-loop recycling bins at selected Z service stations from mid-September. Following the success of the initial recycling pilot ... More >>
Avaroa, BW Digital, Ciena, And Vodafone Cook Islands Team Up To Provide Internet Connectivity In Schools
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:09 pm | Joint Press Release
RAROTONGA, Cook Islands – 21 September 2023 – Avaroa Cable Limited ( ACL ), Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), BW Digital , and Vodafone Cook Islands ( Vodafone ) are working together to improve connectivity for students in the Cook Islands’ 30 schools for ... More >>
New HARMfree Transport And Logistics Programme Promises To Reduce Injury And Harm Across The Transport Sector
Monday, 18 September 2023, 3:35 pm | Joint Press Release
New Zealand’s leading transport bodies, New Zealand Trucking Association (NTA) and National Road Carriers (NRC), are excited to announce the launch of the much-anticipated HARMfree Transport and Logistics Online Portal. The industry-leading programme is ... More >>
0800 What’s Up Plugs Vital Counselling Gap As Need Spikes
Monday, 18 September 2023, 8:32 am | Joint Press Release
The vital role of counselling for school-aged children is under the spotlight in a new survey from OfficeMax New Zealand and Barnardos . The survey of staff within New Zealand schools found that 60 per cent have seen an increase in students requesting ... More >>
Leading Environmental Groups Deeply Concerned At Proposed Defunding Of DOC
Friday, 15 September 2023, 3:22 pm | Joint Press Release
The chief executives of Forest & Bird, WWF-New Zealand and the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) are deeply concerned following confirmation last night that National intends to cut the Department of Conservation’s (DOC's) budget by 6.5%. ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Councils Adopt Cyclone Gabrielle Category 3 Voluntary Buy-Out Policy
Friday, 15 September 2023, 3:04 pm | Joint Press Release
Hastings District Council and Napier City Council have today confirmed that both a Cyclone Gabrielle Category 3 Voluntary Buy-Out Policy, and the Long Term Plan (LTP) amendment required to enable the voluntary purchase of eligible Category 3 residential ... More >>
Wānanga Launched To Support Whānau Financial Literacy
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:08 am | Joint Press Release
NZBA and Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission A new financial capability programme specifically focused on Māori is being launched this weekend through wānanga being held in Te Tairāwhiti, and later in Ōtautahi. The initiative, called Te Rito Hou, ... More >>
Workforce Projections Highlight Future Demand For Workers To Support Hawke’s Bay’s Recovery
Friday, 8 September 2023, 11:11 am | Joint Press Release
Projections produced by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, show the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle has the potential to create a peak demand of more than 8,700 additional on-the-ground construction workers across Hawke’s ... More >>
Board Appointed For Queenstown Lake’s New Destination Management Organisation
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 1:39 pm | Joint Press Release
Media Release from Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism Queenstown, New Zealand (7 September 2023) The board of directors for Destination Southern Lakes, the new destination management organisation (DMO) for the Queenstown and Wānaka ... More >>
On-Farm Solar Energy Production Could Significantly Increase Profits For Sheep Farmers
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 9:41 am | Joint Press Release
Adding solar panels to sheep and beef farms could improve their profitability, and environmental and animal welfare outcomes, finds new research . The research investigated ‘agrivoltaics’ – the use of land for both food and energy production, with ... More >>
No Card? No Problem: New Zealanders Can Now Shop Online Without A Credit Or Debit Card
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 9:27 am | Joint Press Release
Ka whangaia, ka tupu, ka puawai (“that which is nurtured will grow and blossom”) New Zealanders can now easily shop online without needing a credit or debit card, thanks to an API agreement between homegrown Māori fintech start-up BlinkPay and ... More >>
Southern Cross Healthcare And Northland Orthopaedic Centre In New Joint Venture To Expand Health Services In Northland
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 9:35 am | Joint Press Release
Southern Cross Healthcare and Northland Orthopaedic Centre have announced a new partnership, the Southern Cross Healthcare Northland Surgical Centre, that will bring more quality healthcare to the top of the country. The 50:50 joint venture will see ... More >>
Call For NZ Workplaces To Address Family Violence
Monday, 4 September 2023, 11:40 am | Joint Press Release
Sustainable, best practice workplace response to family violence Most workplaces have staff who are experiencing family violence Employers have legal obligations under the Domestic Violence - Victims Protection Act New Zealand workplaces have ... More >>
New Direction For Shelly Bay
Friday, 1 September 2023, 2:02 pm | Joint Press Release
It is with deeply mixed emotions that Shelly Bay Taikuru Limited and The Wellington Company announce that they will not be going ahead with the planned development at Shelly Bay. New owners of the private landholdings, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh ... More >>
No Support For Tarras Airport From Southern Lakes Regional Tourism Organisations
Friday, 1 September 2023, 12:52 pm | Joint Press Release
Media Release from Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism Queenstown, New Zealand (1 September 2023) Destination Queenstown (DQ) and Lake Wānaka Tourism (LWT), the regional tourism organisations for Queenstown and Wānaka, do not believe the ... More >>
New Zealand Business Delegation “Over The Moon” With Indian Trade And Investment Opportunities
Friday, 1 September 2023, 9:39 am | Joint Press Release
The involvement of New Zealand businesses in the successful Indian Moon landing epitomises the trade and investment opportunities between the two countries. Just as Rakon and RocketLab provided innovative elements to the landing, the largest New ... More >>
Tertiary Grants Attract People To Library And Information Roles
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 10:03 am | Joint Press Release
Tertiary grants providing up to $10,000 per year for students starting new library and information qualifications attract new people into library work and upskilling others, say New Zealand’s library associations. “Over 80 students received funding ... More >>
Science Of SouthD Flyer Lays Foundation For Future Options - DCC-ORC
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 1:12 pm | Joint Press Release
Joint Media Release – Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council Dunedin (Wednesday, 30 August 2023) – South Dunedin people have begun receiving a flyer that explains the water, land and climate change-related challenges facing their ... More >>
Three Waters / Communities 4 Local Democracy: Who Knows What's Coming Down The Pipeline Now?
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 3:04 pm | Joint Press Release
New Zealanders will have little idea of how their essential services are being reformed after the government tabled, and then passed without referral back to select committee, hundreds of last-minute amendments. The nearly 300-page Supplementary Order Paper, ... More >>
Confidence In Resilience Of New Zealand’s Infrastructure Under Water — Construction Industry
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 9:28 am | Joint Press Release
Teletrac Navman and Civil Contractors New Zealand 2023 Construction Industry Survey reveals the state of civil construction in New Zealand More >>
