Media Statement - Latest News [Page 7]
Freddie Cruger (Sweden) At Galatos
Monday, 28 January 2008, 2:37 pm | Media Statement
He’s a man of many names and aliases, but Freddie Cruger only has one mission - and that is to get the party started right. Ever since Freddie hit the scene a few years ago with a series of classic bangers, like Running From Love and his legendary ... More >>
New engine for new amphibious crossing attempt
Sunday, 27 January 2008, 5:46 pm | Media Statement
A new attempt at setting the record for the fastest crossing of the Cook Strait in an amphibious vehicle has been scheduled for Tuesday, this time with a brand new engine. More >>
Fire Devastates Preschool Community
Friday, 25 January 2008, 2:21 pm | Media Statement
Parents and staff of the Forfar Nursery and Preschool were devastated on Sunday morning when their Childcare Centre was damaged by fire. More >>
New SymbianOS Worm Spreading In the Wild
Tuesday, 22 January 2008, 11:33 am | Media Statement
Sydney – Jan. 22nd , 2008– Fortinet® - a pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today announced that the FortiGuardGlobal Security Research Team discovered a new SymbianOS Worm actively spreading on various mobile ... More >>
Preserving dignity at the end of life
Friday, 18 January 2008, 5:30 pm | Media Statement
An expert in dignity therapy will visit Auckland in February to talk with health professionals and the general public about interventions that help preserve dignity at the end of life. More >>
Slice Dollars Off Your Family Road
Tuesday, 8 January 2008, 1:32 pm | Media Statement
Families planning a long car-journey this summer can save dollars from their holiday budget with a bit of forward planning, says the Feeding our Futures programme. More >>
Hayley, Brooke & Hollie dominate album sales
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 11:28 am | Media Statement
Three Kiwi artists make the top 10 selling albums in New Zealand for 2007 - and it's the women who have been belting out the biggest tunes. More >>
BLIS Technologies Ltd Rights Issue
Friday, 14 December 2007, 4:25 pm | Media Statement
BLIS Technologies Ltd (NZX: BLT), developers and manufacturers of advanced oral probiotics, announced today that the company had raised $1.36 million from its recently conducted rights issue. The company is also in discussion with interested parties to take up ... More >>
Iconic Mountaineer revealed in Queenstown first
Friday, 14 December 2007, 4:22 pm | Media Statement
Building sites are common in Queenstown, but Rilean Construction’s quirky idea to ‘dress’ their work on the iconic Mountaineer building is proving popular. More >>
Santa connects with sick kids - via cyber space
Monday, 10 December 2007, 3:35 pm | Media Statement
When you’re little, a chat with Santa before the big day is a singular highlight of Christmas. More >>
More Gold For Burnt Spur Pinot
Monday, 10 December 2007, 1:53 pm | Media Statement
Martinborough wine Burnt Spur 2006 Pinot Noir was awarded Blue Gold and Top 100 placing at the Sydney International Wine Show held early this month. This follows on from a series of Gold Medals since its release. More >>
Law Firm Goes Green
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 4:03 pm | Media Statement
New Zealand has its first carboNZeroCert TM certified law firm, and Lowndes Associates intends its new carbon neutral status to exemplify how local businesses can match the standard being set internationally. More >>
Woolgrower support for Purelana brand
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 3:56 pm | Media Statement
Woolgrowers have responded positively to the new forward contract initiative introduced in September by New Zealand Wool Services International Limited (WSI), the company reported at its Annual General Meeting in Auckland yesterday. More >>
Silver Fern Shipping acquired
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 11:00 am | Media Statement
ASP Ship Management Group announced today that it has acquired Silver Fern Shipping Limited, the Wellington, New Zealand based ship management and crewing business previously owned by the four oil majors BP, Chevron, Mobil Oil and Shell. More >>
TNT Hitchhiking Edition Pulled
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:01 pm | Media Statement
A strong reaction from NZBackpack.com, the backpacking industry body, has resulted in the retraction of the December issue of the backpacking magazine TNT. More >>
Ernslaw One purchase of WPI
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 11:00 am | Media Statement
Winstone Pulp International (WPI) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its forests and wood processing facilities to Ernslaw One Ltd. More >>
Yachtsman Solo Protest Sail To Southern Ocean
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 10:56 am | Media Statement
David Taylor a Tauranga yachtsman is about to sail solo down to the Southern Ocean in protest at the appalling planned killing of Humpback whales along with Fin and Minki whales by Japan. His aim is raise awareness and hopefully action from fellow ... More >>
Milly, Molly runner-up in Italian literary award
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 12:16 am | Media Statement
Gisborne author Gill Pittar has been named runner-up in the prestigious Grinzane Junior Cavour literary award for her book Milly, Molly and Alf. More >>
Ambulance and Fire Service co-operation
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 5:25 pm | Media Statement
Collaboration between the Ambulance Service and the Fire Service is logical and sensible as both are community-owned resources, St John Chief Executive Jaimes Wood said today. More >>
Trail blazers challenge meat industry mind-set
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 4:16 pm | Media Statement
Traditional thinking in our beleaguered meat industry is being well and truly challenged by two of this year’s Kellogg Rural Leadership participants. More >>