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Samsung and Google to launch Nexus S
Monday, 7 March 2011, 12:39 pm | Pead PR
Samsung and Google to launch Nexus S, the world’s first smart phone powered by Android 2.3. The Nexus S offers the latest version of the Android platform: Gingerbread, 4” Super Clear LCD touch screen with curved design, front and rear-facing cameras ... More >>
Tell your boss to plant it
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 11:46 am | Pead PR
New Zealanders are being urged to take plants into the workplace to create harmony and better productivity with the first ever Plant Life Balance Day on 2 March 2011. More >>
Power of creativity raises $28,000 for City Mission
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 1:02 pm | Pead PR
What started out as a quirky idea has proved a huge success story for High Street retailers and the Auckland City Mission. In December, the High St. Guild – a group of like-minded retailers, bars, restaurants and hoteliers from Auckland City’s ... More >>
Orcon unbundles first South Island exchanges
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:53 am | Pead PR
Orcon has unbundled its first South Island exchanges, marking a significant milestone for the company, and has also announced it will be unbundling two new North Island cities. From today, households and businesses in Christchurch and Dunedin can sign ... More >>
20 years of dramatic change for New Zealand women
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:37 am | Pead PR
NEXT magazine has been the voice of New Zealand women for 20 Years. The magazine, which releases its 20th Anniversary Special Issue on Monday, looks at the two decades and celebrates the exciting milestones for women in that time. “It’s amazing ... More >>
Xbox celebrates record year
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:45 am | Pead PR
Auckland, New Zealand, 10 Feb 2011 – Xbox 360 was the best-selling gaming console in the market during the competitive Christmas period and fourth quarter of 2010, with the Xbox division experiencing its biggest year on record in New Zealand. More >>
Huffer ownership consolidates
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 10:53 am | Pead PR
New Zealand street brand Huffer is consolidating under the single management of cofounder Steve Dunstan following the decision of Dan Buckley to ‘move on to new challenges’. Steve’s background is in retail and together with Dan, a fashion design student, ... More >>
Publisher in business development drive
Friday, 28 January 2011, 9:56 am | Pead PR
New Zealand’s leading magazine publisher, ACP Media, has announced a restructuring plan that sees the company’s operations split into three publishing divisions and the appointment of two new publishers to add greater commercial resources to the ... More >>
Official New Zealand Music Chart 24 January 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 4:26 pm | Pead PR
Wednesday, January 26 2011 Six60's Five Month Rise The fourth chart of 2011 sees the fourth different #1 single of the year. This week sees the very first local chart-topper, scored by Dunedin-formed five-piece Six60 whose Rise Up 2.0 ascends one spot to knock ... More >>
30 Years of NZ short film 1980-2010
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 2:56 pm | Pead PR
Restaurateur Luke Dallow (Sale St/ Chapel Bar & Bistro) has joined forces with film guru Ant Timpson (48Hours/New Zealand Film Festival) to present SALE ST SHORTS, a series of cinema-gastronomical excitements at the award winning Sale St Bar in Auckland. More >>
Witness for the Defence
Friday, 14 January 2011, 4:16 pm | Pead PR
After years of facing accusations that she’s an apologist for paedophiles, Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith finally comes to her own defence. In an exclusive interview with North & South’s Donna Chisholm, the highly respected professor of general ... More >>
Santa gets a juicy delivery
Friday, 17 December 2010, 5:00 pm | Pead PR
Charlie’s mascots give Santa a squeeze in Auckland this morning. The mascots have delivered juice to more than 1500 thirsty Aucklanders this week to celebrate the launch of Charlie’s Quenchers in new cartons, just in time for summer. More than ... More >>
Kiwi King rules in Swiss salmon market
Friday, 17 December 2010, 2:33 pm | Pead PR
A bold move to change manufacturing procedures to meet the needs of discerning Swiss consumers has helped NZ King Salmon break in to its 13th export market. The Marlborough-based salmon farmer has worked for two years to meet very specific product requirements ... More >>
Ecoya revenue up 176 per cent
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 4:35 pm | Pead PR
Key Highlights • Revenue for the half year of NZ$4.4m compared with NZ$1.6m (+ 176%) in the same period last year. This included one month of Trilogy trading. • Significant growth in the number of stores stocking Ecoya, with over 1400 worldwide. ... More >>
Smile your way to Good Health
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:56 pm | Pead PR
Good Health officials are warning of an infectious epidemic to strike New Zealand on November 22. Symptoms are said to be contagious and include an improved immune system, lowered levels of stress, improved moods and heightened levels of endorphins ... More >>
Presumption of Innocence: Yeah Right!
Friday, 12 November 2010, 12:19 pm | Pead PR
It’s a nightmare few of us can imagine, being jailed for a crime you didn’t commit. But it happens more often than many Kiwis would like to admit – and it could happen to any one of us. In the December issue of North & South senior writer Mike White ... More >>
Golden opportunities in silver fern
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 1:22 pm | Pead PR
No matter where it comes from, gold is yellow and heavy – and in current economic times, increasingly valuable. More >>
Chartbitz: by Andrew Miller
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 9:57 am | Pead PR
It’s a triumphant return for Brooke Fraser. Out of the box, her third album Flags flies straight to the summit to give her a third successive #1 album debut. Meanwhile lead single Something In The Water jumps two places to see Brooke ink her first #1 ... More >>
Venerable buildings win awards for architects
Friday, 15 October 2010, 1:28 pm | Pead PR
Designs for two of Auckland’s more venerable buildings have won Peddle Thorp Architects three prestigious categories in the annual NZ Institute of Architects Local Awards – the most won by any Auckland practice this year. More >>
The Big Swindle & other tall stories
Friday, 8 October 2010, 1:45 pm | Pead PR
The Big Swindle & other tall stories Does expanding tertiary education really lift economic growth? Or have we and our kids been sold a $4 billion pup? In the November issue of North & South magazine Graham Adams questions the unquestionable: ... More >>
