Apr 11 - The Council of Trade Unions today presented to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, in support of giving New Zealanders back the ability to improve workplaces together. CTU President Richard Wagstaff said that the proposed legal reforms repaired and protected the freedom of working Kiwis to choose to join in unions if they wished.

Apr 11 - Fukuoka, April 10 (Jiji Press)--Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. <9031> said Tuesday that it will acquire a 90 pct equity stake in GCS Logistics Ltd. of New Zealand, which mainly offers maritime cargo transportation services.

Apr 11 -  The New Zealand freight forwarder, TIL Logistics Ltd, which has its headquarters in New Plymouth, uses the 36 new MAN TGS Euro 5 models with M cab and MAN TGX models with XL cab for a range of different tasks.

Apr 11 - Australia's Longreach Oil has agreed to a buy a New Zealand company which plans to develop a dairy factory in Otorohanga, as it seeks to bolster its investment portfolio and resume trading on the ASX.

Hot from the success of opening its new show home, Greenhaven Homes has secured land for a prefabrication plant that will build 80 relocatable eco homes a year by 2020.  Greenhaven Homes is the dream of Levin-born builder Todd Strode-Penny, his partner Natalie and their architectural designer Gary Phillips.

Apr 11, -  Speirs Group, the fresh food processing business founded by the Speirs family, sold the 40 percent stake in Rosa Foods it has owned for the past decade at a "modest premium" to its $714,000 carrying value, saying there were limited ongoing synergy benefit

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Apr 11 - Australian-owned New Zealand Steel is persisting with its campaign to secure greater protection from Chinese imports, lodging its third complaint that dumped foreign-produced goods are undercutting local manufacturers

Apr 11 - WorkSafe New Zealand has just launched its new Use your mouth campaign. This marketing campaign focuses on encouraging New Zealand workers to speak up about health and safety.

Apr 11 - The Pike River Recovery Agency has today started advertising for five new mine staff to assist in managing and running the Pike River mine site.

Apr 11 - Air New Zealand is experiencing significant disruption across its network today as a result of weather conditions and the temporary closure of the Auckland Airport runway last night which required a number of flights to divert to other ports.