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Opengate And FX Dismayed At 'Status Quo' RBI Outcome
Monday, 7 February 2011, 10:52 am | Kordia
OpenGate (Kordia and Woosh Wireless) and FX Networks, who together put in a consortium response to the Rural Broadband Initiative request for proposal (RFP), are dismayed by the Government’s decision to stick with the status quo provided by the incumbent ... More >>
Higher Speed, Lower Cost Broadband for RBI
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 3:59 pm | Kordia
As the country awaits the government's decision on the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), questions are being asked about how this decision will affect rural New Zealanders for years to come. There has been a lot of speculation by the media on which consortium ... 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 >>
Southern Cross Welcomes Proposed ACC Changes
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 5:16 pm | Southern Cross Healthcare
The not-for-profit Southern Cross Healthcare Group has welcomed today’s ACC announcements, in particular the Government’s decision in principle to allow insurance companies to compete with ACC in providing workplace cover and the proposed extension of the ... 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 >>
New governance structure for bank payments system
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 11:27 am | Payments NZ
The governance of New Zealand’s bank to bank payment clearing and settlement system, which handles New Zealand’s more than six million daily payments, has been transferred from the New Zealand Bankers’ Association ( NZBA ) to a new company called Payments ... More >>
Kordia, Woosh and FX Bid Shortlisted for RBI
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 1:48 pm | Kordia
OpenGate (Kordia and Woosh Wireless) and FX Networks, who together put in a consortium response to the Rural Broadband Initiative request for proposal (RFP), say they are delighted to have been shortlisted by the Government to contract for the delivery ... More >>
Southern Cross Membership Elects New Director
Friday, 26 November 2010, 3:22 pm | Southern Cross Healthcare
Members elected a new director to the Southern Cross Medical Care Society Board at its 49th Annual General Meeting yesterday. New Director Keith Taylor replaces retiring Director David May. Mr Taylor has over 30 years experience in the insurance and financial ... 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 >>
Kiwi Travel Insurer Tops Australian Best Value
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 11:59 am | Southern Cross Healthcare
New Zealand insurer Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) has once again topped a comprehensive survey of Australia’s best value travel insurance products. More >>
Kordia Metro W1-Fi Gets You Out Of The Office
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 9:25 am | Kordia
Kordia is launching a free Metro Wi-Fi promotion around Auckland today in a bid to get people out of their stuffy offices and into a sunny café environment for meetings - and more - this summer. 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 >>
