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New Zealanders want full access to cigarette alternatives
Friday, 12 October 2018, 3:01 pm | Silvereye Communications
Nine out of ten New Zealanders believe adult smokers should have access to alternative products if shown to have the potential to reduce the risk of smoking compared to cigarettes, according to a new survey*. More >>
Young Kiwi Competition Winners win their way to China
Monday, 8 October 2018, 9:20 am | Silvereye Communications
A combination of enthusiasm for learning about Chinese culture, creativity, and a great attitude to giving Chinese language a go has won five young Kiwis an all expenses paid trip to China. The winning entries for the New Zealand Chinese Language ... More >>
Parliamentary Prayer marks start of Chinese Language Week
Monday, 24 September 2018, 3:01 pm | Silvereye Communications
MP Raymond Huo will officially celebrate this year’s New Zealand Chinese Language Week (“NZCLW”) by reading the Parliamentary prayer in Chinese at 2pm on Tuesday, 25 September 2018. More >>
NZ FinTech Company Forges Partnerships to Launch Blockchain
Friday, 23 March 2018, 10:07 am | Silvereye Communications
Capital Trust Group Limited (CTG), a New Zealand financial technology advisory services provider, will forge official business partnerships this week to launch three blockchain projects in Wellington, the centre of New Zealand's FinTech revolution. More >>
Preparing to welcome Mayors to Wellington
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 12:21 pm | Silvereye Communications
It is local connections that will progress trade and development between China and New Zealand says Bank of China (New Zealand) Ltd CEO David Lei Wang, as around 45 Mayors and Vice-Mayors prepare to meet in Wellington this weekend. More >>
support for alternative iconic Wellington cycleway options
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 12:50 pm | Silvereye Communications
“Not wasting money and spending money on an iconic Cobham drive cycleway is gaining popularity over a piecemeal approach to cycle ways,” Mayoral Candidate Jo Coughlan said today. More >>
Launch of the first New Zealand Chinese Language Week
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 12:15 pm | Silvereye Communications
New Zealand Chinese Language Week, September 7-13 was launched today (Monday 7 September) at 'Wellington East Girls’ College by Hon Hekia Parata, Minister of Education. The week is about encouraging more New Zealanders to try their tongue at Chinese ... More >>
Cadet Programme kick-starts career journey
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 8:12 am | Silvereye Communications
Finding a career pathway with Westland Milk Products’ cadet programme is something 24-year-old Matt Evans would recommend in a heart-beat. More >>
Innovative cadet programme brings youth to dairy industry
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 8:10 am | Silvereye Communications
Providing an alternative pathway for 18-24-year-olds who want to learn, Westland Milk Products has been bringing youth and learning into its West Coast diary co-operative for the past 10 years with a successful cadet programme in the Primary Industries ... More >>
AirNZ helps school students’ careers take flight
Monday, 29 June 2015, 9:33 am | Silvereye Communications
For the first time this year, Air New Zealand has run a school holiday programme for secondary school students interested in a career as a flight attendant. More >>
Motivated student on pathway to dairy success
Monday, 29 June 2015, 9:07 am | Silvereye Communications
Seamus Murnane (19) first realised he had a passion for farming when he worked at a friend’s farm north of Whangarei four years ago. Since then he has been determined to forge a career in agriculture. The first opportunity arose when, through a Primary ... More >>
Wellington’s top coffee maker shares passion for coffee
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 2:23 pm | Silvereye Communications
A Wellington coffee roaster is ensuring that the next generation of young baristas are learning how to make the perfect espresso and café lattes by training secondary school students in the art of ‘caffé’. More >>
From school programme to full time job
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:37 am | Silvereye Communications
At only 19 years old, Cameron Martin has quickly progressed through the ranks at The Warehouse in Lyall Bay, Wellington and is now a full time Loss Prevention Officer (LPO), and proud of it. His success in the work place is partly thanks to The Warehouse ... More >>
South Auckland students see healthcare as a future career
Monday, 8 June 2015, 1:03 pm | Silvereye Communications
South Auckland students see healthcare as a future career Bethesda Care, a Retirement Village in Manukau, has opened its doors to students from four South Auckland secondary schools, so that they can experience what a career in the healthcare sector might ... More >>
Vodafone offers pathways to future technology stars
Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 4:30 pm | Silvereye Communications
Vodafone is taking a proactive approach to developing future technology talent with a new twist on its apprenticeship programme. More >>
Student intern gives newspaper a teen perspective
Monday, 11 May 2015, 3:03 pm | Silvereye Communications
A prominent daily newspaper has been inspired to better connect with young readers following the successful internship of an enthusiastic 17-year-old school student. Poppy Davis, in Year 13 at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North, has been working ... More >>
Ambassadors Support New Zealand Chinese Language Week
Friday, 1 May 2015, 8:25 pm | Silvereye Communications
New Zealand’s Ambassador to China and the Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand have been announced as patrons of the New Zealand Chinese Language Week (NZCLW). More >>
South Auckland companies get local students on board
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 12:36 pm | Silvereye Communications
Healthcare Logistics and freight company Ryders Customs & Forwarding are helping to open doors for young people in South Auckland by providing work placements and on-site experience for local school students enrolled in a new logistics course offered ... More >>
Local business sees benefit in supporting school project
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 11:35 am | Silvereye Communications
Tom Boon, the CEO of Taranakipine is a firm believer in learning by doing and putting theory into practice. That is why for the second year in a row his company is sponsoring the Taranaki Futures ‘Build a Bach’ project for school students. More >>
West Coast businesses help students focus on their careers
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 12:33 pm | Silvereye Communications
Tourism, building, motoring and retail businesses on the West Coast are partnering with schools to offer work placements or on-site visits as part of the secondary school curriculum. These placements help students get real life experience and better ... More >>