JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2009 Whakatane High School graduate and Whakatane, New Zealand, native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, home to the U.S. Navy’s newest maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft.

Bloomberg reports “four people familiar with the matter” who asked not to be named, said the Dubai airline was in preliminary talks to consider buying its neighbouring unprofitable Abu Dhabi airline, though negotiations could yet fall through.

They come from around New Zealand and represent an array of sectors, demonstrating the nation’s business diversity and innovation.

Alliance is demonstrating its commitment to New Zealand’s deer industry with the opening of a new $15.9m venison processing plant at Lorneville, Southland.

DOC’s proposal to kill 17,500 Himalayan tahr over the next 10 months is rushed, based on slender evidence, and could spell the demise of a unique and valuable trophy herd, says NZ Deerstalkers’ Association spokesman Bill O’Leary.

Rivers Carbon an Auckland company has come up with a way of making the miracle carbon fibre material available to all.

A Timaru staff member who goes above and beyond for her employer, colleagues and her community, has won the inaugural New Zealand executive assistant / personal assistant of the year award.

Electric vehicle advocacy group Drive Electric has been promoting the uptake of EVs in New Zealand on several fronts during recent months.

Takeover positions Lactalis-Parmalat to go direct to China

Survey underway to identify future skills required to support growth in key industry sectors