Apr 30 -  He said the entire project was through trial and error – piecing together different scraps like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Dickie sourced most of the scrap metal from a large bin at his work. The train's wheels were bought on Trade Me for $240. "I must admit there was the cost of a few beers sitting and studying …

Apr 30 - Florent Petteni, Airbus' aircraft interiors marketing director for the A350, told CNN Travel there will be "no missing windows". "Whenever a passenger selects a window seat, they will always get a window. This eliminates the dreaded "windowless" window seat found on other aircraft."

Apr 30 - New Zealand previously sent most of its recycling to China. Spokesperson Graham Christian for waste company Smart Environmental said paper and plastic stocks had started to build up since the ban.

Apr 30 -  New Zealand product awarded runner-up in the WORLD. at the International Travel Goods Show in Vegas. 

Apr 30 - Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced the appointment of diplomat Anton Ojala as New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Barbados. "New Zealand shares a warm friendship with Barbados based on long-standing connections through the Commonwealth and the United Nations," ...

Apr 30 - A short time ago the fuel company issued a statement saying petrol prices in New Zealand were "highly competitive". "We adjust our prices in response to local competition, particularly in instances where discounting has become unsustainable, which is what occurred in the lower North Island last year," ...

Apr 30 - New Zealand business confidence fell in April, matching a dip in consumer sentiment, as already downbeat firms scaled back expectations for their own trading activity.

Apr 30 -  Leading food company Alliance Group will reward its committed shareholders with a distribution of $5.9 million in loyalty payments today.

Apr 27 -  Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff says he is optimistic seeing working people at the centre of the Government’s Health and Safety at Work Strategy consultation document released today.

Apr 27 -  Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway plans to expand the focus of what constitutes significant harm on the job in a draft health and safety strategy to lift the well-being of workers and in turn the productivity of the labour force