Apr 22 - All New Zealanders should brace themselves for a regional fuel tax as Christchurch City Council seeks to expand the Government’s bill, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.
Apr 22 - A free trade deal with North Korea is unlikely anytime soon despite the Foreign Minister's optimism, according to one expert. Winston Peters has hinted that North Korea's softening nuclear stance makes future trade talks look promising. "We hope in the long-term we've got a free trade deal with North …
Air Canada has introduced Signature Class and unveiled its new Air Canada Signature Service, which provides an improved and more seamless end-to-end travel experience for passengers flying in the premium cabin of its wide-body aircraft
Apr 21 - Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is sticking to his desire for a free trade deal with Russia at some point in the future, saying that even North Korea could be one day be an option. Mr Peters made the comments in London at the end of the Commonwealth Heads of government meeting.
Aluminium use in automobiles and light trucks marks the highest growth from all other aluminium applications, in any segment of use. Aluminium remains “the fastest growing automotive material over competing materials and is entering its most unprecedented growth phase since we’ve been tracking the shifting mix of automotive materials,” the latest survey of automakers by Ducker Worldwide showed.
Apr 21 - Air New Zealand has now completed the engine checks required this week as part of a global inspection of some Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
Apr 20 - Importantly, there is a material difference between the trading activity in oil itself and the investment activity in the stocks of oil companies. Traders who trade oil directly are fast money traders, they trade futures contracts that deteriorate over time, so they have to be actively trading, but investors in these …
Apr 20 - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has expressed his concern at restrictions on long-term visas for New Zealanders, saying he wants Kiwis to continue to live and work in London.
Apr 20 - But in light of Brexit, the UK is taking an increased interest in the Commonwealth's functions, and that could prove fruitful as New Zealand prepares to negotiate a free trade deal with that country. As a small country, New Zealand relies heavily on the rules-based system keeping the world in check.
Palace of the Alhambra, Spain
By: Charles Nathaniel Worsley (1862-1923)
From the collection of Sir Heaton Rhodes
Oil on canvas - 118cm x 162cm
Valued $12,000 - $18,000
Offers invited over $9,000
Contact: Henry Newrick – (+64 ) 27 471 2242
Mount Egmont with Lake
By: John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908)
Oil on Sea Shell - 13cm x 14cm
Valued $2,000-$3,000
Offers invited over $1,500
Contact: Henry Newrick – (+64 ) 27 471 2242